Skyjacked (1972)
- Starring:
- Charlton Heston, Yvette Mimieux, (more)
- Director(s):
- John Guillermin
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Skyjacked
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
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 102 mins
Complete Cast of Skyjacked
- Charlton Heston - Henry O'Hara
- James Brolin - Jerome K. Weber
- Jeanne Crain - Mrs. Clara Shaw
- Toni Clayton - Jane Burke
- Roy Engel - Bonanza Pilot
- John Hillerman - Walter Brandt
- Walter Pidgeon - Sen. Arne Lindner
- Kelley Miles - Hazel Martin
- Jenifer Shaw - Cosmetic Sales Girl
- John Fiedler - Robert Grundig
- Forrest Wood - 1st Class Passenger
- Leslie Uggams - Lovejoy Wells
- William Martel - General
- Mariette Hartley - Harriet Stevens
- Ross Elliott - Harold Shaw
- Yvette Mimieux - Angela Thacher
- Claude Akins - Sgt. Ben Puzo
- Susan Dey - Elly Brewster
- Maureen Connell - Mrs. O'Hara
- Nicholas Hammond - Peter Lindner
- Wesley Lau - Stanley Morris
- Lorna Thayer - Weber's Mother
- Craig Shreeve - Airline Attendant
- Mike Henry - Sam Allen
- Joe Canutt - Hunter
- Dan White - Weber's Father
- Ken Swofford - John Bimonte
- Jayson Kane - William Reading
- Roosevelt Grier - Gary Brown
- Jack Denbo - Thompson
- Director(s):
- John Guillermin
- Writer(s):
- Stanley R. Greenberg
- Producer(s):
- Walter Seltzer
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Suitable for Children, Violence)
- Categories:
- Action / Adventure
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