'' Fire and Rain '' is a 1989 American made-for-television disaster film directed by Jerry J. Jameson , starring Charles Haid , Angie Dickinson , and Tom Bosley , as well as an all-star ensemble television cast in supporting roles . It is based on the Delta Air Lines Flight 191 plane crash at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport on August 2 , 1985 , as depicted in '' Fire and Rain : A Tragedy in American Aviation '' ( 1986 ) by Jerome Greer Chandler
Delta Air Lines Flight 191
Delta Air Lines Flight 191
Fire and Rain (film)