It's claim to fame nowadays is that it featured the same Concorde that crashed in Paris, killing all on board, as well as precipitating Concorde's own demise from the skies.
Its a scary to think that the Concorde in this fourth Installment of the Airport series, would go down in history as the one and only Air France 4590 crash.
The Concordes appearance in this movie helped to jinx it.
My God, were they TRYING to make this look like a (lame) comedy?!
I assume it's supposed to be an action/drama, but with that cliche "atheist" line, the rediculous "bathroom" and "best seat" comments, and the awful special effects, did they really expect anyone to take this seriously?
And to top it all off...Starring: Charro!
That shold have been a dead give away to anyone who considered seeing this.
@Unownshipper I know, it's a truly awful movie, and if they had added maybe 5-10 minutes of outright comedy to it it would have been undistinguishable from "Airpline!" Too bad none of the filmmakers thought of that idea, they could have had a major hit on their hands.
P.S. Besides Charro, the fact that Sylvia Kristel and Sybil Danning are in the movie are also dead giveaways that it's a turkey. And, yes, my username IS taken from my favorite "guilty pleasure" B-movie actress of the 80s!
I've seen this film. It's totally stupid. One would figure that the film would center around *one* incident. But, no. There's some kind of plane turmoil in the beginning. The middle of this film has some lame character development. Then it ends with another turmoil. I don't think it does much for promoting air travel. If every time you fly this airline, these things happen, you might as well book a cruise on an ocean liner. The Titanic only sank once.
They obviously didn't put much effort into this trailer - it's shoddy even by the standards of the time. Universal probably sensed it had a (hilarious, unforgettable, guilty-pleasure) stinker on its hands and just dumped the film into theaters without fanfare.
This was *not* state-of-the-art filmmaking in 1979 - not for anyone who had seen Star Wars two years before, anyway. The critics ran gagging from the theater.
Lalo Schifrin's score is terrific, by the way - almost too good for the movie.
Those schmucks who laugh at the films, should know that at that time 30 years ago they were considered state of the art. So get your selves a life and stop playing with xboxes and playstations
@martingale1234 the original Airport (1970) film (707 attempted luggage bombing/landing in a blizzard) was way better than this :S ... The reason this move is so bad isn't that it was "30 years ago" but rather that it is "sequel-itis". There's eariler films than this which are less laughable. I can forgive bad effects in the 1970's (really? Airport '75 isn't bad, they used real aircraft though for many shots - and Starwars is '77. this is '79!) but when the plot is mind-numbingly stupid too...
Yes, but trailers were much different in that era... it was more about promoting the stars than showing the best parts of the movie like they do with today's trailers.
I suppose so, but the trailers for the first three films ALL had voice-over narration. Still it's not the worst trailer out there and I have always loved this film, mostly just for the Concorde. Some lines should have omitted from this trailer though, like the more comedic ones, they kinda just present a bizarre juxtaposition of comedy and action/drama. Have you got the trailer for "The Concorde Affair '79"?
lol 1:45 looking out the window look how low the plane really is
freofan4 5 days ago
does Joe Patroni have the worst luck or what?
tulllguy 1 month ago
LOL! I remember that "The bathrom's broken" as well, I still remember the day I went to the movies to see this one.
hearsedriver1968 1 month ago
"The bathroom is broken." I remember laughing so hard at all of the Martha Raye bits.
SueSnell 3 months ago
Me John! Big Tree!
TomthatiscalledTom 3 months ago
On a strange coincidence, the Concorde used for this movie (F-BTSC, sn #203) was the same crashed in Paris in 2000.
lobodomarbr 4 months ago
@lobodomarbr Wow! Great fact!
GoingToBeAPilot1 3 days ago
"Hey Frank, what's wrong? You look shaken."
"I almost got hit by the Concorde!"
"Lay off the bottle, man."
jackball74 4 months ago
I was hoping it would be based on the disaster that actually happened. (I even thought of a basic plotline for it.)
zeppship 4 months ago
It's claim to fame nowadays is that it featured the same Concorde that crashed in Paris, killing all on board, as well as precipitating Concorde's own demise from the skies.
tiadaid 5 months ago
Ah, but there were no oxygen masks on the Concorde.
