Into Thin Air (1985): Cast
Into Thin Air is a 1985 crime drama directed by Roger Young, starring Ellen Burstyn as Joan Walker, Tate Donovan and Nicholas Pryor. It runs 1 hour 37 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 37m (97 min)
- Director
- Roger Young
- Original language
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English - Studio
- ITC Entertainment
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Into Thin Air About?
The premise of Into Thin Air without spoilers.
Ellen Burstyn plays Joan Walker, whose college son disappears on a trip from Canada to Colorado. Frustrated by police inaction, she and her ex‑husband search for him. When his van is found in Maine with stolen plates, dread grows, and a private detective is hired to uncover the chilling truth in this gripping drama based on true events.
Into Thin Air Themes & Keywords
· 16 tags- man tied up
- bound and gagged
- detective
- ottawa ontario canada
- runaway
- missing person
- boulder colorado
- van
- brother brother relationship
- mother son relationship
- search
- teenager
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- suspect
- disappearance
- maine
- based on true story
Into Thin Air Cast & Characters
Ellen Burstyn leads the cast as Joan Walker, with Tate Donovan as Brian Walker and Nicholas Pryor as Larry Walker. Directed by Roger Young; 29 actors are credited in all.
- Director Roger Young
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Ellen Burstyn as Joan Walker -
Tate Donovan as Brian Walker - Nicholas Pryor as Larry Walker
- Sam Robards as Stephen Walker
Also Starring in Into Thin Air
· 25 more- Tom McBeath Bank account manager
- G.W. Bailey Sergeant Frasier (uncredited)
- Robert Prosky Jim Conway
- Garry Chalk Gas station attendant
- Frank C. Turner Motel Manager
- Tom Heaton Volkswagen dealer
- Dale Wilson FBI Agent Drake
- Walter Marsh Repair shop manager
- Babs Chula Maggie
- John Dennis Johnston Earl Pike
- Britt Leach Sgt. Keyes
- Ebbe Roe Smith Kevin
- Patricia Smith Olga Conway
- Antony Holland Ben Loder
- David Longworth Grocery store owner
- Gary Hetherington Wallace
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- Bill Calvert Rob Walker
- Caroline McWilliams Asst. Dist. Atty. Towler
- J.P. Bumstead Agent Cameron
- Paul Batten Computer executive
- Janet Hodgkinson Secretary
- Elizabeth Barclay Girl at gas station
- Pat Barlow Motel proprietor
- Ken Douglas Lloyd Mason
- Bob Metcalfe Billy
More from Roger Young
More films directed by Roger Young, best-rated first: Lassiter, The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story, The Thin Blue Lie and One Special Night.
Cars in Into Thin Air
11 cars on screen, including the 1973 Volkswagen Campmobile T2 Typ 2 and the 1977 AMC Pacer Wagon.
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1973 Volkswagen Campmobile T2 Typ 2 Main role -
1977 AMC Pacer Wagon Important role -
1982 Buick Skylark Important role -
1985 Dodge Aries K Important role
Into Thin Air Also Known As
3 alternative titles, including “La búsqueda de Brian” and “Une étrange disparition”.
- Also known as
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- La búsqueda de Brian
- Une étrange disparition
- Desaparecido no Ar
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Into Thin Air FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Into Thin Air, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Into Thin Air?
Into Thin Air runs 1 hour 37 minutes (97 minutes).
When was Into Thin Air released?
Into Thin Air was released on October 29, 1985.
Who directed Into Thin Air?
Into Thin Air was directed by Roger Young.
More films by Roger Young Who is in the cast of Into Thin Air?
Into Thin Air stars Ellen Burstyn as Joan Walker, Tate Donovan as Brian Walker and Nicholas Pryor as Larry Walker, among 29 credited actors.
Does Into Thin Air have a post-credit scene?
No. Into Thin Air has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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