Final Approach


1h 40m 1991

Brief Synopsis

A military pilot becomes involved in a top secret stealth project.

Film Details

Also Known As
Approche finale, L', L' Approche finale
MPAA Rating
Genre
Thriller
Release Date
1991
Production Company
3m Company; Anderson Video; Cinema Research Corporation; Eagle Eye Post; Howard Anderson Company; Keylite Production Service Inc; Keylite Production Services, Inc.; Larson Sound Center; NASA; Proton Corporation; Sony Pictures Scoring Stage
Distribution Company
Trimark Pictures; Acteurs Auteurs AssociƩs (AAA); Trimark Pictures

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 40m

Synopsis

A military pilot becomes involved in a top secret stealth project.

Crew

Marcie Adelsohn

Assistant (To Production Designer)

Eric Adkins

Dolly Grip

J Douglas Allen

Astrovision Camera Operator (Sr-71 Aerial Unit)

Howard Anderson

Thanks

Paul Aronoff

Foley Mixer

Chris Ashby

Sound Editor

Otto Ayala

Carpenter

Thomas Aylesworth

Grip (2nd Unit)

Colonel Doyle D Baker

Aviation Consultant

Camille Baldrica

Assistant (To Production Designer)

William O Bank

Neuroradiology Consultant

Walt Banoczi

Eeg Footage (Ucla Eeg Lab)

Angel Banos

Thanks (Gold'S Gym)

Michael N Barnes

Psychology Consultant

Michael Barrera

2nd Assistant Director (2nd Unit)

David Batuski

Other

Benjamin Bazmore

Other

Benjamin Bazmore

Carpenter

Mat Begk

Camera Operator (3rd Unit) (Vistavision Jet Aerials)

Patricia C Bercsi

Costume Maker

David Bernstein

Graduate Research Assistant (Super Computing Graphics Unit)

Bruce Craig Blumenthal

Boom Operator

Cosmas Paul Bolger Jr.

Optical Camera Operator (Apogee)

Ricardo Broadus

Sound Editor

Clarence Brown

Camera Car Rigging Grip (2nd Unit)

Ruth A Brown

Costume Designer

Findlay Bunting

1st Assistant Camera

Jack Burns

Other

Mary Burton

Makeup (2nd Unit) (For Cameo Kneuer)

John Cadenhead

Digital Audio Consultant

Steven A Capone

Supervising Carpenter

Sean Carpenter

Grip

Harry Cohen

Sound Editor

Jackie Cole

Negative Cutter

Syd Cole

Negative Cutter

Troy A C Cook

1st Assistant Camera

Donna Cox

Visualization Artist (Super Computing Graphics Unit)

Jerolyn Crute

Production Manager

Mary E Crute

Caterer

Jay Dahlquist

Generator Operator

Brian Davis

Still Photographer

Nanci Irwin Dawson

2nd Assistant Director (2nd Unit)

Bill Pete Dedes

Grip Electric

Carrie Deysher

Casting

Fred G Dezara

Lear Jet Pilot (3rd Unit)

John R Dickel

Other

Gina Dimaria

Key Makeup Artist

Corky Dominguez

Choreographer (2nd Unit)

Charles R Evans

Other

Fred Eversley

Polyester Sculptures

Jennifer Fairchild

Production Assistant

Ali Farboud

Bestboy Electric

Dianne Farrington

2nd Assistant Camera

Fuzzy Favazzo

Camera Operator (Sr-71 Aerial Unit)

Marvin D Fickle

Psychiatry Consultant

Bruce Finn

Director Of Photography (2nd Unit)

Bert Fisher

Other

Terri Fiyalko

Digital Dialogue And Adr Editor

Arnoldo Frabitz

Set Dresser

William Freesh

Music Scoring Mixer

Jim Funkhauser

Main Title Computer Graphic Artist

Kathleen Garcia

Production Assistant (2nd Unit)

