Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac
Brief Synopsis
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Realistic dramatization of the fatal Air Florida crash in Washington, D.C. in January 1982, and its effects on the survivors, their families and those who helped in the rescue attempts. Among the notable sidelights: the crash itself is never shown and the rescues are staged from a heated pool in the
Cast & Crew
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Robert Michael Lewis
Director
Jeannetta Arnette
Nikki Felch
Barry Corbin
Bert Hamilton
Stephen Macht
Joe Stiley
Dinah Manoff
Priscilla Tirado
Richard Masur
Roger Olian
Film Details
Also Known As
Disaster on the Potomac
Release Date
1984
Production Company
CFI Hollywood; Glen Glenn Sound Company; NBC Entertainment
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
Realistic dramatization of the fatal Air Florida crash in Washington, D.C. in January 1982, and its effects on the survivors, their families and those who helped in the rescue attempts. Among the notable sidelights: the crash itself is never shown and the rescues are staged from a heated pool in the middle of Los Angeles filled with chunks of styrofoam ice floes. Technical Emmy Award nominations were given for film sound editing and mixing.
Director
Robert Michael Lewis
Director
Cast
Jeannetta Arnette
Nikki Felch
Barry Corbin
Bert Hamilton
Stephen Macht
Joe Stiley
Dinah Manoff
Priscilla Tirado
Richard Masur
Roger Olian
Donnelly Rhodes
Arland Williams
Jamie Rose
Marilyn Nichols
Richard Beauchamp
Jose Tirado
K Callan
Jane Kaczmarek
Donna Olian
Kerrie Keane
Carole Biggs
Ken Olin
David Frank
James Whitmore
Captain Wheaton
Richard Backus
Larry Nichols
Steve Tannen
Don Usher
Jack Rader
Gene Windsor
Connie Sawyer
Josie Keefer
Kate Vernon
Donna Adams
Kathleen Wilhoite
Kelly Duncan
Bruce Wright
Officer Petit
Chad Lowe
Al Hamilton
Bobby Jacoby
Glenn Biggs
Perry Lafferty
Senior Captain
Burke Byrnes
Senior 1st Officer
Larry Cedar
Jordan
Jack Murdock
Mr Farrell
Brenda C. Currin
Ticket Agent
Tony Abatemarco
Man
Tamar Cooper
Head Nurse
Jack Lindine
Driver
Frank Kahlil Wheaton
Doctor
Jason Edwards
Tug Operator
Stan Roth
Resident Doctor
Lawrence Lott
Steve Schemering
Wade Mayer
Cb Owner
Tony Quinn
Soldier
Robert Factor
Man On Shore
Thomas Ryan
Passenger
Crew
Billy G Arter
Transportation Coordinator
Ernie Bishop
Set Decorator
Byron Brandt
Editor
Anita Brandt Burgoyne
Assistant Editor
Jann Dutmer
Assistant Director
Margaret E. Fannin
Production Coordinator
Pat Finnegan
Producer
William R. Finnegan
Producer
Robin Forman
Associate Producer
Erica Fox
Assistant
Alan Friedman
Makeup
John D Jeffries
Art Director
Howard Jensen
Special Effects
Donald C. Klune
Production Manager
Fred J. Koenekamp
Director Of Photography
Doug Kruse
Location Manager
Kathleen Letterie
Casting
Bernard Malmuth
Editor
Nick Marck
Assistant Director
John Mcgreevey
Screenwriter
Gil Melle
Music
Mel Metcalfe
Rerecording
John Mick
Music Editor
Bo Miller
Key Grip
Don Minkler
Rerecording
Debbie Moore
Production Auditor
Patrick Moore
Post-Production Assistant
Edward Morey
Camera Operator
Marjorie Mullen
Script Supervisor
Deborah Neckanoff
Assistant
Mark A Peterson
Costumes
Sheldon Pinchuk
Executive Producer
Bill Randall
Sound Department
Gayne Rescher
Photography
Barry Schiff
Technical Advisor
Liza Stewart
Costumes
Eugene Stout
Gaffer
Lori-etta Taub
Production Auditor
Adele Taylor
Hair Stylist
Bill Thiederman
Rerecording
Walter Wall
Property Master
David A. Whittaker
Sound Effects Editor
Marlene Williams
Hair Stylist
Woodrow Willis
Construction Coordinator
William Wistrom
Sound Effects Editor
Don Woodruff
Set Decorator
Christine Zamiara
Costumes
Film Details
Also Known As
Disaster on the Potomac
Release Date
1984
Production Company
CFI Hollywood; Glen Glenn Sound Company; NBC Entertainment
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States April 1, 1984
