The Worst Aviation Movie of All Time

In a previous article, "tom418" said:
I'd have to put the TV movie based on Arthur Hailey's "Runway Zero Eight" as
the worst movie. It's the classic two man crew gets food poisoning, and the
hero pax saves the day by landing plane (Martin 404?) scenario.

IMDB has never heard of a movie by that name. Are you sure you don't mean
"Zero Hour"? IMDB says Arthur Hailey wrote it, originally as a TV move
called "Flight Into Danger".


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In a previous article, (Paul Tomblin) said:
In a previous article, "tom418" said:
I'd have to put the TV movie based on Arthur Hailey's "Runway Zero Eight" as
the worst movie. It's the classic two man crew gets food poisoning, and the
hero pax saves the day by landing plane (Martin 404?) scenario.

IMDB has never heard of a movie by that name. Are you sure you don't mean
"Zero Hour"? IMDB says Arthur Hailey wrote it, originally as a TV move
called "Flight Into Danger".

Oh, my mistake, IMDB says that a TV movie called "Terror In the Sky" was
based on an Arthur Hailey novel called "Runway Zero 8". Evidently Hailey
went to the "flight crew incapacitated by food, passenger takes over" well
a LOT. He didn't write the screenplay for "Terror in the Sky" like he did
for "Flight Into Danger" and "Zero Hour", though.



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Paul Tomblin writes:

Oh, my mistake, IMDB says that a TV movie called "Terror In the Sky" was
based on an Arthur Hailey novel called "Runway Zero 8". Evidently Hailey
went to the "flight crew incapacitated by food, passenger takes over" well
a LOT. He didn't write the screenplay for "Terror in the Sky" like he did
for "Flight Into Danger" and "Zero Hour", though.

As I recall, Hailey's _Airport_ was an excellent book, and quite accurate
(although very dated now--the aviation industry has changed a lot). The movie
by the same name was also very good, even if people make fun of it today, and
it was quite accurate technically as well.

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Mxsmanic wrote in
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Paul Tomblin writes:

Oh, my mistake, IMDB says that a TV movie called "Terror In the Sky"
was based on an Arthur Hailey novel called "Runway Zero 8".
Evidently Hailey went to the "flight crew incapacitated by food,
passenger takes over" well a LOT. He didn't write the screenplay for
"Terror in the Sky" like he did for "Flight Into Danger" and "Zero
Hour", though.

As I recall, Hailey's _Airport_ was an excellent book, and quite
accurate

How th e**** would you know? You don't know anything about aviation
djikkkwad.


Bertei

On Mar 28, 5:56 pm, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
Mxsmanic wrote :
As I recall, Hailey's _Airport_ was an excellent book, and quite
accurate

Yes, it was a good book. It and "Hotel" were big-time sellers.

How th e**** would you know? You don't know anything about aviation
djikkkwad.

Bertie, you make Mx look far more mature than you.

Kev

"Kev" wrote in
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On Mar 28, 5:56 pm, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
Mxsmanic wrote
:
As I recall, Hailey's _Airport_ was an excellent book, and quite
accurate

Yes, it was a good book. It and "Hotel" were big-time sellers.

How th e**** would you know? You don't know anything about aviation
djikkkwad.

Bertie, you make Mx look far more mature than you.


Thank you. Sop few people "get" me.

Bertie

On Mar 28, 5:28 pm, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
Thank you. Sop few people "get" me.

You mean because of the killfiles?

(ducking)

-R

On Wed, 28 Mar 2007 20:06:07 +0000 (UTC),
(Paul Tomblin) wrote:

. . . . Evidently Hailey
went to the "flight crew incapacitated by food, passenger takes over" well
a LOT.

Ever been one where the heroic Hobie sailor takes over the cruise
liner? With the number of mass episodes of gastric disturbances
taking place on cruises lately, it's only a matter of time before we
have one where the crew's kaopectate supply runs out and the only
passenger capable of bringing the Iowa City Princess into Santa Fe
harbor is the halal vegan who brought all his own food.

Don

Hailey did write a book by the name "Runway zero eight". I don't recall the
name of the movie. I remember seeing the movie in the early seventies, on
TV. I don't think that the name of the movie and book were the same. It's
quite possible that the movie name is one that you mentioned.
"Paul Tomblin" wrote in message
...
In a previous article, "tom418" said:
I'd have to put the TV movie based on Arthur Hailey's "Runway Zero Eight"
as
the worst movie. It's the classic two man crew gets food poisoning, and
the
hero pax saves the day by landing plane (Martin 404?) scenario.

IMDB has never heard of a movie by that name. Are you sure you don't mean
"Zero Hour"? IMDB says Arthur Hailey wrote it, originally as a TV move
called "Flight Into Danger".


--
Paul Tomblin http://blog.xcski.com/
"Pilots are reminded to ensure that all surly bonds are slipped before
attempting taxi or take-off"