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6.9/10   114 votes
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Director:
Thomas Carter
Writer:
Ronald M. Cohen (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
13 August 1984 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Drama
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
Excellent story depicting the Air Force from a family perspective. more (8 total)

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Craig T. Nelson ... Colonel Raynor Sarnac

Cindy Pickett ... Vanessa Sarnac

Elisabeth Shue ... Jackie Sarnac
David Hollander ... Wesley

Gabriel Damon ... RH Sarnac

Tom O'Brien ... Patrick Thomas
David Lain Baker ... Bonelli
Keenan Wynn
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Fidel Castro ... Himself (archive footage)

Anthony Edwards ... Billy

Holgie Forrester ... Wife
Rosemary Forsyth
Joseph Hacker ... Jerry Thomas

John F. Kennedy ... Himself (archive footage)
Sally Klein
Michele Laurita ... Jill
Dennis Lipscomb ... Child Psychologist
Kathleen Lloyd

Lin McCarthy

Richard Narita ... Colonel Nguyen Phan Dinh
Joanna Patrice ... Suzanne
G.D. Spradlin ... General Thornton
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Runtime:
Brazil:96 min | 120 min (including commercials)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Filming Locations:
Beale Air Force Base, Marysville, California, USA more
Company:
Paramount Television more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
When Craig T. Nelson was filming Call to Glory, he received rides in several Air Force fighter planes for familiarization purposes, and to help him get more into character during flying sequences. On one particular flight in an F-16B Fighting Falcon, the aircraft suffered electrical failure shortly after takeoff. Nelson and his pilot nearly had to eject from the aircraft, but fortunately, the pilot was able to safely land the jet. more
Movie Connections:
Followed by "Call to Glory" (1984) more

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Excellent story depicting the Air Force from a family perspective., 12 April 2006
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Author: dgill000 from United States

One of the very best movies ever made about family life in the U.S. Air Force, as seen through the eyes of mom and her children. While the flying scenes are excellent and the tightly drawn plot is riveting, it is the family scenes that steal your heart. The movie is well cast, with actors who make the characters come alive without overshadowing them with their star presence. Of course, it is also interesting that the plot is based on real events that actually happened during the Cuban missile crisis. While the Air Force obviously allowed the producers to compress time for dramatic affect, major plot developments are based on well researched and documented events that actually happened. The Air Force deserves considerable credit for supporting this movie and subsequent television series. It's too bad ABC-TV did not settle on a specific day of the week and give this show time to develop a following. It deserved better than the limited run it was given.

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