Re: John Wayne movie

Tony Sasso (anthony.sasso_at_nwa.com)
Thu, 21 May 1998 08:45:01 -0500

I know of several people who have tried to get their hands on a copy of
"The High and the Mighty." (Including myself) Unfortunately, as I
understand it, the Wayne family/foundation holds the exclusive rights to
this movie, and I don't believe it is even out in the video stores. We
(NWA) used to have about 20 minutes of footage from the film, including the
famous face-slapping scene, but it was a copy of a copy of a copy, so the
quality was very poor. Sort of like everyone's copy of "Bill-Bill"...

It has been at least 7 months since I gave up my pursuit of the video, so
things might have changed. I would be curious to see if the movie has been
released.

Tony Sasso
Flight Training Manager, DC-9/MD-80
Northwest Airlines

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> From: Strauch Barry <STRAUCB_at_NTSB.GOV>
> To: 'crm-devel_at_db.erau.edu'; hleimann_at_houseware.com.ar;
owner-crm-devel_at_db.erau.edu
> Subject: RE: John Wayne movie
> Date: Thursday, May 21, 1998 7:11 AM
>
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> I believe the movie you are referring to is "The High and the Mighty."
> If this is indeed the one you mean, John Wayne begins the movie as the
> first officer to the Captain, played by Robert Stack, on a passenger
> flight from SFO to HNL. They develop engine problems, must return, and
> then the poor CRM occurs, exemplified most notably by the scene in which
> Wayne slaps the hysterical Captain Stack.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: M A Turney [SMTP:MATurney_at_aol.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, May 21, 1998 6:30 AM
> > To: hleimann_at_houseware.com.ar; owner-crm-devel_at_db.erau.edu;
> > crm-devel_at_db.erau.edu
> > Subject: Re: John Wayne movie
> >
> >
> > Does anyone remember the name of the movie where John Wayne is in
> > command of a
> > WW II aircraft and has a major conflict with the co-pilot? It's a
> > good
> > example of the ultimate in poor CRM.
> >
> > M. Turney