Fire and Rain (1989)

Directed by

Jerry Jameson

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 29m

Rated

R

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This TV film recreates a 1985 plane crash, focusing on the passengers and crew before and after the disaster. It follows their personal struggles and final moments as a real-life tragedy unfolds.

sombertensecharacter-drivenheartfeltemotionalharrowingdignifiedrestrained

What happens

Fire and Rain is a 1989 American made-for-television disaster film directed by Jerry J. Jameson, starring Charles Haid, Angie Dickinson, and Tom Bosley, as well as an all-star ensemble television cast in supporting roles. It is based on the Delta Air Lines Flight 191 plane crash at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport on August 2, 1985, as depicted in Fire and Rain: A Tragedy in American Aviation (1986) by Jerome Greer Chandler. Jerry J. Jameson had become known for his work on "movie-of-the-week phenomenon and group-jeopardy suspense and terror", although he also became a specialist in "one-off" television and film features. The film was an example of the aviation "disaster" film, as well, it also very much fits the additional genre of the complex, heavily character-driven ensemble cast film, exploring the personal dramas and interactions that develop among the passengers and crew as they deal with a deadly onboard emergency. It, however, veers from the traditional format as it is based on a real-life accident. It originally debuted on the USA television network. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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