Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land (1983)

Directed by

Jerry Jameson

Genre

science fiction film, disaster film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 45m

Rated

12

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 38 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A commercial plane is accidentally launched into a very high orbit during a test flight. The crew and passengers must figure out how to get back to Earth before they run out of air.

tensesuspensefulclaustrophobicnerve-wrackingdateddramaticurgent

What happens

Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land (also known as Starflight One or Airport 85) is a 1983 television film (for the ABC Sunday Night Movie) directed by Jerry Jameson and starring Lee Majors, Hal Linden, Lauren Hutton, Ray Milland, Gail Strickland, George DiCenzo, Tess Harper, and Terry Kiser. The film also features an all-star ensemble television cast in supporting roles. Jameson had become known for his work on "... movie-of-the-week phenomenon and group-jeopardy suspense and terror." His work with Lee Majors had begun with the television series The Six Million Dollar Man in 1973, with the actor starring in three of Jameson's later films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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