Zoneboy
06-06-2008, 04:50 PM
This movie originally aired September 10th, 1974 on ABC. Sadly, It was Frank's final performance. He passed away about 3 months before the movie was released. Also starring are: Martin Milner, Michael Learned, Will Geer, Jessica Walter, Barry Sullivan and more. I recorded it but won't be able to watch until probably Sunday night. Does anyone remember this movie? One thing I did notice at the beginning, Larry Hagman's character and his family are on a boat being tossed around by the storm and it's the same one used in the opening of Gilligan's Island. :lol:
From All Movie Guide:
Review Summary
The made-for-TV Hurricane was based on William C. Anderson's novel Hurricane Hunters, which, in turn, was inspired by events surrounding Hurricane Camille in 1969. The scene is Cassler, MS, where a pair of hurricane chasers, patrol-plane pilot Major Stoddard (Martin Milner) and seafarer Paul Damon (Larry Hagman) do their best to rescue the citizens of the community from a devastating storm. Other key characters include: feminist TV weatherperson Lee Jackson (Michael Learned); old-fashioned (but shrewd) meteorologist Dr. McCutcheon (Will Geer); Damon's imperiled wife, Louise (Jessica Walter); and oblivious Bert Pearson (Frank Sutton in his final movie role). Hurricane originally aired September 10, 1974, as the first installment of a brand-new ABC Movie of the Week season. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Cast:
Larry Hagman
Jessica Walter
Frank Sutton
Barry Sullivan
Martin Milner
Michael Learned
Charles Lampkin
Patrick Duffy
Jack Colvin
Lonny Chapman
Will Geer
Read Morgan
From All Movie Guide:
Review Summary
The made-for-TV Hurricane was based on William C. Anderson's novel Hurricane Hunters, which, in turn, was inspired by events surrounding Hurricane Camille in 1969. The scene is Cassler, MS, where a pair of hurricane chasers, patrol-plane pilot Major Stoddard (Martin Milner) and seafarer Paul Damon (Larry Hagman) do their best to rescue the citizens of the community from a devastating storm. Other key characters include: feminist TV weatherperson Lee Jackson (Michael Learned); old-fashioned (but shrewd) meteorologist Dr. McCutcheon (Will Geer); Damon's imperiled wife, Louise (Jessica Walter); and oblivious Bert Pearson (Frank Sutton in his final movie role). Hurricane originally aired September 10, 1974, as the first installment of a brand-new ABC Movie of the Week season. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Cast:
Larry Hagman
Jessica Walter
Frank Sutton
Barry Sullivan
Martin Milner
Michael Learned
Charles Lampkin
Patrick Duffy
Jack Colvin
Lonny Chapman
Will Geer
Read Morgan