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4.5/10   193 votes
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Director:
Paul Ziller
Writers (WGA):
Rick Rosner (story) &
Robert Hamilton (story) ...
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Contact:
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Release Date:
13 October 1996 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
Terror at 35,000 Feet, and Falling.
Plot:
The cockpit of a Boeing 747 is struck by lightning during takeoff for a flight to Europe, fatally injuring the flight crew... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
So bad, it's good! more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Kate Jackson ... Laurie Ann Pickett

Ed Marinaro ... Brett Young

Erik Estrada ... Ethan Walker

Maureen McCormick ... Tukey, Walker's Assistant
Billy Warlock ... F.A. Matt Eisenhauer

Howard Dell (as Howard G.H. Dell)
Robert Maloney

Brandy Ledford ... F.A. Charlene Davis

Kehli O'Byrne ... Other Flight Attendant

Robert Guillaume ... Rob Barnes
Michael Buie ... Darryl (as Mike Buie)
Ken Camroux ... Derek Green

Marilyn Norry ... Donna Preston
Marc Baur ... Ed Handler
Brett Stone ... Lydia Chambers
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Additional Details

Runtime:
Italy:90 min | USA:120 min (including commercials)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
UK:PG

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Factual errors: In the beginning they show the aircraft arriving at the gate being pulled by a tow tractor AND someone guiding the plane in. In the real world you do not have both. Also on departure the plane is just rolling back from the gate on it's own. While some aircraft can power back (using the engines instead of a tractor) no airline would do this with a 747, and there would be a ground crew present. more
Quotes:
Ethan Walker: You get me back in the habit of saying please and thank you, and I'll buy you a cat. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Ma vie en l'air (2005) more

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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
So bad, it's good!, 19 August 2001
1/10
Author: Nogami from Canada

This movie is the best bad plane movie I've ever seen! I mean, they have all the cliches - Pregnant Woman, Pilots Dead (crispy!), A computer guy plugging his Laptop in to run the autopilot, the discovery of a felon onboard, etc. Just when you think the cheese can't get any better, it does!

Lots of awful acting to boot, horrible special effects, an attack by a angry dog, etc. If you watch it (ack), or rent it (ACK!), be aware of what you're getting yourself into!

Great to watch with friends who like to cut movies apart though!

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