Flight of the Phoenix
6/10
Rating
113 min
Runtime
2004
Release Year
John Moore
Director
Cast
Dennis Quaid, Tyrese Gibson, Giovanni Ribisi, Miranda Otto, Tony Curran
Quick Synopsis
In the Gobi Desert of Mongolia, an oil rig operation is shut down due to lack of productivity, and a cargo plane crew is sent to evacuate the workers. During their flight to Beijing, Captain Frank Towns and co-pilot A.J. encounter a severe sandstorm that causes their C-119 Flying Boxcar to crash in a remote, uncharted area of the desert. Stranded with a group that includes oil workers and a drifter, they must collaborate to survive by repairing the damaged aircraft. As they face dwindling supplies and the threat of a ruthless group of smugglers nearby, the urgency to fix the plane and escape increases.
Detailed Synopsis of Flight of the Phoenix
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.
