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Airport 1975

  • 19741974
  • PGPG
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
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Airport 1975 (1974)
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A 747 in flight collides with a small plane, and is rendered pilotless. Somehow the control tower must get a pilot aboard so the jet can land.A 747 in flight collides with a small plane, and is rendered pilotless. Somehow the control tower must get a pilot aboard so the jet can land.A 747 in flight collides with a small plane, and is rendered pilotless. Somehow the control tower must get a pilot aboard so the jet can land.
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
11K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
9,455
504
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    • Director
      • Jack Smight
    • Writers
      • Arthur Hailey(novel "Airport")
      • Don Ingalls
    • Stars
      • Charlton Heston
      • Karen Black
      • George Kennedy
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Jack Smight
    • Writers
      • Arthur Hailey(novel "Airport")
      • Don Ingalls
    • Stars
      • Charlton Heston
      • Karen Black
      • George Kennedy
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 130User reviews
    • 44Critic reviews
    • 50Metascore
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

    Videos1

    Airport 1975
    Trailer 2:52
    Airport 1975

    Photos57

    George Kennedy in Airport 1975 (1974)
    Karen Black and Christopher Norris in Airport 1975 (1974)
    Charlton Heston, George Kennedy, and Guy Stockwell in Airport 1975 (1974)
    Susan Clark and Brian Morrison in Airport 1975 (1974)
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    Charlton Heston
    Charlton Heston
    • Alan Murdock
    Karen Black
    Karen Black
    • Nancy Pryor
    George Kennedy
    George Kennedy
    • Joe Patroni
    Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
    Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
    • Captain Stacy
    Susan Clark
    Susan Clark
    • Helen Patroni
    Helen Reddy
    Helen Reddy
    • Sister Ruth
    Linda Blair
    Linda Blair
    • Janice Abbott
    Dana Andrews
    Dana Andrews
    • Scott Freeman
    Roy Thinnes
    Roy Thinnes
    • Urias
    Sid Caesar
    Sid Caesar
    • Barney
    Myrna Loy
    Myrna Loy
    • Mrs. Devaney
    Ed Nelson
    Ed Nelson
    • Major John Alexander
    Nancy Olson
    Nancy Olson
    • Mrs. Abbott
    Larry Storch
    Larry Storch
    • Glenn Purcell
    Martha Scott
    Martha Scott
    • Sister Beatrice
    Jerry Stiller
    Jerry Stiller
    • Sam
    Norman Fell
    Norman Fell
    • Bill
    Conrad Janis
    Conrad Janis
    • Arnie
    • Director
      • Jack Smight
    • Writers
      • Arthur Hailey(novel "Airport")
      • Don Ingalls
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Shooting overlapped somewhat with the tail end of production on Universal Pictures' Earthquake (1974), forcing Charlton Heston, George Kennedy, cinematographer Philip H. Lathrop, and producer Jennings Lang to juggle their schedules between the 2 films. This film was released first.
    • Goofs
      There is major concern that the little girl who needs the kidney transplant will die because she will be off her dialysis machine too long. A normal dialysis schedule is 4 hours 3 times per week. If the girl was removed from a dialysis machine a few hours before boarding the plane, she would have 2-3 days before her next required treatment with no risk even if she had total kidney failure.
    • Quotes

      Bill: This thing will never get off the ground. Never fly. Take my word for it.

      Gloria Swanson: Young man, you think this thing will not fly? In 1917 I was flying in something wilder than this. Do you know who the pilot was?

      Bill: Wiley Post?

      Gloria Swanson: [Chuckles] No. Cecil B. De Mille and we flew from Hollywood nonstop to Pasadena. Yes, and on the way home we did loop the loops so I could see the moon upside down.

    • Connections
      Edited into Emergency!: The Stewardess (1975)
    • Soundtracks
      Best Friend
      Lyrics and Music by Helen Reddy and Ray Burton (as R. Burton)

      Sung by Helen Reddy

    User reviews130

    Review
    Top review
    The suspense of this movie is why do I keep watching it?
    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.
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    • Jun 29, 2004

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 18, 1974 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Airport '75
    • Filming locations
      • Edwards Air Force Base, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Universal Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $3,000,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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