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Ground Control

  • 19981998
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 33m
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5.6/10
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Robert Sean Leonard, Kelly McGillis, Kiefer Sutherland, and Henry Winkler in Ground Control (1998)
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A disgraced former air traffic controller is called back into service when the airport's traffic control system malfunctions.A disgraced former air traffic controller is called back into service when the airport's traffic control system malfunctions.A disgraced former air traffic controller is called back into service when the airport's traffic control system malfunctions.
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
2.5K
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POPULARITY
38,983
1,163
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    • Director
      • Richard Howard
    • Writers
      • Talaat Captan(story)
      • Robert Moreland(story)
      • Mark Shepherd(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Kiefer Sutherland
      • Robert Sean Leonard
      • Bruce McGill
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    • Director
      • Richard Howard
    • Writers
      • Talaat Captan(story)
      • Robert Moreland(story)
      • Mark Shepherd(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Kiefer Sutherland
      • Robert Sean Leonard
      • Bruce McGill
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    • 44User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews

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    Kiefer Sutherland
    Kiefer Sutherland
    • Jack Harris
    Robert Sean Leonard
    Robert Sean Leonard
    • Cruise
    Bruce McGill
    Bruce McGill
    • T.C. Bryant
    Kristy Swanson
    Kristy Swanson
    • Julie Albrecht
    Kelly McGillis
    Kelly McGillis
    • Susan Stratton
    Margaret Cho
    Margaret Cho
    • Amanda
    Ruben Paul
    Ruben Paul
    • Sam
    Charles Fleischer
    Charles Fleischer
    • Randy
    Henry Winkler
    Henry Winkler
    • John Quinn
    Farrah Forke
    Farrah Forke
    • Laura Franklin
    Michael Gross
    Michael Gross
    • Murray
    Vito D'Ambrosio
    Vito D'Ambrosio
    • Weather Analyst
    Jack Plotnick
    Jack Plotnick
    • Curtis
    Mike Kimmel
    Mike Kimmel
    • Pudgy
    Brian George
    Brian George
    • Shamaal
    Wendi Westbrook
    • Connie, Flight Attendant
    John Bennett Perry
    John Bennett Perry
    • Senator Rutherford
    Eleanor Mondale
    Eleanor Mondale
    • Christine
    • Director
      • Richard Howard
    • Writers
      • Talaat Captan(story)
      • Robert Moreland(story) (screenplay)
      • Mark Shepherd(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      This movie features several actors who had main roles on long running TV shows: Kiefer Sutherland (24), Michael Gross (Family Ties), Henry Winkler (Happy Days), Robert Sean Leonard (House, M.D.), and Bruce McGill (Rizzoli & Isles). Margaret Cho was the star of the short lived All-American Girl, while Kristy Swanson starred in the movie Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which was turned into a TV series, but she didn't reprise the role for it.
    • Goofs
      "Doctor Shamaal Buckhargee, M.D., licensed pilot" calls the tower and they ask him to turn on his transponder at which point the controller room freaks out because another plane magically appears on the radar. A radar can always detect a plane in the air so the controller would have seen the plane no matter. The transponder merely provides additional information for the radar computer system to display on the screen, such as altitude. So turning a transponder on or off cannot affect the visibility of a plane on a radar screen.
    • Quotes

      Laura Franklin: Sky Atlantic 62, Phoenix Tower. Captain, you need to do a 360.

      Pilot: Damn it tower, do you know it costs this airline two grand in fuel every time we circle?

      Laura Franklin: Sky Atlantic 62, give me four thousand dollars worth...

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    5/10
    Mostly tolerable, in an odd way...
    "Ground Control" tells the story of Jack Harris, a former air-traffic controller who quit after a "situation" with a flight he was handling. Jack is pressed into service as an ATC again during a staffing crisis at the control center. Needless to say, Jack has brief "flashbacks" at work. Also needless to say, he steps in to "save the day" during an extraordinary problem at the control center. Predictable? Heavens, yes. Oddly enjoyable? Yeah, sure...keep your expectations low, though...
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    • Apr 29, 1999

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    • Release date
      • August 26, 1998 (Italy)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Riesgo de impacto
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Green Communications
      • Hard Work Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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