Hijacked: Flight 285 (1996) (TV)

Director:

Charles Correll

Writer (WGA):

David E. Peckinpah (written by)

Release Date:

4 February 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

One man with a bomb playing a deadly game. 250 passengers with their lives at stake.

Plot:

A convicted murderer is escorted by marshals on a regular flight from Phoenix to Dallas. Shortly after take-off...

Plot Keywords:

Airplane Hijack | Airplane | FBI Agent | Hijacker | Hostage Negotiator

Cast

Susan Batten	...	Kim
James Brolin	...	Ron Showman
Gary Clarke	...	Hugh Easton
Michael Collins	...	Salesman
Carolyn Craig	...	Meg Robbins
David Graf	...	Alcoholic
Michael Gross	...	Ben Horn
Montrose Hagins
Anthony Michael Hall	...	Peter Cronin
Earle Hyman	...	Wayne Edwards
Perry King	...	Frank Layton
James Lancaster	...	Andrew Leary
Hudson Leick	...	Shayna Loring
Rachel Levkowitz	...	Tara Leyton
Richard Meek	...	FBI Agent
Travis Middleton	...	Airport Official
Kim Miyori	...	Stewardess Barbara
Tony Noakes	...	Agent Baker
Madison O'Neil	...	College Kid
Summer Patterson	...	Jenny
Billy Joe Patton	...	Paramedic
Kyla Pratt	...	Megan Paulsen
Casey Sander	...	Steve Young
Ric San Nicholas	...	Ground Control
Ally Sheedy	...	Deni Patton
Stephanie Sikes	...	Bartender
Bob Sorenson	...	Brian Frost
Barbara Stock	...	Veronica Mitchell
Evan Van Koeck	...	Richard Lawson

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Arizona, USA

Company:

Hill/Fields Entertainment

Trivia:

The plastic gun used by the female hijacker is the same one used by the assassin in In the Line of Fire (1993).

Goofs:

Supposed to be a Boeing 767, but a Boeing 737 and a Lockheed L-1011 Tristar were also used for various scenes.

Quotes:

Peter Cronin: You get this plane in the air or I'm gonna put a bullet in his head!

A surprising 30,000 feet treat

Slick, well paced and sharply played, H:F285 is a competent and satisfying romp. Yes, it's just a re-hash of the Airport genre, but it manages to look and feel fresh thanks to a cast of actual actors (remember them?) and restrained direction that never attempts to overstep the modest budget.

The vast majority of the action takes place in the "forty feet long, thirty feet wide" cinema variety plane interior, but this isn't necessarily a bad thing as it induces mild viewer cabin fever after an hour or so.

If you enjoy watching sweaty balding A list actors stripping down to their vests and and blowing up, well, everything, then this isn't for you. However, if you enjoy character interplay, building tension that actually gets you involved in the story, and restrained - by Hollywood standards - resolution, give it a spin.