Max Q (film)

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Max Q
Genre	Science fiction
Teleplay by	Marty Kaplan Robert J. Avrech
Story by	Marty Kaplan
Directed by	Michael Shapiro
Starring	Bill Campbell Paget Brewster Ned Vaughn Geoffrey Blake Tasha Smith Denis Arndt Christopher John Fields Kevin McNulty Leslie Horan Chris Ellis Greg Michaels
Music by	Nick Glennie-Smith
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Jerry Bruckheimer
Producer	David Roessell
Cinematography	Glen MacPherson
Editor	Michael Schweitzer
Running time	91 minutes
Production companies	Jerry Bruckheimer Films Touchstone Television
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	November 19, 1998 (1998-11-19)

Max Q, or Max Q: Emergency Landing, is a 1998 American science fiction television film directed by Michael Shapiro and written by Marty Kaplan and Robert J. Avrech. The film stars Bill Campbell, Paget Brewster, Ned Vaughn, Geoffrey Blake, Tasha Smith, Denis Arndt, Christopher John Fields, Kevin McNulty, Leslie Horan, Chris Ellis, and Greg Michaels. It aired on ABC on November 19, 1998.

Plot summary

The US Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched into space to release a new satellite. An explosion occurs and the crew has to find a way to get back to Earth without atmospheric pressure (max q) crushing the damaged shuttle.[1]

Cast

• Bill Campbell as Clay Jarvis
• Paget Brewster as Rena Winter
• Ned Vaughn as Scott Hines
• Geoffrey Blake as Jonah Randall
• Tasha Smith as Karen Daniels
• Denis Arndt as Don Mitchum
• Christopher John Fields as Elliot Henschel
• Kevin McNulty as Oz Gilbert
• Leslie Horan as Melissa Hines
• Chris Ellis as Bob Matthews
• Greg Michaels as Rusty Porter

References

1. IMDB.com: Max Q

External links

• Variety
• Max Q at IMDb