Airport is a 1970s film series consisting of four airplane-themed disaster films that include Airport, Airport 1975, Airport '77 and The Concorde ... Airport '79. “There’s someone on the wing!” shrieks a freaked-out John Lithgow, who, in this anthology film based on the classic series, inherits a role originated by William Shatner, and descends into madness while watching a gremlin attempt to destroy the plane. "[6], Variety′s review of The Concorde ... Airport '79 called the film an "unintentional comedy". After the in-flight meal is served, several of the passengers and the flight crew fall ill, including Captain Oveur. However, poor Dusty has two strikes against him: He's not built for racing, and he's terribly afraid of heights. With Elaine's help as co-pilot and Rex's guidance, Ted is able to land the plane safely with the passengers suffering only minor injuries, despite the landing gear being sheared off. Letterman screen tested for the role in 1979, but ultimately was not selected. offers the outrageous and unapologetic humor that transcended throughout the 1980s. )", "The Total Film Interview – Christopher Lee", "La-La Land Records Announces a Special Mayday Alert! And the reason it's funny is frequently because it's sophomoric, predictable, corny, etc. that they believed they needed to negotiate the rights to create the remake of the film and ensure they remain within the allowance for parody within copyright law. 's script. Film reviewer Ruth Walker at Ruthless on Film said "Airplane!" The script originally stayed close to the dialog and plot of Zero Hour!, as ZAZ considered they did not have a sufficient understanding of film at the time to structure a proper script. was released by Paramount Pictures and was a critical and commercial success, grossing $171 million worldwide against a budget of $3.5 million. [17] ZAZ said that Bernstein completely understood what they were trying to do and had laughed throughout a previous cut of the film, and wrote a "fantastic score".[15]. [18] Hays and Hagerty developed an on-screen chemistry that worked in the film's favor; they spent time to perfect the bar dance routine set to "Stayin' Alive", among other scenes. “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. [15] During one such taping process, they unintentionally recorded the 1957 film Zero Hour!, and while scanning the commercials, found that the film was a "perfectly classically structured film" according to Jerry Zucker. Transformers is a series of American science fiction action films based on the Transformers franchise which began in the 1980s. [17] Principal photography began on June 20 and wrapped on August 31, 1979, with the bulk of filming having been done in August. "[35] Janet Maslin of The New York Times wrote "Airplane! Hays said that Nielsen "played that thing like a maestro". ", "Airplane! [6] The film is a parody of the disaster film genre, particularly the 1957 Paramount film Zero Hour!, from which it borrows the plot and the central characters,[7] as well as many elements from Airport 1975 and other films in the Airport series. Airplane! [33] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 78 out of 100 based on 18 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Eisner had Jeffrey Katzenberg track down and meet with ZAZ to discuss details. So on the next movie, Airplane!, we insisted on directing". They managed to put the film, called The Kentucky Fried Movie, in production in the late 1970s, and entered a movie set for the first time. We learned a lot. Michael Bay has directed the first five films: Transformers (2007), Revenge of the Fallen (2009), Dark of the Moon (2011), Age of Extinction (2014), and The Last Knight (2017). [17] The directors advised the pair to play their roles straight. December 2010. [4], Airplane! Kael also wrote the audio problems gave Karen Black's voice a metallic sound that was grating and that the main character, a stewardess, was constantly being patronized by men. [41], Several actors were cast to spoof their established images: prior to their roles in Airplane!, Nielsen, Stack, and Bridges were known for portraying adventurous, no-nonsense tough-guy characters. Rescue vehicles arrive to help unload the plane. An FBI agent takes on a plane full of deadly venomous snakes, deliberately released to kill a witness being flown from Honolulu to Los Angeles to testify against a mob boss. [38] In November 2015, the film was ranked fourth in the Writers Guild of America's list of '101 Funniest Screenplays'. This also led to his casting, many years later, in Mel Brooks' Dracula: Dead and Loving It. Because of his pathological fear of flying and "drinking problem" (being unable to take a drink without splashing it on his face), he has been unable to hold a responsible job. chose not to be involved. [19], Thirty years later, the documentary Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story opened with a scene from the film.