Skyjacked

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Skyjacked

PG

1972

1h 40m

Mystery & Thriller

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A jetliner captain (Charlton Heston) and stewardess (Yvette Mimieux) respond to a skyjacker (James Brolin) who wants to go to Moscow.

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Robert Sullivan

Los Angeles Free Press

Imagine, if you can, Airport reduced to a made-for-TV movie.

Jan 8, 2020

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Mark Le Fanu

The Spectator

I liked it on the whole; the film had suspense; it had drama.

Sep 30, 2015

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

One of the early '70s disaster films, which is routine at best.

Rated: C+

Apr 13, 2014

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delysid d

whats up with the low rating fellas? this movie is great

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/17/21

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Audience Member

Rather silly Airport derivitive. Not very good.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Audience Member

It did some cool stuff, but like, can you write a red herring or something in there jeez.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Audience Member

Hilariously clichÃ©d hijacked plane popcorn. The Zuckers must have used this as the template for Airplane!: it has the lot - pregnant women, senators, shell-shocked Korean War vets... ...and Ben-Hur piloting the plane while smoking a pipe! For the first 45 minutes it's hugely enjoyable as long as you've switched off your brain. A pity that the second half suddenly slows to a crawl and what little action is confined to James Brolin's neurotic twitching.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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Audience Member

One of the lesser known disaster films from 1970's despite starring Charlton Heston is pretty decent. Takes something relatively routine (several characters in a precarious position) and adds plenty of suspense into the mix though I don't think a plane being hijacked had been done at that point so relatively original. Good production and score while being a good distraction. Nothing really special but not awful either, unlike what came about towards the end of the decade.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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ashley h

Skyjacked is a decent film. It is about crazed Vietnam vet bomber who hijacks a Boeing 707. Charlton Heston and James Brolin give good performances. The screenplay is a little slow in places. John Guillermin did an alright job directing this movie. I liked this motion picture because of the adventure and drama.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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John Guillermin

Director

Charlton Heston

Capt. Henry "Hank" O'Hara

Yvette Mimieux

Angela Thacher

James Brolin

Jerome K. Weber

Claude Akins

Sgt. Ben Puzo

Jeanne Crain

Mrs. Clara Shaw

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Synopsis

A jetliner captain (Charlton Heston) and stewardess (Yvette Mimieux) respond to a skyjacker (James Brolin) who wants to go to Moscow.

Director: John Guillermin
Producer: Walter Seltzer
Screenwriter: Stanley R. Greenberg
Rating: PG
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2009
Runtime: 1h 40m
Sound Mix: Stereo

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