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Alerte à la bombe

Original title: Skyjacked
  • 1972
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  • 1h 41m
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5.7/10
2.6K
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Alerte à la bombe (1972)
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.
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A Vietnam vet bomber hijacks a Boeing 707, forcing the crew to fly to Russia amidst tensions and stereotypes of the early 1970s.A Vietnam vet bomber hijacks a Boeing 707, forcing the crew to fly to Russia amidst tensions and stereotypes of the early 1970s.A Vietnam vet bomber hijacks a Boeing 707, forcing the crew to fly to Russia amidst tensions and stereotypes of the early 1970s.

  • Director
    • John Guillermin
  • Writers
    • Stanley R. Greenberg
    • Edwin Corley
  • Stars
    • Charlton Heston
    • James Brolin
    • Yvette Mimieux
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    • Director
      • John Guillermin
    • Writers
      • Stanley R. Greenberg
      • Edwin Corley
    • Stars
      • Charlton Heston
      • James Brolin
      • Yvette Mimieux
    • 58User reviews
    • 27Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Charlton Heston
    Charlton Heston
    • Henry O'Hara
    James Brolin
    James Brolin
    • Jerome K. Weber
    Yvette Mimieux
    Yvette Mimieux
    • Angela Thacher
    Claude Akins
    Claude Akins
    • Sgt. Ben Puzo
    Jeanne Crain
    Jeanne Crain
    • Mrs. Clara Shaw
    Susan Dey
    Susan Dey
    • Elly Brewster
    Roosevelt Grier
    Roosevelt Grier
    • Gary Brown
    Mariette Hartley
    Mariette Hartley
    • Harriet Stevens
    Walter Pidgeon
    Walter Pidgeon
    • Senator Arne Lindner
    Ken Swofford
    Ken Swofford
    • John Bimonte
    Leslie Uggams
    Leslie Uggams
    • Lovejoy Wells
    Ross Elliott
    Ross Elliott
    • Harold Shaw
    Nicholas Hammond
    Nicholas Hammond
    • Peter Lindner
    Mike Henry
    Mike Henry
    • Sam Allen
    Jayson Kane
    • William Reading
    • (as Jayson William Kane)
    Toni Clayton
    • Jane Burke
    John Hillerman
    John Hillerman
    • Walter Brandt
    Kelley Miles
    Kelley Miles
    • Hazel Martin
    • Director
      • John Guillermin
    • Writers
      • Stanley R. Greenberg
      • Edwin Corley
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    8phillindholm

    Enjoyable time capsule.

    "Skyjacked," one of many "air disaster" films from "The High and the Mighty" to "Airport", is one of the best in the genre. Featuring a star-studded cast headed by Charlton Heston (as the pilot, of course) and Yvette Mimieux (head stewardess), it's a fast-paced, efficient study in suspense. Basically a story involving the attempted hijacking of a commercial airplane, it focuses on a small group of first class passengers who provide both the drama and occasional (intended) humor. Among them are a middle-aged couple (Ross Elliot and Jeanne Crain) worried about yet another job transfer, a senator and his son (Walter Pidgeon and Nicholas Hammond) a "hippie girl" (Susan Dey, on leave from "The Partridge Family" in her screen debut), a jazz musician (former football great Rosey Grier) and of course, a pregnant woman (Mariette Hartley), who is due any minute (apparently, the nun missed this flight). Also aboard is a young sergeant (James Brolin, who fit this in between seasons of "Marcus Welby MD). Last, but not least is Leslie Uggams making her film debut, as an assistant stewardess.

    Despite the occasionally unintentionally funny dialogue and predictable situations which, let's face it, go with the territory, the film has enough action and melodrama to be consistently entertaining. The cast give it their all. Far more interesting than the love triangle between Heston, Mimeux and co-pilot Mike Henry (which is established in a few ludicrous, but mercifully short flashbacks) are the performances of those who play the passengers. Crain, as lovely as ever, (in her first film in five years,and her last) gets to assist in the delivery of Hartley's baby,(neither she, nor ''Co Midwife'' Mimieux can sing, and Grier won't turn his guitar loose, so we are spared an in-flight, improvised ballad) as well as a chance to attack the villain. Pidgeon doesn't have to say much to give his character authority, Hartley is charming, and Susan Dey is both natural and appealing. As for Grier, he displays a genial screen presence while Brolin even evokes a bit of viewer sympathy.