Kinemacolor 7 months ago
"The bathroom's broken".I realize older people obsess over bodily functions,but get a grip.
exeuroweenie 7 months ago
Concorde is a beautiful airplane!!
joeblowthehot 7 months ago
two people are pussies and can't fly.
kellogg170 9 months ago
Fab film, they need a new airport 11 that would be good to see!
tur74d56 10 months ago
@tur74d56 i say that all the time
rockinconcorde2 9 months ago
just watched this last night best movie i have ever sceene i thought it was going to be all cheesy but no
rockinconcorde2 10 months ago
maggie loses both brown shoes and a brunette loses one shoe mustard colored
playsbass1969 10 months ago
Oh my god! Are you serious! It was THAT concorde!!!
MrNSheikh 11 months ago
The Concorde you see in the film is the Concorde which crashed on 25/7/2000.
fs10inator 11 months ago
Its a scary to think that the Concorde in this fourth Installment of the Airport series, would go down in history as the one and only Air France 4590 crash.
The Concordes appearance in this movie helped to jinx it.
MultiKagemusha 11 months ago
never seen this but it looks like the best movie eva
rockinconcorde2 1 year ago
Roger, Roger. What's our Vector Victor?
You ever been in a cockpit? I've never been in a plane! You ever seen a grown man naked?
Can't you take a guess? Not for another two hours You can't take a guess for another two hours?
You know wha' they say, see a broad to get that bodiac...LAY HER DOWN 'N SMACK 'EM YACK 'EM...Col gotta be! YO! Sheet!
The Tower?! Rapunzel!!!
When Kramer hear's about this, the shit's gonna hit the fan
TomthatiscalledTom 1 year ago
I don't get it, why did they show end credits at the end without showing about who survived or not???
CRM09ify 1 year ago
This is the best of all four AIRPORT movies
TheHillbillyHermitt1 1 year ago
CHARO!
tomyazvids 1 year ago
@icfireplace Yeah cause they didnt repair it after the filmmaking in 1979 xD
helicpterfan18 1 year ago
My God, were they TRYING to make this look like a (lame) comedy?!
I assume it's supposed to be an action/drama, but with that cliche "atheist" line, the rediculous "bathroom" and "best seat" comments, and the awful special effects, did they really expect anyone to take this seriously?
And to top it all off...Starring: Charro!
That shold have been a dead give away to anyone who considered seeing this.
Unownshipper 1 year ago
@Unownshipper I know, it's a truly awful movie, and if they had added maybe 5-10 minutes of outright comedy to it it would have been undistinguishable from "Airpline!" Too bad none of the filmmakers thought of that idea, they could have had a major hit on their hands.
P.S. Besides Charro, the fact that Sylvia Kristel and Sybil Danning are in the movie are also dead giveaways that it's a turkey. And, yes, my username IS taken from my favorite "guilty pleasure" B-movie actress of the 80s!
danning1 1 year ago
Movie trailers sure have come a long way.
musicAL722 1 year ago
I must, must , must get a hold of this movie.....LMFAO.
rafalweb 1 year ago
maggie whelan loses both shoes brown pumps a brunette loses one shoe mustard colored medium
heeled pumps
playsbass1969 1 year ago
Hahahahahaha Jimmie Walker lol. I was waiting for him to say Dy-no-mite!! lol that's awesome now I have to watch this!
Jen8706 1 year ago
What the hell? @ 0:37 that's one hell of a stuntman.
vsci79 1 year ago
It's easy to see the effect of the Star Wars craze here...
JoshuaTaylor 1 year ago
The missile at 1:00 looks so gay and fake.
minutemanIV 1 year ago
@minutemanIV LOL is that a peace of shit flyin around at 1:00 ? xDDDD
M0RGaN98 1 year ago
that landing must have been fun.
foopy6 1 year ago
The trailer tells the whole story and makes it unnecessary to watch the movie. The trailer even has the credits at the end.
hankaaron1961 1 year ago
@bennjr:
Actually there was one version with a voiceover that repeated,
"The Concorde...Airport '79..."
