Pensacola: Wings of Gold
Pensacola: Wings of Gold | |
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Genre | Drama |
Created by | William Blinn |
Starring | James Brolin |
Composers | John R. Graham Jimmy Haun |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 66 |
Production | |
Executive producers | David H. Balkan William Blinn James Brolin Stu Segall Jeff Wachtel Jacqueline Zambrano |
Producers | Laurence Frank Nan Hagan Perry Husman Jeff Wald |
Cinematography | Anthony Anderson Tom Jewett Terry Pfrang |
Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 48 minutes |
Production companies | Partner Stations Network Dauphine Productions Magdalene Productions Stu Segall Productions Eyemark Entertainment (1997-2000) (seasons 1-3) King World (2000) (season 3) |
Original release | |
Network | Syndication |
Release | September 15, 1997 May 20, 2000 | –
Pensacola: Wings of Gold is a
Stu Segall Studios
in San Diego.
Cast
- James Brolin as Lt. Col. Bill "Raider" Kelly, commanding officer of VMFAT-107, an F/A-18 Hornet training squadron
Season 1
- Kristanna Loken as Janine Kelly, Lt. Col. Kelly's daughter
- Kathryn Morris as Lieutenant Annalisa "Stinger" Lindstrom, UH-1 helicopter aviator
- Rodney Rowland as Lieutenant Bobby "Chaser" Griffin, F/A-18 Hornet aviator
- Rodney Van Johnson as Lieutenant Wendell "Cipher" McCray, Force Recon
- Salvator Xuereb as Lieutenant A.J. "Buddha" Conaway, demolitions expert
- Brynn Thayer as Colonel Rebecca Hodges, LtCol. Kelly's superior officer
Season 2
- Bobby Hosea as Maj. MacArthur "Hammer" Lewis, Jr., executive officer (XO) of VMFAT-107; F/A-18 Hornet instructor pilot
- Michael Trucco as Lt. Tucker "Spoon" Henry III, F/A-18 Hornet student aviator
- Sandra Hess as Lt. Alexandra "Ice" Jensen, F/A-18 Hornet student aviator
- Kenny Johnson as Lieutenant Butch "Burner" Barnes, F/A-18 Hornet student aviator
- Barbara Niven as Kate Anderson, barkeep
Season 3
- All main cast reprised their role from season 2[2]
- Felicity Waterman as Captain Abigail "Mad Dog" Holley, a helicopter pilot on loan from the Royal Air Force and squadron's boxing coach
- David Quane as Captain Edward "Capone" Terrelli, pilot of the AH-1W "Cobra" gunship, a former fighter pilot
Episodes
Season 1 (1997–98)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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1 | 1 | "Yesterday, Upon the Stair: Part 1" | James Whitmore Jr. | William Blinn | September 13, 1997 |
2 | 2 | "Yesterday, Upon the Stair: Part 2" | Ray Austin | William Blinn & Morgan Gendel | September 20, 1997 |
3 | 3 | "Freebird" | Anthony Hickox | Morgan Gendel | September 27, 1997 |
4 | 4 | "It's the Real Thing, Baby" | Jim Johnston | Nan Hagan | October 4, 1997 |
5 | 5 | "Fallout" | Terrence O'Hara | Jodie Lewis | October 11, 1997 |
6 | 6 | "Birds of Prey" | Jack Sholder | Eric Estrin | October 18, 1997 |
7 | 7 | "Road Warriors" | James A. Contner | Christopher Beaumont | October 25, 1997 |
8 | 8 | "Grey Ghost" | Peter Ellis | Susan Hamilton-Brin | November 1, 1997 |
9 | 9 | "Past Sins" | Charles Siebert | Jim Macak | November 8, 1997 |
10 | 10 | "Bogey Man" | Richard Compton | Morgan Gendel | November 15, 1997 |
11 | 11 | "Acceptable Casualties" | Peter Ellis | Patricia Rust & William Blinn | November 22, 1997 |
12 | 12 | "Company Town" | Ron Garcia | Joe Gannon | January 3, 1998 |
13 | 13 | "Trials and Tribulations" | James Brolin | Nan Hagan | January 10, 1998 |
14 | 14 | "Soldiers of Misfortune" | Peter Ellis | Babs Greyhosky | January 17, 1998 |
15 | 15 | "Power Play" | Sidney J. Furie | Jodie Lewis | January 24, 1998 |
16 | 16 | "Game, Set and Match" | Vincent McEveety | Jim Macak | January 31, 1998 |
17 | 17 | "Lost Shipment" | James Brolin | Gary Skeen Hall | April 18, 1998 |
18 | 18 | "We Are Not Alone" | Ron Garcia | Nan Hagan | April 25, 1998 |
19 | 19 | "Stranger, Lover, Friend" | Peter Ellis | William Blinn & Patricia Rust | May 2, 1998 |
20 | 20 | "Great Expectations" | Peter Ellis | Jeff Wachtel | May 9, 1998 |
21 | 21 | "Broken Wings" | Sidney J. Furie | Jim Macak | May 16, 1998 |
22 | 22 | "Not in My Backyard" | Sidney J. Furie | Morgan Gendel | May 23, 1998 |
Season 2 (1998–1999)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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23 | 1 | "Nuggets" | Unknown | Unknown | September 7, 1998 |
24 | 2 | "Burn Out" | Unknown | Unknown | September 14, 1998 |
25 | 3 | "Solo Flight" | Unknown | Unknown | September 21, 1998 |
