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Airplane!

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7.3/10 • 4.5K

1980-07-021h 28m

Comedy

What's slower than a speeding bullet, and able to hit tall buildings at a single bound?

An ex-fighter pilot forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.

Directors
Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker
Writters
Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker
Editors
Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker, Patrick Kennedy

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  1. Robert Hays

    Robert Hays

    Ted Striker

  2. Julie Hagerty

    Julie Hagerty

    Elaine Dickinson

  3. Leslie Nielsen

    Leslie Nielsen

    Dr. Rumack

  4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

    Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

    Roger Murdock

  5. Lloyd Bridges

    Lloyd Bridges

    Steve McCroskey

  6. Peter Graves

    Peter Graves

    Captain Clarence Oveur

  7. Lorna Patterson

    Lorna Patterson

    Randy

  8. Robert Stack

    Robert Stack

    Captain Rex Kramer

  9. Jim Abrahams

    Jim Abrahams

    Religious Zealot #6

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schoosskyler

Nov 4, 2017

8/10

An American Comedy Classic - Everything about this film screams 'American Cinema Comedy'. A lot of the humor is a precursor to modern american humor, including the terribly cheesy pulp humor. This film is an homage to the comedies that came before it, but is innovative in its combination of wordplay and referential humor. I see vestiges of this film in everything from 'The Hangover' to 'The Office'. If at any point you are watching this and find yourself saying 'This is really stupid', just remember: Relax. It's supposed to be stupid.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$3,500,000.00
Revenue
$83,453,539.00
Keywords
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