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* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:Harrison blows his brains out after his attempts to silence his reporter ex-girlfriend are all unsuccessful and for the most part become a RevealingCoverUp.]]
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* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Harrison is involved in black market arms deals and kills an employee who tries to blow the whistle. Later, he sends both an experimental drone missile and a fighter plane to try to shoot down the Concorde and arranges for an employee to sabotage the plane so it will tear itself apart in mid-air via ExplosiveDecompression, which will kill all of the passengers, including the journalist that has evidence of his wrong-doing provided by the whistleblower's wife.
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* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Harrison is involved in black market arms deals and kills an employee who tries to blow the whistle. Later, he sends both an experimental drone missile and a fighter plane to try to shoot down the Concorde and arranges for an employee to sabotage the plane so it will tear itself apart in mid-air via ExplosiveDecompression, which will kill all of the passengers, including the journalist that has evidence of his wrong-doing provided by the whistleblower's wife. Said reporter, for extra KickTheDog points, is his girlfriend and still loves him even after he tries to kill her thrice (pretty sure said love did not survived a fourth attempt, though…)
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A wrinkle that will disrupt the whole flow of things is a despondent, suicidal passenger (Van Heflin) who plans to bring down an aircraft via a bomb. He's only partially successful, and now the stricken plane must be brought to safety -- and another airliner is stuck in the snow on the only suitable runway. Can the ground crew get the stranded aircraft cleared from the runway in time?
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A wrinkle that will disrupt the whole flow of things is a despondent, suicidal passenger (Van Heflin) (Creator/VanHeflin) who plans to bring down an aircraft via a bomb. He's only partially successful, and now the stricken plane must be brought to safety -- and another airliner is stuck in the snow on the only suitable runway. Can the ground crew get the stranded aircraft cleared from the runway in time?
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* TheWorldsExpertAtGettingKilled: TheWorldsExpertOnGettingKilled: [[spoiler: Despite the set-up for his character's abilities, Martin Wallace doesn't even make it out of the flooded plane to help Don reach the surface, getting crushed instantly by the cargo door rocketing into him.]]
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* WorldsExpertAtGettingKilled: TheWorldsExpertAtGettingKilled: [[spoiler: Despite the set-up for his character's abilities, Martin Wallace doesn't even make it out of the flooded plane to help Don reach the surface, getting crushed instantly by the cargo door rocketing into him.]]
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* SacrificialLion: [[spoiler: Creator/ChristopherLee's Martin Wallace is the first of the main credited cast members to bite the dust, well before the film ends.]]
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* WorldsExpertAtGettingKilled: [[spoiler: Despite the set-up for his character's abilities, Martin Wallace doesn't even make it out of the flooded plane to help Don reach the surface, getting crushed instantly by the cargo door rocketing into him.]]
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* CompressedAdaptation: The original novel was panned during it's release for numerous pacing issues such as sluggish plot points and the rushed ending. The film either drops or reduces numerous plot points and extraneous characters the book had such as Keith Bakersfeld and his backstory being dropped entirely whereas the Meadowview dispute is essentially reduced to background noise, plus the film's climax is expanded on with an epilogue being added.
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* CompressedAdaptation: The original novel was panned during it's its release for numerous pacing issues such as sluggish plot points and the rushed ending. The film either drops or reduces numerous plot points and extraneous characters the book had such as Keith Bakersfeld and his backstory being dropped entirely whereas the Meadowview dispute is essentially reduced to background noise, plus the film's climax is expanded on with an epilogue being added.
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* BuryYourDisabled: When the plane crashes, one of the first characters to die is the blind pianist (crushed by the plane's piano).
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* AdaptationalExpansion: The ending of the book is very rushed, whereas in the movie it is drawn out to about 15-20 minutes with an epilogue added to the end which shows Patroni inspecting the bomb-damaged airplane and Bakersfeld taking up his mistressesnoffer on a home-cooked breakfast.
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* AdaptationalExpansion: The ending of the book is very rushed, whereas in the movie it is drawn out to about 15-20 minutes with an epilogue added to the end which shows Patroni inspecting the bomb-damaged airplane and Bakersfeld taking up his mistressesnoffer mistress' offer on a home-cooked breakfast.
