Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land
5.0(38) 1983-02-27 105 minAdventureScience FictionTV Movie
Starflight One, a commercial aircraft that can whisk passengers around the globe in a matter of hours, embarks on its maiden voyage. The trip goes horribly awry, however, when the aircraft is forced out of the atmosphere and into outer space. As it is too dangerous to attempt reentry, Captain Cody Briggs, his passengers and his crew brave declining levels of oxygen while NASA scientists scramble to launch a rescue mission in a race against time.
ScreenplayRobert M. Young
DirectorJerry Jameson
Original Music ComposerLalo Schifrin
ProducerPeter Nelson
ProducerArnold H. Orgolini
Cast & characters
Lee Majors
as Captain Cody Briggs
Hal Linden
as Josh Gilliam
Lauren Hutton
as Erica Hansen
Ray Milland
as Q. T. Thornwell
Gail Strickland
as Nancy Gilliam
George DiCenzo
as Bowdish
Tess Harper
as Janet Briggs
Terry Kiser
as Freddie Barrett
Heather McAdam
as Laurie Hansen
Michael Sacks
as Pete
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Gary Bayer
as Martin
Pat Corley
as Joe Pedowski
Robert Webber
as Felix
Jocelyn Brando
as Mrs. Harvey
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Diane Stilwell
as Betty
Robert Englund
as Scott
Peter Jason
as Schultie
Marshall R. Teague
as Guard
