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Skyjacked (1972) 5.6
A crazed Vietnam vet bomber hijacks a Boeing 707 in this disaster film filled with the usual early '70s stereotypes, and demands to be taken to Russia. Director:John Guillermin |
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Capt. Henry 'Hank' O'Hara
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| Yvette Mimieux | ... |
Angela Thacher
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| James Brolin | ... |
Jerome K. Weber
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| Claude Akins | ... |
Sgt. Ben Puzo
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| Jeanne Crain | ... |
Mrs. Clara Shaw
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| Roosevelt Grier | ... |
Gary Brown
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| Mariette Hartley | ... |
Harriet Stevens
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| Walter Pidgeon | ... |
Sen. Arne Lindner
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| Ken Swofford | ... |
John Bimonte
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| Leslie Uggams | ... | ||
| Ross Elliott | ... |
Harold Shaw
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Peter Lindner
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Mike Henry | ... |
Sam Allen
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| Jayson Kane | ... |
William Reading
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A crazed Vietnam vet bomber hijacks a Boeing 707 in this disaster film filled with the usual early '70s stereotypes, and demands to be taken to Russia. Written by Marty McKee <mmckee@wkio.com>
Plot Keywords:
disaster film | disaster | disaster movie | airplane hijack | sergeant |Taglines:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
26 August 1972 (Japan) See more »Also Known As:
Sky Terror See more »Box Office
Budget:
$2,700,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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John Bimonte: [Hank is doing his walk-around the aircraft] Hey, Hank! Ready to go.
Capt. Henry 'Hank' O'Hara: Wrong! You got a broken cowling latch here.
John Bimonte: What the hell? I'll get right on it.
Capt. Henry 'Hank' O'Hara: Take all the time you want, John. You got 10 minutes.
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Moscow escort truck is Ford van. See more »Goofs
In the flight deck, the camera is looking directly forward, towards the front windows, but the clouds outside are moving sideways. See more »Quotes
[first lines]John Bimonte: [Hank is doing his walk-around the aircraft] Hey, Hank! Ready to go.
Capt. Henry 'Hank' O'Hara: Wrong! You got a broken cowling latch here.
John Bimonte: What the hell? I'll get right on it.
Capt. Henry 'Hank' O'Hara: Take all the time you want, John. You got 10 minutes.
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The movie is another jetliner epic with tough hero Charlton Heston . A Boeing commercial airline (the 'Global Airways' plane used in the movie was a World Airways Boeing 707 , N374WA) is hijacked . Commandant Charlton Heston along with crew and flight attendant (Ivette Mimieux ) taking on a dangerous bomber . The film is detailing hectic flighty hijacked by a dangerous terrorist and passengers' relationship . All clichéd and stock characters with regurgitation of all usual stereotypical situations from disaster films such as the musician , the pregnant girl (Mariette Hartley) , a nervous , crazed vet Vietnam (James Brolin), the senator (Walter Pidgeon) and his son (Nicholas Hammond). Taking place on fateful storm and freeze skies and the airplane heading to Russia . If you've seen the original ¨ Airport ¨ (George Seaton ) , the daddy of them all , you've seen them all , in fact , the terrorist character is likeness to Airport's Van Heflin.
The picture contains thriller , suspense , drama , moderated tension and is quite entertaining although with some flaws and gaps . Filmed at the height of the disaster genre from the 7os , this entry in the spectacular series profits of a strong acting by Charlton Heston , bringing conviction to character , he also starred a similar role at ¨ Airport 1975 ¨ (Jack Smight) . Look quickly to Claude Akins, John Hillerman , Jeanne Crain , among others , though doesn't appear the classic character Patroni (George Kennedy) , a saga usual . The motion picture was professionally directed by John Guillermin , habitual of disaster films (Towering inferno, King Kong , Kong lives) and airplane movies (Blue Max ) . The film is classified ¨parents guide¨ for a certain violence . It's an inoffensive diversion but is sometimes tediously unspooled . The film will appeal to Charlton Heston fans and disaster genre enthusiasts.