Tuesday, April 28, 2015

April 28 - Miracle Landing


Today’s movie is a disaster film that happens on April 28. Watch it tonight and enjoy.

MIRACLE LANDING    

On April 28, 1988 on an inter-island flight in Hawaii a section of the fuselage roof suddenly rips away. The pilot and co-pilot flash back to earlier incidents in their lives while struggling to fly the crippled plane. They are successful in bringing the plane into the airport. [12:30 to 1:21:16]

A film that manages to keep the level of drama up on this true story. Even though you know how it turns out, you’re kept on the edge of your seat and biting your nails.  Good performances by Rogers and Sellecca.

Collision Course by Ralph Nadar & Wesley J. Smith (McGraw Hill, New York, 1994) at page 160 and the film at 13:19 give this date for the accident

Producer - Dick Lowry

Director - Dick Lowry

Screenplay - Garner Simmons

Running Time - 1 hour 25 minutes

Released - February 11, 1990

Starring - 

Connie Sellecca as “Mimi" Tompkins (First Officer)
Wayne Rogers as Robert "Bob" Schornstheimer (Captain)
Ana Alicia as Michelle Honda (Flight Attendant)
Patty Toy as Jane Sato-Tomita (Flight Attendant)
Nancy Kwan as “C.B." Lansing (Chief Flight Attendant)
James Cromwell as B.J. Cocker (pilot instructor)
Jay Thomas as Ed Meyer (Maui Tower Supervisor)
Armin Shimerman as Rick (Maui Tower Controller)       

Copyright by Ivan Walters in 2015



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