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.
Director(s)
Jack Smight
Alan Crosland, Jr.
Wayne A. Farlow
Where to watch
Amazon Video
Rent
Cast & crew
Charlton Heston
Alan Murdock
Linda Harrison
Winnie
Robert Ito
Passenger (uncredited)
Tad Horino
Passenger (uncredited)
Jerry Stiller
Sam
Linda Blair
Janice Abbott
Christopher Norris
Bette
John Furlong
Mr. Taylor (uncredited)
James W. Gavin
Corporate Jet Pilot (uncredited)
Kip Niven
Lt. Thatcher
Gene Dynarski
1st. Friend
Tom Curtis
Passenger (uncredited)
Selma Archerd
Passenger (uncredited)
Helen Reddy
Sister Ruth
David Baker
Rev. Bob Herron (uncredited)
Susan French
Violet (uncredited)
Norman Fell
Bill
Sharon Gless
Sharon
John Lupton
Oringer
George Kennedy
Joe Patroni
Karen Black
Nancy Pryor
Austin Stoker
Air Force Sergeant
Martha Scott
Sister Beatrice
Lloyd Kino
Passenger (uncredited)
Ken Sansom
Gary
Jack Smight
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George Wyner
Harry - Passenger That Sees the Oil Leak (uncredited)
Erik Estrada
Julio
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
Captain Stacy
Ted Gehring
Mechanic (uncredited)
Virginia Gregg
Lily (uncredited)
Charles Seel
50th Anniversary Celebrant - Passenger (uncredited)
Wade Crosby
Andy Birdson (uncredited)
Sid Caesar
Barney
Billy Beck
Funeral Director (uncredited)
Bob Hastings
Freeman's Friend at Airport (uncredited)
Myrna Loy
Mrs. Devaney
Robert Lussier
Harleigh
Ed Nelson
Major John Alexander
Alan Fudge
Danton
Nancy Olson
Mrs. Abbott
Ray Ballard
Passenger (uncredited)
Larry Storch
Glenn Purcell
Susan Clark
Helen Patroni
Dana Andrews
Scott Freeman
Roy Thinnes
Urias
Conrad Janis
Arnie
Beverly Garland
Mrs. Scott Freeman
Guy Stockwell
Colonel Moss
Charles White
Fat Man
Brian Morrison
Joseph Patroni, Jr.
Amy Farrell
Amy
Irene Tsu
Carol
Aldine King
Aldine
Laurette Spang
Arlene
Gloria Swanson
Gloria Swanson
Mary Margaret Amato
Diane (uncredited)
Barbara Baldavin
Passenger (uncredited)
Rochelle Balin
Passenger (uncredited)
Marjorie Bennett
50th Anniversary Celebrant (uncredited)
Carol Brooks
Passenger (uncredited)
David Carlile
Fred Fuller (uncredited)
Jolivett Cato
Passenger (uncredited)
Diana Chesney
Diana (uncredited)
Ed Connelly
Pilot (uncredited)
Edwin Cook
Rock Singer (uncredited)
Natalie Core
Fern (uncredited)
Joan Crosby
Passenger (uncredited)
Joyce Cunning
Needlepoint Woman Passenger (uncredited)
Maria Diane
Denise (uncredited)
Jim Drum
Passenger (uncredited)
Lou Fant
Needlepoint Woman's Husband (uncredited)
Cay Forester
Mary Chilcutt (uncredited)
Redmond Gleeson
Passenger (uncredited)
Monika Henreid
Nini Martin (uncredited)
Pitt Herbert
Passenger (uncredited)
Jeanne Joe
Passenger (uncredited)
Virginia Vincent
Gina Arriba - Passenger (uncredited)
Gene Washington
Self
Alan Crosland, Jr.
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Wayne A. Farlow
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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
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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