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Airplane!

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PG,1hr 28min

Genre:

Comedy

Released:

July 2, 1980

Directors:

Jim Abrahams, Jerry Zucker, David Zucker

Distributor:

Paramount Pictures

Starring:

Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ...more

Synopsis: This spoof of the Airport series of disaster movies relies on ridiculous sight gags, groan-inducing dialogue, and deadpan acting -- a comedy style that would be imitated for the next 20 years. Airplane! pulls out all the clichés as alcoholic pilot Ted Striker (Robert Hays), who's developed a fear of flying due to wartime trauma, boards a jumbo jet in an attempt to woo back his stewardess girlfriend (Julie Hagerty). Food poisoning decimates the passengers and crew, leaving it up to Striker to land ... Full Synopsis

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	Mark Deming, AMG Review Any fool can tell a long succession of dumb jokes, but it requires a special gift to toss 'em off with the fleet-footed élan and rapid-fire precision that the writing/directing team of Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker achieve in Airplane! No pun is too silly, no gag is too obvious, and no stunt is too tasteless for these men, as long as someone will laugh at it. Unlike the many filmmakers ... Full Review

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	Robert Hays Ted Striker Julie Hagerty Elaine Dickinson Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Murdock Lloyd Bridges McCroskey

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