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Disaster at Silo 7 is a 1988 American made-for-television thriller-drama film directed by Larry Elikann.^[1]^[2] It is loosely based on the 1980 Damascus Titan missile explosion.

Plot

During routine maintenance of a liquid-fuelled ICBM, the fuel tank is penetrated by a falling socket. The film traces the efforts of the maintenance crew and associated military and civilian personnel to recover the potentially disastrous situation before the fuel tank is sufficiently depressurised that the stack collapses and explodes.^[3]

Cast

Michael O'Keefe as Sgt. Mike Fitzgerald
Perry King as Maj. Hicks
Patricia Charbonneau as Kathy Fitzgerald
Peter Boyle as Gen. Sanger
Joe Spano as Sgt. Swofford
Ray Baker as Col. Chadwick
Dennis Weaver as Sheriff Ben Harlen
Joe Urla as Pepper Martinelli
Brent Jennings as A.C. Jones
Christian Clemenson as Col. Brandon
Ken Jenkins as Clarence
Maureen Teefy as Penny Travers

Influence

Inspired by the 1980 Damascus Titan missile explosion, Jeffrey K. Kennedy, one of the main protagonists of the Damascus event, was a special technical advisor for this movie.

References

^ Jeff Jarvis (November 28, 1988). "Picks and Pans Review: Disaster at Silo 7". People. Vol. 30, No. 22. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
^ Don Shirley (November 25, 1988). "Television Reviews : Missile Explosion Is Reenacted in ABC Movie". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
^ "Disaster at Silo 7 (1988)". Retrieved January 6, 2017.

External links

Disaster at Silo 7 at IMDb

[1] Jeff Jarvis (November 28, 1988). "Picks and Pans Review: Disaster at Silo 7". People. Vol. 30, No. 22. Retrieved June 23, 2016.

[2] Don Shirley (November 25, 1988). "Television Reviews : Missile Explosion Is Reenacted in ABC Movie". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 23, 2016.

[3] "Disaster at Silo 7 (1988)". Retrieved January 6, 2017.

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