Bombers B-52 Summary
Director: Gordon M. Douglas
Genres: Drama
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Karl_Malden plays an air force sergeant who is tempted by a better-paying civilian job. Malden's daughter Natalie_Wood is in love with a young colonel (Efrem_Zimbalist_Jr.) whom her father regards as an insolent hothead. The younger man proves his worth during jet maneuvers, while Malden decides that he's of more value in the service than as a working stiff. Bombers B-52 has some excellent moments, including a well-staged variation of the obligatory "breaking the news to the pilot's widow" scene. The film earned latter-day notoriety in the 1980s when a prominent movie historian analyzed the script (by Irving_Wallace) and found an overabundance of sexual innuendo--including such in-flight dialogue as "She's unable to receive fuel" and "Request jet penetration!" Hal Erickson, Rovi
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