Call to Glory
Call to Glory is an American drama which was aired for 22 episodes during the 1984–1985 TV season (specifically from August 1984 to February 1985) on the ABC network.[1][2]
| Call to Glory | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Action |
| Created by | Ronald M. Cohen |
| Directed by | Thomas Carter |
| Starring | Keenan Wynn Craig T. Nelson Cindy Pickett Elisabeth Shue David Hollander Gabriel Damon |
| Composer(s) | Charles Gross |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 22 |
| Production | |
| Production location(s) | Beale Air Force Base, Marysville, California, USA |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Tisch-Avnet Productions Paramount Television |
| Distributor | CBS Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | August 13, 1984 – June 30, 1985 |
The show focuses on USAF pilot Colonel Raynor Sarnac (Craig T. Nelson) and his family, living near Edwards Air Force Base, where Sarnac was stationed during the early 1960s.[1]
Heavily promoted during ABC's broadcast of the 1984 Summer Olympics,[1] the pilot episode was aired August 13, 1984. The first episode is related to the U-2 flights over Cuba during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. During its production run, the show came to focus more on the loneliness experienced by wife Vanessa Sarnac (Cindy Pickett) while stationed on base and what she and the family would do to spend time in productive pursuits while enduring the Antelope Valley's isolation from civilization.
The series also stars Elisabeth Shue in one of her early roles as the eldest Sarnac child, daughter Jackie. Jackie aspired to be a fighter pilot like her dad, and she was steadfast in voicing her prediction that the exclusion against women would be lifted. This prediction came to pass in the actual US Air Force on April 28, 1993.[3][4]
Also appearing in the series was David Lain Baker as Tom Bonelli; Baker would later become one of the judges on the competition show Forged in Fire.
Cast
- Craig T. Nelson as Col. Raynor Sarnac
- David Lain Baker as Tom Bonelli
- Cindy Pickett as Vanessa Sarnac
- Elisabeth Shue as Jackie Sarnac
- Keenan Wynn as Carl Sarnac
- David Hollander as Wesley Sarnac
- Gabriel Damon as R.H. Sarnac
- Thomas O'Brien as Patrick Thomas
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 2 | "Pilot" | TBA | TBA | August 13, 1984 |
| 3 | "The Move" | TBA | TBA | August 20, 1984 |
| 4 | "Blackbird" | TBA | TBA | August 27, 1984 |
| 5 | "A Nation Divided" | TBA | TBA | September 3, 1984 |
| 6 | "Paper Tiger" | TBA | TBA | September 17, 1984 |
| 7 | "Go / No Go" | TBA | TBA | September 24, 1984 |
| 8 | "Call It Courage" | TBA | TBA | October 1, 1984 |
| 9 | "A Wind in the East" | TBA | TBA | October 8, 1984 |
| 10 | "A Moment in the Sun" | TBA | TBA | October 22, 1984 |
| 11 | "Cover Story" | TBA | TBA | October 29, 1984 |
| 12 | "Realities" | TBA | TBA | November 12, 1984 |
| 13 | "The Wake" | TBA | TBA | November 19, 1984 |
| 14 | "Medals All of Brass" | TBA | TBA | November 26, 1984 |
| 15 | "A Wind of Change" | TBA | TBA | December 3, 1984 |
| 16 | "Give Unto Caesar" | TBA | TBA | December 17, 1984 |
| 17 | "Moonchild" | TBA | TBA | January 15, 1985 |
| 18 | "Images" | TBA | TBA | January 22, 1985 |
| 19 | "Fathers and Sons" | TBA | TBA | January 29, 1985 |
| 20 | "Just in Time" | TBA | TBA | February 12, 1985 |
| 21 22 | "The JFK Years" | TBA | TBA | June 30, 1985 |
Production
Craig T. Nelson received familiarization rides in USAF jets at Edwards Air Force Base during the filming of the series, including flights in the T-38 Talon, the F-4 Phantom II, and the F-16 Fighting Falcon. On one particular flight in the F-16, the aircraft suffered an electrical failure. Nelson and his pilot prepared to bail out, however, the pilot was able to safely land the aircraft.
Call to Glory was filmed in Texas at Laughlin Air Force Base in Val Verde County, near Del Rio.
References
- Hill, Michael E. (August 12, 1984). "'Call To Glory': Craig Nelson's unlikely role as a willing warrior". Washington Post. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
- Walker, Joseph (February 8, 1985). "A new slot for 'Call to Glory' - the exit". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. C7.
- 1st female F-16 pilot retires, The Sumter Item, October 12, 2006.
Sharon Preszler, the first woman accepted to fly F-16s in the active duty USAF, was age 41 at the time of her retirement, making her a few years older than Elisabeth Shue's character Jackie, who was in high school when the show premiered in 1984. - First female active-duty fighter pilot retires, by Tarsha Storey, Shaw Air Force Base News, October 13, 2006
External links
- Call to Glory on IMDb
- YouTube – Call to Glory – opening credits