Final Descent (1997)
An airliner collides with a light plane just after takeoff, causing its elevators to jam in the full climb position. It will crash as soon as the fuel runs out, unless some desperate measure succeeds in bringing the nose down.
Director: Mike Robe
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Robert Urich as Capt. Glen (Lucky) Singer |
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Annette O'Toole as Connie Phipps |
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John de Lancie as Capt. George W. Bouchard |
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Jim Byrnes as Duke Houston |
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Ken Pogue as Ian Pryce |
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Blu Mankuma as Jack Eberly |
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Tom McBeath as Pilot of Private Plane N9478C |
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Kevin McNulty as Henry Gibbons |
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Stephen E. Miller as Lt. Col. Frank O'Hearn |
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Gwynyth Walsh as Patty |
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Lorraine Landry as Jill Zimmer |
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Carrie Cain-Sparks as Crystal Dupree |
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Aaron Joseph as Adam Dupree |
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Louva Meloche as Tasha |
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Cody Serpa as Freddie |
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Oscar Goncalves as Juan |
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Fred Keating as Carl |
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Roman Podhora as Tim Scott |
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Addison Ridge as Young Glen |
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Shayn Solberg as Young Frank |
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Melanie Doerr as Mrs. Singer |
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Calvin Green as Adam’s Father |
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Donna Yamamoto as Ticket Agent |
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D. Harlan Cutshall as Harlan |
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Jim Poyner as Flight Service Rep. |
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Dan Weber as Maintenance Driver |
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Paul Raskin as Mr. Cotts |
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Carla Stewart as Margaret |
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David Bloom as Engineer One |
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Fred Perron as Oil Rigger #1 |
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Gerald Paetz as Oil Rigger #2 |
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David L. Gordon as Jill’s Husband |
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James Whibley as Jill’s Son |
| Directing | Mike Robe | Director |
| Crew | J.J. Makaro | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Corry Glass | Stunts |
| Sound | David Benoit | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Sabrina Plisco | Editor |
| Art | Byron King | Production Design |
| Camera | Alan Caso | Director of Photography |
| Production | Mike Robe | Co-Executive Producer |
| Production | Michael O. Gallant | Producer |
| Writing | Robert P. Davis | Book |
| Writing | Roger Young | Teleplay |
| Production | Tom Patricia | Executive Producer |
| Production | Wendy S. Williams | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Kaären F. Ochoa | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Wayne Bennett | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Lisa Beach | Casting |
| Production | Stuart Aikins | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kate Healey | Costume Design |
| Camera | Glen Winter | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Larry Sutton | Sound Mixer |
| Lighting | John Holme | Gaffer |
| Camera | William L. Flanagan | Key Grip |
| Camera | T.J. Armengol | Dolly Grip |
| Art | Andrew Neskoromny | Art Direction |
| Art | Cynthia T. Lewis | Set Decoration |
| Art | Bill Burd | Property Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Patricia Murray | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kandace Loewen | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Katrina McCarthy | Costume Supervisor |
| Production | Mandy Spencer-Phillips | Production Coordinator |
| Directing | Susan Weir | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Kendrie Upton | Location Manager |
| Crew | Sylvia Nablo | Transportation Coordinator |
| Crew | Ray Fairchild | Transportation Captain |
| Directing | Crawford Hawkins | Second Unit Director |
| Crew | Tim Storvick | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Art | David Dague | Construction Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Lee Wilson | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Keith Hamakawa | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Winston Helgason | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Christine Petrov | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | James G. Hebb | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Stephen Pepper | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Bruce Woloshyn | Visual Effects |
| Editing | Scott Burnette | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | G. Michael Graham | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Thomas J. Huth | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Suzanne Marie Eller | Music Editor |