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Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land

1983 · 105 min

A tidy, suspenseful TV disaster yarn that keeps the pressure on with ticking-clock rescues and earnest cockpit heroics.

Directed by
Jerry Jameson
Genres
Adventure, Science fiction, Tv movie
Overview
Starflight One, a commercial aircraft that can whisk passengers around the globe in a matter of hours, embarks on its maiden voyage. The trip goes horribly awry, however, when the aircraft is forced out of the atmosphere and into outer space. As it is too dangerous to attempt reentry, Captain Cody Briggs, his passengers and his crew brave declining levels of oxygen while NASA scientists scramble to launch a rescue mission in a race against time.

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Directed by
Jerry Jameson
Genres
Adventure, Science fiction, Tv movie
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • technology
  • isolation
  • greed
  • loyalty
Places
  • space
  • sea
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour2
Realism4
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Genres
adventure, science fiction, tv movie
Directed by
Jerry Jameson
Written by
Robert M. Young
Starring
Lee Majors, Hal Linden, Lauren Hutton, Ray Milland, Gail Strickland, George DiCenzo, Tess Harper, Terry Kiser
Music
Lalo Schifrin
Cinematography
Héctor R. Figueroa
Runtime
105 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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