Final Descent (film)
Final Descent is a 1997 television film, starring Robert Urich and Annette O'Toole. It was written by Roger Young and directed by Mike Robe. The film was originally aired at CBS on October 12, 1997. The sequel Final Run was released in October 10, 1999.
| Final Descent | |
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| Genre | drama thriller |
| Written by | Roger Young |
| Directed by | Mike Robe |
| Starring | |
| Music by | David Benoit |
| Country of origin | United States Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Tom Patricia Mike Robe (co-executive producer) |
| Producer(s) | Michael O. Gallant |
| Production location(s) | Vancouver |
| Cinematography | Alan Caso |
| Editor(s) | Sabrina Plisco |
| Running time | 92 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Columbia TriStar Television Mandalay Television |
| Distributor | Sony Pictures Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Picture format | Color |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | October 12, 1997 |
Plot
When a commercial jet, a fictional Gallant 270 (a real life Boeing 767-300) collides with a smaller plane, it causes the airliner's elevators to jam into the full climb position. The increase of altitude will causes the plane to disintegrate in mid-air and will crash if it runs out fuel. With time running out, it's up to the plane's pilot, Captain Glen "Lucky" Singer (Urich), his co-pilot Connie Phipps (O'Toole), Captain George Bouchard (de Lancie), the airline company, the air traffic controllers below, and others to prevent a catastrophe.
Cast
- Robert Urich as Captain Glen 'Lucky' Singer
- Annette O'Toole as Connie Phipps
- John de Lancie as George Bouchard
- Jim Byrnes as Duke Houston
- Ken Pogue as Ian Pryce
- Blu Mankuma as Jack Eberly
- Kevin McNulty as Henry Gibbons
- Stephen E. Miller as Lt. Col. Frank O'Hearn
- Gwynyth Walsh as Patty
International titles
- Choc en plein ciel (France)
- Aircrash – Katastrophe beim Take Off (Germany)
- Tenkū no Kyōfu – The Final Flight (天空の恐怖 THE FINAL FLIGHT) (Japan)