Airplane!

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Airplane!

PG

1980

1h 28m

Comedy

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This spoof comedy takes shots at the slew of disaster movies that were released in the 70s. When the passengers and crew of a jet are incapacitated due to food poisoning, a rogue pilot with a drinking problem must cooperate with his ex-girlfriend turned stewardess to bring the plane to a safe landing.

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Critics Consensus

Though unabashedly juvenile and silly, Airplane! is nevertheless an uproarious spoof comedy full of quotable lines and slapstick gags that endure to this day.

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Tom Huddleston

Time Out

12/12/2024

5/5

What’s most extraordinary, looking back, is that the vast majority of them are really good jokes -- not always clever, not always tasteful, but for the most part really damn funny.

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Michael Blowen

Boston Globe

04/28/2018

The popcorn will probably stick with you longer than this silly saga but, if you need a few belly laughs, get a boarding pass. Airplane is the ultimate take-off.

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Ron Pennington

The Hollywood Reporter

07/03/2017

The level of humor is not always consistent, but the filmmakers have thrown almost everything in with a shotgun approach and the routines work more often than not.

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Jacob Mauceri

InSession Film

07/07/2025

A+

Airplane! is a masterpiece of film and comedy.

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Rachel Wagner

Hallmarkies Podcast

03/23/2025

You don't even need to have seen the comedies its parading. The jokes are just good

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Kenneth Turan

New West/California

11/04/2021

It is very funny in a very silly kind of way and that people who intend to see it should do so as soon as possible. For this is a movie whose charm comes totally from the unexpected, off-the-wall nature of its jokes.

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Kylene R

Apr 16

great movie night and recommend cinema nights

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not a bot

Apr 9

Classic and Leslie Nielsen steals the show

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Khang N

Apr 9

Can't beat a classic. RIP Leslie Nielsen. Fun with a wild cabaret of comedic jokes and absurdist timing.

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Albee

Apr 8

All-time classic. So glad theaters are still showing this masterpiece.

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LAJ

Apr 8

Seen many times. Good cast & funny.

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Stefiam

Sep 9

One of the funniest of all time.

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Synopsis

This spoof comedy takes shots at the slew of disaster movies that were released in the 70s. When the passengers and crew of a jet are incapacitated due to food poisoning, a rogue pilot with a drinking problem must cooperate with his ex-girlfriend turned stewardess to bring the plane to a safe landing.

Director: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker
Producer: Jon Davison, Howard W. Koch
Screenwriter: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Pictures
Rating: PG
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 1, 1980, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 6, 2014
Runtime: 1h 28m
Sound Mix: Mono
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)