Airplane II: The Sequel (1982) - For the ride of your life... All you need for Christmas are your two front seats!

Airplane II: The Sequel

For the ride of your life... All you need for Christmas are your two front seats!
( Comedy )

MPAA Rating:

US Runtime: 85 min

Country of Origin: United States of America

Premiere Date:
Dec 10, 1982 [USA]

Director:	Ken Finkleman [Director]

Writer:	Ken Finkleman [Screenplay]

Producer:	Mel Dellar [Associate Producer]

Cinematography:	Joseph F. Biroc [Director of Photography]

Edited by:	Tina Hirsch [Editor] Dennis Virkler [Editor]

Music Composed by	Elmer Bernstein [Original Music Composer]

Production Design:	William Sandell [Production Design]

Costume Design:	Rosanna Norton [Costume Design]

Casting by	Lisa Freiberger [Casting]

Production Company:	Paramount Pictures (US)

Plot Summary:

A computer glitch causes a passenger space shuttle to the moon to head straight for the sun. Can Ted Striker save the day and get the aircraft back on track - again?

Cast: (First 20, for the rest click 'Show All Cast & Crew' below.)

Lloyd Bridges Steve McCroskey Raymond Burr Judge D.C. Simonton Chuck Connors The Sarge Rip Torn Bud Kruger / President Reagan John Dehner The Commissioner Chad Everett Simon Kurtz Peter Graves Capt. Clarence Oveur Julie Hagerty Elaine Dickinson Robert Hays Ted Striker Kent McCord Dave Unger		Jr James A. Watson First Officer Dunn William Shatner Cdr. Buck Murdock Stephen Stucker Jacobs / Courtroom Clerk John Vernon Dr. Stone Al White Witness Sonny Bono Joe Seluchi Laurene Landon Testa Richard Jaeckel Controller #2 Lee Bryant Mrs. Hammen John Larch Prosecuting Attorney

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

Los Angeles, California, USA

Tech Info:

Budget:: $15,000,000
Revenue:: $27,150,534
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, an ad comes up that reads:

Coming from Paramount Pictures: Airplane III

William Shatner, in character as Murdock, comes on after a few seconds and says "That's exactly what they'll be expecting us to do!"
Gaffer (What's a Gaffer?)......Larry Gilhooly
Worst Boy........Adolph Hitler

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