Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land

Feb 27, 1983

1h 45m

★ 4.8

Overview

Starflight One, a commercial aircraft that can whisk passengers around the globe in a matter of hours, embarks on its maiden voyage. The trip goes horribly awry, however, when the aircraft is forced out of the atmosphere and into outer space. As it is too dangerous to attempt reentry, Captain Cody Briggs, his passengers and his crew brave declining levels of oxygen while NASA scientists scramble to launch a rescue mission in a race against time.

Genres

Adventure

Science Fiction

TV Movie

Production Companies

Orgolini-Nelson Productions

Orion Television

ABC

Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land Trailers

Cast

Captain Cody Briggs

Lee Majors

Josh Gilliam

Hal Linden

Erica Hansen

Lauren Hutton

Q. T. Thornwell

Ray Milland

Nancy Gilliam

Gail Strickland

Bowdish

George DiCenzo

Janet Briggs

Tess Harper

Freddie Barrett

Terry Kiser

Laurie Hansen

Heather McAdam

Pete

Michael Sacks

Martin

Gary Bayer

Joe Pedowski

Pat Corley

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