Airport 1975

– "Something hit us...the crew is dead...help us, please, please help us!" With these terrifying words..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.60 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 47 Minutes
Release Year:
1974
Airport 1975 (1974)

"Something hit us...the crew is dead...help us, please, please help us!" With these terrifying words, 22 of Hollywood's greatest stars find themselves aboard a pilotless jumbo jet headed on a collision course with destruction in the nerve chilling sequel to the greatest disaster movie ever made.

Story Timeline:
Producing Country:
USA
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Airport 1975 (1974) - Trailer

Release Date:

18 Oct 1974

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG – Parental Guidance Suggested

Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents urged to give "parental guidance". May contain some material parents might not like for their young children.

Director:

Jack Smight

Writer:

Arthur Hailey (novel), Don Ingalls

Main Actors:

Charlton Heston, Karen Black, George Kennedy, Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

Plot:

When the pilot of a small aircraft has a heart attack and crashes his plane into the cockpit of a Boeing 747, several members of the flight crew are killed and the pilot is blinded. Miraculously, the 747 stays in the air on auto-pilot with flight attendant Nancy Prior at the controls. Ground controllers, including her boyfriend Alan Murdock, try to teach her the basics but they soon realize they will have to get a trained pilot into the cockpit. Their first attempt fails and Murdock realizes he will have to do it. Meanwhile, various passengers have their own problems including a young girl who is destined to a life saving operation.

Production:

Universal Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
29%
Metacritic:
50%