Airport '77 (1976)

40% of critics liked it
(5 reviews)
33% of users liked it
(8,242 ratings)

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. Oxygen (and credibility) grows short, and Jimmy Stewart plays an art collector targeted for a heist. Jack Lemmon is the unfortunate pilot,… More 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. Oxygen (and credibility) grows short, and Jimmy Stewart plays an art collector targeted for a heist. Jack Lemmon is the unfortunate pilot, and Christopher Lee shows up along with Brenda Vaccaro, Joseph Cotten, and Olivia de Havilland. Jerry Jameson, auteur of The Bat People, was selected to helm this entry featuring that film's star, Michael Pataki. George Kennedy, the only man to appear in all four Airport films, is along for the ride as well. ~ Robert Firsching, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: PG, 1 hr. 54 min.
Directed By: Jerry Jameson
Written By: Hal Craig, Charles Kuenstle
Genres: Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense

In Theaters: Mar 11, 1977 Limited
On DVD: Jun 15, 1998

Critic Reviews

Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
This trashy adventure-melodrama is the second in the film series that began in 1970.
Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com
Please ground all future Airport movies. The first was fine, and enough.
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
The sequels got progressively sillier, but the body counts are still fun to tally.

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Dean !

Another airport disaster film, if I remember right this was interesting as it dealt with a plane that had crashed and was deep underwater in the ocean. Quite an intriguing film as they try to problem solve how to save the passengers.
AJ V

This movie follows the same formula as the other airport movies, but I think it has the most stars yet of the series. It's rather slow going, but the ending is pretty cool (until they remind you that it's not a real story, which was stupid). Overall, it's just okay.
jay n

great cast ,ridiculous premise but fun if you like the genre.
alan j

Not up to par with the original Airport or even Airport 1975. The storyline weakens (guess airport security was pretty lax in those days). How a 747 can crash land in the water and stay in one piece and THEN only sinks 100 feet or so in the bermuda triangle off the Atlantic Ocean… More
Not up to par with the original Airport or even Airport 1975. The storyline weakens (guess airport security was pretty lax in those days). How a 747 can crash land in the water and stay in one piece and THEN only sinks 100 feet or so in the bermuda triangle off the Atlantic Ocean is unplausible, but one has to suspend belief I guess! Jack Lemon is no Dean Martin (or Charlton Heston for that matter). A weaker "all-star" cast than the original, this story does have some suspense to it if you can simply disregard the obvious holes in this catostraphic scenario. An ok watch only...

Cast

            Jack Lemmon as Don Gallagher

            Lee Grant as Karen Wallace

            Brenda Vaccaro as Eve Clayton

            Joseph Cotten as Nicholas St. Downs III

            Olivia de Havilland as Emily Livingston

            Darren McGavin as Stan Buchek

            Christopher Lee as Martin Wallace

            Robert Foxworth as Chambers

            Robert Hooks as Eddie

            George Kennedy as Joe Patroni

            James Stewart as Philip Stevens

            Monte Markham as Banker

            Kathleen Quinlan as Julie

            Gil Gerard as Frank Powers

            James Booth as Ralph Crawford

            Monica Lewis as Anne

            Maide Norman as Dorothy

            Pamela Bellwood as Lisa

            Arlene Golonka as Mrs. Jane Stern

            Tom Sullivan as Steve

            M. Emmet Walsh as Dr. Williams

            Kevin Michael Richardson as Walker

            Michael Pataki as Wilson

            George Furth as Gerald Lucas

            Arthur Adams as Commander Reed

            Mary Nancy Burnett as Radar Room Controller

            Ted Chapman as Chief

            Elizabeth Cheshire as Bonnie Stern

            Peter Fox as Lieutenant Tommy Norris

            John Kerry as Lieutenant Commander

            Chris Lemmon as Radioman

            Charles Macauley as Admiral Corrigan

            Tom Rosqui as Hunter

            Rickie Sorenson as Controller #2

            Paul Tuerpé as Officer of the Deck

            Richard Venture as Cmdr. Gray

            M. James Arnett as Passenger

            Anthony Battaglia as Benjy

            Dar Robinson as Larry

            Ron Burke as Passenger

            Janet Brady as Passenger

            Beverly Gill as Stewardess #3

            Bill Jelliffe as Controller #1

            George Whiteman as Passenger

            Peter Greene as Frogman #1
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