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Airplane!
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Airplane! (alternatively titled Flying High!) is a 1980 American comedy film written and directed by David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker in their directorial debut, and produced by Jon Davison. It stars Robert Hays and Julie Hagerty and features Leslie Nielsen, Robert Stack, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, Lorna Patterson, Stephen Stucker, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. It is a parody of the disaster film genre, particularly the 1957 Paramount film Zero Hour!, from which it borrows the plot, central characters, and some dialogue. It also draws many elements from Airport 1975 and other films in
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*Airplane!* is a 1980 American comedy and parody film directed by Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and David Zucker. The screenplay was written by the directors along with Arthur Hailey. The cast includes Leslie Nielsen, Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, and Lloyd Bridges. Howard W. Koch and Jon Davison served as producers, while the three directors also acted as executive producers. Elmer Bernstein composed the music, and Joseph F. Biroc was the director of photography. The film was distributed by Paramount Pictures and Netflix.
The narrative follows an ex-fighter pilot who takes over the controls of an airliner after the flight crew suffers from food poisoning. The story is set in Los Angeles, which was also the filming location. The film has a runtime of 88 minutes and was produced with a budget of 3,500,000. It generated box office revenue of 83,453,539. The movie is categorized as a comedy, parody, disaster, and slapstick film, with aviation accidents as its main subject. It was followed by *Airplane II: The Sequel*.
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Film · TMDB
7.3An ex-fighter pilot forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.
Cast
- Robert Hays as Ted Striker
- Julie Hagerty as Elaine Dickinson
- Leslie Nielsen as Dr. Rumack
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as Roger Murdock
- Lloyd Bridges as Steve McCroskey
- Peter Graves as Capt. Clarence Oveur
Themes
- chicago, illinois
- post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)
- airplane
- cataclysm
- nun
- guitar
- alcohol
- stewardess
- taxi driver
- passenger
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Airplane!
- Film.image
- Airplane! (1980 film).jpg
- Film.alt
- A plane flying in the sky, with its front half being twisted. The top tagline reads "What's slower than a speeding bullet and able to hit tall buildings at a single bound!" The film's title is placed below the aircraft with another tagline reading "Thank God it's only a motion picture!". The films credits are placed below it.
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster by Robert Grossman
- Film.producer
- Jon Davison
- Film.based_on
- ''
- Film.music
- Elmer Bernstein
- Film.cinematography
- Joseph Biroc
- Film.editing
- Patrick Kennedy
- Film.studio
- Paramount PicturesHoward W. Koch Productions
- Film.distributor
- Paramount Pictures
- Film.runtime
- 87 minutes
- Film.country
- United States
- Film.language
- English
- Film.budget
- $3.5 million
- Film.gross
- $171 million
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Airplane! (alternatively titled Flying High!) is a 1980 American comedy film written and directed by David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker in their directorial debut, and produced by Jon Davison. It stars Robert Hays and Julie Hagerty and features Leslie Nielsen, Robert Stack, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, Lorna Patterson, Stephen Stucker, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. It is a parody of the disaster film genre, particularly the 1957 Paramount film Zero Hour!, from which it borrows the plot, central characters, and some dialogue. It also draws many elements from Airport 1975 and other films in the Airport series. It is known for using surreal humor and fast-paced slapstick comedy, including visual and verbal puns, gags, running jokes, and satirical sharp overtones.
Released by Paramount Pictures, it was a critical and commercial success, grossing $171 million worldwide against a budget of $3.5 million. The 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.
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