Airport 1975 (1974)
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31% of critics liked it
(13 reviews) -
36% of users liked it
(8,902 ratings)
In the wake of the 45-million-dollar gross of the original Airport (1970), Universal was all but required by an act of Congress to produce Airport '75. Charlton Heston heads the all-star cast as Alan Murdock, the former test pilot who must keep a disabled 747 from crashing in flames. The crisis… More In the wake of the 45-million-dollar gross of the original Airport (1970), Universal was all but required by an act of Congress to produce Airport '75. Charlton Heston heads the all-star cast as Alan Murdock, the former test pilot who must keep a disabled 747 from crashing in flames. The crisis begins when a businessman (Dana Andrews), flying his small private plane, suffers a fatal heart attack and the plane smashes into the cockpit of the 747. Following Murdock's radioed instructions, stewardess Nancy Pryor (Karen Black) takes over the controls. The special-guest passenger lineup includes Helen Reddy as a singing nun (a character wickedly satirized in the 1980 parody Airplane!), Myrna Loy as an alcoholic, and Sid Caesar as a garrulous passenger. While Airport '75 yielded only 25 million dollars at the box office, the franchise continued, spawning Airport '77 a few years later and Airport '79 two years after that. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Jack Smight
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense
- In Theaters
- Oct 18, 1974 Wide
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Wesley Lovell, Cinema Sight
A film that's so outlandish, it almost becomes a self-parody.
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Bob Bloom, Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)
Another sequel that should have been grounded.
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Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
The best of the "Airport" sequels, though that's hardly a glowing recommendation.
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Cast
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Charlton Heston
as Alan Murdock
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Karen Black
as Chief Stewardess Nancy Pryor
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George Kennedy
as Joseph Patroni
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Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
as Pilot Stacy
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Susan Clark
as Mrs. Patroni
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Gloria Swanson
as Herself
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Dana Andrews
as Scott Freeman
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Linda Blair
as Janice Abbott
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Sid Caesar
as Barney
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Gene Dynarski
as 1st Friend
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Erik Estrada
as Navigator Julio
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Norman Fell
as Bill
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Alan Fudge
as Danton
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Beverly Garland
as Mrs. Scott Freeman
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Sharon Gless
as Sharon
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Conrad Janis
as Arnie
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Myrna Loy
as Tipsy Mrs. Devaney
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John Lupton
as Oringer
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Ed Nelson
as Maj. Alexander
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Kip Niven
as Lt. Thatcher
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Christopher Norris
as Bette
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Nancy Olson
as Mrs. Abbott
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Ken Sansom
as Gary
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Martha Scott
as Sister Beatrice
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Laurette Spang
as Arlene
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Guy Stockwell
as Col. Moss
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Austin Stoker
as Air Force Sgt.
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Larry Storch
as Purcell
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Roy Thinnes
as Urias
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Charles White
as Fat Man
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Brian Morrison
as Junior Patroni
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Helen Reddy
as Sister Ruth
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Jerry Stiller
as Sam
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Irene Tsu
as Carol