''On a Wing and a Prayer'' is a 2023 American biographical

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directed by Sean McNamara and starring Dennis Quaid, Heather Graham, and Jesse Metcalfe. It was released on April 7, 2023.

Plot

On Easter Sunday 2009, Doug White, a 56-year-old pharmacist, his wife, and their two daughters return to

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, after attending a funeral for White's brother. Less than 10 minutes after their

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private plane took off from Marco Island, Florida, the pilot died of a heart attack. Fort Myers air traffic controllers and a flight instructor from

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manage to teach Doug how to fly the plane and land it while the family, who attend a

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, pray for a miracle.

Cast

Production

On January 27, 2021, it was reported that Dennis Quaid would star in the faith-based family drama, his third time working with director Sean McNamara, with the screenplay written by Brian Egeston. On September 16, 2021, it was reported that Heather Graham would co-star, and that filming would begin that fall. On October 12, 2021, it was reported that Jesse Metcalfe had joined the cast. The film is based on the 2009 true story of Doug White, an airline passenger who was forced to land the

plane he was traveling on with his wife and children after the pilot unexpectedly died mid-flight, with no co-pilot on board.

Release

The film was originally going to be released theatrically on August 31, 2022 by

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, before ultimately being released on

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on April 7, 2023.

Reception

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