About Mayday
- Released on September 03, 2003
Welcome to my review of the thrilling disaster movie, 'Mayday'! This film is sure to keep you on the edge of your seat as it takes you through some of the most harrowing real-life air disasters in history. The movie features a talented cast, including Benjamin Hollingsworth as Julien LaCaille and Shaun Smyth as First Officer Stockstill.
The first paragraph of my review will focus on the characters and their roles in the movie. Benjamin Hollingsworth delivers a standout performance as Julien LaCaille, a young and ambitious pilot who finds himself in the midst of a deadly crisis. Shaun Smyth is equally impressive as First Officer Stockstill, a seasoned aviator who must use all his experience to help his crew navigate through unimaginable danger. Together, these actors bring depth and nuance to their roles, making the disaster scenarios all the more intense and engaging.
In the second paragraph, I'll delve into the movie's unique approach to storytelling. Each episode of 'Mayday' is based on actual cockpit voice recordings, air traffic control transcripts, and eyewitness accounts, giving the film a sense of realism that is both chilling and compelling. The filmmakers also incorporate interviews with aviation experts and survivors, adding another layer of authenticity to the story. This attention to detail sets 'Mayday' apart from other disaster movies and makes it a must-watch for anyone interested in the science and psychology of aviation.
Finally, in my third paragraph, I'll discuss the film's visual style and special effects. 'Mayday' uses state-of-the-art CGI and practical effects to recreate the chaos and destruction of each disaster scenario. From the fiery explosions of a plane crash to the eerie stillness of a mid-air collision, the film's visuals are both stunning and terrifying. The cinematography is also top-notch, with sweeping aerial shots that capture the vastness and beauty of the skies. Overall, 'Mayday' is a masterclass in disaster movie filmmaking, blending gripping storytelling, expert acting, and breathtaking visuals to create an unforgettable cinematic experience.
Full Cast of Mayday
Eric Weinthal plays Seattle Dispatch
Simon Sinn plays Lead Investigator , Engineer Nam
Benjamin Clost plays KLM First Officer Meurs , TWA Dispatcher
Cara Ricketts plays Cydya Smith
Michael Reventar plays ATC Controller , Trainee Chirinos Delgado
Roman Podhora plays Paul Candolino
Jamillah Ross plays Ramp Worker
Daniel Falk plays Investigator Arvidsson , Mark Moscicki , First Officer Lee Bruecher , Air Traffic Controller
Kevin Hare plays Cuimin Doyle , KLM Captain van Zanten , Karl Grundmann
Jon Jordan plays Mathias Moyano (Flight Attendant) , DC Controller
Rebecca Amzallag plays Karen Anderson
Patrick Stevenson plays First Officer Skiles
William MacDonald plays First Officer Dillard
Mark Lutz plays Michael Marx
Redd Ochoa plays Air Traffic Controller , Captain Preeda Suttimai , NTSC Investigator
M.E. Lewis plays Air Traffic Controller
Gary Brennan plays Bill Peacock
Paulino Nunes plays Captain Oliva
Jay Yoo plays Passenger Makoto Habuka
David Snelgrove plays Captain McFeron
Débora Demestre plays Air Traffic Controller
Jordan Andonov plays Fighter Pilot Osipovich
Adam Waxman plays NTSB Investigator
Byron Abalos plays Captain - Flight 043 , Air Traffic Controller
Craig Burnatowski plays Passenger Needum , Tor Arne Johannesen