[46][47]. Impressed by Ted's display of courage, Elaine embraces and kisses him, rekindling their relationship. script found its way to Paramount through Michael Eisner. The lifted lines included ones about an unwanted pregnancy, in reference to which David Zucker said of the couple "they got a kick out of it". [22] ZAZ lifted some of their dialog directly from the 1968 novel Airport, written by Arthur Hailey who had also written Zero Hour! [23] The soundtrack was released digitally on February 19, 2013, by Paramount Music.[24]. Eisner had learned of the script via Susan Baerwald, another scriptwriter with United Artists, who had passed on the script that she thought was funny. The Zucker brothers are the ground crew at the beginning who accidentally cause a plane to crash through a terminal gate window. As the plane nears Chicago, the weather worsens, making landing difficult. The MythBusters TV show episode "Airplane Hour" reenacted the climax of the film to see if an inexperienced pilot could land a plane with only a call from Air Traffic Control. They showed him a tape of impressionist John Byner impersonating Robert Stack. [5], In a review of Airport '77, a critic in The New York Times wrote, "Airport '77 looks less like the work of a director and writers than like a corporate decision. [15] The original script contained spoofs of television commercials but people who proofread the script advised them to shorten the commercials, and, eventually, they removed them. The cool-headed captain navigated the Airbus … Male passenger playing a show film, movie, or television programme on his mobile phone - in airplane mode, on Embraer air plane / aeroplane / airplane Film scene from the short 'documentary' called 'Flieger, Funker, Kanoniere' from 1937. In the DVD commentary for Airplane! [17] Nielsen, in contrast, was "just a fish in water" with his role, according to Jerry Zucker. Director: David R. Ellis | Stars: Samuel L. Jackson , Julianna Margulies , Nathan Phillips , Rachel Blanchard This page was last edited on 14 March 2021, at 17:15. Despite inconsistency with its lead actors and crew members, the series has been distributed solely by Paramount Pictures since its inception. "The Screen: Multi-Plot, Multi-Star 'Airport' Opens: Lancaster and Martin in Principal Roles Adaptation of Hailey's Novel at Music Hall", "Airport 1975 (1974) Screen: 'Airport 1975' Is a Silly Sequel With a 747", "The Concorde Airport 79 (1979) Screen: 'Concorde...Airport '79':Airplane on Skis", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Airport_(film_series)&oldid=1003627059, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 29 January 2021, at 22:15. … "[19], Initially for Dr. Rumack, ZAZ had suggested Dom DeLuise, Christopher Lee, and Jack Webb, all who had turned it down, before they came to the idea of Nielsen. (1980) - Financial Information", "Movie Airplane! It spawned its own follow-up, Airplane II: The Sequel, in 1982. Stack's role as the captain who loses his nerve in one of the earliest airline "disaster" films, The High and the Mighty (1954), is spoofed in Airplane!, as is Lloyd Bridges' 1970–1971 television role as airport manager Jim Conrad in San Francisco International Airport. We thought they were much funnier than the comedians of that time were". Airplane II: The Sequel, first released on December 10, 1982, attempted to tackle the science fiction film genre, though there was still emphasis on the general theme of disaster films. Airplane! Brooks had wanted to make that film for a long time, but put it off because, as he said: "I just could not find the right Dracula". (alternatively titled Flying High! [1][25] It also opened in two theaters in Buffalo, grossing $14,000 in its first week. Kareem makes the comment "Why did I ever leave this place?" Passenger Dr. Rumack discovers that the fish served onboard caused food poisoning. [28] The film grossed $171 million worldwide. [39], MaximOnline.com named the airplane crash in Airplane! Airplane! Ted becomes troubled when Rex starts giving instructions, and briefly stresses out from flashbacks to the war. 's release. A man afraid to fly must ensure that a plane lands safely after the pilots become sick. "[2][3], The New Yorker film critic Pauline Kael characterized Airport 1975 as "cut-rate swill", produced on a TV-movie budget by mercenary businessmen. