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Airport '77 (1977) 5.5
Art thieves hijack a 747, hit fog and crash into the ocean, trapping them and the passengers under 100 feet of water. Director:Jerry Jameson |
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Nominated for 2 Oscars.
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| Lee Grant | ... | ||
| Brenda Vaccaro | ... | ||
| Joseph Cotten | ... | ||
| Olivia de Havilland | ... | ||
| James Stewart | ... | ||
| George Kennedy | ... | ||
| Darren McGavin | ... | ||
| Christopher Lee | ... | ||
| Robert Foxworth | ... | ||
| Robert Hooks | ... | ||
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| Kathleen Quinlan | ... | ||
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A luxury 747 carrying valuable art work is hijacked and lands in the ocean, submerged in shallow water. Will the crew and passengers make it off before the plane floods with water? Written by Brian W Martz <B.Martz@Genie.com>
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Flight 23 has crashed in the Bermuda Triangle... passengers still alive, trapped underwater... See more »Parents Guide:
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USARelease Date:
11 March 1977 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Airport 1977 See more »Company Credits
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The one-hour extra extended version of the movie which has been broadcast on television several times has never been released on DVD or home video. See more »Goofs
During the first landing, the engine instruments are pointing in random directions; in real life each horizontal line of gauges would show roughly the same reading. The needles don't move when Capt. Gallagher closes the throttles or engages the thrust reversers. See more »Quotes
Karen Wallace: Excuse me, I don't mean to intrude, but could you move your ass, dear?See more »
Following the not-so-spectacular "Airport 1975" comes "Airport '77" which is a welcome addition to the Disaster Movie genre. In typical "Airport" fashion, a routine plane ride, this time carrying various celebrities and other high-profile people, gets into some trouble when it crashes into the ocean in the middle of the Bermuda Triangle....
Though the decor of the flash plane filled with VIP's is dreary compared to the fabulous colours of the chairs in "Airport 1975", the characters are a major improvement, along with the actual danger that the passengers and crew are placed in.
In typical Disaster Movie style, the cast is large, and many of them are forgettable, however, stand-out performances in "Airport '77" include Jack Lemmon in a serious role as the likable Captain Gallagher, Lee Grant is Karen Wallace a VIP guest of the nasty variety, the underrated Pamela Bellwood as a young mother, the lovely Kathleen Quinlann is as usual outstanding, but unfortunately under-used here, but the stand-out star of the film is of course Brenda Vaccaro as Captain Gallagher's girlfriend Even Clayton. Vaccaro is certainly one of the better leading ladies in a Disaster Movie, but is also a surprising choice. Nevertheless, she is fantastic, it is a shame she is not more recognized for her work.
Overall, "Airport '77" is a terrific, and often overlooked addition to the genre, with a super cast, great direction, and a very interesting scene in which the plane is raised from the ocean, according to the credits, this is the actual method used by the Navy, which is a nice addition to the film.