Skyjacked (Sky Terror) (1972)
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Sky Terror is the reissue title for Skyjacked, a 1972 MGM all-star adventure based on a novel by David Harper. Charlton Heston mans the controls of a Los Angeles-bound commercial airliner which is hijacked to Russia by an unknown miscreant. Even when the skyjacker, revealed to be passenger James… More Sky Terror is the reissue title for Skyjacked, a 1972 MGM all-star adventure based on a novel by David Harper. Charlton Heston mans the controls of a Los Angeles-bound commercial airliner which is hijacked to Russia by an unknown miscreant. Even when the skyjacker, revealed to be passenger James Brolin, is subsequently subdued, the crew must contend with a hidden time bomb. The film is graced with a who's who of MGM contractees past and present, including Yvette Mimieux, Walter Pidgeon and Mike Henry. A flashback sequence contains one of the first examples of an American film coming to grips with how rudely our Vietnam veterans were ignored upon returning home; alas, this compassion quickly degenerates into the odious "crazed Vietnam vet" cliche. Footnote: The first network showing of Skyjacked was boycotted by TV stations owned by the Storer Corporation, which had a hard and fast rule against screening any film concerning a hijacked plane. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- John Guillermin
- Written By
- David W. Harper
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
PG,
- In Theaters
- Sep 8, 1972 Wide
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Cast
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Charlton Heston
as Henry O'Hara
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Yvette Mimieux
as Angela Thacher
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James Brolin
as Jerome K. Weber
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Claude Akins
as Sgt. Ben Puzo
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Jeanne Crain
as Mrs. Clara Shaw
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Susan Dey
as Elly Brewster
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Toni Clayton
as Jane Burke
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Maureen Connell
as Mrs. O'Hara
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Jack Denbo
as Thompson
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Ross Elliott
as Harold Shaw
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Roy Engel
as Bonanza Pilot
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Roosevelt Grier
as Gary Brown
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Nicholas Hammond
as Peter Lindner
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Mariette Hartley
as Harriet Stevens
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John Hillerman
as Walter Brandt
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Jayson Kane
as William Reading
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Wesley Lau
as Stanley Morris
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William Martel
as General
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Walter Pidgeon
as Sen. Arne Lindner
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Ken Swofford
as John Bimonte
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Lorna Thayer
as Weber's Mother
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Leslie Uggams
as Lovejoy Wells
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Dan White
as Weber's Father
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Forrest G. Wood
as 1st Class Passenger
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Joe Canutt
as Hunter
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John Fiedler
as Robert Grundig
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Mike Henry (I)
as Sam Allen
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Jenifer Shaw
as Cosmetic Sales Girl
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Craig Shreeve
as Airline Attendant
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Kelley Miles
as Hazel Martin