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* DespairEventHorizon: D.O. Guerrero's plan flies off the rails once he gets his briefcase back and is informed that his life insurance from the airport is now invalid and that he'll only do his family more harm than good. After ducking into an airplane lavatory, he knows that his plan has failed; his family won't collect a penny of the money and he'll certainly be thrown in jail once the plane touches down with sero chance of seeing his family again. With nothing left to lose, he detonates the bomb.
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* DespairEventHorizon: D.O. Guerrero's plan flies off the rails once he gets his briefcase back and is informed that his life insurance from the airport is now invalid and that he'll only do his family more harm than good. good if he blows himself up. After ducking into an airplane lavatory, he knows that his plan has failed; his family won't collect a penny of the money and he'll certainly be thrown in jail once the plane touches down with sero zero chance of seeing his family again. With nothing left to lose, he [[spoiler:he detonates the bomb.bomb]].
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* HopeSpot: Once Guerrero's ruse is outed and he is holding the passae gers and crew at bay before being informed that his insurance was cancelled due to the bomb being discovered and blowing himself up will only do more harm than good to his family. For a few seconds, it looks like he's going to hand the briefcase over to Captain Demerest... and then a passenger exits the bathroom behind him and he runs in before detonating the bomb.
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* HopeSpot: Once Guerrero's ruse is outed and he is holding the passae gers passengers and crew at bay before being informed that his insurance was cancelled due to the bomb being discovered and blowing himself up will only do more harm than good to his family. For a few seconds, it looks like he's going to hand the briefcase over to Captain Demerest... and [[spoiler:and then a passenger exits the bathroom behind him and he runs in before detonating the bomb.bomb]].
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* RippedFromTheHeadlines: D.O. Guerrero's plot to solve his family's financial issues by committing insurance fraud via suicide bombing the plane is taken from the May 1962 crash of Continental Airlines Flight 11 which was caused by a man doing the same thing, only with far mrie tragic results.
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* RippedFromTheHeadlines: D.O. Guerrero's plot to solve his family's financial issues by committing insurance fraud via suicide bombing the plane is taken from the May 1962 crash of Continental Airlines Flight 11 which was caused by a man doing the same thing, only with far mrie more tragic results.
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** In the novel once Geuerrero's briefcase bomb is snatched from him by a stewardess, an unaware passenger snatches the briefcase and hands it back to him. In the movie, this was changed to Guerrero merely snatching the briefcase back.
* DespairEventHorizon: D.O. Guerrero's plan flies off the rails once he gets his briefcase back and is informed that his life insurance from the airport is now invalid and that he'll only do his family more harm than good. After ducking into an airplane lavatory, he knows that his plan has failed; his family won't collect a penny of the money and he'll certainly be thrown in jail once the plane touches down with sero chance of seeing his family again. With nothing left to lose, he detonates the bomb.
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* HopeSpot: Once Guerrero's ruse is outed and he is holding the passae gers and crew at bay before being informed that his insurance was cancelled due to the bomb being discovered and blowing himself up will only do more harm than good to his family. For a few seconds, it looks like he's going to hand the briefcase over to Captain Demerest... and then a passenger exits the bathroom behind him and he runs in before detonating the bomb.
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* RippedFromTheHeadlines: D.O. Guerrero's plot to solve his family's financial issues by committing insurance fraud via suicide bombing the plane is taken from the May 1962 crash of Continental Airlines Flight 11 which was caused by a man doing the same thing, only with far mrie tragic results.
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* AdaptationalExpansion: The ending of the book is very rushed, whereas in the movie it is drawn out to about 15-20 minutes with an epilogue added to the end which shows Patroni inspecting the bomb-damaged airplane and Bakersfeld taking up his mistressesnoffer on a home-cooked breakfast.
* AdaptedOut: The novel features a relative to Mel Bakersfeld named Keith who shares the same last name and is struggling with suicidal tendancies due to a mid-air collision that resulted in the death of an entire family that he could have prevented. He is nowhere to be found in the film adaptation.
* AdaptedOut: The novel features a relative to Mel Bakersfeld named Keith who shares the same last name and is struggling with suicidal tendancies due to a mid-air collision that resulted in the death of an entire family that he could have prevented. He is nowhere to be found in the film adaptation.