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 78 out of 100 based on 18 cr… During filming, ZAZ had explained to Graves that his lines spoken to a young boy, like "Have you ever seen a grown man naked? The first episode of the eighth season of the TV series The Goldbergs re-enacts the scenes. Leslie Nielson 5-Movie Comedy Collection - Naked Gun Trilogy & Airplane Double Feature 5-DVD Bundle [34], Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times wrote "Airplane! The film marked a significant change in his film persona towards a new specialty in deadpan comedy, notably in the three Naked Gun films based on the six-episode television series Police Squad!, in which he also starred and which was created and produced by the Zucker–Abrahams–Zucker team behind Airplane! [29][30][31][32] Rotten Tomatoes gives the film an approval rating of 97% based on 67 reviews, compiled retrospectively, with an average rating of 8.45/10. (titled Flying High! With Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Leslie Nielsen, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. In this film, Ray Liotta stars as a convicted murderer who hijacks a plane. is an appropriate and funny choice for any flight. This six-episode Netflix series about a group of airplane passengers avoiding a global disaster shows everything that goes into cooperation. [16], Eventually the Airplane! David Zucker said "it was the first time we had ever been on a movie set. redirects here. The 25 best comedy films of all time Airplane! Tagged under Airplane, Poster, Planes Fire Rescue, Cars, Planes Film Series. ZAZ had instructed Bernstein that they did not want an epic score like his past works but "a B-Movie level score, overdone and corny". When Steve learns that Ted is piloting, he contacts Ted's former commanding officer, Rex Kramer, now serving as a commercial pilot, so that he can help talk Ted through landing the plane. until years after its release. Klay Hall. Rachel Griffiths, Sophia Ali, Shannon Berry, Jenna Clause, Reign Edwards, Mia Healey, Helena Howard, Erana James, Sarah Pidgeon, David Sullivan, and Troy Winbush all star in the series… Hilarity ensues. [17] On the DVD commentary, Abrahams said: "I don't understand. It also came second in the British 50 Greatest Comedy Films poll on Channel 4, beaten by Monty Python's Life of Brian. Jerry Zucker stood beside the camera during shooting, while David Zucker and Jim Abrahams would be watching the video feed to see how the film would look; they would confer after each take. The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: Peter Farrelly said of the film: "I was in Rhode Island the first time I saw Airplane! The film stars the voices of Dane Cook, Stacy Keach, Priyanka Chopra in her Hollywood debut, Brad Garrett, Teri Hatcher, Danny Mann, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Roger Craig Smith, John Cleese, Carlos Alazraqui, Val Kilmer, and Anthony Edwards . is sophomoric, obvious, predictable, corny, and quite often very funny. is more than a pleasant surprise... As a remedy for the bloated self-importance of too many other current efforts, it's just what the doctor ordered". received universal acclaim from critics and is widely regarded as one of the best films of 1980. Manifest: New missing plane drama that's been compared to Lost starts in the UK tonight. [48], In early 2014, Delta Air Lines began using a new on-board safety film with many 1980s references, featuring an ending with a cameo of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar reprising his role as co-pilot Roger Murdock.[49]. Airplane! while they were performing with the Kentucky Fried Theatre, a theatre group they had founded in 1971. We learned that if you really wanted a movie to come out the way you wanted it to, you had to direct. What did he think was tasteless about pedophilia? These were people who, up to that time, had never done comedy. plays Wednesday, August 3 @ the Mayan2pm and 7pm About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features … Peter Graves was in the made-for-television film SST: Death Flight, in which an SST was unable to land owing to an emergency. Brooks said he had never seen Airplane! [21] Bruce Jenner also had read for the part. However, she still continues to reject him during the flight. In exchange, Paramount agreed with ZAZ's decision to cast serious actors for the film rather than comedy actors. [15] ZAZ's script borrowed so much from Zero Hour! [17], The film's score was composed by Elmer Bernstein, who had previously done films like The Magnificent Seven, To Kill a Mockingbird, and The Great Escape. Airport is a 1970s film series consisting of four airplane-themed disaster films that include Airport, Airport 1975, Airport '77 and The Concorde ... Airport '79. And don't call me Shirley", was 79th on AFI's list of the best 100 movie quotes. ", "Inflatable pilots, inappropriate jokes and 'jive talk': the madcap making of Airplane! ", "Surely It's 30 (Don't Call Me Shirley! The first Airport film from 1970 had reviews complementing the film's influence on the disaster genre and its "camp value. The flashback is a close recreation of the scene where Ted Striker met Elaine Dickinson in the disco. [4] Vincent Canby of The New York Times called Airport 1975 "a silly sequel with a 747". For other