Airport 1975
1974 American disaster film · Released October 18, 1974
Airport 75 (also known as Airport 1975) is a 1974 American disaster film, and the second installment in the Airport film series. It is directed by Jack Smight, produced by William Frye, and from a screenplay by Don Ingalls. The film stars Charlton Heston, Karen Black, George Kennedy, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Susan Clark, Sid Caesar, Linda Blair, Dana Andrews, Roy Thinnes, Nancy Olson, Ed Nelson, Myrna Loy, Martha Scott, Augusta Summerland, Erik Estrada, Helen Reddy (whose performance garnered her a Golden Globe Award nomination), in her film debut, and Gloria Swanson in her final film role. The plot concerns the dramatic events aboard an airborne Boeing 747 when a small aircraft crashes into the cockpit, causing the fatalities of the First Officer and Flight Engineer and the blinding of the Captain, leaving no one aboard qualified to take the controls.
Cast ages at release (October 18, 1974)
- Charlton Heston, as Capt: 51
- Karen Black, as Nancy Pryor: 35
- George Kennedy, as Joe Patroni: 49
- Efrem Zimbalist Jr., as Capt: 55
- Susan Clark, as Mrs: 34
- Gloria Swanson, as herself: 75
- Linda Blair, as Janice Abbott: 15
- Dana Andrews, as Scott Freeman: 65
- Sid Caesar, as Barney: 52
- Myrna Loy, as Mrs: 69
- Nancy Olson, as Mrs: 46
- Martha Scott, as Sister Beatrice: 62
- Jerry Stiller, as Sam: 47
- Norman Fell, as Bill: 50
- Erik Estrada, as Flight Engineer Julio: 25
- Helen Reddy, as Sister Ruth: 32
- Roy Thinnes, as Co-Capt: 36
- Ed Nelson, as Major Alexander: 45
- Larry Storch, as Glenn Purcell: 51
- Conrad Janis, as Arnie: 46
- Beverly Garland, as Mrs: 48
- Guy Stockwell, as Colonel Moss: 40
- Christopher Norris, as Bette: 21
- Jim Plunkett: 26