Mercy Mission/Nowhere to Land
by Roger Young, Armand Mastroianni
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Actor: Christine Elise, Jack Wagner, Rebecca Rigg, Robert Loggia, Scott BakulaDirector: Armand Mastroianni, Roger Young
Brand: Genius
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 183 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-08-28
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Model: 80400
Studio: Rhi Entertainment
Product features:
- Nowhere to Land, A pilot must safely land a 747 on which deadly nerve gas has been planted. Mercy Mission: The Rescue of Flight 771, This is the story of a brave single-engine aircraft pilot lost over stormy seas and the veteran commercial airline captain who, along with a plane full of passengers, guides him to safety. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE Rating: NR Age:&
Movie Reviews of Mercy Mission/Nowhere to Land
Movie Review: A Small Plane, A Large Ocean, and a Determined Pilot
Summary: 5 Stars
Please note that I am only reviewing this DVD for the film MERCY MISSION. I have been wanting this movie on professional DVD for some years now, having relied on a VHS copy for so many years. This has been a Christmas favorite at our home since it was broadcast on NBC. However, don't worry, it doesn't contain cute elves, warm Santas, or bathotic family reunions; it just takes place at Christmas.
Jay Parkins is a young pilot to whom flying takes first place, even to his responsibilities at home and his pregnant wife. After he's fired from a job for deliberately annoying the client, he and a fellow pilot agree to fly two crop dusting planes to Norfolk Island, deep in the Pacific Ocean. The plane his friend is flying malfunctions as they leave Pago Pago, but Jay continues, knowing he will need the fee for ferrying the plane when his son is born. Unfortunately his navigation equipment fouls, leaving him with no idea where he is, alone with the vast Pacific below. A nearby Air New Zealand commercial flight offers to help find him.
If this all sounds tedious, it isn't. Scott Bakula as Parkins and Robert Loggia as senior Air New Zealand pilot Gordon Vette brilliantly carry this tense film, as Vette uses all his aviation wiles to locate Parkins' tiny plane, and both men form an emotional bond via anxious radio calls. Supporting characters such as Vette's cockpit crew, the head stewardess, Parkins' flying partner, and a planeful of New Zealanders returning from holiday all enhance the story and the tension until the gripping conclusion. If you like good character pieces this film is highly recommended; aviation buffs will probably love it, too.
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