Lost Flight (1969) (TV)

Director:

Leonard Horn

Writer:

Dean Riesner (writer)

Genre:

Action | Drama

Tagline:

They survived by chance......They lived by fear

Plot:

Bridges is the captain of a downed airliner who must help his crew and passengers survive on a deserted jungle island in the midst of a power struggle - an adult version of "Lord of the Flies." |

Plot Keywords:

Island | Aviation | Tropical Island | Disaster | Airplane

Cast

Lloyd Bridges	...	Steve Bannerman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Joseph Bernard
Linden Chiles	...	Allen Bedecker
Marlene Clark
Edward Faulkner
Anne Francis	...	Gina Talbot
Connie Kreski	...	Australian's Wife
Michael Larrain
Jennifer Leak	...	Bee Jay Caldwell
Barbara Luddy
Nobu McCarthy	...	Zora Lewin
Ralph Meeker	...	Glenn Walkup
William Mims	...	Fat Man
Albert Popwell	...	Black Militant
Andrew Prine	...	Jonesey
Kasey Rogers	...	Mrs. Peterson
Bobby Van	...	Eddie Randolph
Billy Dee Williams	...	Merle Barnaby
Michael-James Wixted	...	Charlie Burnett

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:G

Filming Locations:

Kaua'i, Hawaii, USA

Company:

Universal TV

Trivia:

Received a brief theatrical showing in New York City in 1971 with a G rating.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: After Glen Walkup's first encounter with Captain Bannerman in the terminal, there is some footage of the aircraft on the ramp. As a service truck passes, two men preparing a large motion picture camera can be seen on the observation deck.

Quotes:

Glenn Wallup: Look, Bannerman, you can play the big hero to the ladies around here, but as far as I'm concerned you're just an airborne bus driver, and not a very good one at that. I fire better men than you every day.

Movie Connections:

Edited into The Six Million Dollar Man (1973) (TV)

Gilligan's Island It Ain't

This film was a pretty interesting concept and probably was intended to become a regular series. Interestingly enough, it came out the same year as Rod Serling's similarly themed series "The New People". The only thing that differentiates this from the other show is the fact that the survivors are all adults and not college students. Also, this film dealt with themes like race relations and rape. Too bad this film is not shown on television and too bad it never made it to series.