# Any News on The High and the Mighty?

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**Created:** [January 31, 2005, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-news-on-the-high-and-the-mighty/287655 "2005-01-31T20:22:32Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 31, 2005, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-news-on-the-high-and-the-mighty/287655/1 "2005-01-31T20:22:32Z")

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> **[New hope for John Wayne's ''The High and Mighty?''](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=176153)**
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> This is the Holy Grail of John Wayne movies. The grand-daddy of airplane disaster movies, and probably the inspiration for the 1980 parody Airplane. This movie is owned by the John Wayne Estate, who have steadfastly refused to let it out of their...

several dopers speculated about a possible release date (DVD) for this film.

I’ve checked all the sites I know and have googled, but have found no new information. If someone has any additional information, I’d be grateful.