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* DemotedToExtra: In the novel, noise complaint disputes involving a nearby neighborhood named Meadowview has a very significant subplot in the novel which even interrupts the ''climax''. In the film, it's been shoved into the background and is no longer integral to the plot, only being brought up four times.
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* IllGirl: One young passenger was scheduled for a kidney transplant, and gets sicker from going too long without dialysis as the crisis stretches out.
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* IllGirl: LittlestCancerPatient: One young passenger was scheduled for a kidney transplant, and gets sicker from going too long without dialysis as the crisis stretches out.
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The stewardess doesn't act like her pregnancy is unwanted, and the divorcing couple had fought so much they conclude splittling is likely for the best (plus each has another person lined up for their nex relationship)
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* DownerEnding: For some characters. Death, divorce, an unwanted pregnancy...
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* DevelopingDoomedCharacters: All of the characters get an exploration if their backstories.
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** A sign in French visible on the wall of the incoming internaional passenger area which would, if it were in English, read "Escalator to exit," has an error, which reads in French: "Escalier au sortie." It should read: "Escalier vers la sortie."
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** A sign in French visible on the wall of the incoming internaional international passenger area which would, if it were in English, read "Escalator to exit," has an error, which reads in French: "Escalier au sortie." It should read: "Escalier vers la sortie."
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* ActionizedSequel: Not that the other films in the series lacked action, but again, this one has the Concorde involved in two dogfights by the time it reaches the halfway point.
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* FormulaBreakingEpisode: While it stays with the plane theme, this film takes the action out of the airport (and skies, for the most part) and sets it in the underwater depths of TheBermudaTriangle.
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* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: While it stays with the plane theme, this film takes the action out of the airport (and skies, for the most part) and sets it in the underwater depths of TheBermudaTriangle.
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* OneWordTitleOneBookAuthor: This was the only film role for Patty Poulsen, who played Joan, one of the flight attendants. She was a stewardess for American Airlines and won a stewardess beauty contest in which one of the prizes was a role in this film. She was also used heavily in American Airlines' advertising of its new uniforms during the mid to late 1960s, photos that have, more recently, appeared in several different coffee table books celebrating the history of the airline hostess.
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The movie begins with the day-to-day concerns and life issues of various crew and patrons of Chicago's fictional Lincoln International Airport ([[CaliforniaDoubling actually, a redressed Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport]]). The central drama to this movie seems to be marital problems; first in the guise of difficulties between [[TheHero airport manager]] Mel Bakersfield (Creator/BurtLancaster) and his wife. Mel has a rivalry with his brother-in-law, [[DirtyOldMan Vernon Demerest]] (Creator/DeanMartin) over who's right about airport operations. Demerest also happens to be doing the deed with one of his flight attendants, Gwen Meighen (Creator/JacquelineBisset). However, Mel is fortunately not alone; he does have help from Trans-Global Airlines Supervisor of Passenger Relations Tanya Livingston (Creator/JeanSeberg) and TWA Chief of Maintenance Joe Patroni (Creator/GeorgeKennedy) in addressing the numerous challenges... usual and unusual.
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The movie begins with the day-to-day concerns and life issues of various crew and patrons of Chicago's fictional Lincoln International Airport ([[CaliforniaDoubling actually, a redressed Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport]]). The central drama to this movie seems to be marital problems; first in the guise of difficulties between [[TheHero airport manager]] Mel Bakersfield (Creator/BurtLancaster) and his wife. Mel has a rivalry with his brother-in-law, pilot [[DirtyOldMan Vernon Demerest]] (Creator/DeanMartin) (Creator/DeanMartin), over who's right about airport operations. Demerest also happens to be doing the deed with one of his flight attendants, Gwen Meighen (Creator/JacquelineBisset). However, Mel is fortunately not alone; he does have help from Trans-Global Airlines Supervisor of Passenger Relations Tanya Livingston (Creator/JeanSeberg) and TWA Chief of Maintenance Joe Patroni (Creator/GeorgeKennedy) in addressing the numerous challenges... usual and unusual.