Grace Armas plays Bartender
Joel Rinzler plays NTSB Investigator Ivey
Jim Annan plays Air Traffic Controller , First Officer Loehrer
Thomas Hauff plays Pilot Reinwald
Steve Coombes plays Jack Hudson
Birgitte Solem plays NTSB Investigator
Courtenay J. Stevens plays Francois Parent , Romain Bevillard
Jeff Sinasac plays First Officer Schifferns
Massey Ahmar plays Nawaf al Hazmi
Keana Bastidas plays Michelle Dussan
Tim Gammon plays Flight Engineer Mendenhall
Neil Girvan plays First Officer Lanouette , Flight Director , Lt. Colonel Jack Zych
Barbara Gordon plays Betty Tootell
Anthony Gerbrandt plays First Officer Jamie Brokaw
Yury Ruzhyev plays First Officer Kochetkov
Simon Henderson plays NTSB Investigator Jeff Guzzetti
Luis Fernandes plays Worker
Chris Britton plays Captain Sullenberger
Mike Beaver plays Kent Fleshman
Simu Liu plays Narita Air Traffic Controller
Francisco Trujillo plays Captain Perez-Palma , Santo Domingo Controller
Kameron Louangxay plays First Officer
David Tompa plays NTSB Investigator Jim Henderson
Benjamin Hollingsworth plays Julien LaCaille
Brock Johnson plays Senior Investigator Kas Buemkes
Andrew Zachar plays Male Passenger , NTSB Investigator
Robin Wilcock plays First Officer Whitney
Stefano DiMatteo plays Mauricio Reyes , First Officer Tejada , Ground Controller
Steve Boyle plays Steeve Michielsen , Pilot McKim
Laura Wilson plays Test Pilot
Steve Adams plays AAIB Inspector
Chris Baker plays Scaled Composites Engineer
David Ingram plays Captain Dann Carlsen
David Patrick Green plays Lead AIBN Investigator
Zach Smadu plays Intruder/Passenger
Janet Porter plays Captain Candalyn Kubeck
Daniel Stolfi plays Investigator #2
Jason Jazrawy plays Technician , Ocean Lord Pilot
Jamie Maczko plays Michael Sheets
Torquil Colbo plays Bart Elias
Trevor Hayes plays Frank Holland
Anders Yates plays Air Traffic Controller
Tony Nappo plays Engineer Fiore
Sean Sullivan plays Air Traffic Control
Simon Northwood plays First Officer Attwell
Troy Blundell plays Air Traffic Controller
Alex Spencer plays Junior NTSB Investigator
Monika Schurmann plays Maria Radner
Dale Samms plays Supervisor
Darryl Flatman plays Captain Wheaton
Phi Huynh plays Second Officer Hou Xiangning
Wayne Ward plays Yokota US Controller
Pip Dwyer plays Investigator Funk
Matt Wells plays NTSB Investigator Jason Fedok
Donald Tripe plays Pilot Francis Gilibert
Robert B. Kennedy plays NTSB Investigator Rodriguez , Dennis Fitch , Caj Frostell
Dwayne Bryshun plays First Officer Marcot
Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll plays Assistant JIAAC Investigator , Tenerife Controller , First Officer Ferreira Quintal
Arthur Holden plays Commentary (Nelson Rivera)
Dusan Dukic plays Andreas Prodromou
Alexander Wong plays Weather Observer
Silver Kim plays First Officer Song
Patrick Garrow plays DC Controller
Horace Abel plays Michael Oddenyo
John Tokatlidis plays Nicolas Skourias , Captain Chavez
Dan MacKay plays NTSB Investigator , Dennis Kemper , Jim Caruso
Daniel Kash plays Captain Santurenne
Myrthin Stagg plays Flight Attendant
Daniel Matmor plays First Officer Ketzer
Marco Grazzini plays First Officer Zille , Co-Pilot Valencia
Bill Dow plays Mark Thomas
Paul Sun-Hyung Lee plays Captain Park
Warren Chow plays Tailstrike First Officer
Robert Moloney plays Ced Roberts
Darrin Baker plays NTSB Investigator Evan Byrne , NTSB Investigator John DeLisi
