In MAYDAY AT 40,000 FEET!, we are treated to the trio of David Jansen, Christopher George, and "Dandy" Don Meredith (as Capt. Pete Douglas; Co-pilot, Stan Burkhart; and Co-co-pilot, Mike Fuller, respectively), all sharing the cockpit of a commercial airline. Indeed, we've entered 1970's made-for-TV movie territory!
Once we get their personal, soap opera lives behind us, the title comes into play. A hard-boiled cop (Broderick Crawford) is transporting an extremely dangerous, bug-eyed criminal, named Greco (My personal lord and savior, Marjoe Gortner!) aboard the plane. Greco has other plans.
How could a cop with a bum ticker, transporting a homicidal maniac, possibly be a problem?
Horror and utter chaos ensue.
Annnd, there's a baby on board!
While this movie is cheeezier than 40,000 pizzerias, it's also extremely entertaining, especially whenever Greco gets going! Nobody goes berserk like Marjoe! Nobody!
Co-stars Ray Milland as the crankiest passenger in the galaxy, and Lynda Day George as the world's most impossibly upbeat flight attendant!
Recommended for lovers of telefilm thriller extravaganzas!...
Once we get their personal, soap opera lives behind us, the title comes into play. A hard-boiled cop (Broderick Crawford) is transporting an extremely dangerous, bug-eyed criminal, named Greco (My personal lord and savior, Marjoe Gortner!) aboard the plane. Greco has other plans.
How could a cop with a bum ticker, transporting a homicidal maniac, possibly be a problem?
Horror and utter chaos ensue.
Annnd, there's a baby on board!
While this movie is cheeezier than 40,000 pizzerias, it's also extremely entertaining, especially whenever Greco gets going! Nobody goes berserk like Marjoe! Nobody!
Co-stars Ray Milland as the crankiest passenger in the galaxy, and Lynda Day George as the world's most impossibly upbeat flight attendant!
Recommended for lovers of telefilm thriller extravaganzas!...