Lost Flight

Lost Flight is a 1969 dramatic film written and produced for television based on producer Frank Prices unsuccessful 1966 TV pilot, Stranded, but had a brief theatrical release in Australia in 1970 and 1971 in a limited New York showing. The plot resembles that of later disaster genre films and approximates an adult version of Lord of the Flies.

In the midst of a power struggle, the captain has to contend with not only helping his crew and passengers survive but also dealing with a number of desperate and irrational passengers. Complicating matters is a 10yearold boy suffering from acute appendicitis and a pregnant woman. When Bannerman rejects Walkups idea of setting out in a raft as unsafe, he is brutally beaten. The raft sets out manned by Randolph and two associates, but to no avail. A radio bulletin announces the cancellation of all rescue attempts as Beejay falls from a cliff, attempting to escape Jonesy. Her panicstricken assailant shoots Barnaby, accusing him of Beejays murder. Jonesy is exposed when Beejay revives and tries to escapes into the jungle, but is accidentally impaled by Barnabys animal trap. When a child is born, the survivors unite to create a new society.Producer Frank Price originally came up with the idea of stranded passengers on a deserted island in 1966, naming his proposed TV series Stranded. When that project failed to attract much interest, it was put on hold with a new twohour pilot movie later hatched in 1969 that resulted in Lost Flight. Although aired in 1969, the pilot did not lead to a series. ........

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