Critic Reviews for Life on the Line John Travolta dodges downed power lines, but can't escape the clichs. This is one of those "based on true events" movies that give you the distinct feeling that the true events deserved better.
This is based on a true story, we are told and dedicated to the safety conscience linemen who died on the job. The film centers on Beau (John Travolta) a lineman, whose sloppy work, through circumstances ends up killing his brother Danny (Ty Olsson).
John Travolta recently finished filming the drama “Life on the Line” in Vancouver, Canada. The film about an electric lineman left to care for his niece does not have a release date yet, but a Facebook page dedicated to the movie offers a glimpse.
The filmmakers behind this earnest, heartfelt drama truly want to honor the brave men who do this job, but the movie is packed with cliches and doesn't really grasp the details of hard work. John Travolta dodges downed power lines, but can't escape the clichs.
After introducing the framing device of an interview with a lineman played by Devon Sawa, the movie begins again with a prologue set in 1998 Texas, with John Travolta, in unconvincing young-age makeup, as Beau Ginner, a Texas lineman working in the middle of a lightning storm.
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What is the quote from Life on the Line?
It's more about the quality of life, than the height of the climb. We are more than 1,000,000 strong, but together we act as one. We walk the line whether hurricanes, tornadoes, rain, wind, or sun. Our main mission is to protect the grid, even if one of us meets our maker.
The characters are working around hills and tall green forests. However, the area east of Lubbock, TX which is shown on the work map is very flat and only some areas with low, rolling hills and no lush forests.
Parents need to know that Life on the Line is a drama starring John Travolta about electrical linemen in Texas. It's very earnest and well-meaning, but it's also full of cliches and soap-opera twists and isn't for every taste. Plus, the violence is strong, with guns and shooting, attempted rape,…
She meets Carline (Julie Benz), while Carline's husband Eugene (Ryan Robbins) stares from a distance. Beau sees Eugene and goes to introduce himself. Eugene shakes Beau's hand. Beau tries to start a conversation with Eugene when he notices Eugene also works for the power company.
Life on the Line is a 2015 American direct-to-video disaster thriller film directed by David Hackl and written by Primo Brown, Marvin Peart and Peter I. Horton.
Song: “Life on the Line” Artist: Fiona Culley Feat. Darius Rucker LIFE ON THE LINE is a riveting action thriller and family drama centered on Beau (John Travolta), his beloved niece Bailey (Kate Bosworth) and the hardworking men who risk their lives to work “on the line” and keep the electric grid running.
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"I had a stroke in 2001, I had a 1 percent chance of survival, I had a 9-day brain bleed," she said, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “I recovered for 7 years, and I haven't had jobs since," said Stone, 65, at the event, which focused on diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility in Hollywood.
As she later learned, that lightning bolt was her brain hemorrhaging from a ruptured vertebral artery. The vertebral arteries, located at the back of the neck, convey about 20 percent of the body's blood supply to the brain, along with the internal carotid arteries—and their good functioning is critical to life.
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