Reviews for Skyjacked
Review - Skyjacked
Very forgettable movie with a lot of familiar faces and no surprises but with some moments of drama.
Reviewed by Roger on 2025-05-23 17:16:05
Skyjackeddirected by John Guillermin | |
| Category: |
"Action/Adventure" |
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| Year of Release: | 1972 |
| Date Added: | 05/23/2025 |
| Date Watched: | 05/23/2025 |
| Description: | Weber (James Brolin), a mentally disturbed Vietnam vet hijacks a jet piloted by Captain Henry O'Hara (Charlton Heston) and orders it first to Anchorage to refuel and then to Moscow. Weber expects to be enthusiastically received and rewarded by the Russians. There's drama along the way — O'Hara has just ended an affair with chief stewardess Angela (Yvette Mimieux); there's a bad storm in Anchorage and the jet almost hits a small plane on approach; a woman has a baby; there's a senator aboard — but somehow O'Hara guides them all safely through. When they get to Moscow, everyone gets off the plane but O'Hara and Weber. When O'Hara resists, Weber shoots him. Then he realizes the Russians aren't going to give him the reception he wants, so he tries to hold O'Hara hostage. The Russians shoot him and cause him to fall on his own grenade. O'Hara (presumably) lives. |
| My Rating: | 6 |