Airport 1979 authentic x original movie poster fine robert wagner thriller u. Aug 18, 2012 by the way,i have airport 77 on both dvd and vhs. While this film is entitled airport 77, it has nothing whatsoever to do with airports. Apr 01, 2018 although airport 1975 did well at the box office it was critically maligned and producer jennings lang wanted to come up with some way to keep the theme fresh and inventive. The terrified pilot is forced by the hijackers to fly low to avoid radar detection and, as a result, the plane hits an oil rig and crashes into the sea. Airport 77 1977 posted by matt singer on november 10th. Starring jack lemmon, lee grant, brenda vaccaro, joseph cotten. The jennings lang production of airport 77 1977 music composed by john cacavas. A luxury 747 passenger plane carrying artwork by wealthy businessman philip stephens james stewart and over 100 passengers, is hijacked by a gang of thieves. A woman not married to the president runs for first lady, but she winds up getting a better proposal than she ever expected. Airport 77 was one of the final gasps of air from a genre that was rapidly fading away. Tom sullivan known to many as an actor, singer, entertainer, author and producer lives and works by sullivans rules. Airport 77 is a 1977 american air disaster film, and the third installment of the airport film series.
Airport terminal pack airport airport 75 airport 77. You want elaborate, bigbudgeted escapism, watch airport 77. It is directed by jerry jameson, produced by jennings lang and william frye, with. Airport started a successful formula of a film attaining an. Villa vizcaya, 3251 south miami avenue, coconut grove, south miami, florida surely the sight alone of joe patroni george kennedy would send the crew, never mind the passengers, into a panic. Airport 77 invites a certain amount of fantasizing about the luxury of this experimental plane as it pours over the details of its lavishly appointed lounge and bar. Airport 77 1977 posted on april 1, 2018 5 comments.
Add a few desperate hijackers for good measure and youve got the makings of one of the most harrowing adventure stories ever put on film. A valuable boeing 747 is hijacked, but a midair accident causes the plane to crash land in the ocean near the bermuda triangle. James stewart is the philanthropic owner of the doomed plane and jack lemmon is the. Airport 77 2006 the story about the midair hijack of a multimillionaires private 747 carrying a collection of priceless works of art. Surely the sight alone of joe patroni george kennedy would send the crew, never mind the passengers, into a panic. Flight 23 has crashed in the bermuda triangle while taking vips and valuable art to philip stevens new museum. Flight 23 has crashed in the bermuda triangle while taking vips and valuable.
In most ways the film succeeds and can be considered an admirable sequel as the silly humor from the first. It is the third in the highly successful airport series. The story about the midair hijack of a multimillionaires private 747 carrying a collection of priceless works of art. As a third film usually is one of the worst films in the series, this is not the case with airport 77. The film industry of the 1970s had an initial success with the disaster film franchise, starting with airport 1970, which was nominated for 10 oscars, including best picture.
Stretching the airport concept as far as it will go, this third film in the series sticks a jet full of old actors 50 feet underwater in the bermuda triangle. A rescue operation to recover both the passengers and the priceless artwork on board is mounted but its a race against the clock to get them all to safety before the submerged plane sinks completely under the water. The passengers survive but a small hole at the front is flooding the. Although airport 1975 did well at the box office it was critically maligned and producer jennings lang wanted to come up with some way to keep the theme fresh and inventive.
Oxygen and credibility grows short, and jimmy stewart plays an art collector targeted for a heist. Find out if alternate versions exist for airport 77, 1977, directed by jerry j jameson, with jack lemmon, lee grant, brenda vaccaro. Airport 77 features a wide array of hollywood stars, including jimmy stewart, jack lemmon, olivia dehavilland, christopher lee, joseph cotten, and lee grant. One sheet style b watch concorde airport airport 79 turned out to be even more fun than the deodato. Dec 24, 2012 the jennings lang production of airport 77 1977 music composed by john cacavas. Gallery of 10 movie poster and cover images for airport 77 1977. The nadir of the airport series which doesnt mean its without its pleasures is undoubtedly airport 77, in which a deckedout aircraft, built by rich art collector jimmy stewart and piloted by a mustachioed jack lemmon hot for hysterical stewardess brenda vaccaro, ends up at the bottom of the ocean after an inair heist gone wrong. Airport 77 trailer 1977 trailer addict movie trailers. Though it saved his life, it cost him his eyesight. I was disappointed to see that in the beginning of the 1975 movie, it stopped and there was nothing i could do to make it go. I dont know why anybody flies anymore, what with airport, airport 75, and now airport 77 informing us, with unvarying formularized precision that unless were big movie stars, we may never get to.