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The movie begins with the day-to-day concerns and life issues of various crew and patrons of Chicago's fictional Lincoln International Airport ([[CaliforniaDoubling actually, a redressed Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport]]). The central drama to this movie seems to be marital problems; first in the guise of difficulties between [[TheHero airport manager]] Mel Bakersfield (Creator/BurtLancaster) and his wife. Mel has a rivalry with his brother-in-law, [[DirtyOldMan Vernon Demerest]] (Creator/DeanMartin) over who's right about airport operations. Demerest also happens to be doing the deed with one of his flight attendants, Gwen Meighen (Jacqueline Bisset). However, Mel is fortunately not alone; he does have help from his friend, Trans-Global Airlines Supervisor of Passenger Relations Tanya Livingston (Jean Seberg) and TWA Chief of Maintenance Joe Patroni (Creator/GeorgeKennedy) in the numerous challenges... usual and unusual.
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The movie begins with the day-to-day concerns and life issues of various crew and patrons of Chicago's fictional Lincoln International Airport ([[CaliforniaDoubling actually, a redressed Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport]]). The central drama to this movie seems to be marital problems; first in the guise of difficulties between [[TheHero airport manager]] Mel Bakersfield (Creator/BurtLancaster) and his wife. Mel has a rivalry with his brother-in-law, [[DirtyOldMan Vernon Demerest]] (Creator/DeanMartin) over who's right about airport operations. Demerest also happens to be doing the deed with one of his flight attendants, Gwen Meighen (Jacqueline Bisset). (Creator/JacquelineBisset). However, Mel is fortunately not alone; he does have help from his friend, Trans-Global Airlines Supervisor of Passenger Relations Tanya Livingston (Jean Seberg) (Creator/JeanSeberg) and TWA Chief of Maintenance Joe Patroni (Creator/GeorgeKennedy) in addressing the numerous challenges... usual and unusual.
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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: A man is seated at dinner and is praying with his family when a plane flies overhead, shaking the whole house. "For this food, your many blessings, and your bounteous goodness, we give thanks to Thee in the name of.." plane overhead makes it impossible to hear, then the man finishes, "...Jesus Christ!"
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* AssholeVictim: Besides all of the hijackers’ [[KarmicDeath Karmic Deaths]], Karen Wallace drowns during the rescue operation.
* AwLookTheyReallyLoveEachOther: Played for tragedy. After a whole film of the Wallace couple sniping at each other, Karen is utterly wrecked when she sees her husband Martin has drowned.
* AwLookTheyReallyLoveEachOther: Played for tragedy. After a whole film of the Wallace couple sniping at each other, Karen is utterly wrecked when she sees her husband Martin has drowned.
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* AssholeVictim: Besides all of the hijackers’ [[KarmicDeath Karmic Deaths]], hijackers' {{Karmic Death}}s, Karen Wallace drowns during the rescue operation.
*AwLookTheyReallyLoveEachOther: AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Played for tragedy. After a whole film of the Wallace couple sniping at each other, Karen is utterly wrecked when she sees her husband Martin has drowned.
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* AssholeVictim: Besides the hijacker's KarmicDeath, Karen Wallace drowns during the rescue operation.
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* KarmicDeath: One of the hijackers drowns as the ship is being lifted out of the sea by the navy rescue team.
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* KarmicDeath: One of the hijackers Bob Chambers drowns as the ship is being lifted out of the sea by the navy rescue team.
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--> '''Patroni''': Take the wings off this and you could use it as a TANK!
* {{Technobabble}}: Demerest to the young know-it-all making too much noise about the plane turning around:
--> ''Well, I'll tell you son... Due to a Cetcil wind, Dystor's vectored us into a 360-tarson of slow air traffic. Now we'll maintain this Borden hold until we get the Forta Magnus clearance from Melnics.''
--> ''Well, I'll tell you son... Due to a Cetcil wind, Dystor's vectored us into a 360-tarson of slow air traffic. Now we'll maintain this Borden hold until we get the Forta Magnus clearance from Melnics.''
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* {{Troll}}: The navigator, explaining to the stewardess why the pilot has just put on his oxygen mask:
--> ''Oh, he has fainting spells. So when he feels one coming on he takes a whiff of oxygen. Sometimes it helps.''
--> ''Oh, he has fainting spells. So when he feels one coming on he takes a whiff of oxygen. Sometimes it helps.''
