Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Charlton Heston | ... | Alan Murdock | |
Karen Black | ... | Nancy Pryor | |
George Kennedy | ... | Joe Patroni | |
Efrem Zimbalist Jr. | ... | Captain Stacy | |
Susan Clark | ... | Helen Patroni | |
Helen Reddy | ... | Sister Ruth | |
Linda Blair | ... | Janice Abbott | |
Dana Andrews | ... | Scott Freeman | |
Roy Thinnes | ... | Urias | |
Sid Caesar | ... | Barney | |
Myrna Loy | ... | Mrs. Devaney | |
Ed Nelson | ... | Major John Alexander | |
Nancy Olson | ... | Mrs. Abbott | |
Larry Storch | ... | Glenn Purcell | |
Martha Scott | ... | Sister Beatrice |
When the pilot of a small aircraft has a heart attack and crashes his plane into the cockpit of a Boeing 747, several members of the flight crew are killed and the pilot is blinded. Miraculously, the 747 stays in the air on auto-pilot with flight attendant Nancy Prior at the controls. Ground controllers, including her boyfriend Alan Murdock, try to teach her the basics but they soon realize they will have to get a trained pilot into the cockpit. Their first attempt fails and Murdock realizes he will have to do it. Meanwhile, various passengers have their own problems including a young girl who is destined to a life saving operation. Written by garykmcd
This film is laughingly bad. Gloria Swanson looks like she's wearing a makeup factory. Charlton Heston wears some frightening looking outfits. Karen Black, the best actress of the cast, is trying to take it all seriously but you know she's thinking "Just think about the money! Just think about the money!" The effects look like they were shot in someone's garage. George Kennedy says lines like "He dropped his old fashioned wrench," which are apparently supposed to bring down the house. Dana Andrews looks like he's incredibly bored. And Larry Storch in a serious role? Larry Storch? A mistake has been made here. Granted, the shots of the full plane in action are pretty good. But for all of this, I watch it, I am drawn to it like a moth to a flame every time it's on. I even bought the video tape. You know why? Because it's so bad it's good. Gloria Swanson's last line in the movie is the best. Why did they wait until her last line to have a good line in the movie? Myrna Loy is good - actually, she really shines with this crowd.