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Skyjacked (1972)A crazed Vietnam vet bomber hijacks a Boeing 707 in this disaster film filled with the usual early '70s stereotypes, and demands to be taken to Russia. Director:John Guillermin |
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| Charlton Heston | ... |
Capt. Henry 'Hank' O'Hara
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| Yvette Mimieux | ... |
Angela Thacher
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| James Brolin | ... |
Jerome K. Weber
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| Claude Akins | ... |
Sgt. Ben Puzo
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| Jeanne Crain | ... |
Mrs. Clara Shaw
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| Roosevelt Grier | ... |
Gary Brown
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| Mariette Hartley | ... |
Harriet Stevens
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| Walter Pidgeon | ... |
Sen. Arne Lindner
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| Ken Swofford | ... |
John Bimonte
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Ross Elliott | ... |
Harold Shaw
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| Nicholas Hammond | ... |
Peter Lindner
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Mike Henry | ... |
Sam Allen
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Jayson Kane | ... |
William Reading
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A crazed Vietnam vet bomber hijacks a Boeing 707 in this disaster film filled with the usual early '70s stereotypes, and demands to be taken to Russia. Written by Marty McKee <mmckee@wkio.com>
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
8 September 1972 (Finland) See more »Also Known As:
Sky Terror See more »Box Office
Budget:
$2,700,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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John Bimonte: [Hank is doing his walk-around the aircraft] Hey, Hank! Ready to go.
Capt. Henry 'Hank' O'Hara: Wrong! You got a broken cowling latch here.
John Bimonte: What the hell? I'll get right on it.
Capt. Henry 'Hank' O'Hara: Take all the time you want, John. You got 10 minutes.
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The 'Global Airways' plane used in the movie was a World Airways Boeing 707 (N374WA). World Airways home base at the time was Oakland Metropolitan Airport, where just about all of the airport scenes in the movie were filmed. See more »Goofs
The site which is supposed to be Moscow Airport is a sandy desert location in the American southwest. Moscow Airport is not in a desert location. See more »Quotes
[first lines]John Bimonte: [Hank is doing his walk-around the aircraft] Hey, Hank! Ready to go.
Capt. Henry 'Hank' O'Hara: Wrong! You got a broken cowling latch here.
John Bimonte: What the hell? I'll get right on it.
Capt. Henry 'Hank' O'Hara: Take all the time you want, John. You got 10 minutes.
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I just revisited this after not seeing it since I was 12 in a theater. I must say, this movie holds up quite well. Yes, it is dated in places, but a 40-year old film naturally will be. Good suspense, a little soap opera fluff here and there, but never gets in the way of the story. Much more serious in overall tone than "Airport" from just a couple years earlier. Brolin is excellent as the crazed ex-soldier, and Heston is very good, in probably one of his last good roles. I would recommend this for both disaster-movie buffs, and aviation buffs, as it delivers for both. Also, gotta love Partridge Susan Dey in probably her first motion picture after her TV success.