The Crowded Sky
by Joseph M. Newman
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Actor: Dana Andrews, Efrem Zimbalist, John Kerr, Rhonda Fleming, Troy DonahueDirector: Joseph M. Newman
Brand: Warner
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.77:1
Running Time: 105 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2009-06-22
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Warner Bros.
Movie Reviews of The Crowded Sky
Movie Review: Hokey in '60, Hokier today...
Summary: 5 Stars
I first saw this turkey in 1960, and it was hokie then. I was at that time a fighter pilot and an airline pilot as well, so saw this thing as a technical bomb. I was interested in the airplanes, as the Navy jet was a TV-2, better known by the USAF nomenclature T-33, or "T-Bird" as it was known by those of us who flew it. It was then and for several years afterward the basic jet trainer for the United States Air Force, and several other NATO air forces around the world. Some of the film was pretty good, especially most of the T-Bird shots, taken from "real life." But, the crowning insult was the "collision" between the DC-7 and the T-Bird. Even by 1960 standards, it was AWFUL.
As to the rest of the movie, the soap-opera stories were dreadful, and merely "fill" for the climactic and deeply disappointing mid-air collision, which was an obviously poorly staged bumping of two model airplanes. The special effects department got an "F" on that one for sure.
I watched the movie again the other night on one of the cable movie channels, and must admit I watched it all the way through, reveling in nostalgia for those bygone days, with the convertible Rhonda drove while maintaining perfect hairdo and skin tight skirt and blouse. No one ever looked as perfectly turned out in real life as Rhonda and Anne did in this movie.
The flick was a real bomb then and now, but I admit to loving watching it with all of its crappy dialogue and worse-than-wooden acting by John Kerr and Troy Donahue. All the characters were cardboard cutouts, but the trip back in time was well worth the couple of hours of time, and it has a certain historical value in its depiction of cars, airplanes, and fashion of the time. Those were the Not-So-Good-Old-Days.
I gave it 5 stars for its nostalgia value, but clinically, it was a one star at best...
Summary of The Crowded Sky
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