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This is a spoof of the airport disaster movies. When the crew of an airplane are struck by some form of virus, the fate of the passengers depends on an ex-war pilot who is the only one able to land th...( read more 
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Recent Reviews
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MCT:September 27, 2008I sooooo wanna see those movies again.
Y the Hell they didn't pass these on my channels since soooooo many years.
They r stupid!
I so laugh, as I can remember.
Zucker & Abrahams were better at this moment, than when they arrived on the Scary movies, to make the 3d & 4th. -
MCT:September 27, 2008
Leslie Nielsen classic, though he doesnt play the main role, he makes it his. If you dont like slapstick youre not going to like it anymore after this movie, buit if you love slapstick, watch this!! This is one of the original slapstick films.
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MCT:August 22, 2008dumbest fucking movie i have ever seen! the only time I ever laughed was when the old lady hung herself! I felt like she and I were sharing the same thought!
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MCT:August 22, 2008Just watched through again. I sort of miss having Laugh-a-second comedy working as well as this. The film slows down a tweak at the end, but it gives a good break from the laughs. If only any similar followup could be as good as this one!
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MCT:August 20, 2008
itz one of those movis when every time you watch it, u find something different thatz funny!! itz so random it luv it!
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This is one that makes me laugh every time I see, at the same scenes every time, no matter how many...
Weird to watch O.J. Simpson, and I love Robert Stack tearing off his sunglasses, to reveal another smaller pair, underneath. -
MCT:August 12, 2008this is a brilliant film,it has it all n i luv it,every miniute there's a funny sketch or little a line that makes you burst out laughing,this is amazing and i've got it.i love to watch it with my family beacuse they all enjoy it,its for everyone and is ace.
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MCT:August 11, 2008
To this day, one of the funniest movies ever made. One of the movies that changed the face of comedy.
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MCT:August 11, 2008
it's pretty spectacular. it's widely considered to be one of the funniest movies ever made...and for good reason, there's nearly always a joke of some sort prancing around on the screen. it's brilliant...no, beyond brilliant....it's....well, whatever is better than brilliant. watch it.
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MCT:August 10, 2008
There are a lot of laughs in the movie. There are so many jokes that it doesn't matter that not all of them work. A lot of the cast play their roles straight which adds to the humor. There are some great lines and you are almost never sure what they are going to do next.
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MCT:August 9, 2008It's quite dated, and some of the gags miss the spot but this is generally very silly and entertaining.
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MCT:August 8, 2008
This is the funniest movie of all time. You could disagree with me, but you would be wrong. From its endless puns to the mixture os slapstick, Airplane! is the gold standard for all comedies to follow. Leslie Nielsen completely steals the show as the inept Dr. Rumack. He has some of the greatest lines in any movie, including the infamous line, "I am serious, and don't call me Shirley." It is hard to find a place in this film to find a good laugh because if you laugh to long you might miss the next joke. ZAZ proves they are comedic geniuses with this outstanding piece of comedy that can never be outdone.
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MCT:August 1, 2008
Probably funnier when it first came out,and some of the jokes are quite stupid, but still a good film, and don't call me shirley.
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MCT:July 31, 2008
An absolute classic. Some of the smartest/stupidest laughs ever put on camera, from the ridiculous sight gags ("Otto" pilot), cameos (Kareem Abdul Jabaar as the co-pilot) and memorable quotes ("don't call me Shirley") -- this is a perfect comedy!
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MCT:July 28, 2008
"Ted Striker" (Robert Hays) has tracked down his ex-girlfriend "Elaine Dickinson" (Julie Hagerty) to the airport she works out of, and purchases a ticket on her flight to talk to her despite having a fear of flying since flying in the war. While on board to talk to "Elaine", the flight crew, and some passengers, come down with a very serious case of food poisoning, and he has to conquer his fear very quickly to safely land the airplane with the help of his former superior officer who is talking him down from Chicago Air Traffic Control.
Airplane! is one of the craziest movies you will ever see. There are way too many sight gags, slapsticK and funny one-liners in the film, which will require that you watch it over and over and over again.
