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The Pilot

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An airline pilot begins risking the lives of his passengers when personal and professional problems drive him to drink.

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Robert T "The Pilot" is an excellent script that translated to a very good film with solid acting talent and an important message about substance abuse. Cliff Robertson even got type-rated in the Douglas DC-8 to make the film. Since this film has only ever been released on a poor quality 4:3 VHS transfer (that went out of print in the early 1990s), it is difficult to speak to the cinematography. I suspect it would be beautiful if we could ever get a look at an HD transfer where we could see the whole frame...but it looks like that's never going to happen. I don't know who owns this film, but they're certainly not trying to distribute it anywhere. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Audience Member RE: <B>FLIGHT</B> Skip that stupid melodrama FLIGHT. Watch THE PILOT instead. It's a much better script, and Cliff Robertson is a much better, and more interesting actor. And that's all I have to say about that. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member A film the airline industry does not want you to see. Drunk pilots, planes flying on fumes, faulty parts, near crash landings, and turbulence that ejects passengers from their seats. I don't care how good the in-flight refreshments are, I'll be booking my next trip with Greyhound. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member A film the airline industry does not want you to see. Drunk pilots, planes flying on fumes, faulty parts, near crash landings, and turbulence that ejects passengers from their seats. I don't care how good the in-flight refreshments are, I'll be booking my next trip with Greyhound. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis An airline pilot begins risking the lives of his passengers when personal and professional problems drive him to drink.
Director
Cliff Robertson
Producer
C. Gregory Earls
Screenwriter
Robert P. Davis
Rating
PG
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 39m