# Does anyone know what movie this is?

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**Created:** [January 13, 2010, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-what-movie-this-is/524788 "2010-01-13T16:02:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-what-movie-this-is/524788/21 "2010-01-14T20:39:01Z")

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> [@Boyo\_Jim](#):
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> I’ve watched it, and it was very good, but I’m reasonably sure it’s not the movie I was thinking of. I could swear that the guys didn’t know they were dead until very near the end, and I don’t remember anything about baseball, or an investigation or a cowardly general.
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> Who knows, maybe I’m conflating a bunch of movies.

No, I remember it that way too, vividly. It’s not a Twilight Zone episode, it’s a full movie.

ETA: found similar discussions about such a movie [here](http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=449233) and [here](http://www.guardian.co.uk/notesandqueries/query/0,5753,-20660,00.html).

Seems from that it could be **jk124** ’s suggestion _Sole Survivor_.

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**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-what-movie-this-is/524788/22 "2010-01-14T20:45:20Z")

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Interesting how many people in those other threads say they were “haunted” by the movie, having seen it as a kid. Me too.

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**Author:** ![Surly\_Chick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-what-movie-this-is/524788/23 "2010-01-14T21:06:24Z")

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I haven’t had a chance to watch the link yet but I don’t think they knew that they were dead in the movie that I’m thinking of. I sorta kinda of remember being sad when it was revealed. Or not. Memory is a funny thing.

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**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-what-movie-this-is/524788/24 "2010-01-15T00:28:13Z")

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> [@panamajack](#):
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> _The Flight of the Phoenix_(the original was made in the 60’s) could also be a possible source of confusion. It has a plane crash in the desert, but not the same ending of course (spoiler is in the title).

I can’t speak for the OP, but I’m quite certain this isn’t the movie. I’ve seen it at lleast half a dozen times, and there are no ghosts for one thing.

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**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-what-movie-this-is/524788/25 "2010-01-15T00:31:15Z")

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All I remember of Sole Survivor was Bill Shatner ripping his sunglasses off, Horatio Caine style.

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