Airport '77
Airport '77 is a 1977 American air disaster film, the third installment of the Airport film series. The film stars an ensemble cast of veteran actors including Jack Lemmon, James Stewart, Joseph Cotten, Olivia de Havilland, and Brenda Vaccaro as well as the return of George Kennedy from the two previous Airport films. It is directed by Jerry Jameson, produced by William Frye, executive produced by Jennings Lang with a screenplay by Michael Scheff and David Spector.
Plot
Wealthy philanthropist Philip Stevens is having invited guests flown in his luxurious privately owned Boeing 747-100, Stevens Flight 23, to his Palm Beach, Florida estate. Aboard are his estranged adult daughter and her young son, whom he hopes to reconnect with, as he is secretly dying. Priceless artwork from Stevens' private collection destined for his new museum is also on the jetliner. The collection has motivated a group of thieves led by co-pilot Bob Chambers to hijack the aircraft.
Cast
- Arlene Golonka
- Brenda Vaccaro
- Charles Macaulay
- Christopher Lee
- Darren McGavin
- George Furth
- George Kennedy
- Gil Gerard
- Jack Lemmon
- James Booth
- James Stewart
- Joseph Cotten
- Kathleen Quinlan
- Lee Grant
- M. Emmet Walsh
- Maidie Norman
- Michael Pataki
- Monica Lewis
- Monte Markham
- Olivia de Havilland
- Pamela Bellwood
- Richard Venture
- Robert Foxworth
- Robert Hooks
More details
| author | David Spector Michael Scheff |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Miami Miami metropolitan area |
| director | Jerry Jameson |
| editor | J. Terry Williams Robert Watts |
| events | aviation aviation accident |
| genre | thriller |
| keywords | aircraft hijacking art treasures bermuda triangle boeing boeing 747 deserted island estrange float fly hijack the aircraft incapacitating agent injured offshore platform oil platform palm beach philanthropist philanthropy rescue rescue operation run search and rescue sleep sleeping gas survive trap |
| musicBy | John Cacavas Tom Sullivan |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Costume Design Academy Award for Best Production Design |
| producer | William Frye |
| productionCompany | Universal Pictures |
| publisher | Universal Pictures |
| recordedAt | San Diego |
| theme | disaster sequel |