On 28 Mar 2007 06:37:31 -0700, Jay Honeck wrote:

John Wayne. Having seen all of his aviation flicks now, it's easy
to see where John Wayne got his reputation for being one-dimensional.


Perhaps the third worst movie would be the 1954 soap opera in the sky, The
High and the Mighty.

The high point of the movie would be John Wayne bitch slapping Robert Stack
in the cockpit. (Two thumbs up)

The low point would have to be the sleeping kid in the back seat finally
wakes up after a safe landing, after sleep through:

1) The left outboard engine seizes up, causing its prop to separate and
send the blades through the fuselage, followed by a serious engine fire.

2) The passengers losing their minds and generally running amuck around the
cabin.

3) A wrestling match with a passenger who discharges a pistol.

4) The cabin door back where the kid is sleeping gets thrown open and they
throw everything not nailed down out of the aircraft.

Man, that kid can sleep! He'll never need an Ambien prescription.


--
Dallas