Airport '77

1977
PG
1h 54m

IMDb RATING

5.8/10

13K

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A fancy airplane is in trouble in this trailer

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Disaster Action Drama Thriller

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.

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IMDb RATING

5.8/10

13K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 2 nominations total

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Airport '77

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Storyline

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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

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Featured review

8/10

Loved this movie

I loved this film growing up.

I have even become a flight attendant because of this film and the movie Survive ( the Rene Cardeno Jr version).

I could pick this movie to bits. However I will not as it is there for pure entertainment and entertain it does.

I have always wondered if there was a longer version though. As a child i remember it being shown over two nights the same with earthquake. If anyone can help with this and verify if there is a longer version let us know. If you want some disaster fun this is it. A plane crashes into the sea and survivor's must fight for their lives. Some may make it and some may not. Oliva DE Havilland does look out of place in this movie I think this is because she was a great star and a disaster movie just did not seem to be a role she would do. the same with Gloria Swanson who also ended up in a disaster movie. But we all must eat.

Lee Grant steals the show this could be debatable but I believe she does as a booze drinking socialite.