The plane-in-peril plotline has been done to death, but this briskly directed thriller makes the best of the formula with a gripping back-story about the bomber's motivation. Pilot John Prescott (Jack Wagner) and co-pilot Kim McGee (Christine Elise) are expecting a routine flight from Sydney to Los Angeles, but embittered chemical engineer Philip (Mark Lee) has smuggled aboard a music box filled with explosives in hopes of punishing his ex-wife Claire (Helen Thomson) and her new husband. Philip, who sneaked off the plane after planting the bomb, has no compunction about blowing everyone else aboard to kingdom come. Prescott gets a mid route call from the control towe...
Released:
2000
Rated:
NR
Length:
90 mins