Alan Murdock
Charlton Heston
Alan Murdock
Airport 1975
“Something hit us... The crew is dead... Help us, please, please help us!”
5.8
1974
1h 47m
DramaThrillerAction
Director: Jack Smight
Overview
When an in-flight collision incapacitates the pilots of an airplane bound for Los Angeles, stewardess Nancy Pryor is forced to take over the controls. From the ground, her boyfriend Alan Murdock, a retired test pilot, tries to talk her through piloting and landing the 747 aircraft. Worse yet, the anxious passengers — among which are a noisy nun and a cranky man — are aggravating the already tense atmosphere.
Trailer
Airport 1975 Official Trailer #1 - Charlton Heston Movie (1974) HD
Cast
Nancy Pryor
Karen Black
Nancy Pryor
Joe Patroni
George Kennedy
Joe Patroni
Captain Stacy
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
Captain Stacy
Helen Patroni
Susan Clark
Helen Patroni
Sister Ruth
Helen Reddy
Sister Ruth
Janice Abbott
Linda Blair
Janice Abbott
Scott Freeman
Dana Andrews
Scott Freeman
Urias
Roy Thinnes
Urias
Barney
Sid Caesar
Barney
Mrs. Devaney
Myrna Loy
Mrs. Devaney
Major John Alexander
Ed Nelson
Major John Alexander
Reviews
John Chard
There's just a hole where the pilots usually sit! A 747 in flight collides with a small plane and is rendered pilotless. With one of the cabin crew stewardesses forced to take the helm, the control tower must try to get a pilot aboard so the jet can land safely... With the disaster genre of film now in full effect by the mid 70s, it was inevitable that we would see a follow up to the forerunner that was Airport (1970). One again we get a star cast list, this time thrust into mid-air peril where standard genre conventions apply. Unfortunately this is one of the weakest genre entries of the decade, where suspense is hard to find, and in fact it often comes off like unintentional comedy. Draw card actor Charlton Heston is wasted, as is George Kennedy, while the predictability factor of how it will pan out sort of kills hope of a thrilling finale. Not a total stinker, there's some nice aerial sequences, some rich characterisations, and Karen Black as the under duress cabin crew member trying to fly the plane, is at least convincing enough to sell the terror of the situation. But really it's a tough sell, especially when you consider that genre highlight "The Towering Inferno" was released this same year. 5/10
Read full reviewJPV852
Really solid action-thriller disaster flick that in some ways is better than the first, especially being leaner and going away from the overly long soap opera storyline that took up half the running time. Some impressive aerial footage and the performances, for the kind of movie this is, wasn't bad. Is it convoluted with the actual disaster? For sure, but I was entertainined. **3.75/5**
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