What's slower than a speeding bullet, and able to hit tall buildings at a single bound?
An ex-fighter pilot is forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.
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Character
Comic, ironic, cool and unpretentious.
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- cooloverwhelming
- unpretentiousprestige
- character-ledplot-driven
Who loves it, who doesn't
87 profiled raters. Loved most by The Comfort Seekers; disliked most by The Genre Devotees.
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Cast
- Robert HaysTed Striker
- Julie HagertyElaine Dickinson
- Leslie NielsenDr. Rumack
- Kareem Abdul-JabbarRoger Murdock
- Lloyd BridgesSteve McCroskey
- Peter GravesCapt. Clarence Oveur
- Robert StackCaptain Rex Kramer
- Lorna PattersonRandy
- Jill WhelanLisa Davis
- Ann NelsonHanging Lady
Crew
- Jim AbrahamsDirector
- David ZuckerDirector
- Jerry ZuckerDirector
- Jim AbrahamsWriter
- David ZuckerWriter
- Jerry ZuckerWriter
- Joseph F. BirocDirector of Photography
- Elmer BernsteinOriginal Music Composer
- Patrick KennedyEditor
- Jon DavisonProducer
Where to watch
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Pairings
Companions we picked from the closest works, and how to take them.
Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
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