Airplane! (1980)
What's slower than a speeding bullet, and able to hit tall buildings at a single bound?
1980 · PG · 1h 28m · Comedy
Genres: Comedy
An ex-fighter pilot is forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.
Director: Jim Abrahams, Jerry Zucker, David Zucker
Writers: David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, Jerry Zucker
Music by: Elmer Bernstein
Cinematography: Joseph F. Biroc
Editor: Patrick Kennedy
Box office: $83M · Budget: $4M · Rated 7.3/10 by 5300 viewers
Part of the Airplane franchise.
Cast
Robert Hays as Ted StrikerJulie Hagerty as Elaine DickinsonLeslie Nielsen as Dr. RumackKareem Abdul-Jabbar as Roger MurdockLloyd Bridges as Steve McCroskeyPeter Graves as Capt. Clarence OveurRobert Stack as Captain Rex KramerLorna Patterson as RandyJill Whelan as Lisa DavisAnn Nelson as Hanging LadyJim Abrahams as Religious Zealot #6Jonathan Banks as GundersonMore like this
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