"The Concorde ... Airport '79" released 1979

The fourth and final (thank God!) installment of the Airport movie series, The Concorde...Airport '79, was released across the US August 17, 1979.  It opened to negative reviews by critics but it turned out to be an international hit, grossing $65M on a $14M budget.  George Kennedy reprised his role as Joseph Patroni.

It has been listed as one of the 100 Most Enjoyably Bad Movies Ever Made.  Roger Ebert included it in his book I Hated, Hated, Hated This Movie.  I had to agree with him as the scene where Patroni fires a gun outside of the cockpit window at high-altitude and super-sonic speeds.

"The Relic" released 1997

Director Peter Hyams horror movie The Relic was released January 10, 1997, based on a novel by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child.  I enjoyed it because it was rather sciencey and, in the end, chemistry saves the day!

It starred Penelope Ann Miller, Linda Hunt and James Whitmore.  Audra Lindley (Mrs. Roper from Three's Company) plays a scene-stealing forensic pathologist in her last feature film. 

The Relic opened at #1 at the box office the weekend it was released, and although it got mostly so-so reviews, Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel both gave it a 'thumbs-up'!