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About
The spirit of a recently deceased expert pilot mentors a newer pilot while watching him fall in love with the girlfriend that he left behind.
Theatrical
Dec 22, 1989
Box Office
$74.1M
Budget
$31.0M
Return
2.4x
DVD / Blu-ray
Jul 20, 1999
Theaters
1
Director
Writer
Producers
Music
Studio
Universal Pictures, United Artists, Amblin Entertainment
Quotes
See all →Emergency in the Skies
Pete
I don't know what you think you're doing, but turn this plane around. Dorinda, you never would listen to me and you always did just fine, but this isn't the same. This is Ted's mission, and you're not good enough. You're not good enough, and you won't make it! Is that what you want? That's not my girl!
Al
Dorinda, God damn it! This is no time to be dickin around with an airplane!
[shouting over the radio]
Pete
Okay... let's not be rational! Throttle! More throttle! Level out... level out, level out, LEVEL OUT! And you say I flew crazy! What are you trying to do? Dorinda, fly smart! Those guys down there need you!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
A Unique Approach to Disaster Response
Dorinda
...so he sees this building on fire and then just outside of town of this reservoir, so what he does is...
Ted
He takes a plane, he goes over the reservoir, fills it with water, dumps it, puts the fire out.
Dorinda
No! He missed. He hit the post office next door. Knocked it on its butt! It took him three tries. The town was awash; the groceries were burnt. It was fire, flood and famine. If he could have managed plague, it would have been the four horsemen of the apocalypse in one PBY. I mean he was unique.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →R
Richard Dreyfuss
Pete Sandich
H
Holly Hunter
Dorinda Durston
J
John Goodman
Al Yackey
B
Brad Johnson
Ted Baker
A
Audrey Hepburn
Hap
R
Roberts Blossom
Dave
Keith David
Powerhouse
E
Ed Van Nuys
Nails
M
Marg Helgenberger
Rachel
D
Dale Dye
Fire Boss
B
Brian Haley
Alex
J
James Lashly
Charlie
M
Michael Steve Jones
Grey
K
Kim Robillard
Air Traffic Controller
J
Jim Sparkman
Dispatcher
D
Doug McGrath
Bus Driver
J
JD Souther
The Singer
D
David Kitay
Band
R
Roy E. Harrison
Fisherman #1
T
Ted Grossman
Fisherman #2