The all-star cast is hilariously fantastic, and somehow manages to play all their parts straight-faced despite the jokes that are just flying out of their mouths and around them. Leslie Neilsen stands out of the crowd with the ability to make his character, "Dr. Rumack", appear as a character in a more serious motion picture. Without giving too much away, you will see a lot of performers you would think would stay away from such an absurd movie such as this one.
A word of warning, or maybe a few, Airplane! does not give the audience a rest between jokes. Some jokes work, some jokes don't -- and some jokes are so outdated that only those old enough to remember what was going on when the movie was released will laugh. The jokes are very clean, with just a pinch of more adult-oriented humor, which is on-screen very briefly.
The plot is forgettable, thanks to the jokes that just don't seem to stop. It's there though, but you will be laughing enough to not even care about the story the film is telling.
The visuals, and there are a lot of them, are mostly sight gags. However, you can easily tell that shots of the doomed airplane in-flight is a model. However, the model (or models) are shot in a way to make it appear to be a full-scale airplane.
Like I said earlier, the cast is fantastic at playing their characters. None of the performances are intentionally way over-the-top, despite the movie being that way. There are some members of the supporting cast I think could have been used a little more, but they do help advance the storyline quite nicely.
There are lots of references to movies this movie is spoofing. So, if you have never seen any of the airplane in danger movies that came out before Airplane!, you might not catch them. However, two classic movies that are referenced are very well known, and you will recognize them right off.
In my opinion, Airplane! would be not just a "Must See" movie rental, but a fantastic addition to your video/DVD collection.
And one more thing -- "Stop calling me 'Shirley.'" -
MCT:July 22, 2008
The granddaddy of the spoof movies that seem to clog cinemas every summer Airplane is a parody of the 1970's disaster films that were big business for most of the decade. Though some jokes have become outdated, this film is a classic comedy that sparked off decades of further spoof films, especially from the brothers Zucker and Jim Abrahams.
The price of admission is worth seeing Lloyd Bridges and Robert Stack throwing out these silly lines in their classic deliveries. -
MCT:July 20, 2008
Flight 2-0-9'er cleared for vector 324.
We have clearance, Clarence.
Roger, Roger. What's our vector, Victor? -
MCT:July 11, 2008
The one line I recalled vividly:
(in the cockpit, Hays and Nielsen, a doctor, talking about trying to land and getting to a hospital; they are the only ones aware of the pilots' incapacities-Hays will pilot the runaway airplane) Hays: "Surley, you cant be serious."
Nielsen:" I am serious. And don't call me Shirley!"
The fun does not stop; the old white woman talking jive; Kareem Abdul Jabar explaining sex in adult euphemisms to a boy...all so hilarious. This is really LOL comedy! -
MCT:June 23, 2008
Ted: "Surely you can't be serious..."
Dr. Rumack: "I am serious...and don't call me Shirley"
Airplane! (known as Flying High! in Australia) is cinema's seminal spoof movie. It was decades ago that the capable, imaginative duo of David Zucker, Jim Abrahams and Jerry Zucker (ZAZ) wrote and directed what became, through my eyes, the funniest movie of all time. Up until 1980 when Airplane! was released, Mel Brooks was acknowledged as the guru of movie spoofs - with films like Blazing Saddles to Young Frankenstein under his belt. Apparently Mel Brooks viewed Airplane! and realised there were new kids on the block playing his game, and they were playing his game even better than he once did!
The three creators of Airplane! introduced audiences to an entirely new kind of comedy altogether. It combines sight gags, memorable dialogue and just plain random humour...creating unbeatable results! The film generated its own unique genre of comedy satire. Subsequently this style was to be copied and expanded upon in many different guises, both by its creators and countless others, but alas never again possessing the same freshness and appeal. The distinguishing feature is the sheer number of laughs incorporated into this film...it's almost sufficient to fill three movies! Breaking down just a minute of the film, you can literally find about 8 gags. They say you cannot analyse humour, but au contraire my friends...lo and behold a laugh count of about 500 an hour! Seriously, if you're not laughing uncontrollably by the film's ending you should check into a mental clinic, or get inspected for possible lockjaw.