Steven R Garcia

Grip Electric

Tim Gedemer

Rerecording Synclavist

Trowbridge Blanston Gern

Swing Grip (2nd Unit)

Jerry Giacalone

Grip

Beverly Gladstone

Thanks

Bruce Gladstone

Thanks

Eric J. Goldstein

Director Of Photography

Lewis Goldstein

Digital Production Sound Mixer

Don R Gooch

Sound Editor

Joe Gordon

Assistant Costumer

Tina Gordon

Casting

Irv Gorman

Key Grip

Ann Gorski

Carpenter

Christopher Grandel

Carpenter

Bruce Greene

Assistant Camera Operator (3rd Unit)

Zoltan Gyulai

Bestboy Electric

Dr. Robert Haber

Other

Mark M Handel

Production Assistant

Lori Harris

Production Assistant (2nd Unit)

David Haskell

Accounting Firm

Kelly M Haus

Production Assistant

Devin Hawker

Camera Operator (Sr-71 Aerial Unit)

Todd A Herman

Special Effects Systems Synclavist

Carlos Hernandez

Carpenter

David Hobill

Research Scientist (Super Computing Graphics Unit)

George Hock

Gaffer

Greg Hodge

Rerecording Mixer

Ron Hoffman

Grip Electric

Rick Holly

Helicopter Aerials Pilot (3rd Unit)

Chris Hood

2nd Camera Assistant (2nd Unit)

Alan Howarth

Additional Sound Effects

Kirk Hunter

Music Conductor

Kirk Hunter

Music

Kirk Hunter

Sound Editor

Roger J Huybrechts

Thanks (Agfa)

Ray Idaszak

Graphics Programmer (Super Computing Graphics Unit)

Ellis James

Grip Electric

Kristen Janusis

Assistant Rerecording Mixer

George Johnsen

Technical Advisor

Jon Johnson

Sound Editor

Lisa Anne Johnson

Production Assistant

Pat Johnston

Thanks

Patrick Johnston

Rerecording Project Supervisor

Kym Kartiganer

Assistant Production Designer

Denny Kelly

Visual Effects Producer (Apogee)

Denny Kelly

Thanks

Conrad Kiel

Ultra High Speed Photography (3rd Unit)

Jeff King

Dolly Grip

Robert Kositchek

1st Assistant Camera

Keith W Kresge

Digital Production Sound Mixer

Stefan Kut

Editor

Clay Lacy

Jet Aerials Pilot (3rd Unit)

Duane Laginess

Thanks (Mel Brown Furniture)

Russell G Latimer

Still Photographer

Russell G Latimer

1st Assistant Camera (2nd Unit), 2nd Assistant Camera

Russell G Latimer

Video Assist Operator

Gerald Laurence

Screenwriter

Gerald Laurence

Producer

Barre Leavitt

Grip Electric

Jeff Lefever

Air-Brush Artist

David Lennox

Lear Jet Pilot (3rd Unit)

Lisa Lindvall

Assistant (To Eric Steven Stahl)

Marie Livio

Other

John Livzey

Still Photographer

Albert Lopez

Lighting Director (Sr-71 Aerial Unit)

Jose Lopez

Carpenter

Michael Mahler

1st Assistant Director

Ralph Maiers

Other

Ralph Maiers

Story Board Artist

Randy D Maiers

Production Manager

Paula F Major

Production Coordinator

Major John Manzi

Sr-71 Pilot (Sr-71 Aerial Unit)

Peter Marcus

Thanks

Rokki Mason

Dolly Grip (2nd Unit)

Jason Matlin

Electrician

Dr. Richard Matzner

Other

Mary J Mckibben

Gaffer (2nd Unit)

Kim Mclin

Production Assistant (2nd Unit)

Robert Mehnert

Camera Operator (Sr-71 Aerial Unit)

Professor Adrian Melott

Other

Jim Meyer

Set Dresser (2nd Unit)

