Product Details

• Actors: Charlton Heston, James Brolin, Yvette Mimieux, Claude Akins, Jeanne Crain
• Directors: John Guillermin
• Writers: David Harper, Stanley R. Greenberg
• Producers: James C. Pratt, Walter Seltzer
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: MGM (Warner)
• VHS Release Date: September 1, 1998
• Run Time: 101 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6304466145
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #338,763 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It's still a thriller!, February 28, 2003

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Christopher M. MacNeil "Chris M" (Fort Wayne, IN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Skyjacked [VHS] (VHS Tape)

The word "hijack" hadn't been in the American lexion too long in 1972 when this Charleton Heston suspense drama was released. As a commercial pilot, Heston and his 747 are commandeered by a dishonorably discharged and psychotic military veteran (James Brolin in a convincing dastardly turn). Dissolusioned with his American service and seeing himself as a failure in his parents' view, Brolin's character intends to take the jetliner and some of its star-studded passengers to Russia where, in his schizophrenic frame of mind, he will get there the just he thinks he is due. "Skyjacked" distinguishes itself from the onslaught of disaster films that accentuated the '70s in that it is neither a disaster flick nor reliant on special effects. Heston is, as expected, terrific as the captain who doesn't lose sight of his primary function: to keep his passengers alive. Among them are football player-turned actor Rosey Grier; character actresses Yvette Mimeux (the lead flight attendant and, in a soap opera subplot, the "other woman" in Heston's life), a very pregnant Mariette Harley, and Leslie Uggams as another flight attendant; the late Walter Pidgeon as a U.S. senator; and Susan Dey ("The Partridge Family," "LA Law") and Nicholas Hammond ("The Sound of Music" and TV's "Spiderman" in the late '70s) as first-time acquaintances in youthful love. As the off-center hijacker, Brolin gives a bravo performance that makes his fate at film's end very, very satisfying. In sum, "Skyjacked" is worth its salt, and its suspense makes it a worthy flight.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Alright you hero's...come and get it!", March 4, 2005

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Victor Spoils (Santa ana, ca) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Skyjacked [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is one of my most favorite Charleton Heston films. The suspense and drame, tied in with the few action scenes that are in the film really make this a must-see for any Heston fan. Heston is perfectly cast as the pilot, who is ready to go down fighting for his passengers and aircraft. James Brolin, young, vibrant, and extremely unpredicable and intense as the flipped out Army Vet is absolutely convincing as the terribly misunderstood villian. Check out the scene where Brolin uses his Green Beret karate tricks to take on Rosie Greer and some of the other "Hero" passengers. It is one of the best moments in the film, when Brolin pulls out a grenade and yells out, " Alright you hero's, come and get it!" But of course in the end, it comes down to only two who must square off face to face in this wonderful suspence drame. Supporting cast is great too. Pick up your favorite beverage and pop some corn, sit back and enjoy!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Air Rage, July 28, 2001

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Erik North (San Gabriel, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Skyjacked [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Even a trusted Hollywood icon like Charlton Heston isn't safe from a certain amount of terror. He plays the pilot at the controls of this 1972 suspense drama, one of the many disaster films (or "multi-jeopardy" films, as Heston liked to call them) made during the 1970s. James Brolin is excellent as the seemingly all-American army man who orders Heston's plane to be flown into Russia. John Guillermin's direction is pretty good, and there isn't all that much melodrama like we see in many other such movies. The film was actually banned in Australia because the government there was afraid it would encourage copycat incidents. Nothing of the sort happened, and the film became another huge hit for Heston in his post-epic days.