The original 1970 "Airport" was excellent, with a good cast working with a top script about a hectic winter night at an urban airport. The 1975 and 1977 sequels were watchable, if a little silly. However, this movie outdoes all the others combined with campy, ridiculous silliness.
Paul Metrand (Alain Delon) and Joe Patroni (George Kennedy) are Concorde pilots who run into a little bit of trouble, courtesy of sinister arms dealer Kevin Harrison (Robert Wagner). Harrison is determined to bring down the plane because reporter Maggie Whelan (Susan Blakely) has the goods on him and is on the plane. Harrison scrambles jet fighters (apparently he has his own private air force) to fire missiles to shoot down the Concorde without success. Then, Harrison's henchmen rig the cargo door to open in flight, which will surely rip the plane apart and kill everyone. Metrand and Patroni manage to belly land the crippled airliner at a French ski resort in the Alps (wow!) and evacuate the passengers before the plane explodes. Harrison is so distraught that he commits suicide at the end of the film. Also along for the ride are Sylvia Kristel, Eddie Albert, Charo, John Davidson, Jimmie Walker, and many other familiar faces.
I really liked this movie not because it's good, but because it's so darn campy that it's irresistible. Any movie that has George Kennedy firing a flare gun out an open Concorde window during flight (at 30,000 feet, maybe?) has to be seen to be believed. The plane also turns upside down and later spectacularly lands on a ski slope, plowing up enormous amounts of snow. Campy dialogue, absurd situations, you name it it's not good, but it's certainly entertaining.
Best line: Joe Patroni (Kennedy): "We've got explosive decompression!!!!"
Paul Metrand (Alain Delon) and Joe Patroni (George Kennedy) are Concorde pilots who run into a little bit of trouble, courtesy of sinister arms dealer Kevin Harrison (Robert Wagner). Harrison is determined to bring down the plane because reporter Maggie Whelan (Susan Blakely) has the goods on him and is on the plane. Harrison scrambles jet fighters (apparently he has his own private air force) to fire missiles to shoot down the Concorde without success. Then, Harrison's henchmen rig the cargo door to open in flight, which will surely rip the plane apart and kill everyone. Metrand and Patroni manage to belly land the crippled airliner at a French ski resort in the Alps (wow!) and evacuate the passengers before the plane explodes. Harrison is so distraught that he commits suicide at the end of the film. Also along for the ride are Sylvia Kristel, Eddie Albert, Charo, John Davidson, Jimmie Walker, and many other familiar faces.
I really liked this movie not because it's good, but because it's so darn campy that it's irresistible. Any movie that has George Kennedy firing a flare gun out an open Concorde window during flight (at 30,000 feet, maybe?) has to be seen to be believed. The plane also turns upside down and later spectacularly lands on a ski slope, plowing up enormous amounts of snow. Campy dialogue, absurd situations, you name it it's not good, but it's certainly entertaining.
Best line: Joe Patroni (Kennedy): "We've got explosive decompression!!!!"