Mercy Mission: The Rescue of Flight 771 (TV 1993)

Jay is ordered to fly Cessna flight 30771 from the States to Sydney, with stopovers at Honolulu, Pago Pago and Norfolk Island. He's joined by Frank, who flies another Cessna. Frank crashes ... See full summary »

Director:

Roger Young

Writers:

George Rubino, Robert Benedetti

Stars:

Robert Loggia, Scott Bakula, Rebecca Rigg

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Robert Loggia	...	Gordon Vette
Scott Bakula	...	Jay Parkins
Rebecca Rigg	...	Ellen
Alan Fletcher	...	Frank
Mike Bishop	...	First Officer Mann (as Michael Bishop)
Kit Taylor	...	Capt. Warren Banks
Suzie MacKenzie	...	Vanessa Cross (as Suzie Mackenzie)
Steven Tandy	...	Operations Officer Hudson
Robert Benedetti	...	Harry Hanson
Sarah Kemp	...	Hillary Vette
Ingrid McKillop	...	Teacher
Peter Kent	...	Enthusiastic Man
Sean Sturgess	...	Nervous Man
Eddy Sentosa	...	Doctor
Lafe Charlton	...	David

Storyline

Jay is ordered to fly Cessna flight 30771 from the States to Sydney, with stopovers at Honolulu, Pago Pago and Norfolk Island. He's joined by Frank, who flies another Cessna. Frank crashes while taking off at Pago Pago, so Jay has to find Norfolk Island on his own. He gets lost and almost runs out of fuel. He contacts Gordon Vette by accident, the pilot of the ANZ 308, a plane with 88 passengers on board. He and his crew are the only ones who can save Jay. But to save him, they first have to find him...

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Plot Keywords:

new zealand | aviation | christmas | family relationships | airplane accident | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Australia USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 December 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

Misión de emergencia

Filming Locations:

Australia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Anasazi Productions, RHI Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Flight Engineer of the DC-10 jet later lost his life in an aircraft accident on a tourist sight-seeing flight in Antarctica. Captain Gordon Vette (the captain of this search flight) wrote a book about his colleague's death entitled "Impact Erebus", published in 1983

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Goofs

When Jay looks up and sees the 737 piloted by Gordon, the cockpit lights are full bright. Flying at night, and attempting to see an aircraft, the cockpit lights would be off. The usual night illumination in the cockpit comes from the instrument panel.

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Quotes

[Vanessa Cross, the chief flight attendant, enters the flight deck]
Gordon Vette: Ah, the new cabin boss! Have you guys met? This is Ross Mann, first officer, soon-to-be captain. Captain Warren Banks, relief pilot...
Capt. Warren Banks: Welcome.
Gordon Vette: Vanessa Cross.
[Vanessa and Ross look at each other, and then she hands a paper printout to Gordon]
Gordon Vette: You got the passenger list ready.
Vanessa Cross: We've only 88 for the return flight. Plenty of room.
First Officer Mann: And maybe we can pop in for a drink at Sydney on the way...
Gordon Vette: Ross, soon-to-be captains don't hit on ...
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User Reviews

So-so

This film is a pleasant enough way to while away a Sunday afternoon. It's becoming something of a cult classic with students (in Britain) due to the casting- Scott Bakula will forever be associated with Dr Samuel Beckett but the more legendary of the two doctors surely has to be Dr Karl Kennedy.....