Prime Video’s unveiled the first official photo from On a Wing and a Prayer, an inspirational drama based on a true story. The new photo shows Dennis Quaid (Blue Miracle) at the controls of an airplane with Heather Graham (Love Guaranteed) as his co-pilot. Jesse Metcalfe also stars.
Per Prime Video: “In this extraordinary true story of faith and survival, On a Wing and a Prayer follows passenger Doug White’s (Quaid) harrowing journey to safely land a plane and save his entire family from insurmountable danger after their pilot dies unexpectedly mid-flight.”
The film reunites Quaid with his Soul Surfer and Reagan director Sean McNamara. Brian Egeston wrote the screenplay and Autumn Bailey-Ford, Roma Downey, and Karl Horstmann produce. Marco Henry executive produces and the film’s subject, Doug White, is involved as a co-producer.
White was forced to take over the controls after the pilot of a King Air plane lost consciousness. White had a pilot’s license but had never handled a plane as big as the King Air prior to the April 2009 in-flight emergency.
“This gripping story has so many layers, I couldn’t put the script down,” stated Roma Downey when the film was announced in January 2021. “At the heart of this true story is a man thrown into every passenger’s worst nightmare as he sees his pilot die mid-air at the controls. What happens next will have you on the edge of your seat, and with Dennis Quaid in the lead role you won’t be able to take your eyes off the screen.”
On a Wing and a Prayer will premiere on Prime Video on April 7, 2023.
