The Pilot's Wife (TV 2002)

Kathryn is distraught at the news of her husband's death delivered by a stranger from the airline for whom he was a pilot. She starts however to uncover information which leads to her ... See full summary »

Director:

Robert Markowitz

Writers:

Anita Shreve (novel), Anita Shreve (teleplay),

Stars:

Christine Lahti, Campbell Scott, Alison Pill

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Christine Lahti	...	Kathryn Lyons
Campbell Scott	...	Robert Hart
Alison Pill	...	Mattie Lyons
Kirsty Mitchell	...	Muire Boland
John Heard	...	Jack Lyons
Nigel Bennett	...	Dick Somers
Sophie Hough	...	Dierdre (as Sophie Hough-Martin)
Rick Burchill	...	Tierney
David Christoffel	...	Sullivan (as David Cristoffel)
Christopher Shore	...	Martin (as Chris Shore)
Richard Donat	...	Father Paul
Bruce McAllister	...	News anchor
Joseph Rutten	...	Old fisherman
Mike Clattenburg	...	Television reporter
Gary Levert	...	Pilot

Storyline

Kathryn is distraught at the news of her husband's death delivered by a stranger from the airline for whom he was a pilot. She starts however to uncover information which leads to her arrival in London for further investigation...and further devastation.

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel

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Taglines:

What would you do if you learned your husband had a secret life?

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for thematic elements and some sensuality

Details

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 April 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Pilotens hustru

Filming Locations:

Nova Scotia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lions Gate Films, Lions Gate Television, Mandalay Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

On the jetty, the union representative offers Kathryn some donut holes from a box that is clearly labeled "Timbits" (meaning they came from the Canadian chain Tim Hortons). Although there are a few Tim Hortons locations in the USA, none is in Boston where the scene is supposedly set.

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Connections

Edited from Airport 1975 (1974)

User Reviews

Christine Lahti excels here....

in the title role of a pilot's wife who must contend with his sudden mysterious death overseas. His plane went down, and she is besieged by officials and airline PR executives, all anxious to learn the truth, for their own varied interests. Campbell Scott is also very good as airline company man who follows Lahti to London. She hopes to clear her husband's name, but what she finds there only creates even greater turmoil.

Without giving away the twist, suffice to say her family in Massachusetts, her daughter, and her perceptions that her marriage was a happy one are challenged, and met with adversity. She handles this at first, incredulously (an amazingly underplayed performance by Lahti, reflecting shock and betrayal).

Written by Anita Shreve, the story takes the twist of the storyteller, (in this case Lahti) and her own personal story. She does not care about terrorism or what the peripheral facts of the case were. She lost her husband, and the facade she thought was her family. 8/10.