The Flying Misfits
The Flying Misfits
Release: 1976-09-21
·Runtime: 93m
·★ 6.8
Action
Drama
War
The dramatized World War II adventures of US Major Gregory "Pappy" Boyington and his Marine Attack Squadron 214, AKA The Black Sheep Squadron. The film also acted as the pilot for the television series Baa Baa Black Sheep. Former U.S. Marine pilot Greg "Pappy" Boyington is flying with the American Volunteer Group (the Flying Tigers) in China. After Pearl Harbor brings America into World War II, Greg leaves the AVG to rejoin the Marine Corps. He refuses to be relegated to a desk job and, against all military protocol, forms his own fighter squadron from a group of misfits and disciplinary cases.
Cast
W.K. Stratton
as 2nd Lt. Lawrence 'Larry' Casey
Sharon Gless
as Nurse 1st Lt.
Lance LeGault
as Lt. Huck
James Murtaugh
as Medical Lieutenant
Simon Oakland
as Brig. Gen. Thomas Moore
Anthony Charnota
as Freddy
John Lawlor
as Dr. Jim Reese
Jeff MacKay
as Lt. Donald French
Jake Mitchell
as Lt. Robert Boyle
Sandra Kerns
as Nurse
Byron Morrow
as Adm. Nimitz
John Larroquette
as 2nd Lt. Robert 'Bob' Anderson
John Durren
as Doc Roberts
Charles Napier
as Maj. Red Buell
Robert Conrad
as Maj. Greg 'Pappy' Boyington
Peter Donat
as Col. Mathis
George Gaynes
as Maj. Gen. Claire Lee Chennault
Dana Elcar
as Col. Thomas A. Lard
James Whitmore
as Capt. James 'Jim' Gutterman
Robert Ginty
as 1st Lt. Thomas Joseph 'T.J.' Wiley
Dirk Blocker
as 1st Lt. Jerome 'Jerry' Bragg