Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)
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39% of critics liked it
(18 reviews) -
51% of users liked it
(72,202 ratings)
With the Jerry Zucker-Jim Abrahams-David Zucker team absent, this sequel to the cash-cow 1980 spoof Airplane once again finds garrulous man-with-a-past Ted Striker (Robert Hays) compelled to take over the controls of crippled aircraft, all the while trying to patch up his relationship with… More With the Jerry Zucker-Jim Abrahams-David Zucker team absent, this sequel to the cash-cow 1980 spoof Airplane once again finds garrulous man-with-a-past Ted Striker (Robert Hays) compelled to take over the controls of crippled aircraft, all the while trying to patch up his relationship with stewardess Elaine (Julie Hagerty). This time, the first passenger space shuttle is launched into orbit -- and takes off for the moon - but the on-board computer malfunctions and sends the craft hurtling toward the sun, threatening the lives of everyone on board. Lloyd Bridges and Peter Graves return from the first Airplane, while William Shatner, Chad Everett, Sonny Bono, Raymond Burr and Chuck Conners join the cast, as they too lampoon their established images. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Ken Finkleman
- Genres
- Comedy
- In Theaters
- Dec 10, 1982 Wide
- Studio
- Paramount Home Video
Critic Reviews
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Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com
Less hilarious than its predecessor, but still a hundred or so laughs.
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Alex Sandell, Juicy Cerebellum
Without the ZAZ team, it loses everything that made the original a classic.
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Luke Y. Thompson, New Times
Contains possibly the best William Shatner performance ever committed to celluloid.
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Rob Thomas, Capital Times (Madison, WI)
Inferior to the original, but enough jokes hit their marks to make it worthwhile.
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Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
Does manage to deliver a few jokes of its own, but this sequel is nothing but a pale retread of a true classic. Nice to see all the old faces, though.
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Cast
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Robert Hays
as Ted Striker
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Julie Hagerty
as Elaine Dickinson
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Lloyd Bridges
as McCroskey
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Peter Graves
as Capt. Oveur
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William Shatner
as Buck Murdock
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Chad Everett
as Simon
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Stephen Stucker
as Jacobs
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Oliver Robins
as Jimmy Wilson
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Sonny Bono
as Bomber
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Raymond Burr
as Judge
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Chuck Connors
as Sarge
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John Dehner
as Commissioner
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Rip Torn
as Kruger
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Kent McCord
as Unger
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James A. Watson Jr.
as Dunn
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John Vernon
as Dr. Stone
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Sam Anderson
as Man in White
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Frank Ashmore
as Controller #3
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Leon Askin
as Moscow Anchorman
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B.J. Barie
as Video Kid
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Hilary Beane
as Next Woman in Line
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Sandahl Bergman
as 1st Officer
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Burke Byrnes
as Businessman
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Ed Call
as Information Agent
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Michael Currie
as Businessman #1
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Patty Dworkin
as Young Woman
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Gary Faga
as Guide
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Art Fleming
as Himself
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Bruce French
as Officer #2
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Louis Giambalvo
as Witness
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Richard Gilliland
as Pervis
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Hugh Gillin
as Texan
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Howard Honig
as Dave Walters
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Dennis Howard
as John Wilson
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Richard Jaeckel
as 2nd Controller
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Jack Jones
as Singer
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Marcy Lafferty
as First Woman in Line
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Laurene Landon
as Testa
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John Larch
as Prosecuting Attorney
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David Leisure
as Religious Zealot
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Floyd Levine
as Hallick
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Steve Levitt
as Creature #1
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Mary Mercier
as Edith Walters
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Ann Nelson
as Airsick Woman
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Steve Nevil
as Creature #2
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James Noble
as Father of Flanagan
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Rick Overton
as Clerk
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Lee Patterson
as Phoenix Six Captain
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David Paymer
as Court Photographer
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Wendy Phillips
as Mary
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Mary-Robin Redd
as Intellectual-Looking Woman
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Pat Sajak
as Buffalo Anchorman
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Clint Smith
as Scalper
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Louise Sorel
as Stella the Nurse
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Herve Villechaize
as Little Breather
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Sandy Ward
as Defense Attorney
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Lee Bryant
as Mrs. Hammen
- Ken Finkleman
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Ron House
as Smoking Man
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John Paragon
as 'Economy' Flight Attendant
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Craig Berenson
as Shaving Man
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Stanley Lawrence
as Next Man
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Pat McNamara
as Businessman #2
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Al White
as Witness
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Elisa Goodman
as I Love Sanity Nurse
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Steven Hirsch
as Rorshack
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John Hancock
as 1st Controller
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William Vaughan
as Worker
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Maurice Hill
as 2nd Stock

