tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249569588037368037.post3052105499368389736..comments2024-03-27T05:06:05.811+01:00Comments on Shatner's Toupee: The Crash of Flight 401 - a toupological analysis.ShatToupBloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17135455289206032317noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249569588037368037.post-73360147361540029642021-03-05T23:54:14.009+01:002021-03-05T23:54:14.009+01:00You can actually see Bill Shatner's corset buc...You can actually see Bill Shatner's corset buckling towards the end of the scene.... Perhaps he should have been wearing a "Mansiere" (bra) too.Captain Spalding (USN-Ret'd.)http://theretiredcaptains.usn.govnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249569588037368037.post-44322511228828779002015-10-04T05:18:29.029+02:002015-10-04T05:18:29.029+02:00What a memorable movie
http://www.classicmoviesan...What a memorable movie<br /><br />http://www.classicmoviesandtvcom.com/product/the-ghost-of-flight-401-dvd-tv-ernest-borgnine-1978Classic Manualshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13814491340687259856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249569588037368037.post-84004716365265459412011-10-06T15:30:03.843+02:002011-10-06T15:30:03.843+02:00A nice analysis of the film. Interestingly, Crash ...A nice analysis of the film. Interestingly, Crash was one two made-for-tv movies about the crash of Flight 401 to air the same year on two different networks. The second was the Ghost of Flight 401, based on the Fuller book.<br /><br />I've read the source material, Rob Elder's book Crash, and actually know some of the people portrayed in the film. The screen writers actually did a fairly good job creating character arcs based on the real-life people which, as you point out, isn't easy when dealing with a news event. The cause of the crash was pilot error, not a mismatched autopilot as Shater's voice over would have you believe.<br /><br />Also, the film Airplane was based on the movie ZERO HOUR, which bits and pieces drawn from other disaster movies of the 1970s.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249569588037368037.post-90048399003716486022010-03-17T23:32:19.471+01:002010-03-17T23:32:19.471+01:00The stage one curly weave is fab. Shame about the...The stage one curly weave is fab. Shame about the glimpse of (gulp) scalp at the back though.Sea Penguinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06606855616626032312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249569588037368037.post-58047614472656477652010-03-16T16:39:05.282+01:002010-03-16T16:39:05.282+01:00They may have spent on special effects, but saved ...They may have spent on special effects, but saved costs on the script and Bil1's hairMarcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249569588037368037.post-83336685418375284192010-03-16T04:44:11.419+01:002010-03-16T04:44:11.419+01:00Wiki sez: "The film more-or-less follows the ...Wiki sez: "The film more-or-less follows the true events of the crash, although the names of key characters were changed and certain dramatic events were fictionalized. The crash sequence was one of the most authentic (and expensive) for television of the time, using multiple stunts, pyrotechnics and flyaway set pieces."Jaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249569588037368037.post-7942357794352895442010-03-16T04:12:27.969+01:002010-03-16T04:12:27.969+01:00I watched this in Brazil a long time ago. Bill is ...I watched this in Brazil a long time ago. Bill is really sleepwalking. The hair is no good, too.Paulonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249569588037368037.post-9963099172840728222010-03-15T16:40:49.525+01:002010-03-15T16:40:49.525+01:00Watched this film during the early 80's when i...Watched this film during the early 80's when it was re-broadcast on Canadian TV. I fell asleep after 10 minutes and awakened after it was over. At least now I know I didn't miss very much. The cause of the crash as explained on various sites is interesting, though.<br /><br />Crash of Flight 401 was probably more along the lines of what Shat wanted Rescue 911 to be: him performing the voiceover narration while doing an acting role in the re-creation of the accident.RMnoreply@blogger.com