Movie
Airplane!
1980PG1h 28m7.3 / 10
What's slower than a speeding bullet, and able to hit tall buildings at a single bound?
An ex-fighter pilot is forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.
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Checked Sep 2, 2026
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Synopsis
An ex-fighter pilot is forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.
More about Airplane!
Cast
Robert HaysTed Striker
Julie HagertyElaine Dickinson
Leslie NielsenDr. Rumack
Kareem Abdul-JabbarRoger Murdock
Lloyd BridgesSteve McCroskey
Peter GravesCapt. Clarence Oveur
Robert StackCaptain Rex Kramer
Lorna PattersonRandyCredits
- Directed by
- Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams, David Zucker
- Written by
- Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams, David Zucker
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Collection
- Airplane Collection
- Budget
- $3.5M
- Box office
- $83.5M
Production
Paramount PicturesUnited States- Howard W. Koch ProductionsUnited States
Themes
aftercreditsstingerair controllerairplanealcoholalcohol abuseanarchic comedyanxiousautopilot