Jennifer Juniper Angeli plays Flight Attendant
Derek Moran plays Air Traffic Controller , Leo Sartorius
Brendan McMurtry-Howlett plays Junior Emery Mechanic
Stephen Bogaert plays Narrator (voice)
Jamaal Grant plays DAAI Investigator
Matthew Olver plays Captain Lindamood
Philip van Martin plays First Officer
James Binkley plays Andy Peterson
Elie Gemael plays Yahia , First Officer Khan
Richard Harte plays Air Traffic Controller
James Downing plays Captain Shirley
Todd Campbell plays Investigator Robert Benzon
Colin Glazer plays NTSB Investigator
Rong Fu plays Flight Attendant
Thom Marriott plays NTSB Investigator Benzon , Investigator Benzon , NTSB Investigator Bob Benzon
Kaylee Harwood plays BEA Accident Investigator
Ron Kennell plays Everett Cown
Ian Rayburn plays First Officer Sailor
Curtis Caravaggio plays First Officer Harms
Shaun Smyth plays First Officer Stockstill
Dmitry Chepovetsky plays NTSB Investigator , Captain Protasiuk
John Novak plays Hoot Gibson
Craig Stanghetta plays Alex Noll
Jim Codrington plays Lead Investigator
James Purcell plays Finn Heimdal
Jerry Rector plays Captain Paddy Hirst
Dylan Ramsey plays Bobby 'The Killer' , Air Traffic Controller
Martin Roach plays Captain Negasa
Phillip Jarrett plays Auburn Calloway
Val Ovtcharov plays Russian Investigator
Justin Landry plays Passenger
Luke Marty plays Paul Walker
Jarrod MacLean plays NWO Smit , First Officer DeSanctis , New York Controller #1
Dave Hemstad plays Sub Technician
Nigel Downer plays NTSB Investigator
Scott Garland plays USAF Technician - 2008
Jerome Bourgault plays Air Traffic Controller , Peter Claiden
Ric Garcia plays Flight Engineer Harbaoui
Dennis Mirkovic plays Second Officer Dudley Dvorak
Kyle Mitchell plays Air Traffic Controller
Amber Cull plays Flight Attendant Trudy Smith
Alden Adair plays Young First Officer
Raven Dauda plays Air Traffic Controller
Kyle Cameron plays Father McGraw
Jason Weinberg plays Clint Crookshanks
Paul Braunstein plays Captain Bergland , First Officer Keele
Nicola Correia Damude plays Col. Lorllys Ramos
Dan Duran plays Gregory Karam
Matthew Gorman plays NTSB Investigator Bill Bramble
Brittany Allen plays Flight Attendant Sandy Purl
Gordon Harper plays SoCal Controller
Stephanie Jung plays Assistant Investigator
Mark Rainmaker plays KNKT Investigator
Perrie Voss plays Cougar Dispatch
J.D. Nicholsen plays Dick Baker
Vicki Kim plays Flight Attendant
Jasmin Geljo plays First Officer Zhevelov
Doug MacLeod plays Captain Nicolay , Col. Ferreira
Glen McDonald plays Lt. Colonel Fernando Camargo , TSB Investigator Chaulk , ATC Supervisor Patrick
Stephen Sparks plays Captain Rasmussen , Peter Nielsen (Controller)
Brendan Murray plays Lead IAC Investigator , IAD Operator , Air Traffic Controller
Richard Lee plays Relief Pilot Ng
Ahmed Mesallati plays Air Traffic Controller
Ayumi Iizuka plays Gayle Yamamoto
Kim Roberts plays Ruth Green
Dimitri Vantis plays NTSB Investigator
Conrad Coates plays Captain Abate
Rodger Barton plays Herbert Timpe
Jean Paul Najm plays Captain Sokratous
Christopher Russell plays First Lieutenant Christopher Schiess
Laurie Murdoch plays First Officer Berg
Catherine Thomas plays Madeline Avisado
Aaron Abrams plays Patrick Harten
Sarah Manninen plays Katrina Stark
Markjan Winnick plays First Officer Kolesar
Tim Post plays Bill Taylor
Robin Schisler plays Mimi Tompkins
Marco Timpano plays Captain Gutierrez
