On a Wing and a Prayer (film)

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On a Wing and a Prayer
On a Wing and a Prayer poster.jpg
Official release poster
Directed by Sean McNamara
Written byBrian Egeston
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography Christian Sebaldt
Edited byJeff Canavan
Music byBrandon Roberts
Production
companies
Distributed by Amazon Studios
Release date
Running time
102 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

On a Wing and a Prayer is a 2023 American biographical survival film directed by Sean McNamara and starring Dennis Quaid, Heather Graham, and Jesse Metcalfe. [1] [2] [3] [4] It was released on April 7, 2023.

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Plot

On Easter Sunday 2009, Doug White, a 56-year-old pharmacist, his wife, and their two daughters return to Archibald, Louisiana, after attending a funeral for White's brother. Less than 10 minutes after their King Air 200 private plane takes off from Marco Island, Florida, the pilot dies of a heart attack. Fort Myers air traffic controllers and a flight instructor from Danbury, Connecticut manage to teach Doug how to fly the plane and land it while the family, who attend a Church of Christ, pray for a miracle.

Cast

Production

On January 27, 2021, it was reported that Dennis Quaid would star in the faith-based family drama, his third time working with director Sean McNamara, with the screenplay written by Brian Egeston. [5] On September 16, 2021, it was reported that Heather Graham would co-star, and that filming would begin that fall. [6] On October 12, 2021, it was reported that Jesse Metcalfe had joined the cast. [7]

The film is based on the 2009 true story of Doug White, an airline passenger who was forced to land the King Air 200 plane he was traveling on with his wife and children after the pilot unexpectedly died mid-flight, with no co-pilot on board. [9] [10]

Release

The film was originally going to be released theatrically on August 31, 2022 by United Artists Releasing, [11] [12] before ultimately being released on Prime Video on April 7, 2023. [13] [14]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 16% of 25 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 3.3/10.The website's consensus reads: "Predictable and unsubtle, On a Wing and a Prayer proves a decidedly disappointing attempt to dramatize an uplifting fact-based story." [14] Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 19 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "overwhelming dislike". [15]

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