Seaton directs the movie with expertise, infusing scenes with exhilarating suspense and technical aviation accuracy. Not only did the direction help normalize disaster themes for mainstream ...

First released in 1980, Airplane! humorously parodies the air disaster movies that dominated the 1970s. The film catapulted Leslie Nielsen to stardom, leading him to feature in numerous comedic ...

snore about air-and-ground calamities in and around ... The world’s foremost deep sea oil driller. Disaster movies are a barometer of the national mood. In turbulent times, chaos wins: Leaders ...