Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)

Director:

Ken Finkleman

Writer:

Ken Finkleman (written by)

Release Date:

10 December 1982 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

For the ride of your life... All you need for Christmas are your two front seats!

Plot:

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???

Plot Keywords:

Computer | Airplane | Disaster | Passenger | Pilot

Cast

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
Al White	...	Witness
Craig Berenson	...	Shaving Man
Laurene Landon	...	Testa, Shuttle Stewardess
Wendy Phillips	...	Mary, Shuttle Stewardess
Jack Jones	...	Lounge Singer
Art Fleming	...	Jeopardy Host
Frank Ashmore	...	Controller #3
Richard Jaeckel	...	Controller #2 (as Richard H. Jaeckel)
Lee Bryant	...	Mrs. Hammen
John Larch	...	Prosecuting Attorney
John Hancock	...	Controller #1
Oliver Robins	...	Jimmy Wilson
Louis Giambalvo	...	Witness
Sam Anderson	...	Man in White
Leon Askin	...	Moscow Anchorman
B.J. Barie	...	Video Kid
Hilary Beane	...	Next Woman in Line
Sandahl Bergman	...	Officer #1
Burke Byrnes	...	Businessman
Ed Call	...	Information Agent
Michael Currie	...	Businessman #1
Patty Dworkin	...	Young Woman
Gary Faga	...	Guide
Mary Farrell	...	Alice Wilson
Madeleine Fisher	...	Shuttle Agent
Bruce French	...	Officer #2
Richard Gilliland	...	Lt. Pervis
Hugh Gillin	...	Texan
Elisa Goodman	...	I Love Sanity Nurse
Laurie Hagen	...	Tad Woman
Maurice Hill	...	Stock #2
Steven Hirsch	...	Rorshack
Howard Honig	...	Dave Walters
Dennis Howard	...	John Wilson
Marcy Lafferty	...	First Woman in Line
Stanley Lawrence	...	Next Man
David Leisure	...	Religious Zealot #1
Floyd Levine	...	Police Lt. Hallick
Steve Levitt	...	Creature #1
Gail Matthius	...	Educational Network Woman
Pat McNamara	...	Businessman #2
Mary Mercier	...	Edith Walters
Marcus K. Mukai	...	Tokyo Anchorman (as Marcus Mukai)
Ann Nelson	...	Airsick Woman
Steve Nevil	...	Creature #2
James Noble	...	Father O'Flanagan
Kenneth O'Brien	...	Porter (as Kenneth G. O'Brien)
Rick Overton	...	Clerk
Lee Patterson	...	Phoenix Six Captain
David Paymer	...	Court Photographer
Pamela Guest	...	Woman with Baby (as Pamela Ann Rack)
Barbie Reade	...	Interpreter
Mary-Robin Redd	...	Intellectual-Looking Woman
June Sanders	...	Cashier
Pat Sajak	...	Buffalo Anchorman
Louise Sorel	...	Nurse
Clint Smith	...	Scalper
William Vaughan	...	Worker
Sandy Ward	...	Defense Attorney
Ricky Powell	...	First Young Man
Sean Peters	...	Second Young Man
Hervé Villechaize	...	Little Breather
Allison Hanes	...	Third Stewardess
Ronald E. House	...	Smoking Man (as Ronald House)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jack Bernardi	...	Old Man #1 (uncredited)
Earl Boen	...	Doctor (uncredited)
Terry Bolo	...	Passenger (uncredited)
Patrick Culliton	...	Legionnaire (uncredited)
Joyce DeWitt	...	Juror (uncredited)
Ken Finkleman	...	Voice of ROK, the main computer on Lunar Flight (uncredited)
Monique Gabrielle	...	Schoolgirl (uncredited)
Martin Garner	...	Old Man #2 (uncredited)
Tom McGreevey	...	Karl Malden (uncredited)
Kitten Natividad	...	Woman in 'Moral Majority' Shirt (uncredited)
Leslie Nielsen	...	Dr. Rumack (archive footage) (uncredited)
John Paragon	...	'Economy' Flight Attendant (uncredited)
William Porter	...	Rag Reporter (uncredited)
Stephen Powers	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Alison Price	...	Stewardess (uncredited)
Lee Purcell	...	Mrs. Seluchi (uncredited)
Hank Robinson	...	White-Haired Man in Airport (uncredited)
Jim Staahl	...	International Inquirer Reporter (uncredited)
Mary Mon Toy	...	Asian Lady (uncredited)
Lou B. Washington	...	Shuttle Ground Controller (uncredited)
Clifton Wells	...	Tourist with too many cameras (uncredited)
George Wendt	...	Ticket Agent (uncredited)
Tom Willett	...	Hospital Dipstick Patient (uncredited)

Directed by
Ken Finkleman

Writing credits
Ken Finkleman		(written by)

Produced by
Mel Dellar	....	associate producer
Howard W. Koch	....	producer

Original Music by
Elmer Bernstein

Cinematography by
Joseph F. Biroc		(director of photography) (as Joe Biroc)

