Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac

Overview

Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac is a true story based on the crash of Air Florida flight 90 on January 13, 1982 in Washington D.C. This movie follows the main players throughout the day, with a lot of care taken to re-create what actually went wrong, who died, and who survived. There is a lot of actual footage from the day, as well as accurate representations of aircraft type and airline.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 1, 1984

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

NBC,Finnegan/Pinchuk Productions

Cast

Barry Corbin,Jeannetta Arnette,Stephen Macht,Richard Masur,Dinah Manoff,Donnelly Rhodes,Jamie Rose,Richard Beauchamp,K Callan,Jane Kaczmarekand 9 more

Director

Robert Michael Lewis

Writer

John McGreevey

Producer

Bill Finnegan,Patricia Finnegan,Sheldon Pinchuk

Cinematography

Fred J. Koenekamp

Music

Gil Mellé

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0087272