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Final Descent

Final Descent

Final Descent

Final Descent

Rising terror with no escape!

1997•1h 40m•

★5.4(24 ratings)

ThrillerDramaTV Movie

Overview

An airliner collides with a light plane just after takeoff, causing its elevators to jam in the full climb position. It will crash as soon as the fuel runs out, unless some desperate measure succeeds in bringing the nose down.

Director

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Main Cast

Robert Urich

Robert Urich

Capt. Glen (Lucky) Singer

Annette O'Toole

Annette O'Toole

Connie Phipps

John de Lancie

John de Lancie

Capt. George W. Bouchard

Jim Byrnes

Jim Byrnes

Duke Houston

Ken Pogue

Ken Pogue

Ian Pryce

Blu Mankuma

Blu Mankuma

Jack Eberly

Tom McBeath

Tom McBeath

Pilot of Private Plane N9478C

Kevin McNulty

Kevin McNulty

Henry Gibbons

Stephen E. Miller

Stephen E. Miller

Lt. Col. Frank O'Hearn

Gwynyth Walsh

Gwynyth Walsh

Patty

Lorraine Landry

Lorraine Landry

Jill Zimmer

Carrie Cain-Sparks

Carrie Cain-Sparks

Crystal Dupree

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Mike Robe
First Assistant Director: Kaären F. Ochoa
Second Assistant Director: Wayne Bennett
Script Supervisor: Susan Weir
Second Unit Director: Crawford Hawkins

Writing

Book: Robert P. Davis
Teleplay: Roger Young

Production

Co-Executive Producer: Mike Robe
Producer: Michael O. Gallant
Executive Producer: Tom Patricia
Unit Production Manager: Wendy S. Williams
Casting: Lisa Beach
Casting: Stuart Aikins

Music & Sound

Original Music Composer: David Benoit
Sound Mixer: Larry Sutton
Supervising Sound Editor: G. Michael Graham
Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Thomas J. Huth
Music Editor: Suzanne Marie Eller

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Alan Caso
Camera Operator: Glen Winter
Key Grip: William L. Flanagan
Dolly Grip: T.J. Armengol

Editing

Editor: Sabrina Plisco
Assistant Editor: Scott Burnette

Art Direction

Production Design: Byron King
Art Direction: Andrew Neskoromny
Set Decoration: Cynthia T. Lewis
Property Master: Bill Burd
Construction Coordinator: David Dague

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Design: Kate Healey
Key Makeup Artist: Patricia Murray
Key Hair Stylist: Kandace Loewen
Costume Supervisor: Katrina McCarthy

Visual Effects

Visual Effects Supervisor: Lee Wilson
Visual Effects: Keith Hamakawa
Visual Effects: Winston Helgason
Visual Effects: Christine Petrov
Visual Effects: James G. Hebb
Visual Effects: Stephen Pepper

Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "Rising terror with no escape!"

#2

The runtime is 100 minutes (1h 40m).

#3

The film was directed by Mike Robe.

#4

The score was composed by David Benoit.

#5

Cinematography was handled by Alan Caso.

#6

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0127557.

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Rating

5.4/10

Mixed

24 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Final Descent

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

PG

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Production Companies:

Mandalay Entertainment

Mandalay Entertainment