The fourth Airport film may be the silliest of them all, as George Kennedy returns, this time co-piloting with Alain Delon. The plane is on its way to the Moscow Olympics, has a bomb on board, and gets fired upon with missiles that necessitate flying upside-down. A look at the cast list resembles a bad episode of Fantasy Island, but it's always fun to see shameless touches like casting Mercedes McCambridge (Johnny Guitar) as the coach of the Soviet team. If you don't understand the significance of that choice, you may find this film more tedious than laughable, but fans of bad movies will have a field day, as Jimmie Walker, Charo, and -- oddly enough -- Bibi Andersson rub shoulders with high-altitude disaster. ~ Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide
Alain Delon | Capt. Paul Metrand |
Susan Blakely | Maggie Whelan |
Robert Wagner | Dr. Kevin Harrison |
Sylvia Kristel | Isabelle |
George Kennedy | Capt. Joe Patroni |
Eddie Albert | Eli Sands |
Bibi Andersson | Francine |
Charo | Margarita |
John Davidson | Robert Palmer |
Andrea Marcovicci | Alicia Rogov |
Martha Raye | Loretta |
Cicely Tyson | Elaine |
Jimmie Walker | Boisie |
David Warner | Peter O'Neill |
Mercedes McCambridge | Nelli |
Avery Schreiber | Coach Markov |
Sybil Danning | Amy |
Monica Lewis | Gretchen |
Nicolas Coster | Dr. Stone |
Robin Gammell | William Halpern |
Ed Begley Jr. | Rescuer #1 |
Jon Cedar | Froelich |
Sheila DeWindt | Young girl |
Pierre Jalbert | Henri |
Kathleen Maguire | Mary Parker |
Macon McCalman | Carl Parker |
Stacy Heather Tolkin | Irina |
Selma Archerd | Passenger |
Brian Cutler | Rescue Worker |
Michèle Lesser | Carla |
Conrad E. Palmisano | Cooper (as Conrad Palmisano) |
Jerry Prell | Passenger Agent (as Jerry M. Prell) |
Gus Rethwisch | Gregori (as Bernard 'Gus' Rethwisch) |
Dick McGarvin | Newscaster |
George Sawaya | Girard |
Leonora Wolpe | Ground Hostess |
David Matthau | Technician #1 |
Frank Parker | Technician #2 |
Mario Machado | Reporter #1 |
Hettie Lynne Hurtes | Reporter #2 (as Hettie Lynn Hurtes) |
Gabrielle Rossillon | Reporter #3 |
Aharon Ipalé | French Reporter |
Isobel Estorick | Stewardess #1 |
Laurie Hagen | Stewardess #2 |
James R. Parkes | Stewart #1 (as James Parkes) |
James Leigh | Stewart #2 |
Jean Turlier | Robelle |
Jean-Philippe Ancelle | French Security Guard #1 (as Jean P. Ancelle) |
Uta Taeger | French Security Guard #2 |
Robert Kerman | Dulles Controller |
Doug Christenson | Ski Patrol Leader |
Harold 'Happy' Hairston | American Olympic Team Coach |
Bob Courts | American Olympic Athlete (as Robert Courts) |
Margolyn Curtis | American Olympic Athlete |
Stoney Jackson | American Olympic Athlete |
Glenn-Michael Jones | American Olympic Athlete (as Glenn Michael Jones) |
Ken Medlock | American Olympic Athlete |
Patti Pivaar | American Olympic Athlete |
Dwan Smith | American Olympic Athlete |
Alex Rodine | Russian Olympic Team Coach |
Anna Rodzianko | Russian Olympic Athlete |
Daryl Lynn Wood | Russian Olympic Athlete |
Victoria Woodbeck | Russian Olympic Athlete |
Lalo Schifrin | Composer |
Philip H. Lathrop | Cinematographer |
Dorothy Spencer | Editor |