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Airplane! (alternatively titled Flying High!) is a 1980 American disaster comedy film written and directed by Jim Abrahams and brothers David and Jerry Zucker in their directorial debuts, and produced by Jon Davison.
Jul 2, 1980 · Airplane!: Directed by Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker. With Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, Julie Hagerty. After the crew becomes sick with food poisoning, a neurotic ex-fighter pilot must safely land a commercial airplane full of passengers.
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Airplane! (1980) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
When the passengers and crew of a jet are incapacitated due to food poisoning, a rogue pilot with a drinking problem must cooperate with his ex-girlfriend turned stewardess to bring...
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Ex-fighter pilot Ted Striker (Robert Hays) is a traumatized war veteran turned taxi driver. Because of his neurotic fear of flying and his drinking problem - he splashes beverages anywhere but into his mouth - Ted has been unable to hold down a responsible job.
A masterpiece of off-the-wall comedy, Airplane! features Robert Hays as an ex-fighter pilot... The persons and events in this film are fictitious - fortunately!
“Airplane!” is a comedy in the great tradition of high school skits, the Sid Caesar TV show, Mad magazine, and the dog-eared screenplays people's nephews write in lieu of earning their college diplomas. It is sophomoric, obvious, predictable, corny, and quite often very funny.
A former fighter pilot must try to land a commercial flight full of big personalities in this hilariously silly and quotable disaster movie parody. Watch trailers & learn more.
Overview. An ex-fighter pilot forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning. Jerry Zucker. Director, Writer. Jim Abrahams. Director, Writer. David Zucker. Director, Writer. Written by on July 9, 2022.
