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sddavis63 "The Disappearance of Flight 412" was obviously put out to try to cash in on the UFO craze of the 1970's. I remember the era well. UFO sightings were all over the place. This type of movie would have been watched and it probably garnered pretty good ratings for NBC - the network that broadcast it. In the end, it would also have left pretty much everyone who watched it disappointed. It really isn't that interesting to watch 4 guys get "debriefed," but that's basically what we do for a good part of the movie. These 4 were the crew of an Air Force plane on some sort of routine assignment. 3 strange blips come up on radar, a couple of Marine fighters are scrambled to intercept them and those planes vanish. The Air Force crew then get interrogated about it over about a 24 hour period. This really doesn't lead anywhere. The interrogation ends and the guys are released to their commanding officer, played by Glenn Ford. Ford was decent enough. He was probably the best part of a weak movie, and the entire cast seemed to take this seriously enough. It's just that there's no resolution to anything. In the end all we're left with is that there's some sort of massive government cover-up about UFOs. Honestly, I saw no point to this movie at all. 2/10

bensonmum2 A radar plane (the titular Flight 412) on a routine training mission out of Whitney AFB suddenly spots three unidentified objects on its radar. The objects are confirmed by ground radar. Marine fighters are scrambled. But just as the jet fighters get close , the planes suddenly disappear from the radar – followed shortly by the three unidentified objects. Afterwards, Flight 412 is rerouted to a secret facility where its four man crew are subjected to an interrogation about what they've seen. Or as the men are continually told, what they "think" thy might have seen. Colonel Pete Moore (Glenn Ford) sets out to find his men and bring them back home.As hard as The Disappearance of Flight 412 strives to have the look and feel of a documentary, it never pulls it off. Instead, the movie comes across as exactly what it is – a movie of the week masquerading as a serious look at the U.S. government's cover-up of UFOs. For example, the movie makes it seem like the men on Flight 412 crack in one night with a minimum of hardship or discomfort. Good thing these guys weren't in combat. They'd have given away every secret the U.S. had in a week's time. It's not a very realistic portrayal of these well trained men.In addition to the problems with the plot, The Disappearance of Flight 412 is never able to shake its made-for-TV origins. The sets look cheap, there is absolutely no originality as far as the cinematography goes, no special effects of any kind (the UFOs appear only as bleeps on a radar screen), and, other than Glenn Ford, most of the rest of the cast will be familiar to anyone who watched TV in the 70s. Not that the actors do a bad job – quite the opposite in fact. The acting is one of the movie's highlights. David Soul, in particular, gives a really nice performance. Other familiar faces in the cast include Guy Stockwell and Bradford Dillman.In the end, I'll call The Disappearance of Flight 412 a slightly below average experience. As such, a 4/10 seems about right.

oscar-35 A crew of four are sent off on Flight 412 and pick up three mysterious images on their radar. Star: Glen Ford, David Soul.A film supposedly dealing with the UFO phenomena in the prologue. This film could have been much more interesting but the film's ending is lack luster and unsatisfying. This is because of bad script or directing? Who knows. The dramatic build up of the Air Force base, UFOs on radar, and missing Marine interceptors was fascinating. Casting and acting was believable.The over all review of this film was that the script was too bland and needed a 'punch' or colorful finish.

Chuck Straub "The Disappearance of Flight 412" has the look and feel of a documentary based on a real UFO encounter and the aftermath. I'm sure some people will see this movie and from then on remember it as fact. In fact, no one ever says that it is based on reality. It is fictional, pure and simple. It's just another movie trying to cash in on the UFO craze. At the end of the film there is a statement saying that it is fictional and is not based on anything, anybody or anyplace living or dead. As a semi documentary based on reality it would at least have been interesting. As a sci-fi movie, which is what it is, it is just plain boring. There is no action and very little drama. You never see an alien, or a UFO. All you get out of this movie is that the government is hiding knowledge about the existence of UFOs. The plot is slow, boring, very predictable and goes nowhere. When it ends you wonder what was the point of this movie. Very strange. I wish the movie disappeared with the flight.