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Airport (1970)

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Reviews Counted: 14 Fresh: 9  Rotten:5 Average Rating: 5.8/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 17 mins
Synopsis:
One of the original "disaster" movies, this all-star nail-biter follows a series of emergencies at a large Midwestern airport on a snowy night. The weather's bad enough, but then a passenger threatens to blow up an inbound plane. Based on Arthur Hailey's novel. Sequels include Airport 1975,... [More]
One of the original "disaster" movies, this all-star nail-biter follows a series of emergencies at a large Midwestern airport on a snowy night. The weather's bad enough, but then a passenger threatens to blow up an inbound plane. Based on Arthur Hailey's novel. Sequels include Airport 1975, Airport '77 and The Concorde - Airport '79 and dozens of other catastrophe epics built from the same blueprint. [Less]

Genre: Action/Adventure

Starring: Van Heflin, Burt Lancaster, Dean Martin, George Kennedy, Helen Hayes

Director: George Seaton
Composer: Alfred Newman
Producer: Ross Hunter
Director: Henry Hathaway

DVD Info

Release:

Feb 6, 2003

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Snap Case
  • Widescreen

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05/24/03 08:12 AM
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If it weren't for a mad bomber story line, it would be the perfect empty movie for airlines to show on long flights.

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08/07/06 07:05 PM
Dennis Schwartz
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One of the most embarrassing movies to be nominated for Best Picture and other Oscars--the spoof Airport is a better picture. Airport's star Burt Lancaster said: It's the biggest piece of junk ever made."

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05/09/05 03:15 AM
Vincent Canby
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Old-fashioned and fairly stagy, but this great-granddaddy of disaster flicks has an undeniable old-fashioned charm.

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04/03/05 05:06 AM
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02/14/05 08:02 AM
Philip Martin
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10/23/04 10:29 PM
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03/27/04 10:52 AM
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It spawned a sub-genre, but it was old-fashioned when it was new.

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05/20/03 08:59 AM
Ken Hanke
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Cheesy fun.

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03/12/03 07:57 AM
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