Airplane!

  • Rated PG
  • 1hr 28m
  • 78

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker

Producer:

Jim Abrahams, Jon Davison, Hunt Lowry

Writer:

Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker

Release Date:

Jul 2, 1980

Runtime:

1hr 28m

Synopsis

Food poisoning strikes the crew and passengers of a 747, and it is up to a former fighter pilot, his old flame, and an uncouth doctor to land the plane safely.

Cast

  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
  • Lloyd Bridges
  • Peter Graves
  • Julie Hagerty
  • Robert Hays
  • Leslie Nielsen
  • Lorna Patterson
  • Robert Stack
  • Stephen Stucker
  • Otto

Did You Know?

Trivia

  • This was Ethel Merman's final film before her death on February 15, 1984 at the age of 76.
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Goofs

  • When the inflatable autopilot is losing air and floating around the cockpit, a wire pulling it is clearly visible.
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Quotes

    • First Jive Dude: Shiiiiit, maaaaan. That honky muf' be messin' mah old lady... got to be runnin' cold upside down his head, you know?
    • [Subtitle: DON'T BE NAIVE ARTHUR. EACH OF US FACES A CLEAR MORAL CHOICE]
    • First Jive Dude: Hey, you know what they say: see a broad to get dat booty yak 'em...
    • First Jive DudeSecond Jive Dude: ...leg 'er down a smack 'em yak 'em!
    • [Subtitle: EARLY TO BED, EARLY TO RISE, MAKES A MAN HEALTHY, WEALTHY AND WISE]
    • First Jive Dude: COL' got to be! Y'know?
    • [Subtitle: HOW TRUE!]
    • First Jive Dude: Shiiiiit.
    • [Subtitle: GOLLY]
    • [Subtitle: GOLLY, THAT WHITE FELLOW SHOULD STAY AWAY FROM MY WIFE OR I WILL PUNCH HIM]
    • Second Jive Dude: Hey home', I can dig it. Know ain't gonna lay no mo' big rap up on you, man!
    • [Subtitle: YES, HE IS WRONG FOR DOING THAT]
    • First Jive Dude: I say hey, sky... subba say I wan' see...
    • Second Jive Dude: Uh-huh.
    • First Jive Dude: ...pray to J I did the same-ol', same-ol'!
    • [Subtitle: I KNEW A MAN IN A SIMILAR PREDICAMENT, AND HE ENDED UP BEING SORRY]
    • Second Jive Dude: Hey... knock a self a pro, Slick! That gray matter backlot perform us DOWN, I take TCB-in', man!
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Metacritic

78
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Based on 18 Critics
8.0

USER SCORE (42)

Generally favorable reviews based on 42 Reviews
75

It is sophomoric, obvious, predictable, corny, and quite often very funny. And the reason it's funny is frequently because it's sophomoric, predictable, corny, etc. Example: Airplane Captain (Peter Graves): Surely you can't be serious. Doctor (Leslie Nielsen): I am serious. And don’t call me Shirley. This sort of humor went out with Milton Berle, Jerry Lewis, and knock-knock jokes. That's why it's so funny.

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Metacritic review by Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
75

A sometimes silly, occasionally hilarious, and often sophomoric spoof of airline disaster films in which a passenger tries to land a disabled plane. Some of the jokes are tasteless, but there is a general air of good cheer as the script laughs most of all at the already laughable Airport movie series. [11 July 1980, p.3-8]

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Metacritic review by Gene Siskel
Gene Siskel
Chicago Tribune
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