Disaster in the Sky - Behind the Scenes of the Airport Movies
Disaster movies have been around since the early days of film, but not until 'Airport' in 1970 did the disaster movie become a genre unto itself. What followed was a decade of films that brought disaster to the forefront. From upsidedown ocean liners in 'The Poseidon Adventure' to burning skyscrapers in 'The Towering Infernos, Hollywood gave us avalanches, hurricanes, meteors and everything in between. But through it all, the 'Airport' movies carried moviegoers up and away to the dangerous skies. From the original in 1970 to the final in the series in 1979 and various copies and parodies, airliners in danger and their star-studded casts of passengers drew us to the big screen. Now, take a look back at the making of one of the most successful film series of all time. From behind the scenes, we see how the films were made, who made them possible and how we responded to them.
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Disaster in the Sky - Behind the Scenes of the Airport Movies
Disaster movies have been around since the early days of film, but not until 'Airport' in 1970 did the disaster movie become a genre unto itself. What followed was a decade of films that brought disaster to the forefront. From upsidedown ocean liners in 'The Poseidon Adventure' to burning skyscrapers in 'The Towering Infernos, Hollywood gave us avalanches, hurricanes, meteors and everything in between. But through it all, the 'Airport' movies carried moviegoers up and away to the dangerous skies. From the original in 1970 to the final in the series in 1979 and various copies and parodies, airliners in danger and their star-studded casts of passengers drew us to the big screen. Now, take a look back at the making of one of the most successful film series of all time. From behind the scenes, we see how the films were made, who made them possible and how we responded to them.
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Disaster in the Sky - Behind the Scenes of the Airport Movies

Disaster in the Sky - Behind the Scenes of the Airport Movies

by John William Law
Disaster in the Sky - Behind the Scenes of the Airport Movies

Disaster in the Sky - Behind the Scenes of the Airport Movies

by John William Law

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Overview

Disaster movies have been around since the early days of film, but not until 'Airport' in 1970 did the disaster movie become a genre unto itself. What followed was a decade of films that brought disaster to the forefront. From upsidedown ocean liners in 'The Poseidon Adventure' to burning skyscrapers in 'The Towering Infernos, Hollywood gave us avalanches, hurricanes, meteors and everything in between. But through it all, the 'Airport' movies carried moviegoers up and away to the dangerous skies. From the original in 1970 to the final in the series in 1979 and various copies and parodies, airliners in danger and their star-studded casts of passengers drew us to the big screen. Now, take a look back at the making of one of the most successful film series of all time. From behind the scenes, we see how the films were made, who made them possible and how we responded to them.

Product Details

BN ID: 2940012555496
Publisher: Aplomb Publishing
Publication date: 12/31/2010
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
File size: 2 MB

About the Author

ohn W. Law is the author of Curse of the Silver Screen - Tragedy & Disaster Behind the Movies (1998, Aplomb Publishing), Scare Tactic - The Life & Films of William Castle (2000, Writers Club Press) and Master of Disaster: Irwin Allen - The Disaster Years (2008, Aplomb Publishing).
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