John Travolta’s Near-Death Experience (Plane Crash)
The website article, dated November 25, 2023, features John Travolta recounting a harrowing near-death experience while piloting a plane with his family. The 69-year-old Oscar winner, also a licensed pilot, shared the incident during a London screening of his upcoming film, “The Shepherd.” The movie, based on a 1975 novella, mirrors Travolta’s personal experience of a total electrical failure in a corporate jet over Washington D.C. Though the article doesn’t specify the incident’s date, Travolta previously mentioned a 1992 emergency landing in a 1995 interview.
The actor expressed how the near-death encounter influenced his portrayal in the film, emphasizing the despair of thinking he was going to die with his family on board. Despite having no instruments or electricity, he successfully landed the aircraft, mirroring a scene in the novella. Travolta’s connection to the book led him to purchase its rights, intending to adapt it for the big screen. After a decade of delays, director Iain Softley revived the project, bringing Travolta back into the fold and allowing the realization of his long-held dream.
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