Freefall: Flight 174 (1995)
Rent DVD by Mail
Theatrical Release Information | See Details About All Versions
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, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- William Devane - Capt. Bob Pearson
- Mariette Hartley - Beth Pearson
- Kevin McNulty - Larry Roberts
- Winston Rekert - Rick Dion
- Fred Henderson - Simulator Pilot
- John Novak - Len Daniels
- Fulvio Cecere - Simulator Co-Pilot
- Philip Granger - Phil Lyons
- Tom Butler - Pilot Dave
- David Lewis - Mrs. Hebert
- Scott Hylands - Maurice Quintal
- Shelley Hack - Lynn Brown
- Marc Baur - Burns
- Jeremy Wilkin - James Nolan
- John Palmer - Chris Dion
- Philip Hayes - Bob Rand
- Nicholas Turturro - Al Williams
- Wendy Van Riesen - Marie Quintal
- Molly Parker - Norma Sax
- Gwynyth Walsh - Pearl Dion
- Suzy Joachim - Florence Bisaillon
- Director(s):
- Jorge Montesi
- Writer(s):
- Lionel Chetwynd
- Producer(s):
- Tom Rowe, Lisa Richardson
- Closed Captioning:
- Check All Versions
- Subtitles:
- Check All Versions
