Final Descent (1997) (TV)

Director:

Mike Robe

Writers (WGA):

Robert P. Davis (book)
Roger Young (teleplay)

Release Date:

12 October 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Plot:

An airliner collides with a light plane just after takeoff, causing its elevators to jam in the full climb position...

Plot Keywords:

Mid Air | Disaster | Aviation | Based On Book

Cast

Robert Urich	...	Capt. Glen (Lucky) Singer
Annette O'Toole	...	Connie Phipps
John de Lancie	...	Capt. George W. Bouchard
Jim Byrnes	...	Duke Houston
Ken Pogue	...	Ian Pryce
Blu Mankuma	...	Jack Eberly
Tom McBeath	...	Pilot of Private Plane N9478C
Kevin McNulty	...	Henry Gibbons
Stephen E. Miller	...	Lt. Col. Frank O'Hearn
Gwynyth Walsh	...	Patty
Lorraine Landry	...	Jill Zimmer
Carrie Cain-Sparks	...	Crystal Dupree (as Carrie Cain Sparks)
Aaron Joseph	...	Adam Dupree
Louva Meloche	...	Tasha
Cody Serpa	...	Freddie

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

UK:PG | Iceland:L

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Columbia TriStar Television

Trivia:

The aircraft is a Gallant 270, made by Gallant Aviation, a fictitious company; probably named after producer Michael O. Gallant.

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: When Questair is taking off, you can clearly see the word 'Canadian' on the side of the plane.

Quotes:

Glen "Lucky" Singer: Ladies and gentlemen, this is the captain speaking. If you look out the left side of the plane, you'll see a military helicopter. Do not be alarmed. I'm going to coordinate an unusual maneuver with this aircraft. I'm going to ask him to create some holes in the tip of our plane, by shooting his guns.

Movie Connections:

Followed by Final Run (1999) (TV)

Whoa, one bomb of a film

one of the worst films I have EVER seen, but extremely funny (not on purpose though). Every scene that contains anything to do with; aircraft, romance, script or acting is badly messed up.

I recommend this film for all pilots, it´s so bad that you should burst into laughter at some point in the film (also see Airport 79:the Concorde, for the same reason).

Anyone else, avoid this film like the plague (except for fans of B-movies, of course)

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