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The Night the Bridge Fell Down is an American disaster film starring James MacArthur, Desi Arnaz Jr., and Leslie Nielsen. The movie was produced by Irwin Allen in 1979 in association with Warner Bros. Television for NBC but was not aired in the United States until February 28, 1983 – the same night the final original episode of M*A*S*H ("Goodbye, Farewell and Amen") aired on rival network CBS. (ABC showed American Gigolo).
The fictional Madison Bridge is represented by the Astoria-Megler Bridge on the Columbia River, the longest continuous truss bridge in North America.




Plot


Engineer Cal Miller's unauthorized attempt to close off the dangerously unstable Madison Bridge is foiled by the police pursuit of a robbery suspect. The chase ends in a multi-car accident in the middle of the bridge, which begins falling apart during the confusion. Miller organizes a rescue operation for the handful of bystanders who find themselves stranded with the armed suspect and a wounded policeman on a short stretch of crumbling pavement high atop a single collapsing pylon.




Cast


James MacArthur as Cal Miller
Desi Arnaz Jr. as Johnny Pyle
Char Fontane as Dee
Richard Gilliland as Harvey Lewis
Leslie Nielsen as Paul Warren
Eve Plumb as Terry Kelly
Barbara Rush as Elaine Howard
Gregory Sierra as Diego Ramirez
Phillip Baker Hall as Warren Meech




Production


The casting of Eve Plumb and Barbara Rush was announced in July 1979.




Reception


The show fared poorly in the ratings against the last episode of MASH, which attracted the largest audience for any single show in television history. It had 10 percent of the viewers in New York, 12 percent in Los Angeles and 5 percent in San Francisco.




References






External links


The Night the Bridge Fell Down at IMDb

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