Disaster at Silo 7

Disaster at Silo 7
Written by Douglas Lloyd McIntosh
Directed by Larry Elikann
Starring Michael O'Keefe
Perry King
Peter Boyle
Patricia Charbonneau
Music by Mark Snow
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
Production
Executive producer(s) Mark Carliner
Producer(s) Julian Krainin
Cinematography Roy H. Wagner
Editor(s) Peter V. White
Running time 96 minutes
Production company(s) Mark Carliner Productions
Release
Original network ABC
Original release November 27, 1988 (1988-11-27)

Disaster at Silo 7 is a 1988 American made-for-television thriller-drama film directed by Larry Elikann.[1][2] It is loosely based on the 1980 Damascus Titan missile explosion.

Plot

During routine maintenance of a liquid-fuelled ICBM, the fuel tank is penetrated by a falling socket. The film traces the efforts of the maintenance crew and associated military and civilian personnel to recover the potentially disastrous situation before the fuel tank is sufficiently depressurised that the stack collapses and explodes.[3]

Cast

Influence

Inspired by the 1980 Damascus Titan missile explosion, Jeffrey K Kennedy one of the main protagonist of the Damascus event was a special technical advisor for this movie.

References

  1. Jeff Jarvis (November 28, 1988). "Picks and Pans Review: Disaster at Silo 7". People. Vol. 30, No. 22. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  2. Don Shirley (November 25, 1988). "Television Reviews : Missile Explosion Is Reenacted in ABC Movie". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  3. "Disaster at Silo 7 (1988)". Retrieved 6 January 2017.
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