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Airplane!
1980 · 1h 28m · PG
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What is it about? Airplane!
What's slower than a speeding bullet, and able to hit tall buildings at a single bound?
An ex-fighter pilot is forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.
Genre: comedy. Themes: chicago, illinois, post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd), airplane, cataclysm, nun, guitar.
Cast and crew Airplane!
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Creators
- Directed byJim Abrahams
- Directed byJerry Zucker
- Directed byDavid Zucker
- ScreenplayDavid Zucker
- ScreenplayJim Abrahams
- ScreenplayJerry Zucker
- MusicElmer Bernstein
- CinematographyJoseph F. Biroc
- EditingPatrick Kennedy
Full cast and crew75 cast members, 103 crew
Cast:
- Robert Hays · Ted Striker
- Julie Hagerty · Elaine Dickinson
- Leslie Nielsen · Rumack
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar · Roger Murdock
- Lloyd Bridges · Steve McCroskey
- Peter Graves · Capt. Clarence Oveur
- Robert Stack · Captain Rex Kramer
- Lorna Patterson · Randy
- Jill Whelan · Lisa Davis
- Ann Nelson · Hanging Lady
- Jim Abrahams · Religious Zealot #6
- Jonathan Banks · Gunderson
- Stephen Stucker · Johnny Henshaw-Jacobs
- Frank Ashmore · Victor Basta
- Craig Berenson · Paul Carey
- Barbara Billingsley · Jive Lady
- Lee Bryant · Hammen
- Joyce Bulifant · Davis
- Mae E. Campbell · Security Lady
- Ethel Merman · Lieutenant Hurwitz
- Jimmie Walker · Windshield Wiper Man
- Nora Meerbaum · Cocaine Lady
- Kenneth Tobey · Air Controller Neubauer
- James Hong · Japanese General
- Michelle Stacy · Girl with Coffee
- David Leisure · First Krishna
- Al White · Second Jive Dude
- Nicholas Pryor · Hammen
- Cyril O'Reilly · Soldier
- Ted Chapman · Airport Steward
- Jesse Emmett · Man from India
- Norman Alexander Gibbs · First Jive Dude
- Amy Gibson · Soldier's Girl
- Marcy Goldman · Geline
- Bob Gorman · Striped Controller
- Rossie Harris · Joey
- Maurice Hill · Reporter #3
- David Hollander · Boy with Coffee
- Howard Honig · Jack
- Gregory Itzin · Religious Zealot #1
Crew:
- Jim Abrahams · Executive Producer
- Jim Abrahams · Director
- Jerry Zucker · Director
- Elmer Bernstein · Original Music Composer
- Jon Davison · Producer
- Joel Thurm · Casting
- Ward Preston · Production Design
- David Zucker · Director
- Joseph F. Biroc · Director of Photography
- Rosanna Norton · Costume Design
- David Zucker · Executive Producer
- Jerry Zucker · Executive Producer
- David Zucker · Writer
- Jim Abrahams · Writer
- Jerry Zucker · Writer
- Patrick Kennedy · Editor
Trailer Airplane!
ENAirplane! (1980) Original Trailer [FHD]November 11, 2021
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Details Airplane!
- First theatrical release
- June 27, 1980
- Release in the US
- June 27, 1980
- Country
- United States
- Original language
- English
- Rating
- PG
- Studios
- Paramount Pictures, Howard W. Koch Productions
Numbers and release
- Budget
- $3.5M
- Worldwide gross
- $83.5M
Frequently asked questions
How long is Airplane!?
1h 28m (88 minutes).
Who’s in Airplane!?
Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Leslie Nielsen, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, Robert Stack, Lorna Patterson, Jill Whelan, and Ann Nelson. Directed by Jim Abrahams, Jerry Zucker, and David Zucker.
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