Airplane!

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Poster for the movie "Airplane!"
Poster for the movie "Airplane!"

Airplane! (1980)

PG 88 min - Comedy - 2 July 1980
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Alcoholic pilot, Ted Striker has developed a fear of flying due to wartime trauma, but nevertheless boards a passenger jet in an attempt to woo back his stewardess girlfriend. Food poisoning decimates the passengers and crew, leaving it up to Striker to land the plane with the help of a glue-sniffing air traffic controller and Striker's vengeful former Air Force captain, who must both talk him down.

Director:  Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams, David Zucker
Stars:  Leslie Nielsen, Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, Lorna Patterson, Robert Stack, Jim Abrahams, Jonathan Banks, Stephen Stucker, Frank Ashmore, Craig Berenson, Barbara Billingsley, Lee Bryant, Joyce Bulifant, Mae E. Campbell, Ethel Merman, Jimmie Walker, Jill Whelan, Kitten Natividad, Nora Meerbaum, Kenneth Tobey, James Hong, Michelle Stacy, David Leisure

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Storyline

Alcoholic pilot, Ted Striker has developed a fear of flying due to wartime trauma, but nevertheless boards a passenger jet in an attempt to woo back his stewardess girlfriend. Food poisoning decimates the passengers and crew, leaving it up to Striker to land the plane with the help of a glue-sniffing air traffic controller and Striker's vengeful former Air Force captain, who must both talk him down.

Collections: Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams, David Zucker
Tagline: What's slower than a speeding bullet, and able to hit tall buildings at a single bound?
Genres: Comedy

Details

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Country:   United States of America
Language:  English
Release Date:  2 July 1980

Box Office

Budget:  $3,500,000
Revenue:  $83,453,539

Company Credits

Production Companies:  Paramount

Technical Specs

Runtime:  1 h 28 min