Freefall Flight 174 (1995)
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The made-for-TV Falling From the Sky: Flight 174 was based on a true story that occurred high over Canada in July of 1983. While en route from Montreal to Edmonton, a brand-new Boeing 767 runs out of fuel in mid-flight. With only a cursory knowledge of the jet's inner works, the crew is forced… More The made-for-TV Falling From the Sky: Flight 174 was based on a true story that occurred high over Canada in July of 1983. While en route from Montreal to Edmonton, a brand-new Boeing 767 runs out of fuel in mid-flight. With only a cursory knowledge of the jet's inner works, the crew is forced to desperately improvise a means of rescuing the passengers by gliding the aircraft to a runway in Winnipeg--35 miles away. Although the actual story has enough inherent drama for five TV movies, the producers felt the necessity to add a few overly melodramatic touches to heighten the suspense; also, aviation enthusiasts weren't too happy with the script's inaccuracies, nor were movie purists impressed by the surprisingly shoddy computer enhanced special effects. Nonetheless, the film boasts excellent performances, especially from William Devine as Captain Bob Pearson. First broadcast by ABC on February 20, 1995, Falling From the Sky was adapted from William and Marilyn Hoffer's book Freefall, and has since been retitled Freefall: Flight 174 for cable-TV play. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Cast
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William Devane
as Capt. Bob Pearson
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Shelley Hack
as Lynn Brown
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Mariette Hartley
as Beth Pearson
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Marc Baur
as Burns
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Tom Butler
as Pilot Dave
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Fred Henderson
as Simulator Pilot
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Scott Hylands
as Maurice Quintal
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Suzy Joachim
as Florence Bisaillon
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Kevin McNulty
as Larry Roberts
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Winston Rekert
as Rick Dion
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Wendy Van Riesen
as Marie Quintal
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Nicholas Turturro
as Al Williams
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Gwynyth Walsh
as Pearl Dion
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Philip Granger
as Phil Lyons
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John Novak
as Len Daniels
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Jeremy Wilkin
as James Nolan
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Philip Maurice Hayes
as Bob Rand
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Molly Parker
as Norma Sax
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Fulvio Cecere
as Simulator Co-Pilot
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John Palmer
as Chris Dion
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David Lewis
as Mrs. Hebert
