Buddy Amaral, a successful and self-absorbed Los Angeles advertising executive, switches airline tickets with a stranger just before boarding a long-delayed flight so that he might enjoy an overnight fling with a pretty Dallas businesswoman. When the plane goes down, killing all aboard, Buddy's guilt soon turns into an alcohol problem. As part of his 12-step program, Buddy seeks atonement and decides to seek out the woman he thinks he's left a widow.
Acting
Affleck's shaky hands tell the whole story
Writing
Don Roos dialogue that stings then soothes
Director
Don Roos
Ben Affleck
Buddy Amaral
Gwyneth Paltrow
Abby Janello
Natasha Henstridge
Mimi Prager
Tony Goldwyn
Greg Janello
Johnny Galecki
Seth
Joe Morton
Jim Willer
Alex D. Linz
Scott Janello
David Dorfman
Joey Janello
Jennifer Grey
Janice Guerrero
Caroline Aaron
Donna
Edward Edwards
Ron Wachter
Lisa Joyner
T.V. Announcer
Richard Saxton
CNN Reporter
Juan Garcia
Kevin Walters
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Miramax buried this film's release after test audiences rejected Affleck as unlikable—ironic given the character's entire arc.
Released 14 months before 9/11, its plane crash premise became nearly unwatchable for years; it quietly disappeared from cable rotation.
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