Flight 93 (TV 2006)

Flight 93 is the story of the heroic passengers that took back their plane in an effort to stop a 9-11 terrorist attack.

Director:

Peter Markle

Writer:

Nevin Schreiner

Stars:

Jeffrey Nordling, Brennan Elliott, Kendall Cross

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jeffrey Nordling	...	Tom Burnett
Brennan Elliott	...	Todd Beamer
Kendall Cross	...	Deena Burnett
Ty Olsson	...	Mark Bingham
Monnae Michaell	...	Lisa Jefferson (Verizon Supervisor)
Colin Glazer	...	Jeremy Glick
April Telek	...	Lyz Glick (as April Amber Telek)
Laura Mennell	...	Elizabeth Wainio
Dominic Rains	...	Ziad Jarrah (as Amin Nazemzadeh)
Gwynyth Walsh	...	Esther Heyman
Jacqueline Ann Steuart	...	Lauren Grandcolas
Karen Holness
Marilyn Norry	...	Alice Hogland (Mark Bingham's mother)
Kirsten Williamson	...	Melodie Homer
Biski Gugushe	...	LeRoy Homer Jr.

Storyline

On September 11th 2001, four domestic flights are hijacked by terrorists in the United States of America. After the collision of three against selected targets, the passengers and crew of United Airlines Flight 93 fight against four terrorists to take back the control of the airplane.

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Plot Keywords:

terrorist | passenger | united airlines flight 93 | airplane | telephone call | 

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Taglines:

Four terrorists wanted to turn flight 93 into a weapon. Forty brave passengers and crew stopped it from reaching its target.

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Genres:

Drama | History

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some violence and emotional depiction of the hijack situation

Details

Official Sites:

A&E [us]

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

Arabic English

Release Date:

30 January 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

11 septembre - Le détournement du vol 93

Filming Locations:

Delta, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

In the scene where the fighter pilots are advised that the plane went down, the jet in the background takes off and the camera stays on the other jet. In the cockpit, you can see that fighter pilot waving at the camera.

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Connections

Version of Flight 93: The Flight That Fought Back (2005)

User Reviews

Weak effort. Watch "United 93" instead

The made-for-TV "Flight 93" was on A&E last night, so I watched it having recently been pleasantly impressed by the (similar/same) story of "United 93", which I rented on DVD just a few weeks ago.

Perhaps my opinion of "Flight" would be different if I had not seen "United" first, but I just didn't feel the power, emotion and anger that I'd felt while watching "United". "Flight" felt detached, poorly-acted and strangely 'calm', whereas "United" portrayed well the sense of in-credulousness of the situation as it unfolded and brought back the sick feeling we all had that day when it was realized what was actually going on. The air traffic controllers/airline people on the ground in "Flight" however seemed content to sit there serenely and simply wait for another opportunity to say, "There goes another one". And when one of the hijacked passengers uses his cell phone to give a sad farewell to his wife, she hangs up without even saying so much as "I love you".

Perhaps though my main problem with "Flight" is that it merely recreates what (is believed) to have happened, while "United" does the same while reminding us that procedures, organization & interaction on the ground were inexcusably poor, and that there are valuable lessons to be learned from this tragedy. By glossing over that aspect of the fateful day, "Flight 93" falls flat.

So if you've seen "United 93" already, don't waste your time with "Flight 93" - and if you haven't seen either but are interested in the story, make it "United".