26 | 4 | "S.O.D." | Unknown | Unknown | September 28, 1998 |
27 | 5 | "Stand Down" | Unknown | Unknown | October 5, 1998 |
28 | 6 | "Raid on Osirak" | Unknown | Unknown | October 12, 1998 |
29 | 7 | "Boom" | Unknown | Unknown | October 19, 1998 |
30 | 8 | "The Red Baron" | Unknown | Unknown | October 26, 1998 |
31 | 9 | "Vertigo" | Unknown | Unknown | November 2, 1998 |
32 | 10 | "Wild, Wild West" | Unknown | Unknown | November 9, 1998 |
33 | 11 | "Class Strike" | Unknown | Unknown | November 16, 1998 |
34 | 12 | "Blue Angel" | Unknown | Unknown | January 30, 1999 |
35 | 13 | "Lost" | Unknown | Unknown | February 7, 1999 |
36 | 14 | "Mishap" | Unknown | Unknown | February 14, 1999 |
37 | 15 | "Fox Two" | Unknown | Unknown | February 21, 1999 |
38 | 16 | "Blue on Blue" | Unknown | Unknown | February 28, 1999 |
39 | 17 | "Cuba Libre" | Unknown | Unknown | April 15, 1999 |
40 | 18 | "Sortie" | Unknown | Unknown | April 22, 1999 |
41 | 19 | "Touch and Go" | Unknown | Unknown | April 29, 1999 |
42 | 20 | "G.Q." | Unknown | Unknown | May 6, 1999 |
43 | 21 | "Night Traps" | Unknown | Unknown | May 13, 1999 |
44 | 22 | "Rules of Engagement" | Unknown | Unknown | May 20, 1999 |
Season 3 (1999–2000)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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45 | 1 | "Tip of the Spear" | Unknown | Unknown | September 11, 1999 |
46 | 2 | "Gyspy Tumble" | Unknown | Unknown | September 18, 1999 |
47 | 3 | "A Wing and a Prayer" | Unknown | Unknown | September 25, 1999 |
48 | 4 | "Call to Glory" | Unknown | Unknown | October 2, 1999 |
49 | 5 | "Officers and Gentlemen" | Unknown | Unknown | October 9, 1999 |
50 | 6 | "Tattoo" | Unknown | Unknown | October 16, 1999 |
51 | 7 | "Burke's Breech" | Unknown | Unknown | October 23, 1999 |
52 | 8 | "Behind Enemy Lines" | Unknown | Unknown | October 30, 1999 |
53 | 9 | "True Stories" | Unknown | Unknown | November 6, 1999 |
54 | 10 | "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" | Unknown | Unknown | November 13, 1999 |
55 | 11 | "On the Tee" | Unknown | Unknown | November 20, 1999 |
56 | 12 | "Aces" | Unknown | Unknown | November 27, 1999 |
57 | 13 | "Article 32" | Unknown | Unknown | January 29, 2000 |
58 | 14 | "At Poverty Level" | Unknown | Unknown | February 5, 2000 |
59 | 15 | "Busted" | Unknown | Unknown | February 12, 2000 |
60 | 16 | "Crash Test" | Unknown | Unknown | February 19, 2000 |
61 | 17 | "Pensacola Shootout" | Unknown | Unknown | February 26, 2000 |
62 | 18 | "Answered Prayers" | Unknown | Unknown | April 22, 2000 |
63 | 19 | "Return to Glory" | Unknown | Unknown | April 29, 2000 |
64 | 20 | "Casualties of War" | Unknown | Unknown | May 6, 2000 |
65 | 21 | "Brothers" | Unknown | Unknown | May 13, 2000 |
66 | 22 | "SOCEX: Final Exams" | Unknown | Unknown | May 20, 2000 |
DVD releases
FilmRise has released all 3 seasons on DVD.[3][4]
DVD Name | Ep # | Release Date |
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The Complete First Season | 22 | October 10, 2016 |
The Complete Second Season | 22 | February 10, 2017 |
The Complete Third Season | 22 | February 10, 2017 |
Awards and nominations
Year | Awards | Category | Result |
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1999 | Golden Reel Awards | Best Sound Editing | Nominated |
Video games
In June/July 1997,
CBS Enterprises to produce the first-ever true companion PC series of games for the series.[5][6][7] By December 1997, the first CD-ROM game was still in production.[8]
References
- ^ "San Diego Film Commission". Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-09-17.
- ^ "Pensacola: Wings of Gold". Retrieved October 22, 2022.
- ^ 'The Complete 1st Season' is Now Available on DVD Archived 2017-01-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 'The Complete 2nd Season' and 'The Complete 3rd Season' DVDs
- Electronic Media. p. 22. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
- ^ Timothy, Burn (June 30, 1997). "Lean, Mean' Software Machine Thrives in a Ferocious Market". The Washington Times. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- ^ "Pensacola: Wings of Gold". July 1997. Archived from the original on August 27, 1999. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
- ^ Timothy, Burn (December 15, 1997). "Wings of Gold' Failed to Lift Game Firm Aloft". The Washington Times. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
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