Flight 93: The Movie
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Actor: Brennan Elliott, Jeffrey Nordling, Kendall Cross, Monnae Michaell, Ty OlssonBrand: NORDLING,JEFFREY
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; Spanish (Subtitled); Arabic (Original Language); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 89 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-05-02
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Model: 40921
Studio: Uav Corporation
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- Flight 93 tells the stirring story of the brave passengers and crew aboard hijacked United Airlines' Flight 93 on September 11, 2001. After learning of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, these ordinary civilians chose to fight back against the terrorists. The courageous revolt ultimately led to the deadly crash in a Shanksville, Pennsylvania field, just 20 air minutes from
DVD Reviews of Flight 93: The Movie
DVD Review: An intimate made for television version of United Flight 93 on September 11th
Summary: 5 Stars
The television movie "Flight 93" made it on to the air before "United 93" was released in theaters, but I never thought of there as being a competition between the two. Large historical events lend themselves to more than one telling and with these too films and "World Trade Center" we are only beginning to see dramatizations of September 11th. It is not surprising that the first couple of films would be about this particular flight, because it was the first instance of fighting back on what is now being called the War on Terrorism, but which may well end up being something even larger in history's eyes.
Because the drama is happening aboard the plane and in the homes of those in touch with their loved ones by cell phone, "Flight 93" works on the intimacy of the small screen. Peter Markle ("Faith of My Fathers") and screenwriter Nevin Schreiner are limited by what little is publicly known about what happened on that flight. Consequently, there is no attempt to fill in the gaps and smooth out the rough spots in the narrative. When the passengers get together and talk about what should be done is the parts of the story that fascinates me the most, and there is relatively little of that in the film, but that is because there are only bits and pieces of it in the record of those events. That is why there is so little about the four hijackers as well, because with few exceptions what they said in the cockpit is not known.
The cast is comprised almost exclusively of unfamiliar faces to my eye, with Jeffrey Nordling (from "Once and Again") the only one I immediately recognized. Not these are all new faces, but that they are mostly ones that we have seen in minor roles in dozens of different television shows. Of course this helps reinforce the idea that these were ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances. Actually, the ones that impressed me most in this telling of that day were the family members, who were urging those on the plane to take action, supporting their decision, and simply offering words of comfort. This is the side of the story that is somewhat new, the rest having received considerably more coverage, and these scenes have power because we find ourselves imagining, perhaps for the first time, being in their position.
Once the plane goes down this 2006 made for television movie loses its bearings a bit. There is an inane comment by some suit investigating the crash and they suddenly turn up the music on the soundtrack. Then there is the passage of the seasons, which I was expecting to end with the memorial to the passengers and crew of United 93, but that becomes the purpose of the final scroll before the end credits. This underscores that of the four hijacked planes on 9/11, this was the one that did not hit its target, which is presumed to be either the White House or the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., and then we see the names of everybody on board. However, these failings at the end are slight and do not detract from how riveting this film is, especially without the commercial interruptions.
At the end of this film when they talk about the intended target of United 93 I found myself thinking that American Flight 77, which crashed into the Pentagon, was probably supposed to hit either the White House or the Capitol, with United 93 hitting the other. Given all of the care the terrorist took in targeting the World Center, with the goal of bringing down the towers, hitting one side of the Pentagon is nowhere close to the same level. So I am inclined to think that the terrorists on Flight 77 missed their target. This might seem a small thing, but it would mean that when the people on Flight 93 made the terrorists crash the plane well short of Washington, D.C., they ended up missing half of their intended targets.
Description of Flight 93: The Movie
Tells the story of the people on United flight 93, one of the four hijacked planes on September 11, 2001, and how they foiled their hijackers' terrorist plot.Genre: Feature Film-Drama
Rating: UN
Release Date: 1-SEP-2006
Media Type: DVD
Three months before the much-publicized theatrical release of United 93, the same true-life tragedy was faithfully dramatized in Flight 93, an equally praiseworthy TV movie that was originally broadcast on the A&E network on January 30, 2006. The fourth plane to be hijacked on September 11th, 2001 ? and the only plane that didn't reach its intended terrorist target ? is the riveting subject of this film, which unfolds in real-time (similar but not identical to United 93), beginning with the terrorists' preparations and boarding of the ill-fated flight. We then follow the notorious events as they unfold, and from that moment on, it's nearly impossible to take your eyes off the screen. The intense drama focuses on the passengers who ultimately thwarted the terrorists ? they include Tom Burnett (Jeffrey Nordling), Todd Beamer (Brennan Elliot), and Mark Bingham (Ty Olsson) ? but as their counter-attack plans are being made, the action also reveals the chaotic nature of the ground response, from the White House bunker (where Vice President Cheney was moved for security) to Offices of the Federal Aviation Agency, Verizon headquarters (where in-flight calls were monitored), and United Airlines flight control, where pilots and terrorists alike could be heard throughout the terrible ordeal of the hijacking.
To his credit, director Peter Markle steers clear from any sense of exploitation (it helps that there was a five-year gap between the 9/11 tragedy and this respectable film); furthermore, both Markle and screenwriter Nevin Schreiner avoid the pitfalls of melodrama by keeping the action rooted in the facts as we know them. Speculation is necessary for some of the dramatic details, but Flight 93 benefits from a well-chosen cast of unknowns, which enhances our belief in them as ordinary citizens under extraordinary circumstances. As you might expect, several scenes are inherently unforgettable (up to and including the now heroic phrase "Let's roll!" as the counter-attack begins), and the authentically played emotions are further intensified by realistic special effects by Gary Gutierrez, who performed similarly laudable duties on The Right Stuff 23 years earlier, at the start of his visual effects career. Produced with the cooperation of surviving family members of those who perished on Flight 93, this well-made TV film handles difficult material with grace under pressure, and that alone serves as an admirable tribute to those brave passengers who gave their lives so that others could be saved. --Jeff Shannon
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