Disaster at Silo 7 is a 1988 American made-for-television thriller-drama film directed by Larry Elikann.[1][2]It is loosely based on the 1980 Damascus Titan missile explosion.
| Disaster at Silo 7 | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Drama Science Fiction Thriller |
| Written by | Douglas Lloyd McIntosh |
| Directed by | Larry Elikann |
| Starring | Michael O'Keefe Perry King Peter Boyle Patricia Charbonneau |
| Music by | Mark Snow |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Mark Carliner |
| Producer | Julian Krainin |
| Cinematography | Roy H. Wagner |
| Editor | Peter V. White |
| Running time | 96 minutes |
| Production company | Mark Carliner Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | November 27, 1988 |
Plot
During routine maintenance of a liquid-fuelled ICBM, the fuel tank is penetrated by a falling socket. The film traces the efforts of the maintenance crew and associated military and civilian personnel to recover the potentially disastrous situation before the fuel tank is sufficiently depressurised that the stack collapses and explodes.[3]
Cast
- Michael O'Keefe as Sgt. Mike Fitzgerald
- Perry King as Maj. Hicks
- Patricia Charbonneau as Kathy Fitzgerald
- Peter Boyle as Gen. Sanger
- Joe Spano as Sgt. Swofford
- Ray Baker as Col. Chadwick
- Dennis Weaver as Sheriff Ben Harlen
- Joe Urla as Pepper Martinelli
- Brent Jennings as A.C. Jones
- Christian Clemenson as Col. Brandon
- Ken Jenkins as Clarence
- Maureen Teefy as Penny Travers
Influence
Inspired by the 1980 Damascus Titan missile explosion, Jeffrey K. Kennedy, one of the main protagonists of the Damascus event, was a special technical advisor for this movie.
