Product Details

• Actors: Laura Dern, Robert Loggia, Vincent Spano, Michael Rooker, Welker White
• Directors: Robert Markowitz
• Writers: Elizabeth Chandler
• Producers: Elizabeth Chandler, Paul Kurta, Steve Tisch
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Hbo Home Video
• VHS Release Date: August 7, 2001
• Run Time: 103 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302518296
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #264,094 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

When an air force jet crash is blamed on ' 'pilot error' ', a young widow must fight to clear her husband?s name. Based on a true story.

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11 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Afterburn, June 11, 2000

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"djokolot" (Greenville, South Carolina) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Afterburn [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Your heart and support will go out to Janet Harduvel in this true story, as she fights to clear her husband of blame when his F-16 aircraft crashes due to a mechanical defect. With the help of her attorney, they beat the odds and win their case in court, but not without pressure from the military and the plane's manufacturer. This well written script will make you stand up and cheer their victories as friends and associates are forced to take sides, as the tension builds and more serious conflicts occur, and as she copes to deal with the personal struggle of fighting a corporate giant and raising a child alone. Janet Harduvel fights a heartwarming battle through a typical military and corporate cover-up.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Movie, January 17, 2011

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A'Yuh - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Afterburn (DVD)

Another prime example of cover-up in action, even after being proven in the courtroom. Definitely worth your time and money.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars not everything is perfect but truth show through, August 30, 2006

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Christopher M. Stewart "CJ STUART" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Afterburn (DVD)

This movie is based off actual accounts of a fighter pilot death due to wire chaffing, an on going problem in any man made thing. Not all the facts are presented in the movie (hollywood trys to over glorify movies with "military experts" who never served a day or lifed the life as a spouse.) Over all a good content, story flow, and for the time raised a few guestions. But also consider this, in the real deal no information is released to public till investagation is done and notification of next kin.