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Airplane!

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  • PGPG
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
244K
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Airplane! (1980)
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Comedy
A man afraid to fly must ensure that a plane lands safely after the pilots become sick.A man afraid to fly must ensure that a plane lands safely after the pilots become sick.A man afraid to fly must ensure that a plane lands safely after the pilots become sick.
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
244K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
549
31
    • Jim Abrahams
    • David Zucker
    • Jerry Zucker
  • Writers
    • Jim Abrahams(written for the screen by)
    • David Zucker(written for the screen by)
    • Jerry Zucker(written for the screen by)
  • Stars
    • Robert Hays
    • Julie Hagerty
    • Leslie Nielsen
    • Jim Abrahams
    • David Zucker
    • Jerry Zucker
  • Writers
    • Jim Abrahams(written for the screen by)
    • David Zucker(written for the screen by)
    • Jerry Zucker(written for the screen by)
  • Stars
    • Robert Hays
    • Julie Hagerty
    • Leslie Nielsen
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 581User reviews
    • 145Critic reviews
    • 78Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award

    Videos1

    Trailer
    Trailer 3:30
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    Photos172

    Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Peter Graves in Airplane! (1980)
    Robert Hays in Airplane! (1980)
    Lloyd Bridges and Robert Stack in Airplane! (1980)
    Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in Airplane! (1980)
    Robert Hays and Otto in Airplane! (1980)
    Airplane! (1980)
    Maureen McGovern in Airplane! (1980)
    Robert Hays in Airplane! (1980)
    Leslie Nielsen, Julie Hagerty, Howard Honig, and Mary Mercier in Airplane! (1980)
    Robert Hays in Airplane! (1980)
    Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Julie Hagerty in Airplane! (1980)
    Robert Hays in Airplane! (1980)

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    Robert Hays
    Robert Hays
    • Ted Striker
    Julie Hagerty
    Julie Hagerty
    • Elaine Dickinson
    Leslie Nielsen
    Leslie Nielsen
    • Dr. Rumack
    Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
    Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
    • Roger Murdock
    • (as Kareem Abdul-Jabaar)
    Lloyd Bridges
    Lloyd Bridges
    • Steve McCroskey
    Peter Graves
    Peter Graves
    • Captain Clarence Oveur
    Lorna Patterson
    Lorna Patterson
    • Randy
    Robert Stack
    Robert Stack
    • Captain Rex Kramer
    Stephen Stucker
    • Johnny Henshaw-Jacobs
    Otto
    Otto
    • Otto
    Jim Abrahams
    Jim Abrahams
    • Religious Zealot #6
    Frank Ashmore
    Frank Ashmore
    • Victor Basta
    Jonathan Banks
    Jonathan Banks
    • Gunderson
    Craig Berenson
    • Paul Carey
    Barbara Billingsley
    Barbara Billingsley
    • Jive Lady
    Lee Bryant
    Lee Bryant
    • Mrs. Hammen
    Joyce Bulifant
    Joyce Bulifant
    • Mrs. Davis
    Mae E. Campbell
    • Security Lady
      • Jim Abrahams
      • David Zucker
      • Jerry Zucker
    • Writers
      • Jim Abrahams(written for the screen by)
      • David Zucker(written for the screen by)
      • Jerry Zucker(written for the screen by)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      For the argument between announcers concerning the white and red zones at the airport, the producers hired the same voice artists who had made the real-world announcements at Los Angeles International Airport. At the real airport, the white zone is for loading and unloading of passengers only, and there's no stopping in the red zone (except for transit buses). They were also married to each other in real life.
    • Goofs
      During the disco dance scene, when Elaine tosses Ted up in the air and he (his stunt double) flies into the audience, you can see Robert Hays (Ted) among the spectators, waiting to run back onto the dance floor.
    • Quotes

      Rumack: You'd better tell the Captain we've got to land as soon as we can. This woman has to be gotten to a hospital.

      Elaine Dickinson: A hospital? What is it?

      Rumack: It's a big building with patients, but that's not important right now.

    • Crazy credits
      Author of A Tale of Two Cities ... Charles Dickens
    • Alternate versions
      Some versions do not have subtitles on a part where the Jive Dudes are talking. The original theatrical release had subtitles.
    • Connections
      Edited into The A-Team: The Beast from the Belly of a Boeing (1983)
    • Soundtracks
      Stayin' Alive
      Written by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb and Maurice Gibb
      Performed by The Bee Gees
      Courtesy of RSO Records
      Published by Stigwood Music, Inc.

    User reviews581

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    9/10
    An Undoubted Classic
    Still one of funniest spoof movies ever made, Airplane is one of the first and one of the best around.

    Hot Shots, Loaded Weapon even Naked Gun have tried to follow in its footsteps, but they have failed to hit the mark. That's not to say that they are bad movies, just that its difficult to follow a movie of this calibre.

    Spoof movies definitely have there place in everyone's collection, but this is probably the best you'll ever see in the genre, if you have never seen it and you fancy a laugh, I can't recommend a better film, even though it has dated; it's still hilarious 9/10
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    • mjw2305
    • Jan 15, 2005

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    • Release date
      • July 2, 1980 (United States)
      • United States
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      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles International Airport - 1 World Way, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Howard W. Koch Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 28 minutes
      • Color
      • Mono

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