Ground Control (Film)

Ground Control ( alternative title Flight 177 - Panic in the Tower, or even a collision course: Panic in the Tower ) is an American disaster film from 1998 with Kiefer Sutherland in the title role.

Action

The Chicago air traffic controller Jack Harris plaguing nightmares filled with guilt because of a plane crash of Transair, in which all 174 passengers lost their lives. Then he gave up his career and designs instead now software for air traffic controllers games.

Five years later asks him his former colleague TC Bryant in Phoenix the year desperate for a short -term use in the Tower, as staff shortages prevail. To make matters worse, namely a violent storm was also predicted - and it was followed by a power failure, the cause of which was actually due to an act of sabotage of a certain technician, namely John Quinn. This had already brought to other airports, the technique totally confused. On the air traffic controllers in the tower so a lot of work waiting for the New Year.

The colleague received Jack with their diverse opinions of him, but he can provide fast his true abilities. Unfortunately, it can not get rid of the past - over and over again rise memories of the terrible disaster in his mind's eye on. Could be lack of confidence cause another accident?

Criticism

" The predictable drama according to the book gets too fast into a tailspin. "

Ground Control (video game) 1998 in film Screenplay Mark Shepherd (businessman) Ronald Schmidt Film score Phoenix (Arizona)
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