Universal Pictures
Airport Collection
Something hit us... The crew is dead... Help us, please, please help us!
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.
JPV852
Mar 30, 2021 · via TMDB
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**
John Chard
Nov 17, 2019 · via TMDB
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
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Charlton Heston
Alan Murdock
Karen Black
Nancy Pryor
George Kennedy
Joe Patroni
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
Captain Stacy
Susan Clark
Helen Patroni
Helen Reddy
Sister Ruth
Linda Blair
Janice Abbott
Dana Andrews
Scott Freeman
Roy Thinnes
Urias
Sid Caesar
Barney
Myrna Loy
Mrs. Devaney
Ed Nelson
Major John Alexander
Nancy Olson
Mrs. Abbott
Larry Storch
Glenn Purcell
Martha Scott
Sister Beatrice
Jerry Stiller
Sam
Norman Fell
Bill
Conrad Janis
Arnie
Beverly Garland
Mrs. Scott Freeman
Linda Harrison
Winnie
Guy Stockwell
Colonel Moss
Erik Estrada
Julio
Kip Niven
Lt. Thatcher
Charles White
Fat Man
Irene Tsu
Carol
Ken Sansom
Gary
Alan Fudge
Danton
Christopher Norris
Bette
Austin Stoker
Air Force Sergeant
John Lupton
Oringer
Gene Dynarski
1st. Friend
Sharon Gless
Sharon
Laurette Spang
Arlene
Gloria Swanson
Gloria Swanson
David Baker
Rev. Bob Herron (uncredited)
Barbara Baldavin
Passenger (uncredited)
Billy Beck
Funeral Director (uncredited)
Marjorie Bennett
50th Anniversary Celebrant (uncredited)
David Carlile
Fred Fuller (uncredited)
Diana Chesney
Diana (uncredited)
Natalie Core
Fern (uncredited)
Wade Crosby
Andy Birdson (uncredited)
Cay Forester
Mary Chilcutt (uncredited)
John Furlong
Mr. Taylor (uncredited)
Ted Gehring
Mechanic (uncredited)
Redmond Gleeson
Passenger (uncredited)
Virginia Gregg
Lily (uncredited)
Bob Hastings
Freeman's Friend at Airport (uncredited)
Tad Horino
Passenger (uncredited)
Robert Ito
Passenger (uncredited)
Virginia Vincent
Gina Arriba - Passenger (uncredited)
Lloyd Kino
Passenger (uncredited)
Charles Seel
50th Anniversary Celebrant - Passenger (uncredited)
George Wyner
Harry - Passenger That Sees the Oil Leak (uncredited)
Robert Lussier
Harleigh
Gene Washington
Self
Philip H. Lathrop
Director of Photography
Edith Head
Costume Design
Bill Saito
Stunts
Bob Yerkes
Stunts
Dean Smith
Stunts
Kim Kahana
Stunts
Kitty O'Neil
Stunts
Jack Smight
Director
Alan Crosland, Jr.
First Assistant Director
John Cacavas
Original Music Composer
Oct 18, 1974
Apr 21, 1998
DVD Release
Feb 10, 2004
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