uses, see, Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Comedy, Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story, "Airplane! [19] Farrelly, along with his writing partner Bennett Yellin, sent a comedy script to David Zucker, who in return gave them their first Hollywood writing job. [7] Stack was not initially interested in the part, but ZAZ persuaded him. received universal acclaim from critics and is widely regarded as one of the best films of 1980. is nevertheless an uproarious spoof comedy full of quotable lines and slapstick gags that endure to this day". I don’t know about you, but I’ve just about had it with enigmatic film titles that barely reflect their plot. Ted abandons his taxi and buys a ticket on the same flight to try to win her back. They were able to obtain the rights from Warner Bros. and Paramount for about $2,500 at the time. It was also narrated by Shadoe Stevens, and only featured one score track, the "Love Theme from Airplane" composed by Bernstein. )[5] is a 1980 American parody film written and directed by David and Jerry Zucker and Jim Abrahams,[6] and produced by Jon Davison. [7][15] Abrahams later described Zero Hour! [16][15] Stack initially played his role in a way that was different from what the directors had in mind. In 2014, Travel Wisconsin began airing an ad with Robert Hays and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar reprising their roles from the film. [19] Lee would later acknowledge that turning down the role was a huge mistake. In this film, Ray Liotta stars as a convicted murderer who hijacks a plane. [16], While failing to sell their script, the trio knew director John Landis, who encouraged them to write a film based on their theatre sketches. [is] hilarious and hasn't lost any charm," she told Insider. Rotten Tomatoes gives the film an approval rating of 97% based on 67 reviews, compiled retrospectively, with an average rating of 8.45/10. According to the producers, Stack was "doing an impression of John Byner doing an impression of Stack". New show tells story of a plane that goes missing mid-flight only for it to later reappear years later [18], David Zucker explained that "the trick was to cast actors like Robert Stack, Leslie Nielsen, Peter Graves, and Lloyd Bridges. The two watch as "Otto" takes control of the plane, inflates a female companion, and takes off. Seeing it for the first time was like going to a great rock concert, like seeing Led Zeppelin or the Talking Heads. The only actor who appeared in all four films is George Kennedy in his recurring role of Joseph "Joe" Patroni. It was the first film script they wrote, completed around 1975,[15] and was originally called The Late Show. On April 2009, La-La Land Records announced that it would release the first official score album for Airplane!, containing Bernstein's complete score. Film Books Music Art & design TV & radio Stage Classical Games More Trailer trash + Airplane! No further Airport films were produced after The Concorde, although media reports in the early 1980s suggested a fifth film was considered. In the 2012 film Ted, the main character, John Bennett, tells the story of how he met Lori Collins. [40] Leslie Nielsen's line (in response to Hays' question 'surely you can't be serious'), "I am serious. was selected by Empire magazine as one of 'The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time'. Entertainment Weekly voted the film the "funniest movie on video" in their list of the 100 funniest movies on video. Abrahams is one of the religious fanatics Rex Kramer knocks over. as "the serious version of Airplane!". Airport is a 1970s film series consisting of four airplane-themed disaster films that include Airport, Airport 1975, Airport '77 and The Concorde ... Airport '79. [15] Around the same time, ZAZ had also been contacted by Avco Embassy Pictures who had also expressed interest in producing the film, but ZAZ decided to go with Paramount. Snakes on a Plane is B-movie nonsense pumped full of cheeky self-awareness—it's so bad, it's good—but the film gets a jolt from its claustrophobic, aviophobic, ophidiophobic premise. Instead, the filmmakers ultimately sought out and hired the real-life married couple who had recorded the announcement tapes which were then being used at Los Angeles International Airport. [42], Nielsen saw a major boost to his career after Airplane! Ex-fighter pilot Ted Striker is a traumatized war veteran turned taxi driver. Airplane! : No 11 best comedy film of all time No 11 best comedy film of all time David Zucker, Jim Abrahams and Jerry Zucker, 1980 Both Elaine and Dr. Rumack bolster Ted's confidence and he takes the controls under Rex's guidance. It is sophomoric, obvious, predictable, corny, and quite often very funny. Airplane! [16], David Zucker felt Stack was the most important actor to be cast, since he was the "linchpin" of the film's plot. number four on its list of "Most Horrific Movie Plane Crashes". We didn't