Final Approach (2007 film)

Final Approach is a 2008 American made-for-television action thriller film featuring an ensemble cast led by Dean Cain as disgraced FBI hostage negotiator Jack Bender. The film premiered on Hallmark Channel on May 24, 2008.

Final Approach
Genre	Action, Thriller
Written by	Adam Armus Nora Kay Foster
Directed by	Armand Mastroianni
Starring	Dean Cain Anthony Michael Hall Ernie Hudson
Theme music composer	Marc Streitenfeld
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Armand Mastroianni
Cinematography	Dane Peterson
Editor	Pietro Scalia
Running time	120 minutes
Original release
Network	Hallmark Channel
Release	May 24, 2008 (2008-05-24)

Plot summary

Jack Bender (Dean Cain) suddenly finds himself in a hostile situation as a group of highly trained and well-armed terrorists, led by Greg Gilliad (Anthony Michael Hall), seize the airplane on which he is traveling, a Lockheed L-1011 of Infinity Air Flight 732 from Newark International Airport to LAX. Bender must re-immerse himself into a world he thought he left behind forever.

Cast

• Dean Cain as Jack Bender
• Anthony Michael Hall as Greg Gilliad
• Ernie Hudson as Agent Dawson
• Lea Thompson as Alicia Bender
• Shailene Woodley as Maya Bender
• Sunny Mabrey as Sela Jameson
• William Forsythe as Silas Jensen
• Barry Livingston as Brian Fields
• Judith Hoag as Marie Gilford
• Stacy Haiduk as Alexa Windom

Reception

The film, as of March 2016, holds a 0% rating with critics not critiquing and the audience rates the program as 100% favorable on Rotten Tomatoes.^[1]