Airplane! poster

Airplane!( 1980)

TV-MAComedy
73%
User
Score

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

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      Robert Hays

      Ted Striker

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      Julie Hagerty

      Elaine Dickinson

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      Leslie Nielsen

      Dr. Rumack

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      Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

      Roger Murdock

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      Lloyd Bridges

      Steve McCroskey

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      Peter Graves

      Captain Clarence Oveur

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      Lorna Patterson

      Randy

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      Robert Stack

      Captain Rex Kramer

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      Jim Abrahams

      Religious Zealot #6

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      Jonathan Banks

      Gunderson

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      Stephen Stucker

      Johnny Henshaw-Jacobs

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      Frank Ashmore

      Victor Basta

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      Craig Berenson

      Paul Carey

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      Barbara Billingsley

      Jive Lady

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      Lee Bryant

      Mrs. Hammen

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      Joyce Bulifant

      Mrs. Davis

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      Mae E. Campbell

      Security Lady

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      Ethel Merman

      Lieutenant Hurwitz

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      Jimmie Walker

      Windshield Wiper Man

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      Jill Whelan

      Lisa Davis

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      Nora Meerbaum

      Cocaine Lady

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      Kenneth Tobey

      Air Controller Neubauer

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      James Hong

      Japanese General

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      Michelle Stacy

      Young Girl with Coffee

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      David Leisure

      First Krishna

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      Ann Nelson

      Hanging Lady

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      Al White

      Second Jive Dude

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      Nicholas Pryor

      Mr. Hammen

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      Cyril O'Reilly

      Soldier

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      Ted Chapman

      Airport Steward

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      Jesse Emmett

      Man from India

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      Norman Alexander Gibbs

      First Jive Dude

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      Amy Gibson

      Soldier's Girl

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      Marcy Goldman

      Mrs. Geline

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      Bob Gorman

      Striped Controller

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      Rossie Harris

      Joey

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      Maurice Hill

      Reporter #3

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      David Hollander

      Young Boy with Coffee

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      Howard Honig

      Jack

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      Gregory Itzin

      Religious Zealot #1

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      Howard Jarvis

      Man in Taxi

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      Michael Laurence

      Newscaster

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      Zachary Lewis

      Religious Zealot #3

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      Barbara Mallory

      Religious Zealot #2

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      Maureen McGovern

      Nun

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      Mary Mercier

      Shirley

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      Len Mooy

      Reporter #1

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      Laura Nix

      Mrs. Hurwitz

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      John O'Leary

      Reporter #2

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      Bill Porter

      Hospital Contortionist

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      Conrad E. Palmisano

      Religious Zealot #4

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      Mallory Sandler

      L.A. Ticket Agent

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      Robert Starr

      Religious Zealot #5

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      Barbara Stuart

      Mrs. Kramer

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      Lee Terri

      Mrs. Oveur

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      William Tregoe

      Jack Kirkpatrick

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      Hatsuo Uda

      Japanese Newscaster

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      Herb Voland

      Air Controller Macias

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      John David Wilder

      Second Krishna

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      Windy

      Horse

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      Jason Wingreen

      Dr. Brody

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      Louise Yaffe

      Mrs. Jaffe

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      Charlotte Zucker

      Make-up Lady

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      David Zucker

      Ground Crewman #2

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      Jerry Zucker

      Ground Crewman #1

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      Kitten Natividad

      Bouncy Topless Woman on Plane (uncredited)

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      Larry Blake

      Upside-Down Man (uncredited)

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      Paula Moody

      Girl Scout In Bar (uncredited)

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      Sandra Lee Gimpel

      Girl Scout In Bar (uncredited)

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      Henry Wills

      Commuter on Baggage Carousel (uncredited)

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      Joyce Mandel

      Woman on Flight (uncredited)

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      Gene LeBell

      Religious Zealot (uncredited)

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      Susan Breslau

      Ticket Agent (uncredited)

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    A review by schoosskyler

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    Written by schoosskyler on Sat Nov 04 2017
    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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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    3500000.00

    Revenue

    83453539.00

    Keywords

    • chicago, illinois
    • post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)
    • airplane
    • cataclysm
    • guitar
    • alcohol
    • stewardess
    • taxi driver
    • passenger
    • fear of flying
    • pilot
    • medicine
    • air controller
    • landing
    • saxophone
    • autopilot
    • parody
    • spoof
    • food poisoning
    • los angeles, california
    • alcohol abuse
    • aftercreditsstinger
    • inflatable life raft
    • anarchic comedy