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Airplane!
What's slower than a speeding bullet, and able to hit tall buildings at a single bound?
( Comedy )


Airplane! Poster

MPAA Rating:
PG

US Runtime: 88 min

Country of Origin: United States of America

Premiere Date:
Jun 27, 1980   [USA]
 
Directors: Jim Abrahams   [Director]
David Zucker   [Director]
Jerry Zucker   [Director]
 
Writers: Jim Abrahams   [Writer]
Hall Bartlett   [Original Film Writer]
John C Champion   [Original Film Writer]
Arthur Hailey   [Original Film Writer]
David Zucker   [Writer]
Jerry Zucker   [Writer]
 
Producers: Jim Abrahams   [Executive Producer]
Jon Davison   [Producer]
Hunt Lowry   [Associate Producer]
David Zucker   [Executive Producer]
Jerry Zucker   [Executive Producer]
 
Cinematography: Joseph F Biroc   [Director of Photography]
 
Edited by: Patrick Kennedy   [Editor]
 
Music Composed by Elmer Bernstein   [Original Music Composer]
 
Production Design: Ward Preston   [Production Design]
 
Costume Design: Rosanna Norton   [Costume Design]
 
Casting by Joel Thurm   [Casting]
 
Production Companys: Howard W. Koch Productions   (US)
Paramount Pictures   (US)
 


Plot Summary:

    An ex-fighter pilot forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.

Cast:

Robert Hays
Ted Striker
Julie Hagerty
Elaine Dickinson
Leslie Nielsen
Dr. Rumack
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Roger Murdock
Lloyd Bridges
Steve McCroskey
Peter Graves
Capt. Clarence Oveur
Robert Stack
Captain Rex Kramer
Lorna Patterson
Randy
Jill Whelan
Lisa Davis
Ann Nelson
Hanging Lady
Jim Abrahams
Religious Zealot #6
Jonathan Banks
Gunderson
Stephen Stucker
Johnny Henshaw-Jacobs
Frank Ashmore
Victor Basta
Craig Berenson
Paul Carey
 
Barbara Billingsley
Jive Lady
Lee Bryant
Mrs. Hammen
Joyce Bulifant
Mrs. Davis
Mae E Campbell
Security Lady
Ethel Merman
Lieutenant Hurwitz
Jimmie Walker
Windshield Wiper Man
Nora Meerbaum
Cocaine Lady
Kenneth Tobey
Air Controller Neubauer
James Hong
Japanese General
Michelle Stacy
Young Girl with Coffee
David Leisure
First Krishna
Al White
Second Jive Dude
Nicholas Pryor
Mr. Hammen
Cyril OReilly
Soldier
Ted Chapman
Airport Steward
 
 

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Special Effects Department:

Magic Lantern Inc.
visual effects
Motion Pictures Inc.
visual effects
MPI James Shourt & Robert Blalock
title design and production
 
Robert Keith & Company Inc.
visual effects
Visual Concept Engineering (VCE)
visual effects
 

Filming Locations: (Now With Clickable Links To Location On Google Maps)

 

Tech Info:

Budget:
$3,500,000
Revenue:
$83,453,539
Camera:
Panaflex Cameras and Lenses by Panavision
Color Info:
Color (Metrocolor)
Sound Mix:
Mono
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
Cinematographic Process:
Spherical
Film Negative Format:
35 mm
Printed Film Format:
35 mm

Credits Fun:

  • After the end credits there is a scene with the man in the taxi abandoned by Robert Hays in the beginning of the movie looks at his watch and says "Well, I'll give him another twenty minutes, but that's it!"
     
  • Author of A Tale of Two Cities......Charles Dickens
     
  • Foreez......A Jolly Good Fellow
     
  • Generally in charge of a lot of things......Mike Finnell
     
  • Gripology......Pete Papanickolas
     
  • Horse......Windy
     
  • In case of tornado......Southwest corner of basement
     
  • Otto......himself
     
  • This motion picture is protected under the laws of the United States and other countries. Unauthorized duplication, distribution, or exhibition may result in civil liability or criminal prosecution. So there.
     
  • Worst Boy......Adolf Hitler
     


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