Gotta love the way Patroni (George Kennedy) lays the smackdown on the pilot. "Who do you think you're talking to, some kid that fixes bicycles!? I know every inch of the 707! Take the wings off this, and you can use it as a tank! This plane is built to withstand anything -- except a BAD PILOT!"
Not true. Take the wings off of any airliner and what you have is a reinforced beer can. It is like a tank if the only weapon against it is air pressure and about 3 g’s.
George....thank you for taking Joe Patroni off the page and bringing him to life. A great "Airport" character.......that line "and 2 and a half feet on the ground"......brilliant.
George,one of my favorite character (and academy award winning) actors of all time.. Thank-You Mr Kennedy for all the great moments and entertainment you provided your fans ..loved you in Dallas also (R.I.P)
Worked with many mechanics like Patroni and many pilots like this captain. I like the movie because it's a like a time capsule of what airports were like in the 60's. I walked many a relative to the gate and greeted them on arrival. No bombings or shootings. After they installed metal detectors high jackings pretty much stopped until 9-11 but they were suicide freaks. Just takes a few bad apples to spoil it for everyone.
Even though it has a 1970 date if you look at the clothes late 1960. I remember getting dragged to the movies to see a movie. I guess it wasn't the film they thought because they started shooting up drugs and half naked girls were walking around. So they asked to see another film and Airport was just starting. I remember thinking that's what I want to do, airplanes.
One of the funniest moments of the movie, which is not only one of the pioneers of the disaster movie genre, but a very detailed drama as well (with detailed characters, almost everyone has his/her own story) with powerful moments (like when Mrs. Guerrero realizes that his husband took off on a plane with a clear intention of committing suicide in order to save his wife - however killing at least 100 other people with him in the process). Actually the amount of dynamite shown in the movie would not only have blown a hole in a plane, but would rather have disintegrated the whole thing in a second :)
1.50 LOL. I love it when both the pilots immediately relieve themselves from the cockpit, once the airport manager takes responsibility for the decision.
To be fair to the pilot at 0.38 the way them wheels drop down even full power wouldnt have helped so as much as I love Patroni I think he was wrong at this particular point.......
that particular scene in that movie reminded me of my father who was in aviation genius and knew more about 707 than anybody else absolutely George Kennedy definitely representing my father every time I see that part but they're the airport or airport 7254 airport 77 always reminds me of my dad I can said to remind alright P dad that man definitely was you
alexalex13131 : actually, go with the mechanic. He knows the airplane, mechanically, better than any pilot. Pilot for in the air, mechanic for on the ground.
Interesting thing is, that almost none of the airplane movies of those days used an actual 707 cockpit for the scenes. It looks more like a modified cockpit of a DC-8 or a DC-9 to make it resemble a 707.
a very good movie.... they tried to be realistic as in using real air traffic controllers and ARTCC footage " the way you guys keeping heading for that bus I think you have a broad stashed in there..."
+DisasterOnline The 707 cockpit was never classified top secret by the CIA, certainly not in 1970. I suspect a mockup was built for practical reasons. Such as in head on shots of the pilots, the set would require space for the camera, i.e. no instrument panel. As far as mockups go, this one is a fairly good representation of the 707, and quite different from a Douglas.
These days I snicker at this situation. We use dozers, or heavy trucks, and chains to pull aircraft out of the mud when they go off paved surfaces. In real life they probably would have done something similar back in the days when the story was written. The push the plane with Conga Line snowplows scenario was ridiculous. You would just scatter pieces of plane into the mud as the plow trucks sink into the mud. Better to use the plow trucks to pull the plane.
Este avião chocou com o solo aqui no Brasil em 1989 ele estava como cargueiro e caiu antes de pousar 22 pessoas em solo morreram, e os três tripulantes!
I’m 1972, I was a 10 year old aviation nut and my Dad, who was an airline navigator, took my family to Los Angeles for a summer holiday….one of the things we did was the Universal Studios tour, which simply consisted of the narrated tram ride around the backlots….one of the items of interest was the complete B707 interior mock-ups, from the cockpit to passenger cabin, used in Airport….it looked like it was externally fashioned from wooden frames with the interior panels/seats etc of a real jetliner….quite interesting! There was another part of the tour where miniature model effects were on display hanging from the ceiling of the sound stage on piano wire and one of them was the 707 also from Airport…
Pilot: "You might tell your mechanic I've got over three million miles in the air."
Joe Patroni: "...and two and a half feet in the ground!"
Gotta love the way Patroni (George Kennedy) lays the smackdown on the pilot. "Who do you think you're talking to, some kid that fixes bicycles!? I know every inch of the 707! Take the wings off this, and you can use it as a tank! This plane is built to withstand anything -- except a BAD PILOT!"
