Murder on Flight 502 (TV 1975)

Left in the lounge for first-class passengers, a letter warns of murders on Flight 502 -- and the warning is received a day early.

Director:

George McCowan

Writer:

David P. Harmon

Stars:

Ralph Bellamy, Polly Bergen, Theodore Bikel

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ralph Bellamy	...	Dr. Kenyon Walker
Polly Bergen	...	Mona Briarly
Theodore Bikel	...	Otto Gruenwaldt
Sonny Bono	...	Jack Marshall
Dane Clark	...	Ray Garwood
Laraine Day	...	Claire Garwood
Fernando Lamas	...	Paul Barons
George Maharis	...	Robert Davenport
Farrah Fawcett	...	Karen White (as Farrah Fawcett-Majors)
Hugh O'Brian	...	Detective Daniel Myerson
Molly Picon	...	Ida Goldman
Walter Pidgeon	...	Charlie Parkins
Robert Stack	...	Captain Larkin
Brooke Adams	...	Vera Franklin
Danny Bonaduce	...	Millard Kensington

Storyline

A jumbo jet leaves New York. After the plane has departed, a note is found in the first class lounge with an ominous message left by a passenger threatening to kill some of the passengers. At first it is thought to be a sick joke, but soon a man posing as a priest and a stewardess are killed. It is up to the captain to find the killer before the body count increases.

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Plot Keywords:

passenger | note | murder | killer | airport | 

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Taglines:

A Dramactic In-Flight Journey That You'll Never Forget!

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 November 1975 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dai kûkô 75: Sukai panikku

Company Credits

Production Co:

Spelling-Goldberg Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The uniforms worn by the airlines female crew members are actual TWA Stewardess uniforms worn during the winter months from 1968-1971. The same uniforms can be seen at the end of Steven Spielberg's "Catch Me If You Can".

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Goofs

The passengers are supposedly sitting in the First Class lounge at JFK, although the Theme Building at LAX is clearly visible in the background.

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Connections

Referenced in Airplane! (1980)

User Reviews

A Bumpy Ride

My husband bought a copy of this movie from a bargain bin for $2.00 so I wasn't expecting much. Actually, it was so campy it was fun. And in today's world, very naive. Danny Bonaduce, one of the passengers, leaves a package in the boarding area and after he gets on the flight the package starts to smoke. Security rushes in, takes a casual look, and pronounces it a practical joke. Times sure have changed ! Bonaduce is in a number of scenes at the beginning of the movie, but although he is in the same section as the rest of the passengers on the plane, he is not seen anymore during the second half of the film. I guess they had to cut the budget.

This film is not about a "terrorist" as we think of them today. It was about one man, planning to kill another man, just a vendetta thing. The acting was awful, for the most part, but like I said, if you don't mind that-- the movie was worth $2.00. Obviously made for TV-- every twenty minutes there was a blackout for commercial insertion. And it was strange that the plane was carrying hundreds of passengers (according to the pilot), but we only saw about a dozen. From scene to scene, the number of extras would change. The cabin would be almost empty in one scene, then the next scene, there would be someone in every seat. Oh, well. It was fun. Not funny--- just fun.