Turbulence 2: Fear of Flying (1999)

A passenger of a hijacked airliner who happens to be an airplane engineer works to deactivate a chemical weapons bomb after the hijackers kill the pilot and threaten to kill all the passengers on the plane.

Director:

David Mackay

Writers:

Rob Kerchner (story), Rob Kerchner (screenplay),

Stars:

Craig Sheffer, Jennifer Beals, Tom Berenger

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Craig Sheffer	...	Martin
Jennifer Beals	...	Jessica
Tom Berenger	...	Sikes
Jeffrey Nordling	...	Elliot
Jay Brazeau	...	Harold
Daryl Shuttleworth	...	Captain
Paul Jarrett	...	Vaclav
Andrew Kavadas	...	Bell
Chilton Crane	...	Hazel
Peter Kelamis	...	Mazzo
Tim Henry	...	Dickson
Hiro Kanagawa	...	Controller
Jill Teed	...	Kit
Tamara Phillips	...	Hobbs
Jody Thompson	...	Stacey

Storyline

In this action-packed drama, a group of people who have completed a therapy program to overcome their severe fear of flying celebrate with a group flight to L.A. However, they soon discover that there are perfectly good reasons to be afraid of airliners - a group of terrorists hijack the jet, murdering the pilot and threatening to kill all the passengers with chemical weapons. With the captain's chair empty, one of the passengers is forced to bring the plane safely to the ground.

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Plot Keywords:

pilot | hijack | airplane | fear of flying | second part | 

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Taglines:

They took the wrong flight to cure their fear.

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Genres:

Action | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and brief strong language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 December 1999 (South Korea)

Also Known As:

Turbulence II: Fear of Flying

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Trimark Pictures, Capital Arts Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

When the fuel tank gauge is shown, the letters "EGT" appear among the bars. Actually, the shot shows the engine exhaust gas temperature gauge instead of the fuel gauge. The two bars turning red would usually indicate an engine fire.

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Connections

Follows Turbulence (1997)

User Reviews

Ed Wood Lives !

This is a fairly awful film, a purported "sequel" (in name only, methinks) to the Ray Liotta film "Turbulence"m made in 1997.

Well, its three years later, and Liotta is nowhere in sight, but this goofy film, about a group of "fear of flying" types who are beset on their voyage by hijackers, bad weather, and pretty much anything else that can go wrong on a flight, also goes by the name "Turbulence II", probably for video purposes.

Alas, this "Fear of Flying" ain't a film version of Erica Jong's novel, just a very silly film that uses about a half dozen sets, some really comical performances, and some not-too-great visual effects that would make Ed Wood envious.

Its really odd seeing good actors like Craig Sheffer, Jennifer Beals and Tom Berenger trying to work with this bad script.

Even more bizarre (for me, anyways) was the sight of Jeffrey Nordling, of the ABC dramedy "Once and Again", sporting an inept European accent, attempting to bonk Beals in the lavatory of the plane, which, in my experience, are hardly big enough for one, let alone two people coupling !

Oh well, what else can I say ?

The portentous music, horrible acting,bad plotting,and terrible effects make "Turbulence II:Fear of Flying" a film experience that will cause all Ed Wood fans to rejoice - He lives !