Growing up, I knew Airplane! was funny, but there's an extra appreciation once you've seen the original. Frankly, given the now-dated plot and look and feel of Airport, watching it as "that movie that Airplane! is making fun of" is probably the best way to see it. Dean Martin is laughable as a pilot, though his scenes with Jacqueline Bisset are actually touching (his sensitivity with beautiful women being his strong point). Helen Hayes steals (and saves) the movie with her performance as Ada Quonsett. I really just couldn't care about most of the other characters, except in how they related to Ada. In my mind, Maureen Stapleton comes off worst, wandering, weeping, stumbling and shrieking through scenes.
Most strange of all is the moral of the story: in the end, the men (well, Burt and Dean, anyway) all make off with women other than their wives. Is the idea that it takes some great trauma to make you realize who's most important in your life?!
Most strange of all is the moral of the story: in the end, the men (well, Burt and Dean, anyway) all make off with women other than their wives. Is the idea that it takes some great trauma to make you realize who's most important in your life?!
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