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Director:
Mike Robe
Writers (WGA):
Robert P. Davis (book)
Roger Young (teleplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
12 October 1997 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Thriller more
Plot:
An airliner collides with a light plane just after takeoff, causing its elevators to jam in the full climb position... more | add synopsis
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The Top Ten -- Maybe
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User Comments:
Wooo! more (21 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Robert Urich ... Capt. Glen (Lucky) Singer
Annette O'Toole ... Connie Phipps
John de Lancie ... Capt. George W. Bouchard
Jim Byrnes ... Duke Houston
Ken Pogue ... Ian Pryce
Blu Mankuma ... Jack Eberly
Tom McBeath ... Pilot of Private Plane N9478C
Kevin McNulty ... Henry Gibbons
Stephen E. Miller ... Lt. Col. Frank O'Hearn

Gwynyth Walsh ... Patty
Lorraine Landry ... Jill Zimmer
Carrie Cain-Sparks ... Crystal Dupree (as Carrie Cain Sparks)
Aaron Joseph ... Adam Dupree
Louva Meloche ... Tasha
Cody Serpa ... Freddie
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Additional Details

Runtime:
100 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
UK:PG | Iceland:L

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The aircraft is a Gallant 270, made by Gallant Aviation, a fictitious company; probably named after producer Michael O. Gallant. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Captain Singer says, "Well, it's now or never," referring to using the bathroom, we see him in the bathroom mirror with his jacket on, yet he left the cockpit in only shirt sleeves. more
Quotes:
Glen "Lucky" Singer: I'm going to the washroom
[Leaves the cockpit]
Capt. George W. Bouchard: [Watches Lucky leave, before turning to face Connie] Well, his kidneys are working - gives me hope for his brain!
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Movie Connections:
Followed by Final Run (1999) (TV) more

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5 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
Wooo!, 15 July 2000
8/10
Author: Dan Brusca (mail@danbrusca.com) from Nottingham, England

This is one of that strange breed of films - the cliche ridden, made for TV that also happens to be fantastically entertaining!

No scenes of tedious plot exposition and no dead-weight back story dragging it down, just a damn fine airplane disaster flick with genuine excitement and a likeable cast.

Good work fellas!

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