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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| 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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woman wearing a mask | political superpower | nuclear launch | nuclear blast | nuclear explosion |Taglines:
Four People. Three Minutes. Two Choices. One Chance For Survival.Parents Guide:
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Country:
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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Moreau: ...My eye... I can't see out of this eye.
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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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This tele-movie was exhibited at the Houston International Film Festival in Texas, USA on 24th April 1990 providing this television production an American premiere theatrical screening. See more »Goofs
When the presidents chopper is about to crash the pilot radios "Mayday Marine One going down," but the wreckage on the ground says "Army". However, any helicopter that contains the president is referred to as "Marine One," regardless of the markings. The same is true for the term "Air Force One" regarding fixed wing aircraft. See more »Quotes
Cassidy: [after a flash blind] Moreau.Moreau: ...My eye... I can't see out of this eye.
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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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When a nuclear missile is launched by presumably Soviet forces toward Turkey, the beginning of the ultimate war to end all wars WW 3 is started. Powers Boothe, his girlfriend and copilot Rebecca DeMornay and their flight crew take off in a B 52 on what they believe is just another drill only to find out that this is the real deal. While they fly their mission toward Russia the US and Russia exchange nuclear blasts. The movie, originally made for HBO, tells a realistic tale of what could be if the controls of the nukes get in the wrong hands and with Russia, being the way it is today, this could be a prophetic movie. A very well done drama with some good acting, a little over the top by Booth, but it will keep you watching and most importantly make you think. On a scale of one to ten... 8