Skyjacked
by John Guillermin
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Actor: Charlton Heston, Claude Akins, James Brolin, Jeanne Crain, Yvette MimieuxDirector: John Guillermin
Brand: HESTON,CHARLTON
Cinematographer: Harry Stradling Jr.
Editor: Robert Swink
Producer: James C. Pratt
Producer: Walter Seltzer
Writer: David Harper
Writer: Stanley R. Greenberg
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 101 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-06-26
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Warner Home Video
Movie Reviews of Skyjacked
Movie Review: it's dated, but I like it nonetheless
Summary: 5 Stars
Skyjacked is a somewhat dated film; but it remains suspenseful nonetheless. The plot flows rather well despite a few characters that are stereotypical for the time; but on the other hand the cinematography and the choreography are not that bad at all. The musical score enhances the suspense and it's terrific to see Charlton Heston and the rest of the cast act convincingly.
When the action starts, we meet World Airways Flight Captain Capt. Henry 'Hank' O'Hara (Charlton Heston) who has to deal with his old flame, a stewardess named Angela Thacher (Yvette Mimieux) on a flight along with stewardess Lovejoy Wells (Leslie Uggams) and a few others. Of course, there are the `70s stereotypical characters onboard: a Sergeant (James Brolin) trying to make his sister's wedding just in time; Gary Brown, a jazz cellist (Roosevelt Grier); a very pregnant woman (Jeanne Crain) as Mrs. Clara Shaw; US Senator Arne Lindner (Walter Pidgeon) with his son Peter (Nicholas Hammond) and young hippie Elly Brewster (Susan Dey), just to name a few.
However, it isn't long before it's very well known that a hijacker is onboard; and this did happen from time to time back in the day when airport security didn't really exist. (This plot would not be terribly convincing at this time.) Written messages in red lipstick from the hijacker demand that the plane be re-routed to Anchorage; and Captain O'Hara, not wishing to take any chances and wanting his crew and passengers safe, sets course for Anchorage as they land in a zero visibility storm that is suspenseful indeed--but of course you get the feeling that this is far from the end of the plot as the film is only half-over!
We discover that Jerome K. Weber (James Brolin), a military officer headed for a mental health/rehab center, is the hijacker--and although Jerome lets most of the passengers off the plane in Alaska, he simultaneously insists that the rest of them--including the Senator and his son, Elly, the jazz cellist and one or two more-- must now fly on with him and a few of the flight crew to Moscow. Sergeant Weber has the delusion that he will be rewarded by then-Soviet officials and leaders in Moscow and be a true military hero in the former Soviet Union.
But what happens from here on in won't be in this review--I don't want to spoil it for you! I wish the DVD had a few extras but it doesn't.
Skyjacked, although dated, is an entertaining suspense movie even if you do figure what may well happen by the end. I recommend this film for fans of Charlton Heston and the other actors in it; and people who enjoy suspenseful films will want this for their collections.
Summary of Skyjacked
No Description Available.Genre: Feature Film-Drama
Rating: PG
Release Date: 26-JUN-2007
Media Type: DVD
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