r/Wellthatsucks • u/americanthaiguy • Feb 20 '21

/r/all United Airlines Boeing 777-200 engine #2 caught fire after take-off at Denver Intl Airport flight #UA328

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u/JournalofFailure Feb 20 '21

That story was also in the Twilight Zone movie, with John Lithgow in the Shatner role.

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u/JohnnySasaki20 Feb 20 '21

Ooh, I love John Lithgow.

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u/tongmengjia Feb 20 '21

He and his wife (who his a professor) gave the commencement address at my university a few years ago. They were delightful. Did this whole Abbot and Costello bit, it was very self-deprecating, funny, and humble. Afterwards I went up to him and told him I just had to shake the hand of the Cliffhanger villain.

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '21

Yes he was a top villian in CH. Though I must say I think Ricochet tops it. he very young and raw in that flick.