Jack Lemmon, Lee Grant, Brenda Vaccaro, Joseph Cotton,
Olivia de Havilland, Jimmy Stewart
Universal Pictures; Directed by Jerry Jameson
Rated PG; 114 minutes; 1977
Airport
'77 is a
continuation of the popular and harrowing Airport series. This time art
gallery owner Phillip Stevens has invited guests to fly down to Palm Beach
aboard his private 747. As the plane
nears Florida, the skyjackers who have taken over the plane to steal the
valuable paintings release gas that knocks everyone out. When the low-flying plane hits an oil rig an
engine fire develops that puts everyone in jeopardy. A crash landing in the
ocean then forces an amazing and chaotic rescue mission.