After a terrible air disaster, survivor Max Klein emerges a changed person. Unable to connect to his former life or to wife Laura, he feels godlike and invulnerable. When psychologist Bill Perlman is unable to help Max, he has Max meet another survivor, Carla Rodrigo, who is racked with grief and guilt since her baby died in the crash which she and Max survived.

Mel Gibson was offered the role of Max.

Carla:
This is a German car?


Max:
Swedish!


Carla:
It's very sturdy.


Max:
It's a very safe car - a very safe car, and I'm an excellent driver. I've never been in an accident - well at least not while behind the wheel. But even strapped in to all of this marvelous technology of the reenforced doors and roof - we could still get crushed.

Crew or equipment visible: When Max Klein is spinning on the corner of the roof, his wireless microphone pack can been seen on his lower back.

From Symphony No. 3 ("Symphony of Sorrowful Songs")
Written by Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki (as Henryk Mikolaj G￿ki)
David Zinman, conductor
Dawn Upshaw, soprano
Performed by London Sinfonietta
Courtesy of ELEKTRA NONESUCH
By Arrangement with WARNER SPECIAL PRODUCTS