Blackout Effect (1998)
There has been a mid-air collision involving a passenger jet and a cargo flight, killing everyone aboard the two planes. The NTSB investigator in charge, whose girlfriend died in the crash, is puzzled. On one side, the air traffic controller claims he lost radar contact with the cargo plane shortly before impact, when his screen "blacked out." On the other side, everyone else, including the controller's bosses and the media, put the blame on human error. The truth is soon to be uncovered, as the aging air traffic control facilities are on the verge of failing right in the middle of the busy Thanksgiving season.
Director: Jeff Bleckner
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Eric Stoltz as John Dantley |
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Charles Martin Smith as Henry Drake |
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Leslie Hope as Karen |
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Denis Arndt as Frank Wyatt |
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Lorraine Toussaint as Kim Garfield |
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Andy Comeau as Tim Connors |
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Tucker Smallwood as Harold |
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Joe Guzaldo as Dan Lafia |
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Jeff Allin as William Kennedy |
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Michael Mantell as Stephen Royer |
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Alexandra Hedison as Catherine Parmel |
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Joel McKinnon Miller as Brian Mack |
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Jack Stehlin as Jim Travis |
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Jeff Williams as Paul Roth |
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Nancy Hower as Lori |
| Directing | Jeff Bleckner | Director |
| Writing | Matthew Bombeck | Writer |
| Production | Matthew Bombeck | Producer |
| Production | Anthony Santa Croce | Producer |
| Production | Jeff Bleckner | Producer |
| Camera | Alan Caso | Director of Photography |
| Production | Bill Borden | Producer |
| Production | Karen Danaher-Dorr | Producer |
| Production | David R. Ginsburg | Producer |
| Production | Barry Rosenbush | Producer |
| Sound | Gary Chang | Original Music Composer |