Free Fall (1999 film)
A saboteur targets airliners in a series of mysterious crashes.
Mario Azzopardi directed this 1999 action TV movie, which was written by Ken and Jim Wheat from a Mark Homer story. Jaclyn Smith, Bruce Boxleitner, Scott Wentworth, Hannes Jaenicke, and Hayden Christensen star. The plot follows a strange string of plane crashes caused by sabotage. Fox Family Channel broadcast it on January 8, 1999.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Action
- Teleplay
- Ken Wheat; Jim Wheat
- Story
- Mark Homer
- Director
- Mario Azzopardi
- Starring
- Jaclyn Smith
- Bruce Boxleitner
- Scott Wentworth
- Hannes Jaenicke
- Hayden Christensen
- Music
- Ian Christian Nickus
- Country
- United States
- Canada
- Germany
- Language
- English
Facts from the source article.
Did You Know?
- The film had its video premiere in Spain in 2000.
- It was released in Italy as Freefall - Panico ad alta quota and later broadcast on Rai 1 in 2008.
- Film reviewer Sergio Ortego rated it 3 out of 10, calling it poorly made with ridiculous special effects.
Plot
After Trans Regional Airlines suffers several mysterious crashes, NTSB safety expert Renee Brennan calls for grounding the fleet, opposed by CEO Richard Pierce and her boyfriend, FAA inspector Mark Ettinger, who countermands her orders. At a crash scene, a caller claiming to be a fan makes her realize a madman is responsible. The killer traps them at 33,000 feet.
Production
Falling Productions Inc shot the movie in Toronto, at the old Terminal 1 of Toronto Pearson International Airport, and in Uxbridge, Ontario. The production reused stock footage of airliners, including crash scenes taken from Fearless (1993) and Miracle Landing (1990). While Trans Regional Airlines' main plane is an Airbus A320, the cockpit and interior shots come from different aircraft. Other planes visible are a Learjet 35, Boeing 737, and Lockheed L-1011 TriStar. The film first aired on Fox Family Channel in the U.S. on January 8, 1999, and later saw releases in Italy, Germany, Spain, France, Japan, New Zealand, and Sweden.
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