Directed by:
Stephen FrearsScreenplay:
David Webb PeoplesCinematography:
Oliver StapletonComposer:
George FentonCast:
Dustin Hoffman, Geena Davis, Andy Garcia, Joan Cusack, Kevin J. O'Connor, Maury Chaykin, Susie Cusack, Stephen Tobolowsky, Tom Arnold, James Madio (more)VOD (1)
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A plane carrying 54 passengers – including television reporter Gale Gayley (Geena Davis) – crash-lands right in front of small-time crook Bernie LaPlante (Dustin Hoffman). The first person on the chaotic accident scene, he spontaneously risks his life and saves a plane full of people. But keeping to his credo "keep a low profile," Bernie disappears back into the rainy night. When Gale's TV station offers a $1 million reward for the identity of "The Angel of Flight 104," an impostor appears – homeless drifter John Bubber (Andy Garcia), who knows the right answers because he picked up the hitchhiking Bernie and heard his story. Anointed as a selfless hero, Bubber becomes a telegenic media darling. Bernie's unsuccessful efforts to bring the truth to light finally culminate in a climactic confrontation between the real hero and the impostor on the tenth-story ledge of the Drake Hotel. (Cinemax)
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Unusually long, I passed another of the excellent films of the unforgettable nineties. The traditionally convincing and sovereign Dustin Hoffman, the charming Geena Davis, and the likable Andy Garcia in a funny reflection on the topic of heroism - who is the right hero and who is not, who can impress crowds and who prefers to stay in the shadows. A nice film experience.
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