Ground Control

– An air-traffic controller quits after a plane crash but, years later, goes to help an airport that i..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.70 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 33 Minutes
Release Year:
1998
Ground Control (1998)

An air-traffic controller quits after a plane crash but, years later, goes to help an airport that is in the path of a terrible storm.

Ground Control (1998) - Trailer

Release Date:

26 Aug 1998

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.

Director:

Richard Howard

Writer:

Talaat Captan (story), Robert Moreland (story), Mark Shepherd (screenplay), Robert Moreland (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Kiefer Sutherland, Bruce McGill, Kristy Swanson, Robert Sean Leonard

Plot:

Chicago air traffic controller Jack Harris is a wreck with guilt nightmares after a major airplane crash that killed all 174 aboard. He gives up the job and designs air traffic control games in Phoenix. Five years later, his ex-colleague T.C. Bryant, also transferred to Phoenix, desperately asks him to help out short-term, given desperate staff shortage on New Year's Eve with a bad storm predicted. A power outage hits, and the storm has caused their workload to multiply. Colleagues welcome him in very different states of mind but he quickly proves his capabilities, alas then the fatal memories start creeping up again: will his lack of self-confidence cause another drama?

Production:

Trimark

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
40%