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Airplane! (1980)

 -  Comedy  -  2 July 1980 (USA)
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An airplane crew takes ill. Surely the only person capable of landing the plane is an ex-pilot afraid to fly. But don't call him Shirley.

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Storyline

Still craving for the love of his life, Ted Striker follows Elaine onto the flight that she is working on as a member of the cabin crew. Elaine doesn't want to be with Ted anymore, but when the crew and passengers fall ill from food poisoning, all eyes are on Ted. Written by FilmFanUk

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Taglines:

The Plane's going to Chicago. The Pilot's going to New York. The Passengers are going to Pieces! See more »

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Comedy

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PG | See all certifications »

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Release Date:

2 July 1980 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Kentucky Fried Airplane  »

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Budget:

$3,500,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$83,400,000 (USA)
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1.85 : 1
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Trivia

The man in the taxi who spends the entire film waiting, with the meter running, is Howard Jarvis. Jarvis led the 1978 push for Proposition 13 in California, which was a money-saving and tax-cutting initiative that led to massive cuts in public services in California. Jarvis must have understood the irony of the joke by making the appearance, though the reference is probably lost on many people now. See more »

Goofs

When the two "Girl Scouts" are fighting, one is thrown over a railing and smashes a table. The fight continues, the other girl gets kicked backwards and out of frame, at which point she clearly bumps into the camera, causing it to wobble. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Male announcer: The white zone is for immediate loading and unloading of passengers only. There is no stopping in a red zone.
Female announcer: The white zone is for immediate loading and unloading of passengers only. There is no stopping in a red zone.
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Author of A Tale of Two Cities ... Charles Dickens See more »

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Referenced in You Think You Really Know Me: The Gary Wilson Story (2005) See more »

Soundtracks

"Stayin' Alive"
Written and Performed by The Bee Gees
Courtesy of RSO Records
Published by Stigwood Music, Inc.
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An Undoubted Classic
15 January 2005 | by (England) – See all my reviews

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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