Product Details

• Actors: David Janssen, Ralph Meeker, Elayne Heilveil, Harry Klekas, Sam Dawson
• Directors: William A. Graham
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Vci Video
• DVD Release Date: July 12, 2005
• Run Time: 81 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000A3454Y
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #75,350 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Harry Walker (Janssen), ex-military pilot, works for a radio station in Salt Lake City as an adventurous traffic-helicopter reporter. While on his rounds he observes a bank robbery taking place and the abduction of a female teller. He follows the criminals as the race away in their car, and then as they transfer to a helicopter for an exciting aerial chase. Watch the non-stop action as Walker is quickly running out of fuel and has to find a clever way to refuel and not lose the criminals and their frightened hostage. Bonus Features: Digitally Re-mastered| Scene Selection| Bios| Previews. Specs: DVD5; Dolby Digital; 81 minutes; Color; 1.33:1 Aspect Ratio; MPAA - NR; Year - 1973; SRP - $9.99.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Three Little Fishies where are you?, April 20, 2006

By	Drago (California) - See all my reviews

One of the integral pieces of this film is the 1940's music soundtrack. For example, Harry Walker's (Jansen) favorite song is "Three Little Fishies". At one point in the chase, he can be seen singing along with the record. In this travesty of a DVD, he's singing along to some xylophone solo. Until somebody "fixes" the DVD, I'll have to stick with my home recording that KABC hacked up to fit in the commercials.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Critique from a Helicopter Pilot and 40's music aficionado, January 11, 2007

By	E. Williams - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

My only disappointment with the this DVD is that the original soundtrack music has been altered (I will assume for licensing purposes). This results in two anomalies: the soundtrack is out of sync in some portions of the film and the first-time viewer of this film may wonder why the main character is waving his hands in 2 of the film sequences. The flight sequences (stunt flying) will be appreciated by any helicopter pilot; however, I miss the original music. If I could buy an un-altered copy I would gladly do so.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars What did they do to the original?, December 8, 2005

By	Selqet "Silky" (Chicago) - See all my reviews

One of the most interesting aspects of the original was that the WWII veteran used a lot of swing band jazz titles as dialogue, which wasn't as corny as it sounds when coupled with the flying action and the matching WWII era song soundtrack. Why would they undo that?