The Doomsday Flight was a made for television movie penned by the legendary Rod Sterling starring Edward Asner and John Saxon.
It tells the story of a lunatic who puts a bomb aboard a commercial plane which will go off if it attempts to land. Those onboard are forced to team with law enforcement and airport personnel on the ground to resolve the issue before the plane runs out of fuel.
Doesn't sound all too original right? Well that's because it isn't, however it does put a decent enough spin on the premise and the finale is considerably smarter than you'd imagine.
It's highly generic stuff, even Saxon's performance is immediatly forgettable but there was a lot worse available around this time.
One thing that struck me was Asner, now for those unfamiliar with him Edward Asner has been a star of stage and screen since the late 50's and simply never stopped. The man is the definition of a work horse, with hundreds of projects on his filmography it's incredible he isn't a household name.
I'm now writing this in 2018, he's still not stopped and this year at the ripe old age of 88 years old he's done about a dozen things and has about another dozen either completed, in post production or announced. The man is a beast, all the respect in the world to him. What saddens me is in his whole career combined he's probably made what the average Hollywood star does per movie these days and has recieved such little recognition or spotlight for his vast contributions.
Uninspired but bareable stuff.
The Good:
Clever ending
The Bad:
Painfully generic
Things I Learnt From This Movie:
Denver is exactly 1 mile above sea level
Bad guys don't always need motivation, sometimes they're just nuts
It tells the story of a lunatic who puts a bomb aboard a commercial plane which will go off if it attempts to land. Those onboard are forced to team with law enforcement and airport personnel on the ground to resolve the issue before the plane runs out of fuel.
Doesn't sound all too original right? Well that's because it isn't, however it does put a decent enough spin on the premise and the finale is considerably smarter than you'd imagine.
It's highly generic stuff, even Saxon's performance is immediatly forgettable but there was a lot worse available around this time.
One thing that struck me was Asner, now for those unfamiliar with him Edward Asner has been a star of stage and screen since the late 50's and simply never stopped. The man is the definition of a work horse, with hundreds of projects on his filmography it's incredible he isn't a household name.
I'm now writing this in 2018, he's still not stopped and this year at the ripe old age of 88 years old he's done about a dozen things and has about another dozen either completed, in post production or announced. The man is a beast, all the respect in the world to him. What saddens me is in his whole career combined he's probably made what the average Hollywood star does per movie these days and has recieved such little recognition or spotlight for his vast contributions.
Uninspired but bareable stuff.
The Good:
Clever ending
The Bad:
Painfully generic
Things I Learnt From This Movie:
Denver is exactly 1 mile above sea level
Bad guys don't always need motivation, sometimes they're just nuts