Art thieves hijack a 747, hit fog and crash into the ocean, trapping them and the passengers under one hundred feet of water.
Director:
Jerry Jameson
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Title: Airport '77 (1977)
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Jack Lemmon | ... | Don Gallagher | |
| Lee Grant | ... | Karen Wallace | |
| Brenda Vaccaro | ... | Eve Clayton | |
| Joseph Cotten | ... | Nicholas St. Downs III | |
| Olivia de Havilland | ... | Emily Livingston | |
| Darren McGavin | ... | Stan Buchek | |
| Christopher Lee | ... | Martin Wallace | |
| Robert Foxworth | ... | Chambers | |
| Robert Hooks | ... | Eddie | |
| Monte Markham | ... | Banker | |
| Kathleen Quinlan | ... | Julie | |
| Gil Gerard | ... | Frank Powers | |
| James Booth | ... | Ralph Crawford | |
| Monica Lewis | ... | Anne | |
| Maidie Norman | ... | Dorothy | |
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Mr. Phillip Stevens is flying in a load of V.I.P.s to the grand opening of his art collection when a trio of hijackers knock out the passengers with gas and try to steal the priceless cargo of art treasures. But everything goes wrong for the hijackers when the 747 crashes in the Bermuda triangle. While the passengers remain alive in the shallow water, a daring rescue operation is planned to bring the plane up without breaking it in two. Written by Adam Carpenter <encenoman@hotmail.com>
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Flight 23 has crashed in the Bermuda Triangle... passengers still alive, trapped underwater... See more »Parents Guide:
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Martin Wallace: Other people thinking about themselves got us down here in the first place, Karen.
Karen Wallace: You've got a lot of brains, Martin, but you're not a smart man.
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The nineteenth highest-grossing movie of 1977. See more »Goofs
When Capt. Gallagher is explaining the need to get the raft to the surface to the group on the plane, he explains that it is designed automatically to trigger its SOS beacon when it reaches the surface. After Gallagher hauls himself aboard the raft, however, the first thing he does is extend the antenna and switch on the beacon. See more »Quotes
Karen Wallace: We're us! We're us. That's your problem: you think everybody is us. Can't you forget about other people for once and think about yourself?Martin Wallace: Other people thinking about themselves got us down here in the first place, Karen.
Karen Wallace: You've got a lot of brains, Martin, but you're not a smart man.
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Crazy Credits
Before the end credits, this text appears. "The incident portrayed in the film is fictional; the rescue capabilities utilized by the Navy are real". See more »Alternate Versions
Network TV version features one hour of additional footage not included in either the theatrical release or home video release. Footage only seen in the network version includes:- Alternate opening credit sequence involving Banker and Wilson breaking into a laboratory.
- A flight attendant cabin mock-up where the crew practice an evacuation using an escape slide. Shortly after, Anne introduces the crew to Joe Patroni.
- Dialogue between Patroni and Anne.
- A scene where Joe Patroni introduces Anne to Don Gallagher, who's working on a flight simulator of the plane he will fly.
- Flashbacks of several characters. including Martin and Karen Wallace, Steve and Julie, Jane and Bonnie Stern, and Lisa with Ralph Crawford.
- Extended dialogue throughout the film.
- Gallagher and Eve discovering the plane's navigator is dead.
- Scene involving Joe Patroni and his son, Joe. Jr. Patroni has been informed of the disappearance of the 747 and has to cancel plans to attend Joe Jr's graduation ceremony.
- Brief additional footage of Martin Wallace's body floating outside the plane.
- Emily attempts to console Karen, after the drowning of Martin.
- As Gallagher and the scuba team make their underwater preparations to raise the plane, they discover Banker's body.
- Amount of time for the plane to rise to the surface is longer than the theatrical version.
- After the plan has risen, Gerald Lucas attempts to get out of the plane first, only to be stopped and pushed back by Buchek.
- Dialogue between Philip Stevens and Eddie aboard the USS Cayuga. Stevens hands Eddie a piece of paper, which reveals Eddie's wife has given birth to twins. Stevens hands Eddie a cigar to celebrate the occasion.
- Dialogue between Stevens and Buchek aboard the USS Cayuga.
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Country:
USARelease Date:
11 March 1977 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Airport 1977 See more »Filming Locations:
Stage 27, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA See more »Edit
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$6,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Airport '77 is the second sequel in the Airport franchise.Boeing 747 is carrying some valuable art of wealthy philanthropist Philip Stevens.A group of art thieves hijack the plane and soon they crash it to the Bermuda triangle.The passengers survive but for how long? Jerry Jameson's disaster movie from 1977 is a mighty entertaining movie.It's packed with the brightest stars.James Stewart is Philip Stevens.Jack Lemmon is Captain Don Gallagher.That's two of my favorite actors.The real lady Olivia de Havilland plays Emily Livingston.Joseph Cotten plays Nicholas St. Downs III.George Kennedy is Joe Patroni.Christopher Lee is Martin Wallace.Lee Grant is Karen Wallace.M.Emmett Walsh plays Dr.Williams.So there are many great stars in a great jam.Airport '77 offers many intense moments under the water.Everybody not suffering from claustrophobia should see this.