of highly advanced aviation technology and equipment, including escape pods, braking parachutes, G-suits and mixed jet/rocket power plants, some reviewers considered the film to be in the science fiction genre, given its setting in the year 1949. The film's aviation advisor Paul Mantz envisioned an "aircraft of tomorrow" when designing the centerpiece aircraft and models, accurately predicting much of today's modern jet-aircraft technology. Home media Chain Lightning was released in VHS format in 1992 by MGM/UA Home Entertainment, though without the corrected writing credit for Lester Cole. Warner Archives released an official DVD on January 24, 2012 and Later In Blu-ray on June 22, 2021. References Notes Bibliography Dwiggins, Don. Hollywood Pilot: The Biography of Paul Mantz. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1967. Hardwick, Jack and Ed Schnepf. "A Buff's Guide to Aviation Movies". Air Progress Aviation Vol. 7, No. 1, Spring 1983. Michael, Paul. Humphrey Bogart: The Man and his Films. New York: Bonanza Books, 1965. External links 1950 films 1950 drama films American drama films American aviation films American black-and-white films Films about test pilots Films directed by Stuart Heisler Films scored by David Buttolph Films about the United States Air Force Warner Bros. films 1950s English-language films 1950s American films