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Overview
Release Date:
10 December 1982 (USA) moreTagline:
For the ride of your life... All you need for Christmas are your two front seats! morePlot:
A faulty computer causes a passenger space shuttle to head straight for the Sun. Can Ted Striker save the day and get the shuttle back on track--again??? full summary | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
Box Office Flop | Priest | Spaceship | Sequel Mentioned During End Credits | Psychiatrist moreUser Comments:
Airplane II: The Sequel 8/10 moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Robert Hays | ... | Ted Striker | |
| Julie Hagerty | ... | Elaine Dickinson | |
| Lloyd Bridges | ... | Steven McCroskey | |
| Chad Everett | ... | Simon Kurtz | |
| Peter Graves | ... | Capt. Clarence Oveur | |
| Chuck Connors | ... | The Sarge | |
| William Shatner | ... | Cdr. Buck Murdock | |
| Raymond Burr | ... | Judge D.C. Simonton | |
| John Vernon | ... | Dr. Stone | |
| Stephen Stucker | ... | Controller Jacobs / Courtroom Clerk | |
| Kent McCord | ... | Navigator Dave Unger | |
| James A. Watson Jr. | ... | First Officer Dunn | |
| John Dehner | ... | The Commissioner | |
| Rip Torn | ... | Bud Kruger / President Reagan | |
| Sonny Bono | ... | Joe Seluchi |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
85 minCountry:
USALanguage:
EnglishColor:
Color (Metrocolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoCertification:
Canada:PG (Ontario) | South Korea:15 | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Australia:M (TV rating) | Spain:T | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | Finland:K-12 | Ireland:15 | Netherlands:AL | Norway:11 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:PG | West Germany:6Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USAMOVIEmeter: 
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The theme music used in this movie is from the TV series "Battlestar Galactica" (1978). moreGoofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Ted Stryker is attempting to land the shuttle, he makes reference to the events of Airplane! (1980) and talks about landing a Boeing 767 in Chicago. In "Airplane!" he was landing a Boeing 707. The Boeing 767 was not in service in 1980. moreQuotes:
First Woman in Line: Where is the passenger processing lounge for the lunar shuttle?Information Agent: Concourse lounge C, fourth level.
First Woman in Line: Thank you.
Information Agent: Next?
Next Woman in Line: How long is my parking permit good for?
Information Agent: Two hours.
Next Woman in Line: Thank you.
Information Agent: Yes, next?
Next Man: What's the fastest animal on Earth?
Information Agent: The cheetah. Next?
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'LOVE BOAT' THEME moreFAQ
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In case we couldn't tell, Ken Finkleman decided to put "The Sequel" in the title. Why, I have no idea, but it gives it somewhat of a muddles sound. Or maybe saying that most of the jokes are repeated from the first movie.
Robert Hays yet again plays Ted Striker, but he doesn't have Elaine (Julie Hagerty). Instead, Simon (Chad Everett) is going to get married to her as soon as they get back from the first commercial flight to the moon, where Elaine is stewerdassing. And what does Ted do? Buy a ticket. And what happens? He has to fly it.
But the controls are out of human hands. A computer, ROK, is driving the ship. It's a not-so-subliminal parody of 2001: A Space Odyseey. And what happens to ROK? He becomes drunk with power and becomes demented. Oh yeah, and there's a crazy person (Sonny Bono) who brought a time bomb onto the ship. And there's a horse.
Hays strikes right on as Striker, and cheery Hagerty outplays everyone. Unfourtanetly, as you watch, you'll be waiting in vain for Leslie Nielsen. Where is he when you need him?
A2TS is still very funny, even though the jokes are used over from the first one (Austin Powers, anyone?). They're played in different ways. More "what is it" and "war is hell" jokes are here, but they're still funny. One setback is the numerous flashbacks which hinder the course of the "plot". I'm not saying they're not funny, but in a run of jokes, it's not necessary. And, it seems like a comedy where they don't know they're in a comedy (the jokes are always funnier that way).
Luckily, Lloyd Bridges reprises his role as Steve McCroskey, the vice-driven commander. And Rip Torn makes a miniscule appearance. How could we forget Stephen Stucket, the delightfully quirky Jacobs (Johnny in the first) who can lighten up any dank situation.
So, it's still funny (even if it reuses jokes), it's got Sonny Bono, and it's got Raymond Burr on the other side of the courtroom in a flashback.
My rating: 8/10
Rated PG for nudity, language, and comic violence.