Airspeed

If you still have nightmares involving the climax of AIRPORT 1975 -- in which bug-eyed Karen Black gets on-the-job pilot training from Charlton Heston -- beware! This kid-oriented picture recycles the same airborne disaster scenario, but with two differences: It doesn't feature a stellar cast of has-beens and the instant pilot is a teenage girl. Raymond Stone (Joe Mantegna), the volatile CEO of Teknacom Inc., anxiously awaits the landing of his company jet. In addition to assorted trusty aides, Flight 109 carries precious cargo: Stone's self-absorbed daughter Nicole (Elisha Cuthbert). After lightning blows a hole in the fuselage and electrocutes the pilot, all the ...