Airplane! (1980)
What's slower than a speeding bullet, and able to hit tall buildings at a single bound?
An ex-fighter pilot forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.
Read the Airplane! feature →- Budget
- $3.5M
- Box office
- $83.5M
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Robert HaysTed Striker
Julie HagertyElaine Dickinson
Leslie NielsenDr. Rumack
Kareem Abdul-JabbarRoger Murdock
Lloyd BridgesSteve McCroskey
Peter GravesCaptain Clarence Oveur
Lorna PattersonRandy
Robert StackCaptain Rex Kramer
Jim AbrahamsReligious Zealot #6
Jonathan BanksGundersonStephen StuckerJohnny Henshaw-Jacobs
Frank AshmoreVictor BastaKeywords
AftercreditsstingerGuitarSpoofParodyLos angeles, californiaChicago, illinoisAirplaneAlcoholTaxi driverPilotKissCataclysmAlcohol abuseMedicineAnarchic comedyStewardessLos angelesPassengerSaxophoneFear of flyingAir controllerLandingAutopilotFood poisoningPtsdInflatable life raftChicagoPost-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)
Movie DNA
Genre affinityComedyTheme affinityAftercreditsstinger · Guitar · SpoofDialogue densityComedyPacingShortEmotional intensityStewardessDirector preference114804 · 88297 · 73205
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Frequently asked questions about Airplane!
What is Airplane! about?
An ex-fighter pilot forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.
How long is Airplane!?
Airplane! has a runtime of 88 minutes.
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