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Airport '77

  • 1977
  • PG
  • 1h 54m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
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Airport '77 (1977)
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Art thieves hijack a 747, hit fog and crash into the ocean, trapping them and the passengers under one hundred feet of water.Art thieves hijack a 747, hit fog and crash into the ocean, trapping them and the passengers under one hundred feet of water.Art thieves hijack a 747, hit fog and crash into the ocean, trapping them and the passengers under one hundred feet of water.

  • Director
    • Jerry Jameson
  • Writers
    • Arthur Hailey
    • Michael Scheff
    • David Spector
  • Stars
    • Jack Lemmon
    • Lee Grant
    • Joseph Cotten
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    12K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,478
    817
    • Director
      • Jerry Jameson
    • Writers
      • Arthur Hailey
      • Michael Scheff
      • David Spector
    • Stars
      • Jack Lemmon
      • Lee Grant
      • Joseph Cotten
    • 106User reviews
    • 48Critic reviews
    • 36Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 2 nominations total

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    "Airport '77" Jack Lemmon 1977 Universal
    "Airport '77" Jack Lemmon 1977 Universal
    "Airport '77" Lee Grant, Brenda Vaccaro 1977 Universal
    "Airport '77" Lee Grant 1977 Universal
    "Airport '77" Lee Grant 1977 Universal
    "Airport '77" Christopher Lee, Kathleen Quinlan, Lee Grant 1977 Universal
    "Airport '77" Brenda Vaccaro, Jack Lemmon 1977 Universal
    "Airport '77" Jack Lemmon 1977 Universal
    "Airport '77" Jack Lemmon 1977 Universal
    "Airport '77" Brenda Vaccaro, Jack Lemmon 1977 Universal
    "Airport '77" Joseph Cotten, Olivia de Havilland, Jack Lemmon 1977 Universal
    "Airport '77" Jack Lemmon, Olivia de Havilland, Joseph Cotten, Gil Gerard 1977 Universal

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    Jack Lemmon
    Jack Lemmon
    • Don Gallagher
    Lee Grant
    Lee Grant
    • Karen Wallace
    Joseph Cotten
    Joseph Cotten
    • Nicholas St. Downs III
    Olivia de Havilland
    Olivia de Havilland
    • Emily Livingston
    Brenda Vaccaro
    Brenda Vaccaro
    • Eve Clayton
    Darren McGavin
    Darren McGavin
    • Stan Buchek
    Christopher Lee
    Christopher Lee
    • Martin Wallace
    Robert Foxworth
    Robert Foxworth
    • Chambers
    Robert Hooks
    Robert Hooks
    • Eddie
    Monte Markham
    Monte Markham
    • Banker
    Kathleen Quinlan
    Kathleen Quinlan
    • Julie
    Gil Gerard
    Gil Gerard
    • Frank Powers
    James Booth
    James Booth
    • Ralph Crawford
    Monica Lewis
    Monica Lewis
    • Anne
    Maidie Norman
    Maidie Norman
    • Dorothy
    Pamela Bellwood
    Pamela Bellwood
    • Lisa
    Arlene Golonka
    Arlene Golonka
    • Mrs. Jane Stern
    Tom Sullivan
    Tom Sullivan
    • Steve
    • Director
      • Jerry Jameson
    • Writers
      • Arthur Hailey
      • Michael Scheff
      • David Spector
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Christopher Lee accepted his role chiefly because it allowed him to work with Jack Lemmon.
    • Goofs
      The sleeping gas canister shows "CR-7". CR is actually a tear gas, not a sleeping gas agent.
    • Quotes

      Karen Wallace: Excuse me, I don't mean to intrude, but could you move your ass, dear?

    • Crazy credits
      Before the end credits, this text appears. "The incident portrayed in the film is fictional; the rescue capabilities utilized by the Navy are real".
    • Alternate versions
      Network TV version features one hour of additional footage not included in either the theatrical release or home video release. Footage only seen in the network version includes:
      • Alternate opening credit sequence involving Banker and Wilson breaking into a laboratory.
      • A flight attendant cabin mock-up where the crew practice an evacuation using an escape slide. Shortly after, Anne introduces the crew to Joe Patroni.
      • Dialogue between Patroni and Anne.
      • A scene where Joe Patroni introduces Anne to Don Gallagher, who's working on a flight simulator of the plane he will fly.
      • Flashbacks of several characters. including Martin and Karen Wallace, Steve and Julie, Jane and Bonnie Stern, and Lisa with Ralph Crawford.
      • Extended dialogue throughout the film.
      • Gallagher and Eve discovering the plane's navigator is dead.
      • Scene involving Joe Patroni and his son, Joe. Jr. Patroni has been informed of the disappearance of the 747 and has to cancel plans to attend Joe Jr's graduation ceremony.
      • Brief additional footage of Martin Wallace's body floating outside the plane.
      • Emily attempts to console Karen, after the drowning of Martin.
      • As Gallagher and the scuba team make their underwater preparations to raise the plane, they discover Banker's body.
      • Amount of time for the plane to rise to the surface is longer than the theatrical version.
      • After the plan has risen, Gerald Lucas attempts to get out of the plane first, only to be stopped and pushed back by Buchek.
      • Dialogue between Philip Stevens and Eddie aboard the USS Cayuga. Stevens hands Eddie a piece of paper, which reveals Eddie's wife has given birth to twins. Stevens hands Eddie a cigar to celebrate the occasion.
      • Dialogue between Stevens and Buchek aboard the USS Cayuga.
    • Connections
      Edited into Airwolf: Flight #093 Is Missing (1984)
    • Soundtracks
      Beauty Is In The Eye Of The Beholder
      Composed and sung by Tom Sullivan

    User reviews106

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    6/10
    Surprisingly appealing rescue movie...
    1st watched 8/12/2007 - 6 out of 10(Dir-Jerry Jameson): Surprisingly appealing rescue movie despite some of the silly characterizations and typical goofiness that tends to accompany these type of movies. The thing that the movie does well is hold your attention to the very end. You genuinely care for some of the characters involved primarily because of the good acting by leads like Jack Lemmon, who plays the pilot in this one. The danger also seems very real all the way up to the end which adds to it's believability. The movie starts setting up the story as an airline president and master collector, played by Jimmie Stewart, is promoting the opening of a museum and a new plane that will be sent down to the island paradise with his very special guests. Included on the plane are his daughter and grandson, whom he has not seen for a very long time. A small group including one of the co-pilots decide to capture the plane while it's airborne, putting the passengers to sleep, in hopes to take it's valuables and run off to South America. Their plan goes awry when the pilot crashes in a shallow part of the ocean(wherever that might be) in the Bermuda triangle. The rest of the movie is an underwater rescue movie as the plane drifts to the shallow bottom. There are the usual stupid moments, like allowing the pilot to go nuts but the women passengers can't for some reason, and the attempt to save the plane in-tact with the people is a little far-fetched. These are the moments that get you talking to the screen. But despite this, the overall effect of the movie is satisfying which I honestly didn't expect because these movies usually don't appeal to me. I really think that the strong presence of the believable hero in Jack Lemmon as the pilot really helped the movie become a little more than the typical disaster movie for me.
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    • Aug 12, 2007

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    • Release date
      • March 11, 1977 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Hungarian
    • Also known as
      • Airport 1977
    • Filming locations
      • Vizcaya Museum & Gardens - 3251 S Miami Avenue, Miami, Florida, USA(Philip Stevens' mansion)
    • Production company
      • Universal Pictures
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    • Budget
      • $6,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 54 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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