Rescue 911
1989, Series, 60 min, Documentary, English, United States, MoviePedia score 70
Rescue 911 is an informational reality-based television series that premiered on April 18, 1989 and ended on August 27, 1996. The series was hosted by William Shatner and featured reenactments of emergency situations that often involved calls to 911. Though never intended as a teaching tool, various viewers used the knowledge they obtained watching the show. Two specials, titled "100 Lives Saved" and "200 Lives Saved," were dedicated to viewers who had written to CBS with their stories on how the knowledge they obtained watching the show allowed them to save the life of someone else. At least 350 lives have been saved as a result of what viewers learned from watching it.
Directed by Mary Hardwick, Jim Milio, Nancy Platt Jacoby, Chris Pechin, Steve Bronstein, Robin Groth, Steve Muscarella, Ron Brody, Sheri Goldstein, Dan Jackson, Mark Cole
Cast
- William Shatner as Self
- David Teschendorf as Sand tunnel dad
- Dick Warlock as Re-enactment performer
- Ken Parham as Russian Soldier
- John Sherrod as Re-enactment performer
- Gene Babb as Re-enactment performer
- Michael Stanton Kennedy as Rapist
- Hillary Bost as Johanna Chinnis
- Dan Davis as Father
- David Neustein as Richard Migliore
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