Afterburn

• Director: Robert Markowitz
• AMG Rating:
• Genre: Drama
• Movie Type: Docudrama, Courtroom Drama
• Themes: Whistleblowers, Fighting the System, Death of a Partner
• Main Cast: Laura Dern, Robert Loggia, Vincent Spano, Michael Rooker, Andy Romano
• Release Year: 1992
• Country: US
• Run Time: 103 minutes
• MPAA Rating: R

Plot

This riveting, fact-based made-for-cable drama follows the fight of Air Force widow Janet Harduvel to clear the name of her late husband, a pilot who died when his F-16 crashed. The official cause of the mishap was listed as "pilot error," but Harduvel refuses to believe this and so launches her own investigation. She soon discovers that the problem was with the plane itself and that the Air Force is trying very hard to conceal crucial facts. Despite the bureaucracy and obstacles, the determined widow continues fighting until she finds herself facing down a major military contractor, General Dynamics, in court. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

Cast

• Laura Dern
• Robert Loggia
• Vincent Spano
• Michael Rooker
• Andy Romano

Walter Addison; Dion Anderson; Gary Basaraba; Daniel Benzali; Ryan Cutrona; Pierre Epstein; Richard Fancy; Christopher John Fields; Peter Jason; Richard Jenkins; Kasi Lemmons; Michael Monks; Matthew Posey; Basil Wallace; David Warshofsky; Welker White; Ronald C. Frazier; Paul Perri; Robert Balderson; John Fountain; Cassy Friel

Credit

Robert Markowitz - Director, Jerrold L. Ludwig - Editor, Stewart Copeland - Composer (Music Score), Isidore Mankofsky - Cinematographer, Paul Kurta - Producer

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