On some dumb fundamental level, airport kept me interested for a couple of hours. The images displayed on this page are recent additions to the movie title stills collection, a website containing screen captures of titles from feature films. The stellar cast does an exceptional job with a standout performance by the legendary helen hayes. The internet archives educational film collection is particularly rich in films from the 1960s and 1970s. One of the most embarrassing films to be nominated for the best picture oscar, airport is a trashy flick that began a cycle of commercially successful disaster movies. Feb 21, 2014 official video content provided by universal studios home entertainment or one of its authorized agents. In this largeensemble disaster movie, mel bakersfeld burt lancaster, the general manager of a chicagoarea airport, must contend with a massive snowstorm and other issues, both workrelated and. The gags are painfully simpleminded a priest, pretending to cross himself, whacks a wise guy across the face. This website uses cookies to manage authentication, navigation, and other functions. Jan 07, 2014 a brother wed pay good money to see naked, but a siblinginarms nonetheless. The fourth airport film may be the silliest of them all, as george kennedy returns, this time copiloting with alain delon. This movie had a huge cast of stars burt lancaster, dean martin, george kennedy, helen hayes who won an oscar for this one, jean seberg, jacqueline bisset, maureen stapleton and on and on.
In this disaster film, a nutcase detonates a bomb aboard a plane, leaving the flight and ground crews to figure out how to safely land their dangerouslycrippled vessel during a terrible blizzard. Indeed, i think its probably one of the most boring examples of this kind of movie, as it pours on too much soap opera and too little action or intrigue. Its filthy at the moment havent had a chance to clean it yet. Movies archive 2018 401 august 40 july 53 cuban fury 2014 online sa prevodom. Airport, the film version of arthur haileys novel, is the sort of movie most people mean when they say hollywood doesnt make movies the way it used to. It is the seat forward option like the chicago cabs. I remember seeing most of them on sunday afternoons on tv as a young kid. Airport is a 1970 american air disaster drama film directed and written by george seaton and starring burt lancaster and dean martin. And the characters talk in regulation bmovie cliches like no b. Official video content provided by universal studios home entertainment or one of its authorized agents. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject. The line was called the airport look collection, and was launched with a fashion show in january 1970 for the new york couture business councils press week. Yes, it is a bit melodramatic at some points, but overall its a fast moving story that takes you inside the workings of a fictional airport in chicago.
Tcm messageboards post your comments here add your comment share. Airport was based on the popular best seller by arthur hailey. Airport movie cinema, film, picture, watching movies. Writerdirector george seatons explosive hit was one of film historys great game changers, launching a new. Burt then tunes the dial on his receiver to 171, not 117. I have just added archive links to one external link on airport 1970 film. List of all categories of articles published in the stripproject archive. Take a nonstop flight with an allstar cast to a world of tensionfilled human drama in this trendsetting box office blockbuster. Airport 1970 film jump to navigation jump to search. By using our website, you agree that we can place these types of cookies on your device. Deep snow traps a 747 on a new york airports chief runway, forcing planes to.
This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the airport 1970 film article. Airport is een amerikaanse rampenfilm uit 1970 onder regie van george seaton. Remembering george kennedy, and the snow of airport chicago. Burt lancaster is sitting in his car at the end, and he asks the tower if he can listen to the radio traffic for the incoming plane thats landing. Although over two hours long, the movie moves and the viewer never gets bored. It is about an airport almost being closed because of a snow storm while a mad bomber is trying to blow up an airliner in flight. Celebrities at the airport photos of 1970s celebs esquire. The story, adapted from arthur haileys bestselling novel.
Airport 1975 1974 posted by matt singer on november 9th. Movie stars ali macgraw and steve mcqueen arrive at frances orly. Based on the best selling novel by arthur hailey, the film is a contemporary update of grand hotel 1932 for the jet age. It would be like the poseidon adventure clearing the way for gay marriage. Washington national airport 1970 washington national. While airport launched the disaster flick boom of the seventies, it doesnt stand as one of the genres more interesting releases. Was reading the trivia on the back of my calendar page for yesterday and, 50 years ago, universal pictures released the movie, airport, starring burt lancaster and dean martin. The key film setting up the onslaught of disaster films in the 1970s, airport is a glossy, high wattage flick that sets the tone for all of the films to. A distraught man detonates a crude suicide bomb on a commercial jet in the hopes that his wife will collect his life insurance. This precursor to later epic 70s disaster films illustrates 12 hours in the lives of the personnel and passengers at the lincoln airport. A blizzard, a stuck plane, a bomb and a stowaway form the framework of this neardisaster movie. Support the publishers, if possible, to get the full listening.
