Between 1967 and 1972, greater than 300 business airplanes have been hijacked worldwide, with over 130 of these incidents going down in america. Probably the most notorious hijacking from this era is that of D.B. Cooper, who in late 1971 hijacked a airplane, demanded $200,000, and after receiving the ransom, leapt out of the plane mid-flight, disappearing and not using a hint. Whereas Cooper’s story has turn into a legendary true crime story, it stays incomplete—there’s no conclusion or decision to his story.
In distinction, the story of Martin McNally provides one of the vital extraordinary and lesser-known chapters in American felony historical past. Simply six months after the Cooper incident, McNally hijacked an American Airways flight departing from St. Louis, demanding and receiving $500,000 earlier than leaping out of the airplane’s rear with the cash. His unbelievable story is now delivered to gentle within the documentary thriller AMERICAN SKYJACKER, the place McNally himself recounts his astonishing felony journey—that includes a number of skyjackings, failed jail escapes, and tumultuous love tales.
Produced independently by Pegalo Footage, this documentary is an extension of their standard podcast. It combines interviews with McNally and different key figures, cinematic reenactments, and archival information footage to inform his compelling story.
AMERICAN SKYJACKER is written, directed, and produced by Eli Kooris and Joshua Shaffer. Cinematography is dealt with by Andrew Aiello and Chris Jones, with modifying by Shaffer and David Tillman. Casting is by Hailey Giles and Stefanie Seifer, and the soundtrack consists by Jasha Klebe. The movie is a Pegalo Footage manufacturing.
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