Airport film series
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The Airport film series is a collection of American disaster films from the 1970s centered on dramatic crises in commercial aviation, which helped popularize the ensemble-cast disaster movie genre.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Airport film series canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
disaster film series
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film series ⓘ |
| basedOn | Airport novel series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| distributor | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| genre |
disaster film
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drama film ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
became archetype of aviation disaster movies
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inspired parodies of airline disaster films ⓘ |
| hasGenreCharacteristic |
air disaster scenarios
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ensemble cast ⓘ multiple intersecting storylines ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Airport (1970 film)
NERFINISHED
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Airport 1975 NERFINISHED ⓘ Airport ’77 NERFINISHED ⓘ The Concorde … Airport ’79 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSettingPeriod | contemporary 1970s America ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
heroic airline crew responses
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passenger survival ⓘ technical failures in aviation ⓘ terrorism and hijacking threats ⓘ |
| helpedPopularize | ensemble-cast disaster movie genre ⓘ |
| inception | 1970 ⓘ |
| influenced | Airplane! (1980 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | commercial aviation ⓘ |
| mediaFranchise | Airport franchise ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
aviation-related crises
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in‑flight emergencies ⓘ |
| notableFor |
commercial success of Airport (1970 film)
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establishing formula for 1970s disaster films ⓘ use of star-studded casts ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Airport (1970 film)
NERFINISHED
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Airport 1975 NERFINISHED ⓘ Airport ’77 NERFINISHED ⓘ The Concorde … Airport ’79 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfActivity | 1970s ⓘ |
| portrays |
airline industry operations
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airport management and control towers ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| setInEnvironment |
airports
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commercial airliners ⓘ |
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