When an in-flight collision incapacitates the pilots of an airplane bound for Los Angeles, stewardess Nancy Pryor is forced to take over the controls. From the ground, her boyfriend Alan Murdock, a retired test pilot, tries to talk her through piloting and landing the 747 aircraft. Worse yet, the anxious passengers — among which are a noisy nun and a cranky man — are aggravating the already tense atmosphere.
Charlton Heston
as Alan Murdock
Karen Black
as Nancy Pryor
George Kennedy
as Joe Patroni
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
as Captain Stacy
Susan Clark
as Helen Patroni
Helen Reddy
as Sister Ruth
Linda Blair
as Janice Abbott
Dana Andrews
as Scott Freeman
Roy Thinnes
as Urias
Sid Caesar
as Barney
Myrna Loy
as Mrs. Devaney
Ed Nelson
as Major John Alexander
