Airplane! (alternatively titled Flying High!) [5] is a 1980 American disaster parody - slapstick movie written and directed by Jim Abrahams and brothers David and Jerry Zucker in their directorial …

Jul 2, 1980 · Airplane!: Directed by Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker. With Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Leslie Nielsen, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. After the crew becomes sick with food …

Jul 2, 2025 · Airplane!, the slapstick spoof of disaster films, celebrates its 45th anniversary this month. Robert Hayes, Julie Hagerty, and Leslie Nielsen starred as a pilot, a flight attendant, …

Airplane! pulls out all the clichés as alcoholic pilot Ted Striker (Robert Hays), who's developed a fear of flying due to wartime trauma, boards a jumbo jet in an attempt to woo back his...

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Dec 11, 2025 · Airplane!, American comedy film released in 1980 that parodies the disaster film genre with a story about a former pilot who must land a commercial plane after the passengers …

A former fighter pilot must try to land a commercial flight full of big personalities in this hilariously silly and quotable disaster movie parody. Watch trailers & learn more.

Jul 2, 2025 · In Airplane!, you have no clue where things are going until it eventually happens. Once the hammer drops, the viewer can’t know when and how it’ll happen or else the comedic …

Voted “one of the 10 funniest movies ever made” by the American Film Institute, Airplane! celebrates 40 years of off-the-wall laughs with this limited edition remastered Blu-ray, from a …

Read the complete plot summary of Airplane!, including all major events, twists, and the full ending explained in detail. Explore key characters, themes, hidden meanings, and everything …