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Airplane! (1980)

Poster for Airplane!

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Jerry Zucker
  • Profile picture of Robert Hays
    Ted Striker Robert Hays
  • Profile picture of Julie Hagerty
    Elaine Dickinson Julie Hagerty
  • Profile picture of Leslie Nielsen
    Dr. Rumack Leslie Nielsen
  • Profile picture of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
    Roger Murdock Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
  • Profile picture of Lloyd Bridges
    Steve McCroskey Lloyd Bridges
  • Profile picture of Peter Graves
    Capt. Clarence Oveur Peter Graves
  • Profile picture of Lorna Patterson
    Randy Lorna Patterson
  • Profile picture of Robert Stack
    Captain Rex Kramer Robert Stack

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Keywords

  • chicago, illinois
  • post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)
  • airplane
  • cataclysm
  • guitar
  • alcohol
  • stewardess
  • taxi driver
  • passenger
  • fear of flying
  • pilot
  • medicine
  • air controller
  • landing
  • saxophone
  • autopilot
  • parody
  • spoof
  • food poisoning
  • los angeles, california
  • alcohol abuse
  • aftercreditsstinger
  • inflatable life raft
  • anarchic comedy