Airplane! (1980)

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Jim Abrahams Director
David Zucker Director
Jerry Zucker Director

Ted Striker a traumatized fighter pilot, is the only passenger who can save an airplane after the pilots get food poisoning in this over-the-top spoof of airplane disaster movies. A cast of dramatic actors playing it straight and jokes flying out every second make this a classic parody.

Trivia:

To get inspiration for the ZAZ Kentucky Fried Theater skits, the Zucker brothers and Jim Abrahams would leave a videotape running all night, recording late night television with the aim of spoofing the commercials. One night they recorded the film Zero Hour! (1957), which ultimately acted as the main inspiration for Airplane! (1980).

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The opening scene...

Quote: Controller

Bad news. The fog's getting thicker.

Johnny

And Leon's getting laaaarger!

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Cast
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Roger Murdock
Lloyd Bridges McCroskey
Peter Graves Captain Oveur
Julie Hagerty Elaine
Robert Hays Ted Striker
Leslie Nielsen Dr. Rumack
Lorna Patterson Randy
Robert Stack Rex Kramer
Stephen Stucker Johnny
Jim Abrahams Religious Zealot #6
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General Information Edit
Name Airplane!
US Release July 2, 1980
UK Release
AUS Release Dec. 12, 1980
Runtime 87
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English
Genre(s)
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Comedy
Romance
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parody
disaster
Rating PG
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  • In today's dollars
    Domestic $83,453,539
  • = total worldwide gross $83,453,539
  • - a reported budget of $3,500,000
  • = a 2,284.4% net profit of $79,953,539
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