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Airport (1970)
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Reviews Counted:13
Fresh:9
Rotten:4
Average Rating:5.9/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 17 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: One of the original "disaster" movies, this all-star nail-biter follows a series of emergencies at a large Midwestern airport on a snowy night. The weather's bad enough, but then a passenger... One of the original "disaster" movies, this all-star nail-biter follows a series of emergencies at a large Midwestern airport on a snowy night. The weather's bad enough, but then a passenger threatens to blow up an inbound plane. Based on Arthur Hailey's novel. Sequels include Airport 1975, Airport '77 and The Concorde - Airport '79 and dozens of other catastrophe epics built from the same blueprint. [More]
Starring: Van Heflin, Burt Lancaster, Dean Martin, George Kennedy
Starring: Van Heflin, Burt Lancaster, Dean Martin, George Kennedy, Helen Hayes, Jean Seberg, Maureen Stapleton, Barry Nelson, Dana Wynter, Lloyd Nolan, Barbara Hale, Gary Collins, Jessie Royce Landis
Director: George Seaton, Henry Hathaway
Director: George Seaton
Composer: Alfred Newman
Producer: Ross Hunter
Director: Henry Hathaway
Reviews for Airport
If it weren't for a mad bomber story line, it would be the perfect empty movie for airlines to show on long flights.
One of the most embarrassing movies to be nominated for Best Picture and other Oscars--the spoof Airport is a better picture. Airport's star Burt Lancaster said: It's the biggest piece of junk ever made."
Old-fashioned and fairly stagy, but this great-granddaddy of disaster flicks has an undeniable old-fashioned charm.
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