Joe Matheson plays Admiral William Fogarty
Chris Handfield plays BAE Test Pilot
Matt Lancaster plays NTSB Investigator
Jonathan Kim plays First Officer Rahim
Allen Keng plays Investigator , Maintenance Engineer , Asian Technician , Air Traffic Controller
Andrew Hinkson plays Alaska Airlines Mechanic
Rowan Vickers plays Tower Controller
Crew of Mayday
Discover the backstage crew of Mayday →- Eric Weinthal
- Simon Sinn
- Benjamin Clost
- Cara Ricketts
- Michael Reventar
- Roman Podhora
- Jamillah Ross
- Daniel Falk
- Kevin Hare
- Jon Jordan
- Rebecca Amzallag
- Patrick Stevenson
- William MacDonald
- Mark Lutz
- Redd Ochoa
- M.E. Lewis
- Gary Brennan
- Paulino Nunes
- Jay Yoo
- David Snelgrove
- Débora Demestre
- Jordan Andonov
- Adam Waxman
- Byron Abalos
- Craig Burnatowski
- Grace Armas
- Joel Rinzler
- Jim Annan
- Thomas Hauff
- Steve Coombes
- Birgitte Solem
- Courtenay J. Stevens
- Jeff Sinasac
- Massey Ahmar
- Keana Bastidas
- Tim Gammon
- Neil Girvan
- Barbara Gordon
- Anthony Gerbrandt
- Yury Ruzhyev
- Simon Henderson
- Luis Fernandes
- Chris Britton
- Mike Beaver
- Simu Liu
- Francisco Trujillo
- Kameron Louangxay
- David Tompa
- Benjamin Hollingsworth
- Brock Johnson
- Andrew Zachar
- Robin Wilcock
- Stefano DiMatteo
- Steve Boyle
- Laura Wilson
- Steve Adams
- Chris Baker
- David Ingram
- David Patrick Green
- Zach Smadu
- Janet Porter
- Daniel Stolfi
- Jason Jazrawy
- Jamie Maczko
- Torquil Colbo
- Trevor Hayes
- Anders Yates
- Tony Nappo
- Sean Sullivan
- Simon Northwood
- Troy Blundell
- Alex Spencer
- Monika Schurmann
- Dale Samms
- Darryl Flatman
- Phi Huynh
- Wayne Ward
- Pip Dwyer
- Matt Wells
- Donald Tripe
- Robert B. Kennedy
- Dwayne Bryshun
- Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll
- Arthur Holden
- Dusan Dukic
- Alexander Wong
- Silver Kim
- Patrick Garrow
- Horace Abel
- John Tokatlidis
- Dan MacKay
- Daniel Kash
- Myrthin Stagg
- Daniel Matmor
- Marco Grazzini
- Bill Dow
- Paul Sun-Hyung Lee
- Warren Chow
- Robert Moloney
- Darrin Baker
- Jennifer Juniper Angeli
- Derek Moran
- Brendan McMurtry-Howlett
- Stephen Bogaert
- Jamaal Grant
- Matthew Olver
- Philip van Martin
- James Binkley
- Elie Gemael
- Richard Harte
- James Downing
- Todd Campbell
- Colin Glazer
- Rong Fu
- Thom Marriott
- Kaylee Harwood
- Ron Kennell
- Ian Rayburn
- Curtis Caravaggio
- Shaun Smyth
- Dmitry Chepovetsky
- John Novak
- Craig Stanghetta
- Jim Codrington
- James Purcell
- Jerry Rector
- Dylan Ramsey
- Martin Roach
- Phillip Jarrett
- Val Ovtcharov
- Justin Landry
- Luke Marty
- Jarrod MacLean
- Dave Hemstad
- Nigel Downer
- Scott Garland
- Jerome Bourgault
- Ric Garcia
- Dennis Mirkovic
- Kyle Mitchell
- Amber Cull
- Alden Adair
- Raven Dauda
- Kyle Cameron
- Jason Weinberg
- Paul Braunstein
- Nicola Correia Damude
- Dan Duran
- Matthew Gorman
- Brittany Allen
- Gordon Harper
- Stephanie Jung
- Mark Rainmaker
- Perrie Voss
- J.D. Nicholsen
- Vicki Kim
- Jasmin Geljo
- Doug MacLeod
- Glen McDonald
- Stephen Sparks
- Brendan Murray
- Richard Lee
- Ahmed Mesallati
- Ayumi Iizuka
- Kim Roberts
- Dimitri Vantis
- Conrad Coates
- Rodger Barton
- Jean Paul Najm
- Christopher Russell
- Laurie Murdoch
- Catherine Thomas
- Aaron Abrams
- Sarah Manninen
- Markjan Winnick
- Tim Post
- Robin Schisler
- Marco Timpano
- Joe Matheson
- Chris Handfield
- Matt Lancaster
- Jonathan Kim
- Allen Keng
- Andrew Hinkson
- Rowan Vickers