Airport (1970) (original) (raw)
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Original title
Airport
Year
1970
Running time
137 min.
Country
United States
Director
Screenwriter
Cast
Music
Cinematography
Producer
Genre
Action. Drama | Disaster Film. Planes
Movie Groups
Synopsis
Arthur Haley's bestselling novel brought to the screen. A midwestern U.S. hub airport struggles to remain open despite the worst snowstorm in 25 years, angry homeowners from a nearby housing tract and pilots refusing to obey noise abatement rules during the storm. Mel Bakersfield is the airport manager who must not only fight the weather and the home owners but his pilot/playboy brother-in-law, his divorce seeking wife, a deranged man with a bomb, a plane stuck in the mud and blocking the main runway, a little old lady stowaway and the airport commissioners. A very accurate, for its time, depiction of the day-to-day goings on at a busy airport-- with some extra high drama thrown in for seasoning.
Awards
1970: Oscar: Best Supporting Actress (Helen Hayes). 10 Nominations
1970: Golden Globes: Best Supporting Actress (Ex-aequo: Stapleton). 4 Nominations
1970: BAFTA Awards: Nominated to Best Supporting Actress (Maureen Stapleton)
1970: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Nominated for Best Adapted Drama Screenplay
Critics' reviews
- "A handsome, often dramatically involving $10-million epitaph to a bygone brand of filmmaking."
- "It evokes our nostalgic feelings, not only for the innocence of old movies but also for the innocent old times in which we saw them"
- "On some dumb fundamental level, 'Airport' kept me interested for a couple of hours. I can't quite remember why."
- "It's bland entertainment of the old school: every stereotyped action is followed by a stereotyped reaction"
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