Well written and said !!
Facts😂
Not true. Take the wings off of any airliner and what you have is a reinforced beer can. It is like a tank if the only weapon against it is air pressure and about 3 g’s.
I picked the wrong time to stop sniffing glue.
George....thank you for taking Joe Patroni off the page and bringing him to life. A great "Airport" character.......that line "and 2 and a half feet on the ground"......brilliant.
A great actor and accomplished... RIP George Kennedy...who should have gotten an Academy Award for playing Joe Patroni..
George,one of my favorite character (and academy award winning) actors of all time..
Thank-You Mr Kennedy for all the great moments and entertainment you provided your fans ..loved you in Dallas also (R.I.P)
Best line, or one of them: "and two and a half feet in the ground!"
Worked with many mechanics like Patroni and many pilots like this captain. I like the movie because it's a like a time capsule of what airports were like in the 60's. I walked many a relative to the gate and greeted them on arrival. No bombings or shootings. After they installed metal detectors high jackings pretty much stopped until 9-11 but they were suicide freaks. Just takes a few bad apples to spoil it for everyone.
Not just the 1960's, but also the 1970's because this was in 1970.
Even though it has a 1970 date if you look at the clothes late 1960. I remember getting dragged to the movies to see a movie. I guess it wasn't the film they thought because they started shooting up drugs and half naked girls were walking around. So they asked to see another film and Airport was just starting. I remember thinking that's what I want to do, airplanes.
One of my favorite movie lines is: "and two and a half feet in the ground."
'And two and a half feet on the ground'.... when I heard he had died this was the first memory that flashed in my head.... always made me laugh RIP.
yes great line! Love that!I RIP George Kennedy
Joe Patroni was based on a real person, legendary TWA mechanic Roy Davis.
Petroni would have got the Suez canal clear in 20 minutes !
One of the funniest moments of the movie, which is not only one of the pioneers of the disaster movie genre, but a very detailed drama as well (with detailed characters, almost everyone has his/her own story) with powerful moments (like when Mrs. Guerrero realizes that his husband took off on a plane with a clear intention of committing suicide in order to save his wife - however killing at least 100 other people with him in the process).
Actually the amount of dynamite shown in the movie would not only have blown a hole in a plane, but would rather have disintegrated the whole thing in a second :)
NOPE.
Interestingly enough, Joe Patroni actually becomes a pilot in the fourth film in the series, where he flies a Concorde.
I wish this had the dialogue where Patroni tells Bakeesfeld that he needs to go get the box of cigars he promised.
1.50 LOL. I love it when both the pilots immediately relieve themselves from the cockpit, once the airport manager takes responsibility for the decision.
"They don't call them emergencies any more they call them Patoni' s "
Patroni is a freaking legend !!
.....and 2 and half feet on the ground! ~ R.I.P. George Kennedy
+natskivna in the ground.....
🤣🤣🤣
I wonder if Harrison Ford got his inspiration for Han Solo from George Kennedy's character in this movie? The two are very similar IMO.
👏👏👏
No shutdown checklist... just yank the engine master switches and bail... lol
ONLY $6 million?? At that price, I’ll take two. Of course, this *was* the Seventies! 😂
Joe patroni aint no kid who fixes bicycles
…and he ain’t no Bandleader either. 🤤😁
@@scottkronenberg hes a straightforward mechanic who uses planes as tanks
George would have made a great candidate for president. Rest in peace. " You chickened out on me!"
+Sunflower0122Z SURE BEATS THE KRAP ASSHOLES WE HAVE NOW
INCLUDING HILIARY
+Sunflower0122Z Burt Lancaster would be better still.
The Good Kennedy
Just like Scotty knew more about the Enterprise than Kirk - Patroni was the man!!!
R.I.P George Kennedy (Joe Patroni)
+Brian R " I'm goin for broke...." RIP George...
+Brian R
Absolutely
+felled jones "there's one nice thing about the 707, she can do everything but read"
Brian R The Great George Kennedy. The heart and soul of the Airport Franchise.
And Anson Harris (Barry Nelson): "Remind me to send a thank-you note to Mr. Boeing".
Its cotto salami and onions with mustard on a rye roll... That's a Patroni.
I lovvvve this movie!
I WANNA REMAKE THIS QUADRILOGY!!!! 😣
What the hell is Dino doing here?
Those pilots comfortable in those massive coats?
Notorious jet engine bleed air problem resulting in not being able to operate on the ground for extended time frames?
1:08 BURN!
