Therell be a change in twoniners status any moment. Suggest me movie is a free webbased film recommendation service. My first encounter with kennedy, at age 9, was the grated but very grown up disaster movie soap opera airport 1970, set in chicago, at fictional lincoln international airport. A distraught man detonates a crude suicide bomb on a commercial jet in the hopes that his wife will collect his life insurance. 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. In this largeensemble disaster movie, mel bakersfeld burt lancaster, the general manager of a chicagoarea airport, must contend with a massive snowstorm and other. Burt lancaster, dean martin, jean seberg, jacqueline bisset, george kennedy, george seaton, henry hathaway. Find movie and film cast and crew information for airport 1970 george seaton, henry hathaway on allmovie.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. It is directed by jerry jameson, produced by jennings lang and william frye, with. With burt lancaster, dean martin, george kennedy, jean seberg. Especially the relationship between married pilot dean martin and stewardess jacqueline bisset, but it is an accurate rendering of the times. Airport 1975 was directed by jack smight, produced by william frye and jennings lang and has a screenplay by don ingalls. Airport is a 1970s film series consisting of four airplanethemed disaster films that include airport, airport 1975, airport 77 and the concorde. Remembering george kennedy, and the snow of airport chicago. Airport 79 is a 1979 american air disaster film in the uk, it was released a year later as airport 80. Based on arthur haileys runaway bestseller, the emotioncharged. Youngsters see the likes of dean martin and george kennedy and dont know what to think because all theyve ever known was a hollywood that produces computer generated fluff. Fantrailer, about the oscar academy award winner movie, the airport 1970 fantrailer, about the oscar academy award winner movie, the airport 1970. Airport 1970 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. 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.
Airport is an impressive disaster epic that rises high above the ground due to its characters. Arthur hailey from the novel by, george seaton written for the screen by stars. Take a nonstop flight with an allstar cast to a world of tensionfilled human drama in this trendsetting box office blockbuster. The super sonic concorde was all the current trend back in 1979 and universal pictures used the concorde as centre stage for their final airport disaster movie this one sees george kennedy finally at the controls dodging air missiles in mid flight and for the time this was made the sight of the concorde dodging missiles the special effects were. Ol joe was synonymous with the airport franchise and although none of the later airport films better the 1st its thanks to george kennedy s joe patroni character and his gruff attitude that ill happily watch the other films when they are on the tv. Great cast, dean martin, helen hayes, george kennedy and a very young jaqueline bisset. I saw this movie when it came out in 1970 while visiting new york. Remembering george kennedy, and the snow of airport. The cars of buford pusser and the movie walking tall. Burt lancaster, dean martin, george kennedy initial release. 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. Even martin, who can be charming in a movie when he relaxes, plays a straight herotype this time.
Even with his tipsyplayboy persona, martin makes a surprisingly reassuring pilot. A bomber on board an airplane, an airport almost closed by snow, and various personal problems of the people involved. Airport is a classic film that was one of the films that began the disaster film genre. February 18, 1925 february 28, 2016 was an american actor. Released 1970, airport stars burt lancaster, dean martin, jacqueline bisset, george kennedy the g movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 17 min, and received a score of 42 out of 100 on metacritic. Helen hayes won the films only oscar for best supporting actress for her comic role as the stow away. They are based on the novel airport by arthur hailey. 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.
See more ideas about disaster movie, disaster film and george kennedy. Airport 1970 george kennedy youtube george kennedy. Airport 1970 george seaton, henry hathaway synopsis. George kennedy billy ray science and technology 1970s youtube movies 2016 movies youtubers films. 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. The clip cleaning the runway part 5 from airport 1970 with burt lancaster, george kennedy hold it, doug. This then, is the grandaddy of the genre, not by any means the first disaster movie, but the one which kicked off that wave of movies which lasted well into the 80s and without which we would not have had airplane hurrah and ultimately scary movie boo actually theres not a huge amount of disaster going on, its more of an. Gordon cornell layne, jacques mapes, ross hunter, arthur hailey.
Following high school graduation, kennedy enlisted in the united states army in 1943 with the hope to become a fighter pilot in the army air corps. Airport 1970 skip to main search results amazon prime. The concorde and the fourth and final installment of the airport franchise. Aug 12, 20 even with his tipsyplayboy persona, martin makes a surprisingly reassuring pilot. Based on arthur haileys 1968 novel of the same name, it originated the 1970s disaster film genre. Ol joe was synonymous with the airport franchise and although none of the later airport films better the 1st its thanks to george kennedy s joe patroni character and his gruff attitude that. Joe petroni takes controls to free tga boeing 707 stuck in snow on runway. Dean martin, george kennedy, maureen stapleton um nur einige zu nennen.
