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When an oil rig in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia proves unproductive, an aircraft crew are sent to shut the operation down and fly them out. On the flight out over the desert on the way to Beijing, Capt. Frank Towns and co-pilot A.J. are unable to keep their cargo plane, a C-119 Flying Boxcar, in the air when a violent sandstorm strikes. Crash-landing in a remote uncharted part of the desert, the two pilots and their passengers -- a crew of oil workers and a drifter -- must work together to survive by rebuilding the aircraft. Soon, low supplies and a band of merciless smugglers add even greater urgency to their task.
Theatrical
Dec 17, 2004
Box Office
$21.0M
Budget
$45.0M
Return
0.5x
DVD / Blu-ray
Mar 1, 2005
Theaters
2
Director
Writers
Producers
Music
Studio
Optional Pictures, Davis Entertainment, Aldrich Group, 20th Century Fox
Cast
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Dennis Quaid
Frank Towns
Tyrese Gibson
AJ
G
Giovanni Ribisi
Elliott
M
Miranda Otto
Kelly
T
Tony Curran
Rodney
S
Sticky Fingaz
Jeremy
J
Jacob Vargas
Sammi
H
Hugh Laurie
Ian
S
Scott Michael Campbell
Liddle
K
Kevork Malikyan
Rady
J
Jared Padalecki
Davis
P
Paul Ditchfield
Dr. Gerber
M
Martin 'Mako' Hindy
Newman
B
Bob Brown
Kyle
A
Anthony Brandon Wong
Lead Smuggler
D
Derek Barton
Voice Actor (voice)
J
Jim Lau
Voice Actor (voice)