realize until later that what we'd seen was a very specific kind of comedy that we now call the Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker school". In 1980, an LP soundtrack for the film was released by Regency Records and included dialog and songs from the film. Part spoof and part slapstick masterclass, Leslie Nielsen’s timing is impeccable in a film chock full of memorable moments and silly jokes. The 1980 comedy film Airplane!, though more specifically a remake/spoof of the 1957 film Zero Hour! [20], The role of Ted Striker was written for David Letterman, who had previously auditioned the role of the news anchor in Kentucky Fried Movie. [26] The film then expanded on Wednesday, July 2 to 705 theaters in the United States and Canada grossing $6,052,514 in its first five days of wide release, finishing second for the weekend with a gross of $4,540,000. Patroni's character evolves from a chief mechanic in Airport to a vice president of operations in Airport 1975, a consultant in Airport '77, and an airline pilot in The Concorde ... Airport '79. Shortly after takeoff, its engines ran afoul of a flock of Canada geese, leaving the plane’s captain, Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, and his crew about three minutes to safely land an engine-less plane. "[1] However, the movie's star, Burt Lancaster, said in a 1971 reaction to its ten Academy Award nominations that the film was "the biggest piece of junk ever made. Despite the dubious title of Airplane!, complete with an exclamation mark and basic plot line, this goofy comedy stands the test of time with a brilliant use of comedic timing and a cleverly written script. Airplane! [11] In 2010, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[12][13][14]. [7] In a review of The Concorde ... Airport '79, The New York Times' critic Janet Maslin wrote, "'Concorde' is enough to persuade anyone to stay on the ground."[8]. [16] Graves rejected the script at first, considering it tasteless. ", would "be explained later in a part that you aren't in". However, the flight is overbooked and the family have to split up. When he did, he knew Nielsen would be right for the part. [15], Paramount insisted that the film be shot in color rather than black-and-white as ZAZ wanted, and to be set aboard a jet airliner rather than propeller plane to better identify with modern filmgoers. Directed by Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker. Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and David Zucker (collectively known as Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker, or ZAZ) wrote Airplane! Ted Striker: "Surely you can't be serious". 4.5/5 is nevertheless an uproarious spoof comedy full of quotable lines and slapstick gags that endure to this day". Before its release, the directors had been apprehensive, owing to a mediocre response at one of the pre-screenings, but the film earned its entire budget of about $3.5 million in its first five days of wide release. Movie/TV pages: 7,533 (In Alphabetical Order) If the film or TV show you're looking for isn't here but you think it should be, add it to our suggestions page or bring it up on the forum.. Video Games can be found in the Video Games List. – Box Office Data, News, Cast Information", "Bravo's 100 Funniest Movies of All Time", "Hollywood Blockbusters, Independent Films and Shorts Selected for 2010 National Film Registry", "Complete National Film Registry Listing | Film Registry | National Film Preservation Board | Programs at the Library of Congress | Library of Congress", "Surely you can't be serious: An oral history of Airplane! [27] Overall, it grossed $83 million at the US and Canadian box office returning $40 million in rentals,[8] making it the fourth-highest-grossing film of 1980. [36], In 2008 Airplane! The site's critical consensus reads: "Though unabashedly juvenile and silly, Airplane! as number ten on its list of the 100 funniest American films. His wartime girlfriend, Elaine Dickinson, now a flight attendant, leaves him before boarding her assigned flight from Los Angeles to Chicago. [50][51][52] Hays also reprises his role as an airline pilot in Sharknado 2: The Second One. When their script was finished they were unable to sell it. In 2000, the American Film Institute listed Airplane! is back in back on the big screen for its 40th Anniversary as part of our Flashback Film Series! David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker claim to have never seen nor to have any desire to see Airplane II. The film is known for its use of surreal humor and its fast-paced slapstick comedy, including visual and verbal puns, gags, and obscure humor. Elaine and Dr. Rumack convince Ted to take the controls. [9] In a 2007 survey by Channel 4 in the United Kingdom, it was judged the second-greatest comedy of all time, behind Monty Python's Life of Brian. Snakes on a Plane. [17] During