''Final Approach'' is a 2008 American

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featuring an

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led by

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as disgraced

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Jack Bender. The film premiered on

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on May 24, 2008.

Plot summary

Jack Bender (

) suddenly finds himself in a hostile situation as a group of highly trained and well-armed

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, led by Greg Gilliad (

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), 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

as Jack Bender *

as Greg Gilliad *

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as Agent Dawson *

Lea Thompson Lea Katherine Thompson (born May 31, 1961) is an American actress and director. She is best known for her role as Lorraine Baines-McFly in the ''Back to the Future'' film trilogy (1985–1990) and Beverly Switzler in '' Howard the Duck'' (19 ...

as Alicia Bender *

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as Maya Bender *

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as Sela Jameson * William Forsythe as Silas Jensen * Barry Livingston as Brian Fields * Judith Hoag as Marie Gilford *

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as Alexa Windom

Reception

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References

External links

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* * 2007 television films 2007 films 2007 action thriller films American aviation films Action television films American thriller television films Films about terrorism Hallmark Channel original films Films directed by Armand Mastroianni 2000s American films {{action-thriller-film-stub