"Something hit us... The crew is dead... Help us, please, please help us!"

Starring: Charlton Heston, Karen Black, George Kennedy, Gloria Swanson, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Sid Caesar, Linda Blair, Dana Andrews, Myrna Loy

DML Rating: ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆ - above average

"No, not much...there's just a hole where the pilots usually sit." - Joe Patroni, when asked to visually assess the airplane's damage

Why watch this? Chuck Heston simply adds legitimacy that makes these disaster movies believable.

Plot Summary: A Boeing 747 suffers a mid-air collision, incapacitating the cockpit crew. A flight attendant must take control of the aircraft, guided by a pilot on the ground. There, however, is no way to land the plane, unless they can somehow get a pilot through the cockpit's gaping hole.

Dad's Preview: This is the best of the "Airport" films. Why? They put Charlton Heston and George Kennedy in charge! As is the case with disaster films, there are usually two sub-plots at play: the fixing of the problem, and the interactions of the innocent folks involved. The latter can get a little silly. This film, however, genuinely feels more realistic. There are also some thrilling sequences that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Universal Pictures