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

Rating, Runtime: PG, 1 hr. 40 min.
Directed By: John Guillermin
Written By: David W. Harper
Genres: Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Classics

In Theaters: Sep 8, 1972 Wide
On DVD: Jun 26, 2007

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Cast

            Charlton Heston as Henry O'Hara

            Yvette Mimieux as Angela Thacher

            James Brolin as Jerome K. Weber

            Claude Akins as Sgt. Ben Puzo

            Jeanne Crain as Mrs. Clara Shaw

            Susan Dey as Elly Brewster

            Toni Clayton as Jane Burke

            Maureen Connell as Mrs. O'Hara

            Jack Denbo as Thompson

            Ross Elliott as Harold Shaw

            Roy Engel as Bonanza Pilot

            Roosevelt Grier as Gary Brown

            Nicholas Hammond as Peter Lindner

            Mariette Hartley as Harriet Stevens

            John Hillerman as Walter Brandt

            Jayson Kane as William Reading

            Wesley Lau as Stanley Morris

            William Martel as General

            Walter Pidgeon as Sen. Arne Lindner

            Ken Swofford as John Bimonte

            Lorna Thayer as Weber's Mother

            Leslie Uggams as Lovejoy Wells

            Dan White as Weber's Father

            Forrest G. Wood as 1st Class Passenger

            Joe Canutt as Hunter

            John Fiedler as Robert Grundig

            Mike Henry (I) as Sam Allen

            Jenifer Shaw as Cosmetic Sales Girl

            Craig Shreeve as Airline Attendant

            Kelley Miles as Hazel Martin
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