Skyway to Death

Skyway to Death
Genre	Adventure Thriller
Written by	Michael Scheff (uncredited) David Spector
Directed by	Gordon Hessler
Starring	Ross Martin Stefanie Powers Bobby Sherman
Music by	Lee Holdridge
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Lou Morheim
Cinematography	J.J. Jones
Editor	Bud Hoffman
Production company	Universal Television
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	January 19, 1974 (1974-01-19)

Skyway to Death is a 1974 American TV film directed by Gordon Hessler, first broadcast for the ABC Movie of the Week anthology series.

Plot

The passengers in an aerial tramway are trapped when the tramway breaks down 8500 feet in the air.

Cast

• Bobby Sherman as Barney Taylor
• Ross Martin as Martin Leonard
• Stefanie Powers as Nancy Sorenson
• John Astin as Andrew Tustin
• Tige Andrews as Sam Nichols
• Nancy Malone as Ann Leonard
• Billy Green Bush as Walter Benson
• Joseph Campanella as Bob Parsons
• David Sheiner as Bill Carter
• Ruth McDevitt as Aunt Louise
• Severn Darden as Steve Kramer
• Lissa Morrow as Kathy Reed

Reception

The Los Angeles Times called it "a watered down version" of a disaster movie with performances "far better than the material". ^[1]

References

1. TV MOVIE REVIEW: A Few Hangups in 'Skyway' Murphy, Mary. Los Angeles Times 19 Jan 1974: a3.

External links

• Skyway to Death at Letterbox DVD
• Skyway to Death at IMDb