Final Approach (1991)
Cameo Kneuer, Hector Elizondo, James Sikking
Col. Jason Halsey (USAF) has just had a terrible air disaster and can't remember a thing -- even his name. Now he must go head-to-head with the psychiatrist Dr. Gottlieb as his only chance to recover his memory. Col. Halsey is a stealth fighter test pilot in the highly classified project Black Magic... (read more) Col. Jason Halsey (USAF) has just had a terrible air disaster and can't remember a thing -- even his name. Now he must go head-to-head with the psychiatrist Dr. Gottlieb as his only chance to recover his memory. Col. Halsey is a stealth fighter test pilot in the highly classified project Black Magic. Is Dr. Gottlieb a helping professional or is he a counter-intelligence agent sent to debrief Halsey? This movie draws considerable footage from the Lockheed Corp. documentary "Blackbird: The Movie" for its background material on the SR-71 spy plane.
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Directed by:
Eric Steven Stahl
Release Date: Jul 24, 1991
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I've been looking around at other people's reviews of this film (not just here, but on other movie websites).
Maybe it's just some crazy idea that's come into my head, but it seems to me that the point of the film, as revealed in the ending, is that ... (read more) I've been looking around at other people's reviews of this film (not just here, but on other movie websites).
Maybe it's just some crazy idea that's come into my head, but it seems to me that the point of the film, as revealed in the ending, is that Col. Jason is dead. He died in the crash, and Dr. Gottlieb is a sort of St. Peter figure, trying to acclimatize him to the afterlife.
I haven't seen anybody else even mention anything like such an interpretation, but to me it seems obvious.
Or perhaps I'm just drunk.
I really enjoyed this movie, it's basically two guys in a room intercut with flashbacks but I found it totally compelling. Not everyone's cup o' tea.
Its a shame alot of people dont know this movie. Its a cool head-mind movie about a top secret pilot with memory issues.
I wish I had this on DVD I have it on Laser Disc it is the best mind fuk movies I have seen if you think you figured it out before the end your wrong.
Also I think this is the first move done with all digital sound.
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