A tongue-in-cheek spoof of the disaster genre.
A former wartime flight commander has to take control of a jet after every pilot aboard comes down with food poisoning -- even though he's now too scared to fly.
The airplane's passengers include a wild assortment of comic loonies.
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Run a Quick Search on "Airplane!" starring Robert Hays to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "Airplane!"Browse more products related to "Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty and Jerry Zucker"ReviewTotal Film, 03/01/2001, p.100, "...Most of the gags hit the mark, and the dialogue's as quotable as ever..." New York Times, 12/28/1980, p.II:15, Included in the New York Times "10 BEST FILMS OF 1980" New York Times, 07/02/1980, p.C17, "...Jokes -- hilarious jokes -- to spare....Clever and confident and furiously energetic..." Premiere, 12/01/2003, p.13, "[A] cornucopia of geeky slapstick, self-referential jokes, and satirical pastiches..." Entertainment Weekly, 12/16/2005, p.67, "[T]he contrarian casting of deadpan actors like Leslie Nielsen reinvented careers by making every utterance a punchline." -- Grade: B+ Rolling Stone, 12/01/2005, p.98, Ranked #15 in Rolling Stone's "Top 25 DVDs Of 2005' -- "You are certain to laugh." Total Film, 07/01/2006, p.119, 5 stars out of 5 -- "[W]ithout doubt one of the funniest movies ever made." Entertainment Weekly, 09/16/1994, pp.126-8, "...Nonstop comic invention made AIRPLANE! one of the funniest...comedies of our time..." -- Rating: A Title NoteThe plot of this film -- on which the spoof is hung -- is based on a 1957 movie called "Zero Hour!" The film also borrows from the more recent disaster film "Airport." Release NoteDVD Features: DVD Features: Product NotesThe spoof comedy that set the gold standard for all that followed it, AIRPLANE takes shots at the slew of disaster movies that peppered cinemas in the 70s. When the passengers and crew of a jet are incapacitated due to food poisoning, a rogue pilot (who has a drinking problem and is afraid of flying) must cooperate with his ex-girlfriend turned stewardess to bring the plane to a safe landing. No disaster flick cliche is left unroasted, and the musical score itself takes a less than reverent look at overly melodramatic compositions. If You Enjoy "Airplane! (Widescreen) (DVD)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "Airplane! (Widescreen) (DVD)"There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review!
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