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Airplane II: The Sequel (1982) More at IMDbPro »

The hero of an unlikely airplane disaster must overcome his own inadequacies, improbable accidents and his former girlfriend in order to save a space shuttle from destruction in this spoof sequel of the disaster parody Airplane! Written by Keith Loh <loh@sfu.ca>

Years have passed since Ted Striker heroically saved many lives by avoiding a plane crash. Working as a test pilot for a new Lunar Shuttle, he gets innocently sent into a mental ward after a crash of the badly constructed, computer-navigated spaceship. When he hears that the exactly same type of shuttle is scheduled for a moon flight soon, he breaks out to hinder the launch. Aboard, Ted finds his ex-ex Elaine Dickinson working as stewardess again and her fiancé Simon, a member of the committee that wants the Mayflower I to be launched. In flight, the ship's computer ROK 9000 takes control, killing the crew. Ted and Elaine manage to switch it off, and now it is up to Ted again to save the passengers' lives - if there only wouldn't be these flashbacks to the war and these people who know Ted and have no faith in his abilities at all. Written by Julian Reischl <julianreischl@mac.com>

Two years, after Ted Striker (Hays), heroically saved the day of Flight 209, for the crew that succumbed to food poisoning. Striker, was in a hospital ward, after folding the test shuttle. The XR-2300, was soon to be launched. Striker, eventually escapes to hinder the launch, and he follows his again former girlfriend, now engaged Elaine Dickinson (Hagerty), who's the shuttle's computer officer with her fiancée Simon Kurtz (Evertt). There are few things on the flight that went wrong: Mad Bomber (Sonny Bono), ROK 9000, Ran out of coffee, two pilots sucked out from airlock, and captain gassed by ROK. Once again, Ted takes over again to take the shuttle to the moon. Murdock (Shatner), who was with Ted during the war by bombing Macho Grande. Will Ted, save the shuttle before, it's too late? Written by JAMES

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