Airplane! is ostensibly a spoof of the old, cheesy, terribly made 1950s disaster movies. Basically the almost non-existent plot concerns a perilous situation on-board a passenger plane. When a severe case of food poisoning breaks out, the crew are left incapacitated with several passengers becoming violently ill. Former war pilot Ted Striker (Hays) is the only hope for those aboard the plane. He must overcome the troubles with his former wife (Hagerty) and conquer his lack of enthusiasm to save the day. Along the way you'll find spoofs of everything from Jaws to Saturday Night Live. The plot is wafer thin, with no depth or attempt to make it more than just a comedy. The problem with most comedies these days is that they incorporate a bit of drama into the mix, fishing for a movie that amalgamates laughs and drama. The thing about Airplane! is that the creators want to make a comedy and nothing more...no drama, no seriousness. Just laughs and a never-ending flow of them as well. This is comedy done right, and even without much of a plot this is truly a masterpiece.
It's the gag density and the lack of gaps between the laughs that keeps this film fast-paced and thoroughly enjoyable. You will be wanting more when the credit begin to roll...I was certainly thirsty for more and set out to watch more films by the ZAZ threesome. It's not only the thickness of gags, but the actors that elevate this movie. Leslie Nielsen's impeccable dialogue delivery exalts the quality of this film astronomically. Before this film he actually did some serious movies. After this film, his career as a serious performer was destroyed. His deadpan nature can make you laugh just by looking at him. Heck, his introduction with a stethoscope around his neck will add to the already heightened urge to laugh. He steals the show. Robert Hays and Julie Hagerty have great chemistry whenever they feature in a scene together. And their dialogue is faultlessly written.
Airplane! deserves the appraisal and accolades it subsequently received. There are so many laughs included here that you will need to watch the film continually just to notice them all. I've watched the film repeatedly, and I'm still noticing new laughs. This is before sexual innuendo and puerile remarks became the foundation for humour. Maybe that is what's missing from modern comedies. Quite simply, you will never find a comedy that's more original than this! Check it out...immediately! -
MCT:June 16, 2008
Watched this last night again and have to say it's up there with films such as Naked Gun and Hot Shots. When the passengers and crew of an airplane are struck with food poisoning, an ex-war pilot with flying issues must summon up the courage to land the plane. Leslie Nielsen stars as a doctor and gets some great lines to deliver with a deadpan expression - he's a legend. Everyone gets their fair share of one-liners and it's a guarantee that after seeing this with friend you'll be quoting them for weeks to each other like I am.
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MCT:June 12, 2008
this is so funny as hell of a spoof film of the '80's.
this film familiar to spoof 1957 "zero hour!" and great opening credit/scene with "jaws" theme with the airplane fin. -
MCT:June 12, 2008
Big props to my parents who introduced me to this movie, I will never forget Otto the Automatic Pilot or the Jive Lady. "Cut me some slack jack!"
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MCT:June 12, 2008
More laughs crammed into 88 minutes than any other movie. Who knew Leave it to Beaver's Barbara Billingsly spoke jive?
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TheDemonHunterposted 117 days ago -
On mine and several friends' top list of comedy parodies!! (all of the epic tragic films & disaster remakes of the 1970's)
Peter Graves & Lesley Nielssen deserved oscars.....Not to mention one of my favorite all time lines, 'I think I picked the wrong month to quit smoking, drinking......: Credit where credit is due also to Lloyd Bridges! And DON'T call me SHIRLEY!!
Flixster - Share Moviesposted 410 days ago -
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On of my favorite movies ever!! I could watch the jive seen 10000 times and not get tired of it.
DON'T CALL ME SHERLYposted 600 days ago -
Stupid funny humor is really overated! When a movie is to stupid to be funny sitting there & trying to watch it just gives me a migraine headache.
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Must...see.. life of brian...gah! And Mel Brooks stuff. Love him. And Monthy Python.
Ooo.. I am too mainstream for my own good.posted 717 days ago -
O Such a funny movie!!!! Its just hallarious!!!!!! even when you have seen it for the 100th time!!!
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