Based on a true story, the Amazon biopic “On a Wing and a Prayer” is about a man on a chartered flight, along with his wife and two kids, who must figure out how to fly and land the plane after the pilot dies mid-flight. Streaming Friday on Amazon, the film stars Dennis Quaid and Heather Graham, who said the role hasn’t made her wary of flying in small planes.
“I definitely have moments,” she said, “but for the most part, it’s not my deepest fear. I somehow tune it out — I read a book, I watch a movie, I try not to think about crashing, basically. I’m pretty successful at not being freaked out on planes. Not all the time, but mostly.” Even after making this movie? “Actually, learning about the equipment and some of the things about flying, it did make me want to learn how to fly. It’s really interesting and as a kid, I used to pretend that I was Peter Pan and I could fly, so maybe flying has always been a dream of mine.”
Graham can also be seen in the first episode of the futuristic Apple TV+ climate change series “Extrapolations,” tapping into her more wry instincts as an actor. She gained notice early on for roles in “Swingers,” “Boogie Nights” and “Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me.” Her resume since has included a pair of “Hangover” films, the TV series “Get Shorty,” “Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders,” and “Californication,” among others.
