Crazy comedy tale of a stricken airliner which is plunged into chaos when the flight crew succumb to food poisoning. A whole host of comical situations result.
Product Identifiers
EAN
5014437804631
eBay Product ID (ePID)
3945915
Product Key Features
Film/TV Title
Airplane!
Actor
Robert Hays, Robert Stack, Leslie Nielsen, Lloyd Bridges, Ethel Merman, Peter Graves, Julie Hagerty
Theatrical Trailer\Group Commentary, Widescreen, Closed Caption, With Subtitles
Aspect Ratio
1.78 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Genre
General, Comedy
Run Time
84 Mins
Additional Product Features
Certificate
PG
Number of Discs
1
Reviews
Entertainment Weekly - "...Nonstop comic invention made AIRPLANE! one of the funniest...comedies of our time..." -- Rating: A, New York Times - Included in the New York Times "10 BEST FILMS OF 1980"
Dubbing Languages
German
Hearing Impaired
English
Additional Information
The 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.
The characters in the movie, the slapstick humor and the outragious situations the characters get themselves into. Good for a real knee slappin' laugh.
For some reason I missed seeing Airplane when it first came out. I was first alerted to this little gem when watching channel 4`s top 100 (or was it 50?) greatest comedy movies of all time. Airplane came in at number 2 on the list.
The next day I grabbed myself a copy on eBay, I have watched it through many times and it still makes me laugh everytime.
If you dont find one of the jokes funny then you only need to wait another 10 seconds before another one comes out and hits you. Leslie Nielson is fantastic in the film, as are the supporting cast.
I honestly think Airplane is one of the best comedy films ever made, which other film contains so many memorable quotes such as:
Dont call me Shirley
I picked a bad day to snop sniffing glue
Tell me Jimmy, have you ever seen a grown man naked?
A hospital....whats that?
In short, if you haven`t seen this timeless classic then go and grab yourself a copy right away but done blame me if you die of laughter!Read full review