To be fair to the pilot at 0.38 the way them wheels drop down even full power wouldnt have helped so as much as I love Patroni I think he was wrong at this particular point.......
Although Mr. Patroni did get the plane safely out of the mud.
Petroni don't fix Bicycles. Got it?
Joe "the pizza" pepperoni
The only people at the airport that do any kind of work are the pilots… 🎤 👋🏿
tul
As a kid I thought the Petroni scenes were the best part of Airport. This is how grownups yell at each other about super important stuff!
George Kennedy is what Men should be like today. My Uncles and Father were. By damn these feminists and sissy men now.
when men drank black coffee and smoked unfiltered Chesterfield, Camel, LuckyStrike.
@@brihev4355 and drank lacquer thinner for the fun of it.
And they liked it, and asked for seconds!! 😮
RIP George Kennedy. Fantastic Actor and a Bloody Brave Soldier.
two Bronze Stars, per wikipedia.
that particular scene in that movie reminded me of my father who was in aviation genius and knew more about 707 than anybody else absolutely George Kennedy definitely representing my father every time I see that part but they're the airport or airport 7254 airport 77 always reminds me of my dad I can said to remind alright P dad that man definitely was you
Did he work as AMT for B707s?
Point being a man. I'm sick of sissy men today. I had men in my family
Kudos to veteran screenwriter/director George Seaton for this scene. This line got a big laugh from theater audiences.
Back when Boeing was great
"And two and a half feet into the ground"!
🤣🤣🤣
So choice! 😆
In any argument I would always go with the pilot (Unless the mechanic was George Kennedy)
alexalex13131 : actually, go with the mechanic. He knows the airplane, mechanically, better than any pilot. Pilot for in the air, mechanic for on the ground.
The mechanic always knows he'll go home when his shift is over. The pilot always knows there's a chance he might not.
Just because they don't fly doesn't mean they don't have similar risks like pilots have. They both have jobs involving occupational hazards.
Pete Zereeah it’s safer in the air than it is on the ground!
Crap. Don't wanna go up against this guy in a bar fight.
I think when someone titles something "Full movie" it ought to be the full movie. Call me old-fashioned.
Interesting thing is, that almost none of the airplane movies of those days used an actual 707 cockpit for the scenes. It looks more like a modified cockpit of a DC-8 or a DC-9 to make it resemble a 707.
a very good movie.... they tried to be realistic as in using real air traffic controllers and ARTCC footage " the way you guys keeping heading for that bus I think you have a broad stashed in there..."
trha2222 Really? Never knew that one.
trha2222 Plus I wouldn't imagine Boeing being too keen on having the cockpit of their newest aircraft to be shown in such detail.
+DisasterOnline The 707 cockpit was never classified top secret by the CIA, certainly not in 1970. I suspect a mockup was built for practical reasons. Such as in head on shots of the pilots, the set would require space for the camera, i.e. no instrument panel. As far as mockups go, this one is a fairly good representation of the 707, and quite different from a Douglas.
Any aircraft prop would have "wild" walls for flexibility in filming different angles. Kubrick did the same thing in Dr. Strangelove for the B-52.
These days I snicker at this situation. We use dozers, or heavy trucks, and chains to pull aircraft out of the mud when they go off paved surfaces. In real life they probably would have done something similar back in the days when the story was written. The push the plane with Conga Line snowplows scenario was ridiculous. You would just scatter pieces of plane into the mud as the plow trucks sink into the mud. Better to use the plow trucks to pull the plane.
Este avião chocou com o solo aqui no Brasil em 1989 ele estava como cargueiro e caiu antes de pousar 22 pessoas em solo morreram, e os três tripulantes!
I’m 1972, I was a 10 year old aviation nut and my Dad, who was an airline navigator, took my family to Los Angeles for a summer holiday….one of the things we did was the Universal Studios tour, which simply consisted of the narrated tram ride around the backlots….one of the items of interest was the complete B707 interior mock-ups, from the
cockpit to passenger cabin, used in Airport….it looked like it was externally fashioned from wooden frames with the interior panels/seats etc of a real jetliner….quite interesting! There was another part of the tour where miniature model effects were on display hanging from the ceiling of the sound stage on piano wire and one of them was the 707 also from Airport…
Luke why did you have say full throttle ?
hours date manners
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airport pylon
Love Joe Patroni and how he is in all of the Airport movies!! George Kennedy is brilliant in his role as Patroni!!!😊😊😊
George brühlte den Kapitän an 🤣
I really wish that 'Transitcheck' who uploaded this allowed the scene to finish, there are few more great lines of dialogue at the end.