Jennifer Michaud

Costumer

Dennis S Miles

Production Assistant

Matt Miller

Swing Grip

Mike Minkow

Optical Photography Supervisor (Crc)

Dean Minnerly

Foley Artist

David Miranda

Carpenter

David Miranda

Grip

G Ann Mitschek

Costume Maker

Tom Moody

Sound Editor

Harry Moreau

Special Effects Animation

Rob Muchnicki

Foley Artist

Myron Murakami

Associate Editor (Assembly)

Tom Myrdahl

Lighting Director (Sr-71 Aerial Unit)

Howard Nguyen

Carpenter

Michael L Norman

Other

David Nowell

Camera Operator (3rd Unit) (Astrovision Jet Aerials)

Victor A Orozco

Construction Supervisor

Tom Pagan

Production Coordinator

Major Terry Pappas

Sr-71 Pilot (Sr-71 Aerial Unit)

Andrew Parke

1st Assistant Camera

Ron Perryman

Thanks (Ampro)

Ken S Polk

Rerecording Mixer

Kate Pond

Script Supervisor (2nd Unit)

Jerry Pooler

Optical Camera Operator (Apogee)

David S Pope

Grip (2nd Unit)

Travis Powers

Sound Editor

Adrienne M Prezzano

Production Executive

Roger Radford

Grip

John Reiner

Adr Mixer

David Remba

Other

Rex P Rogers

Dolly Grip

Jeanine Rohn

1st Assistant Director (2nd Unit)

Dennis Sager

Music Recording Engineer

Anne Sanders

Production Assistant (2nd Unit)

Jeff Schiro

2nd Assistant Editor

J Eric Schmidt

Additional Music

William Anthony Sereno

Music Scoring 2nd Engineer

Susan M Shankin

Main Title Graphic Artist

Steve Sheridan

Color Timer

Gene Shiveley

Thanks

Gene Shiveley

Digital Audio Consultant

Cynthia Jean Silorey

Boom Operator

Daniel C Simkins

Other

Edward Skowron

Lear Jet Pilot (3rd Unit)

Charles M Smallwood

Dolly Grip

Larry Smarr

Research Scientist (Super Computing Graphics Unit)

R Russell Smith

Digital Sound Effects Prelay Engineer

R Russell Smith

Rerecording Mixer

Anna Maria Soldini

Production Accountant

Richard Stadler

Producer (Sr-71 Aerial Unit)

E S Stahl

Sound Editor; Supervising Sound Editor

Eric Steven Stahl

Screenwriter

Eric Steven Stahl

Producer

Ileana Stahl

Caterer

George B Stephenson

Director Of Photography (3rd Unit)

Ralph E Stevic

Production Designer

Tara Summers

Production Assistant

Film Details

Also Known As
Approche finale, L', L' Approche finale
MPAA Rating
Genre
Thriller
Release Date
1991
Production Company
3m Company; Anderson Video; Cinema Research Corporation; Eagle Eye Post; Howard Anderson Company; Keylite Production Service Inc; Keylite Production Services, Inc.; Larson Sound Center; NASA; Proton Corporation; Sony Pictures Scoring Stage
Distribution Company
Trimark Pictures; Acteurs Auteurs AssociƩs (AAA); Trimark Pictures

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 40m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States March 13, 1992

Released in United States May 1991

Released in United States October 1991

Released in United States on Video July 8, 1992

Released in United States Winter December 4, 1991

Shown at American Film Market (AFM) II in Santa Monica October 21-27, 1991.

Shown at Cannes Film Festival (market) May 9-20, 1991.

Feature directorial debut for tv commerical director Eric Steven Stahl.

Released in United States March 13, 1992 (New York City)

Released in United States May 1991 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival (market) May 9-20, 1991.)

Released in United States on Video July 8, 1992

Released in United States October 1991 (Shown at American Film Market (AFM) II in Santa Monica October 21-27, 1991.)

Released in United States Winter December 4, 1991