Airport 1975 (1974)
- Starring:
- Charlton Heston, Karen Black, (more)
- Director(s):
- Jack Smight
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Airport 1975
In the wake of the 45-million-dollar gross of the original Airport (1970), Universal was all but required by an act of Congress to produce Airport '75. Charlton Heston heads the all-star cast as Alan Murdock, the former test pilot who must keep a disabled 747 from crashing in flames. The crisis begins when a businessman (Dana Andrews), flying his small private plane, suffers a fatal heart attack and the plane smashes into the cockpit of the 747. Following Murdock's radioed instructions, stewardess Nancy Pryor (Karen Black) takes over the controls. The special-guest passenger lineup includes Helen Reddy as a singing nun (a character wickedly satirized in the 1980 parody Airplane!), Myrna Loy as an alcoholic, and Sid Caesar as a garrulous passenger. While Airport '75 yielded only 25 million dollars at the box office, the franchise continued, spawning Airport '77 a few years later and Airport '79 two years after that. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 106 mins
Complete Cast of Airport 1975
- Charlton Heston - Alan Murdock
- George Kennedy - Joseph Patroni
- Susan Clark - Mrs. Patroni
- Dana Andrews - Scott Freeman
- Sid Caesar - Barney
- Erik Estrada - Navigator Julio
- Alan Fudge - Danton
- Sharon Gless - Sharon
- Myrna Loy - Tipsy Mrs. Devaney
- Irene Tsu - Carol
- Helen Reddy - Sister Ruth
- Charles White - Fat Man
- Ed Nelson - Maj. Alexander
- Christopher Norris - Bette
- Ken Sansom - Gary
- Laurette Spang - Arlene
- Austin Stoker - Air Force Sgt.
- Karen Black - Chief Stewardess Nancy Pryor
- Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. - Pilot Stacy
- Gloria Swanson - Herself
- Linda Blair - Janice Abbott
- Gene Dynarski - 1st Friend
- Norman Fell - Bill
- Beverly Garland - Mrs. Scott Freeman
- Conrad Janis - Arnie
- John Lupton - Oringer
- Jerry Stiller - Sam
- Brian Morrison - Junior Patroni
- Roy Thinnes - Urias
- Kip Niven - Lt. Thatcher
- Nancy Olson - Mrs. Abbott
- Martha Scott - Sister Beatrice
- Guy Stockwell - Col. Moss
- Larry Storch - Purcell
- Director(s):
- Jack Smight
- Writer(s):
- Don Ingalls
- Producer(s):
- William Frye, Jennings Lang
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Questionable for Children, Violence, Adult Situations)
- Categories:
- Action / Adventure
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