Airport is a 1970 american air disasterdrama film directed and written by george seaton and starring burt lancaster and dean martin. Airport 1970 movie simple english wikipedia, the free. George kennedy, van heflin, maureen stapleton, lloyd nolan and helen hayes in the role that won her a second oscar. Burt lancaster is even straighter and more heroic, as needs be, since he has to run the airport, supervise george kennedy in pulling out a stuck boeing 707, and decide to divorce his wife, all at the same time. Well at least it served as the basis for the hilarious spoof airplane.
This thriller about a bomber on an airplane was based on a best selling novel by arthur hailey. For me, george kennedy s joe patroni character steals the show. 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 cast. Feb 29, 2016 actor george kennedy is remembered by the tribunes movie critic as the face of his first midwestern blizzard. Mel bakersfeld is the manager of a glamorous international airport who must juggle personal crises with professional responsibilities as he attempts to keep his blizzard torn facility open to rescue a bombdamaged jetliner. Airport became one of the topgrossing movies of its era, racking up astronomical boxoffice numbers and spawning an entire film genre the disaster movie. Buy airport 1970 bluray hong kong version at with free international shipping. But it is the film that popularized the modern star studded disaster movie and for that we should be grateful. 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. Every key player adds to the plot and that fact makes airport a very good film from a great decade of movies. Airport is a 1970 american air disasterdrama film directed and written by george seaton and.
Burt then tunes the dial on his receiver to 171, not 117. The only actor who appeared in all four films is george kennedy in his recurring role of joseph. George kennedy in airport 1970 george kennedy in airport 1970 the image could not be loaded. Burt lancaster is even straighter and more heroic, as needs be, since he has to run the airport, supervise george kennedy in pulling out a stuck boeing 707. The film is about an airport manager trying to keep. With jean seberg, george kennedy, lloyd nolan, barry nelson, and maureen stapleton filling out the rest of the leading roles, there was something for almost everyone in this film. 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. And the invaluable george kennedy lands his careerdefining role as joe patroni, the hypercompetent problem solver who, over four airport movies, proved the greatest airplane mechanic in film history.
George kennedy as patroni, chief mechanic for trans world airlines. Airport 1970 george seaton, henry hathaway cast and. Burt lancaster, dean martin, george kennedy, helen hayes, jean seberg, maureen stapleton genre. It is about an airport almost being closed because of the snow storm while a mad bomber is trying to blow up an airliner in flight cast. Kieselbach, a ballet dancer, and george harris kennedy, an orchestra leader and musician. George kennedy adds to the machismo and he has the distinction of being the only person to appear in all 4 airport movies. He played dragline opposite paul newman in cool hand luke 1967, winning the academy award for best supporting actor for the role and being nominated for the corresponding golden globe. Airport is a 1970 american drama movie, based on the novel by arthur hailey. Oscarwinner helen hayes, in particular, dominates when she appears on the screen. Airport 77 is a 1977 american air disaster film, and the third installment of the airport film series.
It contains great actors like burt lancaster, dean martin, helen hayes, george kennedy and jaquline bissett. My first encounter with kennedy, at age 9, was the grated but very grown up disaster moviesoap opera airport 1970, set in chicago, at. Then, theres irascible george kennedy in the first of four airport appearances as patroni, a technical genius who spouts all sorts of technical jargon to give the audience the opportunity to understand how an airport works behind the scenes of the ticket counter and. First of the major airlinerindanger movies that spawned so many imitations throughout the 70s. 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.
Airport 1970 a bomber on board an airplane, an airport almost closed by snow, and various personal problems of the people involved. Airport 1975 also known as airport 75 is a 1974 american air disaster film and the first sequel to the successful 1970 film airport. The bluray looks really good, almost light seeing it in the theatre for the first time. It wasnt until the 70s disaster movie craze was well under way that universal got round to a sequel to its 1970 blockbuster airport largely because the lucrative profits deals lancaster and martin secured on the first film made reassembling the original cast impractical though george kennedy did return to provide a vague fig leaf of. With jean seberg, george kennedy, lloyd nolan, barry nelson, and maureen stapleton filling out the. The movie won helen hayes an academy award for best supporting actress for her role as an elderly stowaway. The fictitious lincoln international airport, where a frazzled mel bakersfield burt lancaster has to cope with blizzards, a suicide bomber and scenestealing stowaway ada quonsett helen hayes, is minneapolisst paul international airport msp just to the south of minneapolis where. Avion uk and irish airports in the 1950s to the 1970 s dvd. Apr 06, 2008 fantrailer, about the oscar academy award winner movie, the airport 1970 fantrailer, about the oscar academy award winner movie, the airport 1970. February 18, 1925 february 28, 2016 was an american actor who appeared in more than 100 film and television productions. Burt lancaster in airport 1970 dean martin in airport 1970 van heflin and george seaton in. Frankly guys if your idea of an action movie is watching speed then you need to widen your horizon no offense to the great dennis hopper.
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