Crash Landing (2005 film)

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Crash Landing
Directed by Jim Wynorski (as "Jay Andrews")
Produced byPaul Hertzberg
Kimberley Ray
Starring Antonio Sabàto, Jr
Michael Pare
Edited byRandy Carter
Production
companies
CineTel Films
Crash Landing Productions
Distributed by CineTel Films
Release date
2005
Running time
88 mins
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish

Crash Landing is a 2005 American action film directed by Jim Wynorski. [1]

Contents

Premise

The daughter of a billionaire is kidnapped while flying on a private plane.

Cast

Reception

The Advocate Messanger said "if only the dialogue could have met the challenge, the film might have stood a chance." [2]

According to Bullet Proof Action the film "fulfilled Antonio Sabato Jr’s obligation as an action star to appear in a Die Hard inspired movie. The movie did benefit from Michael Pare’s presence as a supporting player... the movie plays out the way you’d expect it to." [3]

DVD Talk said "you've seen all of this stuff before, only not with dialogue this outrageously stupid or performances this embarrasingly ripe." [4]

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References

  1. Crash Landing at CineTel Films
  2. "Out on DVD". The Advocate-Messenger. 9 July 2006. p. 36.
  3. "Bullet Points: Crash Landing". Bullet Proof Action. 7 July 2016.
  4. Review of film at DVD Talk