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Airplane!
What's slower than a speeding bullet, and able to hit two tall buildings at a single bound?
What's slower than a speeding bullet, and able to hit two tall buildi...
Comedy - 1980
Airplane!
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The persons and events in this film are fictitious - fortunately! A masterpiece of off-the-wall comedy, Airplane! features Robert Hays as an ex-fighter pilot forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning; Julie Hagerty as his girlfriend/stewardess/co-pilot; and a cast of all-stars including Robert Stack, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, Leslie Nielsen, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar... and more. Their hilarious high jinks spoof airplane disaster flicks, religious zealots, television commercials, romantic love... the list whirls by in rapid succession. And the story races from one moment of zany fun to the next.
Director:
,
Jerry Zucker
,
Jim Abrahams
,
David Zucker
Cast:
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Lloyd Bridges
,
Leslie Nielsen
,
Peter Graves
,
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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Julie Hagerty
,
Robert Hays

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Details

Rated:
PG
Runtime:
88 min
Release date:
2 Jul 1980
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$3,500,000
Revenue:
$83,453,539
Awards:
Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award3 wins & 7 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
The gags aren't exactly clever, but there are a lot of them, and the cutting finds a fast, effective tempo.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
1 Apr 2008
fresh:
The fact that the movie doesn't work as well today as it did in 1980 in no way diminishes its importance in recent motion picture history.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
1 Apr 2008
fresh:
From the clever Jaws take-off opening to the final, irreverent title card, laughs come thick and fast.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
1 Apr 2008
fresh:
It is sophomoric, obvious, predictable, corny, and quite often very funny. And the reason it's funny is frequently because it's sophomoric, predictable, corny, etc.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
6 Dec 2005
fresh:
Airplane! is more than a pleasant surprise, in the midst of this dim movie season. As a remedy for the bloated self-importance of too many other current efforts, it's just what the doctor ordered.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
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