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| 3 | ''The Horror At 37000 Feet'' is a 1973 MadeForTVMovie directed by David Lowell Rich and written by Ronald Austin and James Buchanan. |
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| 5 | The film follows an architect (Creator/RoyThinnes) and his wife who are flying from UsefulNotes/{{London}} to UsefulNotes/LosAngeles with an altar from an ancient abbey secured in the plane's cargo hold. Also aboard the flight are Creator/BuddyEbsen, a pushy millionaire, a drunken, cynical ex-priest played by Creator/WilliamShatner, a nutcase, and a the lantern-jawed pilot (Creator/ChuckConnors). Crew and passengers come into jeopardy when an invisible demon escapes from the altar, and threatens the plane in an effort to destroy the architect's wife. |
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| 7 | Not to be confused with "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet", an episode of ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'' with a similar title. And William Shatner. And a monster on an airplane. [[FollowTheLeader Hmmmm...]] Coincidentally both were in-house Creator/{{CBS}} productions... |
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| 9 | !!Tropes associated with this work: |
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| 11 | * CelestialDeadline: The dawning sun will break the curse. |
| 12 | * ChewingTheScenery: ''Everyone''. |
| 13 | * CrisisOfFaith: Shatner's character is an ex-priest. |
| 14 | * EldritchAbomination: The thing in the hold. |
| 15 | * EvilDetectingDog |
| 16 | * HumanSacrifice |
| 17 | * SeventiesHair: Everywhere, naturally. |
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