Question 1

What behind-the-scenes connection does 'Airport' have with the TV series 'Dragnet 1967'?

Accepted Answer

The film features thirty-two Universal Studios contract players who also appeared in 'Dragnet 1967', as both were produced at Universal at the same time.

Question 2

Why did Burt Lancaster call 'Airport' 'the worst piece of junk ever made' despite its financial success?

Accepted Answer

Lancaster said he only made the film in return for the studio financing several non-commercial films he was interested in, and he thought it was a joke that it was nominated for awards.

Question 3

What technological detail in 'Airport' was ahead of its time for 1970?

Accepted Answer

It was one of the first films to portray the use of touch-tone telephones, when rotary dials were still the norm for most of the country.

Question 4

Which set from 'Airport' was reused in another Universal film the following year?

Accepted Answer

The interior set for the TGA plane was reused for the TWA plane in 'The Andromeda Strain' (1971), with only the headrest covers changed.

Question 5

What is the central conflict that drives the plot of 'Airport'?

Accepted Answer

An airport manager tries to keep his terminals open during a snowstorm, while a suicide bomber plots to blow up a Boeing 707 airliner in flight.

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