Heading the all-star cast of this sci-fi adventure are Lee Majors (TV’s The Six Million Dollar Man) as the ship’s captain, Hal Linden (TV’s Barney Miller) as the scientific genius behind the machine, Tess Harper (Tender Mercies) as Majors’ wife, Lauren Hutton (Gator) as Majors’ lover and Ray Milland (Panic in Year Zero) as the high-powered chairman of the aerospace company. Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land, in this nerve-jangling space-age disaster movie directed by suspense specialist Jerry Jameson (Airport ’77, TV’s Superdome) with music by the great Lalo Schifrin (Coogan’s Bluff, Bullitt). Time is running out for the Starflight One, a.k.a. All systems are “go” until a misguided missile renders the craft helpless, pushing it into a deadly orbit above Earth that threatens the total annihilation of its passengers. ![]() Touted as a technological breakthrough, the super-speed aircraft debarks amid much fanfare. I watch it for fun and take the science and technology about as seriously as I do that of a Star Trek film or show.Ĭhezzy films may not be for everyone but for those that don't mind a little cheese this film will probably be worth viewing, at least once.Special effects guru John Dykstra (Star Wars) brings his technical expertise to this futuristic vision of the maiden flight of the world’s first hypersonic transport jet. I don't watch a film like this for the real life science and technology. Although this film is supposed to be realistic it is about as realistic as and child's fairy tale. I, especially now as an adult, can see why people may dislike this film. Starflight One > Watch the movie online or watch the best free 1080p HD videos on your desktop, laptop, notebook, tablet, iPhone, iPad, Mac Pro and more. The plot, IMO, closely resembled that of AIRPORT-77, only this plane was stranded in space instead of underwater in the ocean. Starflight One Free movie with english subtitles. The film’s conception has been no more than the idea of setting an Airport movie in orbit. It falls into the 1970s fad for Disaster Movies following the massive successes of films such as The Poseidon Adventure and The Towering Inferno. Actually it is probably one of the last of the 70'ish type disaster movies. Starflight One was a tv movie that was cinematically released outside of the US. My generation also grew up on disaster films and this movie carried on the torch. It had one of my favorite actors, Lee, the Six-Million Dollar Man, Majors in it. (directed by) Writing Credits Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification Produced by Music by Lalo Schifrin. Based on Arthur Hailey's 1968 novel of the same name, it originated the 1970s disaster film genre. ![]() ![]() Heading the all-star cast of this sci-fi adventure are Lee Majors (TV’s The Six Million Dollar Man) as the. Starflight: The Plane That Couldnt Land, in this nerve-jangling space-age disaster movie directed by suspense specialist Jerry Jameson (Airport ’77, TV’s Superdome) with music by the great Lalo Schifrin (Coogan’s Bluff, Bullitt). When I saw this film during it's first airing back in 1983, at the age of 14, I thought it was a good movie. Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land (1983 TV Movie) Full Cast & Crew See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro Directed by Jerry Jameson. Airport is a 1970 American air disasterdrama film written and directed by George Seaton and starring Burt Lancaster and Dean Martin. Time is running out for the Starflight One, a.k.a. Reviewed by AbeStreet 7 / 10 I can admit that I still enjoy this made for TV movie. DER FILM IST ERSTMALIG IN DEUTSCHLAND AUF DVD ERHÄLTLICH VON KOCH MEDIAMEHR INFOS. and the plane's designers to save the passengers trapped on-board. With no heat shielding and limited oxygen, it is up to the bravery of the crew and the ingenuity of N.A.S.A. On the night of its maiden flight from Los Angeles to Sydney, a freak accident incolving an unauthorized rocket launch sends Starflight One out of the atmosphere and into a decaying orbit around the Earth. This is the story of Starflight One, the world's first "hypersonic" plane, which flies faster and higher than any other commercial jet.
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