Hijack story
On board an airplane, a hijacker takes a stewardess hostage and demands a million dollars and a parachute. The captain tries to deal with the situation and grants him his wish. Inspired by the 1971 D.B. Cooper incident. Directed by: Herbert Wise. Story by: Robert L. Fish.
5 total · 4 major · 1 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| aircraft hijacking | major | The pilots and crew of a passenger plane faked a hijacking. |
| facing a hostage situation | major | We are lead to believe that a passenger took a flight attendant hostage on a flight to Edinburgh. |
| how to commit a crime and get away with it | major | The pilots and crew of a passenger plane hatched a clever plot to steal a million dollars. |
| what it is like on a passenger flight | major | We saw the crew and passengers of an airliner react to an apparent hijacking. |
| hysterical woman stereotype | minor | The female flight attendant put on a stereotypically hysterical female act. |