Film Editing by
Tina Hirsch
Dennis Virkler

Casting by
Lisa Freiberger

Production Design by
William Sandell

Set Decoration by
Robert Gould

Costume Design by
Rosanna Norton

Makeup Department
Emma M. diVittorio	....	hair stylist (as Emma di Vittorio)
Monty Westmore	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Mel Dellar	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
S.J. 'Casey' Bernay	....	second assistant director (as Susan J. Bernay)
Pamela M. Eilerson	....	second assistant director (as Pamela Eilerson)
Jack Frost Sanders	....	first assistant director (as Jack F. Sanders)

Art Department
Horst Grandt	....	property master
Jim Zemansky	....	assistant property master (uncredited)

Sound Department
Alan Howarth	....	special sound effects
Steve Maslow	....	sound re-recording mixer
Kevin O'Connell	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tom Overton	....	sound mixer (as Thomas G. Overton)
Bill Varney	....	sound re-recording mixer
Cecelia Hall	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)
Rick Kline	....	sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)
Donald C. Rogers	....	technical director of sound (uncredited)
George Watters II	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Bob Dawson	....	special effects (as Robert N. Dawson)
Brian Tipton	....	special effects: first unit (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Phil Kellison	....	special visual effects
Joe Rayner	....	supervisor: Coast Special Effects
Robert Ryder	....	camera: Coast Special Effects (as Bob Ryder)
Kevin Scott Mack	....	model maker: Coast Special Effects (uncredited)
David Merritt	....	model maker: Coast Special Effects (uncredited)
Monty Shook	....	propmaker (uncredited)

Stunts
David R. Ellis	....	stunt coordinator
Steven Burnett	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Larry Gilhooly	....	gaffer
M. Todd Henry	....	first assistant camera
Norman Lang	....	electrician
Frank McKane	....	best boy electric
Pete G. Papanickolas	....	key grip
Frederic J. Smith	....	camera operator (as Fredric Smith)
Rick Whitfield	....	video technical consultant
John Burnett	....	second assistant camera: additional photography (uncredited)
Joel Kirschner	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
To Lee	....	camera assistant trainee (uncredited)
Bob Rose	....	key grip: second unit (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Violet N. Cane	....	costume supervisor: women
George L. Little	....	costume supervisor: men

Editorial Department
Michael Cipriano	....	assistant film editor
David Handman	....	assistant film editor
Eric Strand	....	apprentice film editor

Music Department
George Doering	....	musician
June Edgerton	....	music editor
Richard Hazard	....	composer: additional music
Richard Hazard	....	conductor: additional music
Richard Hazard	....	score adaptor
James Thatcher	....	musician: french horn
Alf Clausen	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)

Other crew
Laurie Abdo	....	assistant: Mr. Koch
Mauri Syd Gayton	....	secretary: Mr. Dellar (as Mauri Blumenfeld)
Alvin Greenman	....	script supervisor
Dennis Maguire	....	technical advisor
Lynn Oblinger	....	assistant: Mr. Finkleman
Kelly Altman	....	assistant: Mr. Koch (uncredited)
Cara Gordon	....	assistant: Mr. Koch (uncredited)
Lynnanne Zager	....	announcer voice (uncredited)

Thanks
Al Jean	....	special thanks
Mike Reiss	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Paramount Pictures (presents)

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1982) (USA) (theatrical)
• Cine Colombia (1983) (Colombia) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1983) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (19??) (Argentina) (VHS)
• CIC Vídeo (????) (Brazil) (VHS)
• CIC-Taft Home Video
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1985) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Paramount Filmes do Brasil (????) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (Spain) (2000) (Spain) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Video (1991) (USA) (laserdisc)
• Paramount Home Video (1997) (USA) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Video (2000) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Coast Special Effects (miniatures designed and photographed by)

Other Companies

• Lynn Stalmaster, Toni Howard & Associates  casting
• Modern Film Effects  optical effects
• Master Film Effects  optical effects
• Movie Magic  titles

Also Known As:

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | Finland:K-12 | Ireland:15 | Netherlands:AL | Norway:11 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | West Germany:6 | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Spain:T | Canada:PG (Ontario) | South Korea:15 | Norway:12 (original rating) | USA:PG (Certificate #26862) | UK:PG (cut theatrical version) | Singapore:M18 | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

This film was created with the obligation that its creative team return for a third installment. Expectations were so high that the next film was promised at the end of the credits of this one. When the film was released to mediocre box office, plans for Airplane III was doomed. But, the ad remains in most prints.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Unger & Dunn are working to fix ROK the computer, they both have on crew blazers. After being sucked out of the ship Ted sees them floating in space, and Unger is no longer wearing his blazer.

Quotes:

Steve McCroskey:And I can sum it all up in just one word: courage, dedication, daring, pride, pluck, spirit, grit, mettle, and G-U-T-S, *guts*. Why, Ted Striker's got more guts in his little finger than most of us have in our large intestine, including the colon!

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Airport (1970)

Soundtrack:

Car Wash

More of the same

Airplane II - The sequel is quite literally more of the same, same cast (I'm glad to say) except Leslie Nielson (shame that) same jokes (Most of which still work well) same plot (Only this time we are in space) and the same hero.

Given all of the above, you may wonder why bother? Put simply - it's still funny, it's still better than a lot of spoof movies and OH YES! why change a winning formula.

Aiplane 2 is inferior to its predecessor in every way, but if you enjoyed the first film, you'll be entertained by the sequel (Just not quite as much) 8/10