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Panic in the Skies

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Original title

Panic in the Skies!

Year

1996

Running time

90 min.

Country

United States

Director

Paul Ziller

Screenwriter

Story: Rick Rosner, Robert Hamilton. Play: Robert Hamilton

Cast

Music

Todd Hayen

Cinematography

Rod Parkhurst

Producer

Co-production United States-Canada;

Daniel L. Paulson Productions, Libra Pictures, MTM Entertainment, Regent Entertainment, Rosner Television, Shavick Entertainment. Distributor: Disney-ABC Domestic Television, Pioneer LDC, The Family Channel, Walt Disney Television

Genre

Action. Drama | Survival Film. Planes

Synopsis

The cockpit of a Boeing 747 is struck by lightning during takeoff for a flight to Europe, fatally injuring the flight crew. Laurie, the senior flight attendant, enlists the aid of passenger Brett Young. They determine that the autopilot can bring the plane in for a landing, but soon learn that the autopilot is locking onto the transponders of airfields at random, including signals from small airports with runways too short to accommodate the jumbo jet. Meanwhile, federal officials on the ground who have lost radio contact with the jet debate whether the plane should be shot down to prevent a more disastrous crash in a heavily populated area.

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Panic in the Skies

1996

Paul Ziller