I remember it vividly from when my dad took us to see "Moonraker" back then...
xatsnwotom 1 year ago
That's what happens when you have Captain Ed Hocken flying your plane. Where's Frank Drebin when he needs him?!
dmstealth 1 year ago
@dmstealth hahaha :)
Nikon05 1 year ago
the bathroom is broken, hahaha!!
pedroetcr 2 years ago
What makes a great, great, super great Airport movie ? One word: P-A-T-R-O-N-I !
Buckeyecat2002 2 years ago
Seeing this first just makes Airplane! even funnier:
Roger, Roger. What's our Vector Victor?
You ever been in a cockpit? I've never been in a plane! You ever seen a grown man naked?
Can't you take a guess? Not for another two hours You can't take a guess for another two hours?
You know wha' they say, see a broad to get that bodiac...LAY HER DOWN 'N SMACK 'EM YACK 'EM...Col gotta be! YO! Sheet!
Don't call me Shirley
Bad news fog's getting thicker....and Leon's getting l-l-l-l-largerrrrr!
TomthatiscalledTom 2 years ago
I've seen this film. It's totally stupid. One would figure that the film would center around *one* incident. But, no. There's some kind of plane turmoil in the beginning. The middle of this film has some lame character development. Then it ends with another turmoil. I don't think it does much for promoting air travel. If every time you fly this airline, these things happen, you might as well book a cruise on an ocean liner. The Titanic only sank once.
amberberglund 2 years ago
They obviously didn't put much effort into this trailer - it's shoddy even by the standards of the time. Universal probably sensed it had a (hilarious, unforgettable, guilty-pleasure) stinker on its hands and just dumped the film into theaters without fanfare.
This was *not* state-of-the-art filmmaking in 1979 - not for anyone who had seen Star Wars two years before, anyway. The critics ran gagging from the theater.
Lalo Schifrin's score is terrific, by the way - almost too good for the movie.
0814ma 2 years ago
Those schmucks who laugh at the films, should know that at that time 30 years ago they were considered state of the art. So get your selves a life and stop playing with xboxes and playstations
martingale1234 2 years ago
@martingale1234 the original Airport (1970) film (707 attempted luggage bombing/landing in a blizzard) was way better than this :S ... The reason this move is so bad isn't that it was "30 years ago" but rather that it is "sequel-itis". There's eariler films than this which are less laughable. I can forgive bad effects in the 1970's (really? Airport '75 isn't bad, they used real aircraft though for many shots - and Starwars is '77. this is '79!) but when the plot is mind-numbingly stupid too...
musicalaviator 1 year ago
1:42-1:48
Was that supposed to be funny?
AMOVIEGUY14 2 years ago
I was there
realisticHomeboy 2 years ago
the entire trailer is a SPOILER! LOL
ignaciojork 2 years ago
The Concorde used in the film was the same aircraft which crashed in Paris on July 25th 2000. May the aircraft and its victims rest in peace.
151L107 2 years ago
is it..?? realy... Sad.. very sad..
sankalp4499 2 years ago
faster than the speed of sound
ni that lady lost a shoe
GetGimmies 2 years ago
Interesting trailer for the film, but there should have been some voice-over narration.
bennjr 3 years ago
Yes, but trailers were much different in that era... it was more about promoting the stars than showing the best parts of the movie like they do with today's trailers.
2663KinkyCyborg 3 years ago
I suppose so, but the trailers for the first three films ALL had voice-over narration. Still it's not the worst trailer out there and I have always loved this film, mostly just for the Concorde. Some lines should have omitted from this trailer though, like the more comedic ones, they kinda just present a bizarre juxtaposition of comedy and action/drama. Have you got the trailer for "The Concorde Affair '79"?
bennjr 3 years ago
@2663KinkyCyborg airport 75 and 77 had voice overs
rockinconcorde2 11 months ago