Airplane!

Airplane!

1980

In this joke-a-second parody of disaster movies, traumatized former combat pilot Ted Striker (Robert Hays) is forced to land a passenger plane when food poisoning strikes the crew. In some clever casting, leading dramatic actors Peter Graves, Robert Stack and Leslie Nielsen never betray that they're in on the joke. Multiple viewings are required to catch every gag.

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JBscale
88
Excellent

Film Detail

Genre
Comedy
Length
1 hr. 27 mins.
US Theatrical Release
July 2, 1980
US Box Office
$83,400,000 (#1034 of 7372)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
PG
Parental Guidance Suggested
Adult Humor, Adult Situations

Collection Detail

Edition
Digital Only
Resolution | Digital Platform
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Paramount
Released
September 11, 2012
Acquired Date
December 2, 2013
Times Seen
6 Times
Last Watched
June 5, 2023

Actors

Robert Hays
Robert Hays
Julie Hagerty
Julie Hagerty
Leslie Nielsen
Leslie Nielsen
Lloyd Bridges
Lloyd Bridges
Robert Stack
Robert Stack
Peter Graves
Peter Graves
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Lorna Patterson
Lorna Patterson
Stephen Stucker
Stephen Stucker
Maureen McGovern
Maureen McGovern
Barbara Billingsley
Barbara Billingsley

Directors

Jim Abrahams
Jim Abrahams
David Zucker
David Zucker
Jerry Zucker
Jerry Zucker

Producers

Jon Davison
Jon Davison
Howard W. Koch
Howard W. Koch

Writers

Jim Abrahams
Jim Abrahams
David Zucker
David Zucker
Jerry Zucker
Jerry Zucker

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User Reviews

  • 3.16.2007 by biglummox (8/10)

Ratings

JB Users
80
Excellent
RT Fresh
97%
Tomatometer
71 votes
RT Fresh Certified
89%
Popcornmeter
250,000 votes
METASCORE
78
18 votes
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
269,701 votes

Tags

  1. Airplane
  2. Disaster

Additional Info

  1. IMDb
  2. Kids-in-Mind
  3. Common Sense Media