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“Sully” Lands On Top

It’s no surprise that Warner Brothers true life story about the heroic landing in what was called the “Miracle On The Hudson” has brought fans out for the opening weekend as its domestic total hits 35 million.

The dramatic true story of Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenburger relives the first ever forced water landing due to bird strike that had the air flight officials trying to figure out how this all happened successfully.

The film stars actor Tom Hanks, who truly encompasses the role of Sully both as a hero as well as a man plagued with grief and emotion as the investigation following the landing threatens to destroy his 40 year career as a pilot.   Costars include, Aaron Eckhart as first officer, Jeff Skiles, Laura Linney as Sullenburger’s wife and includes several cameos from news officials including Katie Couric as well as the real life passengers and Captain “Sully” himself.

Shot with IMAX cameras, Sully captures every heart pounding moment as has audiences experiencing the plummet into the frigid waters in 208 seconds.

Sully came out September 9 2016, a little more than seven years after the real heroic event and coincides with the 15th anniversary of the 9-11 events.  It’s currently playing in a theater near you.

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Miracle of The Hudson- Seven Years Today.

It’s been 7 years since it came on the news of the heroic landing of a jet plane into the Hudson River by Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger and yet people still remember.

To recap as previously reported by NBC News on January 15, 2009, the US Airways plane had just taken off from Upstate New York when a flock of birds reportedly ran into a jet line causing both engines to go out. In an effort to save the 155 people on board the jetliner, Captain Sully maneuvered the plane safely down using the Hudson River to land with enough time to rescue all passengers with very few mild injuries.

Sully had instantly been made a hero and celebrity with that one event and people couldn’t stop thinking about it, including a local BMI songwriter named Peter Prince.

Three days after, Prince listened to the cockpit recording that was now public domain as news media outlets had played them frequently and he said, he could feel the strength of the man (Sully) as he was communicating with the airport’s control in LaGuardia causing him (Prince) to tear up emotionally.

From this Prince wrote a song called, “Softly Down”.  Listen here to the two versions sung by Colene Walters and Nashville Vocalist, Alan Johnson.

Both versions are currently available for purchase via CD Baby, iTunes, Amazon, and Spotify.

And stay tuned, Warner Brothers are currently working on a movie under the direction of Clint Eastwood and starring Tom Hanks as “Sully“.  The movie is set to be released September 9, 2016.