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Airplane! (1980)

PG07/02/1980Comedy1h 28m
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What's slower than a speeding bullet, and able to hit tall buildings at a single bound?

Overview

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

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Robert Hays

    Ted Striker

  2. Cast 1

    Julie Hagerty

    Elaine Dickinson

  3. Cast 1

    Leslie Nielsen

    Dr. Rumack

  4. Cast 1

    Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

    Roger Murdock

  5. Cast 1

    Lloyd Bridges

    Steve McCroskey

  6. Cast 1

    Peter Graves

    Capt. Clarence Oveur

  7. Cast 1

    Lorna Patterson

    Randy

  8. Cast 1

    Robert Stack

    Captain Rex Kramer

  9. Cast 1

    Jim Abrahams

    Religious Zealot #6

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.