A non-NATO nuclear missile is fired from Turkey at USSR, where it detonates. Soviet response is automatic as it's seen as a NATO missile. Can continued escalation be avoided? We follow the US president and a bomber crew.
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| Powers Boothe | ... | Cassidy | |
| Rebecca De Mornay | ... | Moreau (as Rebecca DeMornay) | |
| James Earl Jones | ... | Alice | |
| Martin Landau | ... | President | |
| Darren McGavin | ... | Condor | |
| Rip Torn | ... | Colonel Fargo | |
| Jeffrey DeMunn | ... | Harpoon | |
| Peter MacNicol | ... | Sedgwick | |
| Glenn Withrow | ... | Tyler | |
| Ronald William Lawrence | ... | Hooker | |
| Kieran Mulroney | ... | Radnor | |
| Nicolas Coster | ... | General Renning - 'Icarus' | |
| Ken Jenkins | ... | Looking Glass Colonel - 'Sam' | |
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Randal Patrick | ... | O'Toole |
| Daniel Benzali | ... | Bascombe | |
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The crew of a nuclear bomber attack the Soviet Union while the President of the United States tries desperately to regain control of his military after his helicopter crashes during a limited nuclear exchange in this film with a scenario similar to Fail-Safe (1964) and Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964). Originally a made for cable movie, it concentrates on the relationship between a veteran pilot and his female co-pilot and the president's attempt to wrest control away from a war-mongering successor. Written by Keith Loh <loh@sfu.ca>
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nuclear bomber | u.s. air force | strategic air command | out of control | political superpower |Taglines:
Four People. Three Minutes. Two Choices. One Chance For Survival.Parents Guide:
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USARelease Date:
24 April 1990 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
The Grand Tour See more »Filming Locations:
Santa Clarita, California, USACompany Credits
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Sam: They'll shoot you for this general.
Alice: Sam, old friend, I should find such an angel of mercy.
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Written by Dan Baird
Performed by The Georgia Satellites
Courtesy of Elektra Entertainment
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
Administered by BMI
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The acronym "TACAMO" stands for "Take Charge and Move Out". See more »Goofs
"There was no need for the pilot of Air Force One to turn into the path of the pursuing plane. He could simply have pulled up and placed the airplane into a fatal stall (or done a nose-dive) and allowed the other crew to survive." No, were the pilot to do anything overt, he would have been forcibly removed from the cockpit and the copilot or any of several other qualified pilots aboard would have continued to avoid contact. See more »Quotes
[Alice has just refused an order from the acting president]Sam: They'll shoot you for this general.
Alice: Sam, old friend, I should find such an angel of mercy.
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KEEP YOUR HANDS TO YOURSELFWritten by Dan Baird
Performed by The Georgia Satellites
Courtesy of Elektra Entertainment
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
Administered by BMI
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