Miracle Landing (1990)

A passenger jet loses a portion of its fuselage in flight over Hawaii and is forced to make an emergency landing.

Director:

Dick Lowry

Writer:

Garner Simmons

Stars:

Connie Sellecca, Wayne Rogers, Ana Alicia

Won 1 Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Connie Sellecca	...	Mimi Tompkins
Wayne Rogers	...	Bob Schornstheimer
Ana Alicia	...	Michelle Honda (as Ana-Alicia)
Nancy Kwan	...	C.B. Lansing
James Cromwell	...	B.J. Cocker
Jay Thomas	...	Ed Meyer, Maui Tower Supervisor
Armin Shimerman	...	Rick, Maui Tower Operator
Jeff Allin	...	Jeff Thomas
Kathleen Bailey	...	Cindy Thomas
James Grant Benton	...	Kapali
Ray Bumatai	...	Gilbert Kili Honda
Glenn Cannon	...	Roy Wesler
David S. Cass Sr.	...	Man
Jane Daly	...	Gail Kornberg
Troy Evans	...	Sonny Tompkins

Storyline

"Miss, what's that?" the kid asked the stewardess, pointing to a small crack that he noticed in celing above him. At that point, the crack widens and the entire roof of the airplane is ripped off. Based on a true story.

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Plot Keywords:

airplane | roof | hawaii | crew | airplane accident | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 February 1990 (USA)

Also Known As:

Aterrizaje milagroso

Filming Locations:

Honolulu, O'ahu, Hawaii, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Based on a true story.

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Goofs

In the beginning of the movie, while in the simulator, a "rapid decompression" scenario is thrown at the crew. But with clearance to land AND the runway in sight, there's no way they'd be at 8,000 feet (the maximum normal airliner cabin pressure), let alone the 10,000 feet James Cromwell mentions outside the simulator. And as the plane descends toward the airport, the pressure reduces gently anyway to match the ambient air pressure of the destination.

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Quotes

Mimi Tompkins: Maui Tower, this is Paradise 243, inbound for landing. We are just East of Makena, descending out of 12. One engine out. We are experiencing rapid depressurisation and are declaring an emergency. Over.
Ed Meyer, Maui Tower Supervisor: Inbound Paradise flight calling Maui Tower, say again your callsign?
[to a colleague:]
Ed Meyer, Maui Tower Supervisor: What Paradise flights do we have due in?
Rick, Maui Tower Operator: Paradise 244 and 246.
Ed Meyer, Maui Tower Supervisor: This is Maui Tower, is that Paradise 244 with the emergency?
Mimi Tompkins: This is Paradise 243.
Ed Meyer, Maui Tower Supervisor: [to Rick] 244 or 243?
Rick, Maui Tower Operator: 244.
Ed Meyer, Maui Tower Supervisor: 244, say again? Come on, come on, come ...
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User Reviews

An excellent movie about a real life air disaster

I wish people would stop writing comments about how stupid or unbelievable the endings to movies like this are. This movie was about a REAL EVENT, and people are writing reviews about how the title gave away the ending, or how there were too many scenes of the pilot getting her hair mussed in the wind. This movie tried, to the best of their ability, to recreate a real disaster. I think that they did an excellent job with this movie. No small detail was left out. They even tried to use, word for word, what was said between the pilots and the air traffic controllers.