    "Skyjacked" was a big hit when it was first released and got a big audience rating when it was shown on television as "Sky Terror". The photography is excellent, the music by Perry Botkin, Jr. ("Nadia's Theme") is unobtrusively effective, and the main theme is beautiful. Although "Airport 1975" was waiting in the wings, so to speak, "Skyjacked" holds it's own. It will be released this June on DVD in it's original Panavision aspect ratio. I for one, can't wait!
    6pmtelefon

    Worth the watch

    "Skyjacked" is an okay, if somewhat dated, watch. It's not much of a whodunnit because anyone who is paying attention can figure out who the villain is in about ten minutes. That doesn't really matter because the movie is pretty suspenseful most of the way through. "Skyjacked" does run out of gas towards the end but it's not a deal breaker. The movie is a little dated. It has a few too many flashbacks but that was not uncommon is the early 1970s. The cover of the DVD of "Skyjacked" that I own tried selling the movie as a "camp classic". This movie may be a little corny at times but it is not campy. For the most part, "Skyjacked" is a well made, exciting movie.
    5moonspinner55

    Not a bad airplane-thriller, better than the "Airport" sequels...

    Routine airline flight, piloted by none other than Charlton Heston, is beset with hijack warnings via notes left on the lavatory mirror. Could the psycho-on-board be musician Roosevelt "Rosie" Grier? Sweaty soldier James Brolin? Hippie Susan Dey or boy toy Nicholas Hammond? What about distraught stewardess Yvette Mimieux--has she cracked under pressure? Genre disaster flick slipped into theaters in between 1970's "Airport" and its many sequels, and actually was quite a hit at the box-office (but in this era, what Charlton Heston movie wasn't?). Unfortunately, once all is revealed--in rather anticlimactic fashion--the last reel is extremely dire. Still, for the first three-quarters of its length, "Skyjacked" provides just the kind of silly thrills you'd expect from a movie with that title and cast. Speaking of titles, "Skyjacked" was RE-TITLED "Sky Terror" once it premiered on network television. No sense frightening anyone into thinking this might be a documentary. ** from ****
    8LUVJET

    Well worth watching

    I first saw this film when it was released at the theatre in 1972, (I was 12yrs old), under the title "Sky Terror". Being an aviation buff, I was in my glory- This film had everything! Some of the best shots of a Boeing 707 in flight, (Most flight scenes today are computer generated and are extremely phony) and Yvette Mimieux, who has never looked more glamourous, as the first Stewardess. What more could an airline buff want. Charlton Heston reprises "Moses" in the cabin, as only he could. James Brolin is the resident bomb-carrying, psycopathic war vet, who's released on a 4F and wants to hijack everyone to Russia so he can be decorated. Mariette Hartley, is a believable "expectant-mother", who boards the flight as she's about to give birth. (How'd she slip past the gate agent?) Then there's Susan Dey, who was suspect immediately, as a Hippie traveling first class! There's a fairly good story here with the usual soap opera flair. (Mimieux's character has had an affair with the Captain and currently dating the 1st Officer). Geat interior and exterior scenes combined with above average acting and good dialogue, makes this all-star film, worth watching.

    I give it a: * * 1/2 rating, they lose half a star for being an almost direct rip-off of "Airport".
    7Ed-Shullivan

    Confucius say.... Never take a sleeping pill and a laxative while on the same flight

    Simply put, I enjoyed this 1972 disaster film release even some 50 plus years after its original release. I am a senior citizen so all the film stars were familiar to me and the air disaster plot was reminiscent of the 1970's other disaster films with a cast of past their prime film stars.

    What I kept asking myself while watching this film was why isn't air travel as roomy and easy to accomplish today as it was back in the 1970's even with the opportunity for skyjackers? I appreciate that 9/11 can never happen again and robust security measures must be taken and is todays norm, but this film reminds us all of a simpler time when air travel could be a real adventure and enjoyable.

    This film explores the personal lives of each of the main characters and how they deal with a stressor such as being in the middle of a skyjacking with a bomb aboard their plane.

    I enjoyed watching Skyjaclked and God willing I will most likely want to watch it again if I am still alive in the next few dceades. I give it an admirable and deserving 7 out of 10 IMDb rating.

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    • Trivia
      Final film of Jeanne Crain, who retired from acting after this project.
    • Goofs
      Almost all of the vehicles at the site that is supposed to be Moscow Airport are American made.
    • Quotes

      Sgt. Ben Puzo: [over the radio with Captain O'Hara, as he guides the jet into Anchorage] Very nice, Captain... If you ever want to earn an honest living, I think I can find you a home in the Air Force, flying cargo. Watch that heading...

    • Alternate versions
      When originally released theatrically in the UK, the BBFC made cuts to secure a 'A' rating. All cuts were waived in 1986 when the film was granted a 'PG' certificate for home video.
    • Connections
      Edited into Dr. Shrinker (1976)

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    • Release date
      • November 15, 1973 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Russian
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Vuelo 502 en peligro
    • Filming locations
      • Mojave Airport - 1434 Flightline Street, Mojave, California, USA(Stand-in for Moscow Airport)
    • Production company
      • Walter Seltzer Productions
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    • Budget
      • $1,700,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 41 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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