Whoa, movieghoul...
...I thought Dino was very good in Airport. He was fairly daring to take the role at all...it called for serious acting and a certain smarminess to the character as a "chronic cheater."
But that one scene is almost like a "guest appearance from Dino on the Dean Martin show."
On the other hand, in his role as Captain Vernon Demarest, Dean IS trying to stop that kid from giving away the show; its a dramatic scene, after all.
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A biography on Dean Martin noted that after he got unfair bad reviews for "Toys in the Attic"(in a very serious role), Dino decided to only make silly sex entertainment from then on(Matt Helm, some sex comedies.) But he still could be serious when he wanted to be -- an evil villain in the Western "Rough Night at Jericho," a stalwart hero in the Western Five Card Stud...
...but most of all, Airport. Where he plays a character with a lot of edge(like how he constantly insults brother-in-law Burt Lancaster -- who, alas, lacks Martin's near-perfect looks here) and heart.
Plus...boy do we feel confident knowing that Dino is the main pilot of that plane!
It paid off financially. Already rich from his TV show and Vegas, Dino got his biggest payday ever from percentages on Airport.
There...I hope I have redeemed myself!
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