Birds of Prey
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Birds of Prey

Year:
Duration:
81 min
Genres:
Action | Thriller | Crime
IMDB rate:
7.1
Director:
William A. Graham
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 1973-01-30
Filming Locations: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Cast
Actor
Character
Ralph Meeker
Jim McAndrew
Elayne Heilveil
Teresa Jane
Harry Klekas
Captain Slater
Sam Dawson
Inspector Sinclair
Don Wilbanks
Trucker
James W. Gavin
Police Pilot
Paul Grace
Robber #1
Wayne D. Wilkinson
Robber #2
Larry Peacy
Robber #3
Larry Doll
Robber #4
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Trivia
This film features a scene in which two helicopters are airborne, hovering facing each other inside a hangar building. Prior to actually doing the stunt, no one knew if it was even possible. There was some speculation among the crew that the downdraft from either helicopter might be enough to flip the opposing helicopter backwards. The stunt however was completed with no mishaps.
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The Hughes 500C that "Walker" flew throughout the film is one of the few turbine-engine helicopters (worldwide) which is flown single-pilot from the left seat. Since people tend to scan visually from left to right... the same way they read a book... it was more effective to have Walker in a left-facing helicopter like the 500C, as opposed to say, a Bell JetRanger, or a Fairchild FH-1100 which are flown from the right seat. Director William A. Graham shot all of the close-ups from the left side of the ship, usually looking slightly upward, with a tight depth-of-field. This threw everything behind Walker's shoulders out of focus. However, this was a dual-control ship! Note particularly the take-off after Walker fueled-up from the tanker truck. If you look closely (despite the fuzzy focus) you can readily see that the right-seat position looks unusually lumpy. That's because the film pilot who was doing the actual flying, was crouched in there, under a black shroud.
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Quotes
Jim McAndrew: [after Walker saves him by ramming the robbers' helicopter] Damn it, Walker! Nobody asked you to do that!
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Jim McAndrew: Hey Walker, remember how we used to make simultaneous approaches on intersecting runways?
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Photos from cast
David Janssen
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