Crash: The Mystery of Flight 1501 (1990) (TV)

Director:

Philip Saville

Writer (WGA):

E. Arthur Kean (written by)

Release Date:

18 November 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery

Plot:

When a passenger plane crashes after a bomb scare, there are many unanswered questions, which can only be attributed to "pilot error"...

Plot Keywords:

Disaster | Plane | Beautiful Woman

Cast

Cheryl Ladd	...	Diane Halstead
Jeffrey DeMunn	...	Scott Cody
Frederick Coffin	...	Wes Goddard
Peter Jurasik	...	Bob Stanton
Jim Metzler	...	Spense Zolman
Jeff McCarthy	...	Chet Harmon
Moira Walley	...	Pamela Hayes
Doug Sheehan	...	Greg Halstead
Ray Blunk	...	Switzer
Paula Preston	...	Dixie
Gregory Feith	...	Co-Pilot Pasco (as Greg Feith)
Jamie Horton	...	Agent Bryce
Sheila Ivy Traister	...	Georgia Kimm
Stephen West	...	Nickerson
John Rayburn	...	Sen. Charleston

Also Known As:

Aftermath
Aftermath: The Fate of Flight 1501

Runtime:

120 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Buckley Air National Guard Base, Aurora, Colorado, USA

Company:

Citadel Entertainment

Goofs:

Continuity: Mr. Switzer claims it's the engine on the left side of the aircraft (engine #1) that flamed out on final approach. The plane crash re-enactment also shows the plane veering towards the left, a normal reaction to a left engine flame out. However, all subsequent reports and even Greg, on the cockpit voice recorder, mention that it's engine #2 (right side) that flamed out.

A Fictional Account of a Plane Crash!

It's a television film with Cheryl Ladd as the pilot's wife. She is happily married but she and her husband want a child. Their only child died as an infant. In this film, her husband and airline pilot are carrying a load of passengers from Washington-Baltimore to Kansas City but something happens. Nobody knows quite for sure about the cause of the accident but the pilot, a passenger, and a golden retriever survive the crash. Diane, Ladd's character, is convinced that her husband shouldn't be blamed for the crash and is determined to set him free regardless of the press, airline, and the authorities seeking somebody to blame and fault for the loss of lives. It's not a bad film but it's not great and Cheryl gives it her all and proves that she's not just another pretty actress.