Ancient horror on a Boeing 747 Chic TV horror from the psychedelic 70s, the most tumultuous decade in the history of American television of the 20th century.
Boeing 747. Night flight London to Los Angeles. Half-empty plane. In the cargo hold is a container with a mysterious ancient altar. Strange and sinister events begin to occur. Will the plane reach its destination? Will the passengers survive? In the plot of this TV movie as if intertwined motifs of the works of the great American horror makers H. F. Lovecraft and R. Matheson.
The unusual plot is supported by good acting. Horror at an altitude of 37,000 feet is a multi-figure composition - in addition to three pilots and two flight attendants in a mini on board fly; a melancholic architect with a neurotic wife, a cowboy in a red shirt and an Asian model, a skeptical priest-striker with a crying girlfriend, an elderly millionaire and a black doctor, a very strange person (apparently a witch) and a little girl.
The company gathered motley, actors (stars of the then American TV) play this horror-mystical cocktail with full dedication. The forces of evil, or maybe just hostile to man forces of nature, flying in the ill-fated container raged not in jest. Passengers fall: Arctic cold and wind (special effects are very decent), unpleasant green slime and even hell knows what. People's nerves are surrendered and they are ready to do anything to save lives from the machinations of the devil or the druids. Even a little girl can’t stand it and makes a tantrum. Among the large cast, I note especially: Chuck Connor in the role of the unsinkable albeit wildly frightened captain of the Boeing, as well as William Shatner, a cynical ex-priest-alcoholic, it is to his share that his hero will make the most important decision, and Tammy Grimes as a strange person is clearly on the side of the Druids.
All this charm is only 1 hour 13 minutes, the picture is stylish, the interiors of the aircraft are meticulously recreated, the actors are dressed in the fashion of the 1970s, the ladies are attractive, the soundtrack also did not disappoint + you can see the then free rules of behavior on board: everyone goes back and forth, smokes, drinks and carries barbed-cutting objects.
Bottom line: The Horror at 37,000 Feet is an unusual, claustrophobic horror thriller with an occult atmosphere, beautifully shot, with a remarkable cast, truly the cream of American television.