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AIRPLANE! (1980)

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WHAT THE STUDIO WANTS YOU TO KNOW

    Voted "one of the 10 funniest movies ever made" by the American Film Institute, Airplane is a masterpiece of off-the-wall comedy. Featuring Robert Hays as an ex-fighter pilot forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning; Julie Hagerty as his girlfriend/stewardess/co-pilot; and a cast of all-stars including Robert Stack, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, Leslie Nielsen, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar... and more! Their hilarious high jinks spoof airplane disaster flicks, religious zealots, television commercials, romantic love... the lists whirls by in rapid succession. And the story races from one moment of zany fun to the next!

STARRING:

Robert Hays: Ted Striker
Julie Hagerty: Elaine

SCREENWRITER: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker

DIRECTOR: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker

RUNNING TIME: 87 minutes

STUDIO: Paramount

Average Hollywood Guys Rating: B -

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GIGGLES, GLOBES AND OSCARS
AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

ACADEMY AWARDS

No awards or nominations given to this film.

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GOLDEN GIGGLES

No awards or nominations given to this film.

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GOLDEN GLOBES
(1 nomination and 0 wins)

Best Picture (Musical/Comedy)
(nominated)

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THE GEEK BOX
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• Although many movies are spoofed in this film, the movie is primarily based on the 1957 film Zero Hour. So many references and direct quotes from that movie were used that the producers of the movie actually had to buy the rights of the film so they could use as many references as were needed.
• Robert Stack, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, and Leslie Nielsen all made their comedic debuts in this film. All of these actors were chosen for this movie due to their long careers of playing serious minded characters, however many of them would go on to make many more comedies after Airplane.
• The filmmakers wanted the plane used in the film to be a propeller plane, however the studio insisted that they use a jet engine model instead. To get back at the studio they inserted the sound effects of a propeller plane every time it was shown flying on screen.
• The Jive talk spoken in the movie was completely ad-libbed on set. All three writers have all admitted that they themselves are not fluent in Jive.
• The role of the co-pilot was originally offered to Pete Rose, he had to decline the part as this was filmed during baseball season. The role was then offered to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with a salary of $30,000. Abdul-Jabbar agreed to do the role but insisted that he be paid $35,000 instead so that he could afford to buy an oriental rug he had been wanting.
• In Germany the film's title was changed to: The Incredible Trip in a Crazy Airplane. While in Argentina the film was called: And Where Is The Pilot?

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