Saturday, January 4, 2020

The Concorde... Airport '79


Promos.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Concorde_..._Airport_%2779


For the film’s May 1982 network television premiere on ABC, additional footage was added to expand the film’s running time so it could be shown in a three-hour time slot. A majority of the new footage consisted of scenes involving members of various government agencies investigating the background to Kevin Harrison. Actors playing investigators included Jose FerrerJ.D. CannonAlan Fudge, and Ben Piazza. New scenes involving George Kennedy’s family life and the death of his wife were also shot. Some deleted footage from the theatrical version was also reinstated into the television version. In addition, the cameo by Charo and scenes involving drug use by the Boise character were deleted, and some profanity was dubbed over. Despite the poor box office returns and the later parody Airplane! having put an end to the airplane disaster series, this TV version of the film came in tenth place in that week’s ratings with 18.3 million viewers and a 31 share of the viewing audience. This footage however has never been officially released on home video on any format.



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