filming, Leslie Nielsen used a whoopee cushion to keep the cast off-balance. Airbus A350 Lufthansa Ultimate Cockpit Movie Business Class Tokyo Airclips Full Flight Series In the same year, readers of Total Film voted it the second-greatest comedy film of all time. Its slapstick gags and jokes are essential in cinematic comedy. He was considered "closet comedian" on set, pranking his fellow actors between shoots, but immediately took to his serious, deadpan role as Rumack for filming. Instead, ZAZ opted for Robert Hays, who was a co-star of Angie. Dusty is a small-town plane who dreams of one day competing as a high-flying air racer. was against type, Nielsen protested that he had "always been cast against type before", and that comedy was what he always really wanted to do.[43]. Watch trailers & learn more. [15] Nielsen had done leading roles in his career to this point but had been desiring to get into more comedies and had been looking for some film to help in this direction. Farrelly said: "I'll tell you right now, if the Zuckers didn't exist, there would be no Farrelly brothers". [17] Elaine's part was auditioned for by Sigourney Weaver and Shelley Long but eventually went to Julie Hagerty. The Mythbusters had to use a simulation to test the myth but concluded that the scene was plausible. "Flying High!" They did, however, mention that most planes today have an autopilot to land the plane safely. Aviation History's Top 10 Best Aviation Movies include Those Magnificent Men and Their Flying Machines, Hell's Angels, The Dam Busters, and The Bridges at Toko-Ri; the Top 10 Worst include Top Gun, Snakes on a Plane, and Pearl Harbor. With the flight crew incapacitated, Elaine contacts the Chicago control tower for help, and is instructed by tower supervisor Steve McCroskey to activate the plane's autopilot, a large inflatable pilot dummy dubbed "Otto", which will get them to Chicago, but will not be able to land the plane. They are based on the 1968 novel Airport by Arthur Hailey. [8] The film's creators received the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Comedy, and nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and for the BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay. When it was suggested that his role in Airplane! Planes. Jack Ryan is an American series of action thriller films based on the fictional character of Jack Ryan, who originally appeared in a series of books by Tom Clancy.In the five films, four actors have portrayed Ryan. From searing deserts to frozen tundras to infinite oceans, a stunning journey across the planet's precious natural habitats awaits. Trailer Trash. Stop us if you’ve heard this story: On January 15, 2009, US Airways flight 1549 departed LaGuardia (LGA). Directed by. "The '80s classic 'Airplane!' (Music from the Motion Picture)", "Movie review: 'Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story, "SEE IT: Delta Airlines promotes safety in 1980s-themed video", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Airplane!&oldid=1012108468, Films about aviation accidents or incidents, Films directed by David Zucker (director), Films with screenplays by David Zucker (filmmaker), United States National Film Registry films, Articles with dead external links from October 2016, Articles with permanently dead external links, Articles with dead external links from February 2015, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, David Hollander as the young boy with coffee, Michelle Stacy as the young girl with coffee. The film was ranked 6th on Bravo's '100 Funniest Movies'. referring to his time playing for the Milwaukee Bucks. It stars Robert Hays and Julie Hagerty and features Leslie Nielsen, Robert Stack, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Lorna Patterson. [37] It was also placed on a similar list by The New York Times, a list of 'The Best 1000 Movies Ever Made'. Airplane Poster Planes: Fire & Rescue Cars Planes Film Series, Airplane PNG is a 652x541 PNG image with a transparent background. Bridges' children advised him to take the part. Although most of the cast reunited for the sequel, the writers and directors of Airplane! Theatrical release poster. [10] In 2008, it was selected by Empire magazine as one of 'The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time' and in 2012 was voted #1 on the 'The 50 Funniest Comedies Ever' poll. 9. In the years since its release, the film's reputation has grown substantially. in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Japan, and the Philippines) is a 1980 American satirical comedy film directed and written by David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker and released by Paramount Pictures.It stars Robert Hays and Julie Hagerty and features Leslie Nielsen, Robert Stack, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Lorna Patterson.

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