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.
Dennis Quaid
Frank Towns
Tyrese Gibson
AJ
Giovanni Ribisi
Elliott
Miranda Otto
Kelly
Tony Curran
Rodney
Sticky Fingaz
Jeremy
Jacob Vargas
Sammi
Hugh Laurie
Ian
Scott Michael Campbell
Liddle
Kevork Malikyan
Rady
Jared Padalecki
Davis
Paul Ditchfield
Dr. Gerber
Martin Hindy
Newman
Bob Brown
Kyle
Anthony Brandon Wong
Lead Smuggler
Derek Barton
Voice Actor (voice)
Jim Lau
Voice Actor (voice)
Yi-ding Wang
Smuggler #2
Kee-yick Cheng
Smuggler #3
Vernon Lehmann
Smuggler #4
Director
John Moore
Scenario Writer
Lukas Heller
Screenplay
Scott Frank
Screenplay
Edward Burns
April 18, 2023
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This could be one of those "so bad it's good" movies some day. It's a remake of the classic film about men in a hopeless situation when their small plane crashes in the desert. Hope comes back when one of the men reveals he can make an airplane, and the others believe him. In such a story, the subplots and side stories make the story. Here, the subplots and side stories are cartoonish and contrived. The characters are totally without motivation. One can almost see the actors wince about being part of such a horribly written story. In fact, one almost wonders if it was written for the purpose of some day being a "so bad it's good" story. I'm not sure. There really isn't any charm to this movie, no inspiration, no motivation, and that might be too bad to even make the "so bad it's good" list.
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$45,000,000.00
Revenue:
$21,009,180.00