A supersonic airborne disaster. In order to survive a flight headed for the Moscow Olympics, passengers of the Concorde must endure aerial acrobatics to dodge missiles and survive a device t... Read allA supersonic airborne disaster. In order to survive a flight headed for the Moscow Olympics, passengers of the Concorde must endure aerial acrobatics to dodge missiles and survive a device that decompresses the plane.A supersonic airborne disaster. In order to survive a flight headed for the Moscow Olympics, passengers of the Concorde must endure aerial acrobatics to dodge missiles and survive a device that decompresses the plane.
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- 2 nominations
Jimmie 'JJ' Walker
- Boisie
- (as Jimmie Walker)
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- TriviaSylvia Kristel recounted the making of this film in her autobiography. According to her, Alain Delon felt he was not being taken seriously in Hollywood. On the first day, he demanded to switch trailers with director David Lowell Rich because his trailer wasn't large enough. At first Delon and Kristel did not get along, and he refused to get down on one knee in front of her for one scene. It wasn't until director David Lowell Rich began to treat Sylvia unkindly that Delon became more friendly toward her and they finished the production on good terms.
- GoofsThe Concorde was not designed to perform a loop-the-loop, but it could do a barrel-roll. Considering the power available, if the plane were below mach speeds and the loop were large enough, it is possible for such a maneuver to work.
- Quotes
Peter O'Neill: Last night I woke up in a cold sweat, I dreamt I was being chased by a giant banana.
- Alternate versionsJosé Ferrer appears in the footage added to the film when it was shown on ABC-TV. He does not appear in the theatrical release.
- ConnectionsEdited into Murder, She Wrote: Tough Guys Don't Die (1985)
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Thrill as the Concorde performs ridiculous aerobatic stunts.....
Some slack might be cut this movie due to the fact that it was made in 1979. That much said, it really is pretty dire.
Never mind the laughable back-projection or the awful, awful camera-tracking of supposed "in-flight" objects, it's the stunts that the Concorde pulls off that will have you blinking in disbelief at the absurdity. Barrel-rolls, loop-the-loops and violent "evasive" maneuvers left me wondering why the Air-Forces of the world didn't just fly Concordes as their main fighters.
So, here are the important lessons I learned from this celluloid cheese-fest:
1. The Concorde is at least as agile as a Phantom 4 jet-fighter.
2. You can fire a flare gun at Mach 2 simply by opening the cockpit window and sticking your arm out.
3. If the flare gun fails to discharge, do not drop it, as it may then go off.
4. The Concorde can dodge up to two Sidewinder missiles fired at it at once.
5. A flare will distract a heat-seeking missile every time.
6. Switching off your jet-engines is a sure-fire way of throwing heat-seeking missiles off track if 5 (above) fails.
7. When performing a crash-landing in the Concorde, it is apparently impossible to jettison your fuel beforehand.
8. Concorde pilots are all combat-trained veterans.
As you might imagine, this film is not very realistic. The effects are primitive by today's standards and that, coupled with the nonsense acrobatics the Concorde performs, makes this a movie deserving of little but scorn.
Not recommended. Not recommended at all!
Never mind the laughable back-projection or the awful, awful camera-tracking of supposed "in-flight" objects, it's the stunts that the Concorde pulls off that will have you blinking in disbelief at the absurdity. Barrel-rolls, loop-the-loops and violent "evasive" maneuvers left me wondering why the Air-Forces of the world didn't just fly Concordes as their main fighters.
So, here are the important lessons I learned from this celluloid cheese-fest:
1. The Concorde is at least as agile as a Phantom 4 jet-fighter.
2. You can fire a flare gun at Mach 2 simply by opening the cockpit window and sticking your arm out.
3. If the flare gun fails to discharge, do not drop it, as it may then go off.
4. The Concorde can dodge up to two Sidewinder missiles fired at it at once.
5. A flare will distract a heat-seeking missile every time.
6. Switching off your jet-engines is a sure-fire way of throwing heat-seeking missiles off track if 5 (above) fails.
7. When performing a crash-landing in the Concorde, it is apparently impossible to jettison your fuel beforehand.
8. Concorde pilots are all combat-trained veterans.
As you might imagine, this film is not very realistic. The effects are primitive by today's standards and that, coupled with the nonsense acrobatics the Concorde performs, makes this a movie deserving of little but scorn.
Not recommended. Not recommended at all!
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Box office
- Budget
- $14,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $13,015,688
- Gross worldwide
- $13,015,688
- Runtime1 hour 53 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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