Mayday!, Mayday!: Looking back at the 'Airport' Movies and True Crashes behind the Films (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798370213557)

Writer Arthur Hailey once said, "It is very obvious that people like reading facts as a background to fiction and this I try to do. It just seems that I have to have the ability to do it, but I don't strive to be a proselytizer, a crusader, an educator, a consumer advocate. I'm none of those things. I'm a storyteller and anything else is incidental."

Hailey perfected his art of layering facts with fiction when he authored his novel Airport in 1968. Climbing to the top of the New York Times Bestseller list and staying on the list for another 30 weeks gave him a story he could launch a career on. The book became a hit movie and launched an entire genre of disaster films, including a collection of films surrounding danger in the skies. From Airport to Skyjacked, Airport 75, 77, and 79, the franchise and associated films grossed millions and took moviegoers on a trip beyond the big screen.

Now, take a look back at the making of the genre and the films, as well as a host of true tragedies on which many of the stories were based. Packed with photos, behind the scenes tales and harrowing true life stories, Mayday!, Mayday! offers readers a chance to revisit movie history and the reality of danger in the skies.

Author: Donovon K. Mastersen
ISBN-10: 8370213553
ISBN-13: 9798370213557
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2023
Pages: 102
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.32lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.21d