The biggest mistakes you never noticed in airport 77 1977. Airport 77 1977 the worldwide guide to movie locations. In most ways the film succeeds and can be considered an admirable sequel as the silly humor from the first two is taken out and the audience gets left with a high. Apr 26, 2018 the jennings lang production of airport 77 1977 music composed by john cacavas. In 1970, one movie invented the modern disaster film. Art thieves hijack a 747, hit fog and crash into the ocean, trapping them and the passengers under one hundred feet of water. Jack lemmon captain don galagher lee grant karen wallace brenda vaccaro eve clayton joseph cotton nicholas st. The original film, airport 1970 was all about airport operations when dealing with a crisis in the air. Airport 77 here we go againits time for a 747 to meet disaster once more with a host of colorful characters to worry about as they go downand this time they go down 50 feet into the ocean. A cast of hollywood stalwarts gamely bounce about on a jet set mounted on cantilevers in the universal.
Airport 77 1977 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. I could hardly wait to show my daughter the four airport movies that i so loved growing up in the 70s. The first sequel, airport 1975 1974, involved a great deal of flight communications, but nothing about operations. As the stricken airliner sinks, its passengers and crew are faced with a nightmare fight for survival. Art thieves hijack a 747, hit fog and crash into the ocean, trapping them and the passengers under one hundred.
Jan 09, 2012 the jennings lang production of airport 77 1977 music composed by john cacavas. Airport 77 1977 jack lemmon and brenda vaccaro in airport 77 1977 airport 77 1977. Born prematurely in 1947, tom was given too much oxygen while in an incubator. Airport 79 1977 starring jack lemmon and lee grant on dvd and bluray. The jennings lang production of airport 77 1977 music. A few more bucks and they could have thrown in run silent, run deep. James stewart is the philanthropic owner of the doomed plane and jack lemmon. But the film ends with the ritual and almost gleeful destruction of the jet and its excesses.
See the full list of airport 77 cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Take a luxurious, privatelyowned 747 jumbo jet full of vips. Ol joe was synonymous with the airport franchise and although none of the later airport films better the 1st its thanks to george kennedys joe patroni character and his gruff attitude that ill happily watch the other films when they are on the tv. From late 1977 until the early 1980s, the universal studios tour in california featured the airport 77 screen test theater as part of the tour. To add variety to the midair crisis plot, the plane in airport 77 plummets to the bottom of the ocean remember when the bermuda triangle was fashionable. Airport 77 1977 full movies online airport 77 1977 full movies free online airport 77 1977 full movie free download airport 77 1977 hd full.
Theres probably a few too many stars to keep our eyes on in this story of a privatelyowned boeing 747 luxury jetliner that gets lost in the bermuda triangle and crashes into the ocean. But when hijackers take off the plane and knock everyone out with sleeping gas the plane crashes in the sea. Yes, it is a bit melodramatic at some points, but overall its a fast moving story that takes you inside the workings of a fictional airport in chicago. The carol burnett show disaster 75 part 1 duration. I dont know why anybody flies anymore, what with airport, airport 75, and now airport 77 informing us, with unvarying formularized precision that.
A young family moves into an english mansion, where their young son soon makes an unsettling new friend. A sled dog struggles for survival in the alaskan wild. Flood 2007 action disaster robert carlyle part 1 duration. One of sullivans first rules is that any negative can be turned into positive. George kennedy again in his aviationdisaster struck role as joe patr. So airport 77 isnt merely a remake of the first two airport pictures, but also of the poseidon adventure. Airport 77 is a 1977 suspense film about a luxury airplane that crashes into the atlantic after it is hijacked. Art thieves hijack a 747, hit fog and crash into the ocean, trapping them and the passengers under. Airport 77 er en amerikansk katastrofefilm fra 1977 regissert av jerry jameson. It is directed by jerry jameson, produced by jennings lang and. The concorde airport directed by david lowell rich. Airport 77 is a 1977 american air disaster film and the third installment of the airport franchise.
I tried to watch the 1977 movie that also stopped its tracks right at the rescue very disappointed needless to say. The movies a big, slick entertainment, relentlessly ridiculous and therefore never boring for long. Reviewing the airport film series studio remarkable. The passengers survive but a small hole at the front is flooding the plane and 2 daring rescues must be put into action because everyone is trapped 200 feet underwater. Starz delivers exclusive original series and the best hollywood hits.
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