San Francisco International (1970) (TV)

User Rating:

2.8/10   

Director:

John Llewellyn Moxey

Writers:

William Read Woodfield (written by) &
Allan Balter (written by)

Release Date:

29 September 1970 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Jet Packed Drama at a Giant Air Terminal!

Plot:

Pilot for the TV series, stars Pernell Roberts as Jim Conred, who runs an airport, much to the chagrin of his boss...

Plot Keywords:

TV Series Pilot | Aviation | MST3K | San Francisco California | Talk Pilot To Landing

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Pernell Roberts	...	Jim Conrad
Clu Gulager	...	Bob Hatten
Beth Brickell	...	Katie Barrett
Van Johnson	...	Lester Scott
Nancy Malone	...	Tina Scott
David Hartman	...	Ross Edwards
Ted Eccles	...	Davey Scott (as Teddy Eccles)
Walter Brooke	...	Clifford Foster Evans
Cliff Potts	...	William Sturtevant
Jill Donohue	...	Joan Edwards
Chuck Daniel	...	Frank Davis
Dana Elcar	...	George Woodruff
Tab Hunter	...	Stayczek
Robert Sorrells	...	Dan
Jim B. Smith	...	Amato

Also Known As:

San Francisco International Airport

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

San Francisco, California, USA

Company:

Universal TV

Trivia:

This 1970-1971 television series Four in One (1970) rotated four separate shows. Night Galley (1970), McCloud (1970), this series and The Psychiatrist (1970). The two were renewed for the 1971-1972 season with McCloud becoming the most popular and longest running.

Goofs:

Continuity: Near the end of the movie, after Davey and his family are reunited and back in the terminal, a clock on the wall reads approximately 8:20. This is out of sync with the plot time, which would still be late afternoon at the latest at this point.

Quotes:

Jim Conrad: My job, my way.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: San Francisco International (#7.14)" (1994)

A new low in TV viewing

If there's anything on TV that could make "Cop Rock" look like "Masterpiece Theatre", San Francisco International is it. Pernell Roberts, long before he discovered his TV niche as Trapper John, stars here as an arrogant, self-aggrandizing, pompous head of security for the San Francisco airport. >

In order for you to get an idea of his modus operandi as head of security, he stages a crisis aboard an airplane full of congressmen in order to demonstrate his need for more security. Thankfully, the scene of these VIPs cleaning up after discovering the hoax was left on the editing room floor. > David Hartman also stars as a clueless pilot whose wife is kidnapped. The kidnapping takes place so that Hartman's character can stall his next flight long enough so that the bad guys can steal some gold, money, potatoes...who really cares?

This movie throws in every bad TV movie element of the time, missing only the opportunity to cast either Bert Convy or one of the Landers sisters. Roberts' character is neither likable nor identifiable in this film.

Sterno says keep this film on your personal radar, only to make sure that you've shot it down and to watch it go down in flames.