Derek Winnert

Posts Tagged "airplane"

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The Congress *** (2013, Robin Wright, Harvey Keitel, Danny Huston) – Movie Review

Robin Wright bravely plays a version of herself, an aging, 44-year-old out-of-work actress who has made bad career, partner and life choices. But her agent Al (Harvey Keitel) talks her into reluctantly accepting one last job, becoming […]

Aug, 14

The Flight of the Phoenix **** (1965, James Stewart, Richard Attenborough, Peter Finch, Hardy Krüger, Ernest Borgnine, Ian Bannen, Ronald Fraser, Christian Marquand, Dan Duryea, George Kennedy) – Classic Movie Review 1088

Producer/director Robert Aldrich’s 1965 film The Flight of the Phoenix finds him on safe ground with a highly enjoyable and satisfying, character-driven disaster-survival movie, in which an aircraft is downed when a sudden sandstorm shuts […]

Apr, 13

Turbulence *** (1997, Ray Liotta, Lauren Holly, Brendan Gleeson, Ben Cross, Rachel Tricotin) – Classic Movie Review 975

Ray Liotta lands a hugely entertaining daft role as a crazed killer aboard a storm-hit 747 jumbo jet, in the 1997 airplane disaster movie Turbulence.  Director Robert Butler’s 1997 airplane disaster movie Turbulence is a […]

Mar, 24

Non-Stop *** (2014, Liam Neeson, Julianne Moore, Scoot McNairy) – Movie Review

Liam Neeson stars as Bill Marks, a troubled, hard-drinking US air marshal who boards a transatlantic flight and soon gets a series of text messages from an unknown fellow passenger that other passengers will be killed one by […]

Feb, 26

Airplane II: The Sequel *** (1982, Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Lloyd Bridges) – Classic Movie Review 672

The underrated 1982 sequel to 1980’s blockbuster spoof comedy hit Airplane! is cruder and it isn’t nearly as hysterical, but it’s still funny and enjoyable none the less. It boasts the inestimable advantage of many […]

Jan, 11

Zero Hour! *** (1957, Dana Andrews, Sterling Hayden, Linda Darnell) – Classic Movie Review 671

The 1957 film Zero Hour! screenplay is used almost verbatim for its much more famous spoof Airplane!, including the hero being named Ted Striker. Dana Andrews stars in the 1957 drama film Zero Hour! as […]

Jan, 11

Airplane! ***** (1980, Lloyd Bridges, Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Leslie Nielsen, Peter Graves, Robert Stack) – Classic Movie Review 669

The 1980 disaster comedy film Airplane! comes up fresh and hilarious every time you see it, thanks to the exuberant playing of the non-stop scattershot of gags, the good, the bad and the corny. Written […]

Jan, 11

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