As you social distance at home, remember that the 70s era was the golden age of the blockbuster disaster flick, and the airport. Airport 1970 trivia 49 add new burt lancaster, who headlined the movie above the title with dean martin, made a great deal of money from the film, which was a huge hit. This isnt just because airport resembles any number of old grand hotel movies. Airport soundtrack from 1970, composed by alfred newman. As a result, events and movements of national and international important like the vietnam war interviews with my lai veterans 1970 and the civil rights movement civil rights movement. The film stars burt lancaster as mel bakersfeld, and dean martin as vernon demerest. When a bored diplomat is approached in a bleak airport by a woman whose life is in danger, he agrees in a moment of weakness to lend her his passport and. Based on arthur hailey s 1968 novel of the same name, it originated the 1970s disaster film genre. Based on arthur haileys runaway bestseller, the emotioncharged adventure stars burt lancaster as the manager of a glamorous international airport who must juggle personal crises with professional responsibilities as he attempts to keep his blizzard torn facility.
Tcmdb archive materials view all archives 0 dvds from tcm shop. Melodrama about a bomber on board an airplane, an airport almost closed by snow, and various personal problems of the people involved. Big budget blockbusters for the time with an all star cast. Sadly, airport 79 was the final installment, but count me as the first and perhaps only to believe that he should have been in the catbird seat for airport 82. Specifically, airport confronted viewers with the spectacle of a disaster that they themselves might experience in their own lives, offering a new frisson to moviegoers while narrowing the gap between the hollywood movie and the thrill ride. Gallery of 20 movie poster and cover images for airport 1970. Washington national airport is in arlington, virginia. It was mainly built on land reclaimed from the potomac river in 19391941. The plane is on its way to the moscow olympics, has a bomb on board, and.
Checkers for sale internet checker taxicab archive. Released by varese sarabande in 1993 vsd 5436 containing music from airport 1970. Airport is a dramatic thriller that was released in 1970. Publication date 201007 usage public domain mark 1. So it does not cop out on several key themes of the story.
Airport 1970 directed by george seaton produced by ross hunter screenplay by george seaton based on airport by arthur hailey starring burt lancaster. The airport now has a metro subway station, but not as close to the terminal. Washington national airport 1970 washington national air. Edith head designed a line of airport inspired clothing for the hystron fiber co. Captain vern demerest dean martin has to land the damaged plan in the middle of a brutal chicago snowstorm at an airport where the main runway is closed. Airport 1970 the disaster film became a unique and profitable film genre unto itself in the early seventies, thanks to the box office success of airport 1970.
Mar 06, 1970 airport, the film version of arthur haileys novel, is the sort of movie most people mean when they say hollywood doesnt make movies the way it used to. Washington national airport 1970 washington national airport is in arlington, virginia. Airport 1970 movie simple english wikipedia, the free. The movie was based on united airlines flight 232 from chicago to denver, which had an uncontained engine failure that damaged the hydraulic system on the mcdonnell douglas dc10 trijet. When they are trying to put together the character of the potential bomber, when he bought insurance, the woman who took his details said she remembered him because he didnt seem to have much money for someone going to europe, but the bomber had told her he had changed all his us money for lira, and when she persisted, he said the money was all in big bills, and he had left his. The film spawned three sequels and introduced the genre of disaster movies that dominated the. The material in it is identical to the old releases of this score on lp and 8track yep, i just dated myself. Actually, 1954s the high and the mighty probably stands as the earliest instance of this genre, but airport was the one that started the disaster film boom in the seventies, so i count it as the most influential for better or for worse. July 4, 2015 when you have been sitting on the airplane waiting for the last people to get onboard, you may have looked out the window and wondered what all the signs and symbols at the airport mean. Still, kudos to a disaster movie for changing the culture. Regular titles as well as some ending credits and titles from trailers. Airport 1970 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Today, the movie that started it all, based on the novel by arthur hailey.
Endless problems, professional and personal, are thrown at the various personnel responsible for the safe and proper administration of air traffic, airline management and aviation at a major us airport. This varese sarabande cd is an okay version, but it could have been better. Airport is a 1970 american air disasterdrama film directed and written by george seaton and starring burt lancaster and dean martin. May 28, 2019 celebrities at the airport in the 1970s. The supporting cast consists of jean seaberg, jacqueline bisset, george kennedy, helen hayes, van heflin. What airports looked like in the 1970s ultra swank. Get airport dvd and bluray release date, trailer, movie poster and movie stats.
For the granddaddy of the many starstudded disaster flicks from the seventies, we go back to 1970s airport. The plot has few surprises you know and i know that no airplane piloted by dean martin ever crashed. The plane made an emergency landing at sioux gateway airport in sioux city, iowa, where 185 of the planes 296 passengers survived. My first encounter with kennedy, at age 9, was the grated but very grown up disaster moviesoap opera airport 1970, set in chicago. Captain vern demerest dean martin has to land the damaged plan in the. Jun 15, 2012 specifically, airport confronted viewers with the spectacle of a disaster that they themselves might experience in their own lives, offering a new frisson to moviegoers while narrowing the gap between the hollywood movie and the thrill ride. And like most good soap operas, the plot focuses on several characters over a sevenhour period during the. Movie stars ali macgraw and steve mcqueen arrive at.
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