Airport 1975
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.
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Jack Smight
Alan Crosland, Jr.
Wayne A. Farlow
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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
JPV852
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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The directors of Airport 1975 are Jack Smight, Alan Crosland, Jr., and Wayne A. Farlow.
The cast of Airport 1975 includes Charlton Heston as Alan Murdock, Linda Harrison as Winnie, Robert Ito as Passenger (uncredited), Tad Horino as Passenger (uncredited), Jerry Stiller as Sam, Linda Blair as Janice Abbott, Christopher Norris as Bette, John Furlong as Mr. Taylor (uncredited), James W. Gavin as Corporate Jet Pilot (uncredited), Kip Niven as Lt. Thatcher, Gene Dynarski as 1st. Friend, Selma Archerd as Passenger (uncredited), and more.
The duration of Airport 1975 is 1h 47 mins.
Yes. You can watch the Airport 1975 trailer on this Fanbiz page on Fanziz.
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Airport 1975 was released on 18 Oct 1974.
Airport 1975 is listed under Drama, Thriller, and Action on Fanbiz.
Airport 1975 has 2 reviews on Fanziz, with an average rating of 6.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "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 tak..."
