Airplane! (1980) - What's slower than a speeding bullet, and able to hit tall buildings at a single bound?

Airplane!

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

MPAA Rating:

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:

After the crew becomes sick with food poisoning, a neurotic ex-fighter pilot must safely land a commercial airplane full of passengers.

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 O'Reilly Soldier Ted Chapman Airport Steward Jesse Emmett Man from India Norman Alexander Gibbs First Jive Dude Amy Gibson Soldier's Girl		Marcy Goldman Mrs. Geline Bob Gorman Striped Controller Rossie Harris Joey Maurice Hill Reporter #3 David Hollander Young Boy with Coffee Howard Honig Jack Gregory Itzin Religious Zealot #1 Howard Jarvis Man in Taxi Michael Laurence Newscaster Zachary Lewis Religious Zealot #3 Barbara Mallory Religious Zealot #2 Maureen McGovern Nun Mary Mercier Shirley Len Mooy Reporter #1 Laura Nix Mrs. Hurwitz John O'Leary Reporter #2 Bill Porter Hospital Contortionist Conrad E. Palmisano Religious Zealot #4 Mallory Sandler L.A. Ticket Agent Robert Starr Religious Zealot #5 Barbara Stuart Mrs. Kramer Lee Terri Mrs. Oveur William Tregoe Jack Kirkpatrick Hatsuo Uda Japanese Newscaster Herb Voland Air Controller Macias John David Wilder Second Krishna Windy Horse Jason Wingreen Dr. Brody Louise Yaffe Mrs. Jaffe Charlotte Zucker Make-up Lady David Zucker Ground Crewman #2 Jerry Zucker Ground Crewman #1

Uncredited Cast:

Kitten Natividad Bouncy Topless Woman on Plane (uncredited) Larry Blake Upside-Down Man (uncredited) Paula Moody Girl Scout In Bar (uncredited) Sandra Lee Gimpel Girl Scout In Bar (uncredited) Henry Wills Commuter on Baggage Carousel (uncredited)		Joyce Mandel Woman on Flight (uncredited) Gene LeBell Religious Zealot (uncredited) Susan Breslau Ticket Agent (uncredited) Jimmy Fields Passenger in Terminal (uncredited)

Stunt Crew:

Bruce Paul Barbour Stunts Janet Brady Stunts Roger Creed Stunts Paula Dell Stunts Debbie Evans Stunts Sandra Lee Gimpel Stunts Chuck Hayward Stunts Leslie Hoffman Stunts David LeBell Stunts Gene LeBell Stunts Paula Moody Stunts		Conrad E. Palmisano Stunt Coordinator Nick Palmisano Stunts Mary Peters Stunts Diane Peterson Stunts Dar Robinson Stunts Russell Saunders Stunts Rick Seaman Stunts C.D. Smith Stunts Greg Walker Stunts Leigh Walsh Stunt Double Jesse Wayne Stunts

Sound Crew:

David E. Campbell Sound Re-Recording Mixer Jeff Clark Assistant Sound Editor David J. Hudson Sound Re-Recording Mixer Dennis Jones Boom Operator		Tom Overton Sound Mixer John T. Reitz Sound Re-Recording Mixer Clancy T. Troutman Supervising Sound Editor James Troutman Sound Editor

Special Visual Effects Crew:

Max W. Anderson Visual Effects Robert Blalack Visual Effects Chris Casady Visual Effects John Frazier Special Effects		Bill Hedge Visual Effects Peter Kuran Visual Effects Jamie Shourt Visual Effects

Art Department:

Jeff Clark Sign Painter Tom Crowl Assistant Property Master Wally Graham Construction Coordinator Mike Higelmire Art Department Coordinator Mike Higelmire Leadman		Joseph E. Hubbard Set Designer Steven M. Levine Property Master Anne D. McCulley Set Decoration Dan Perri Title Designer

Directing Crew:

Kenneth D. Collins Second Assistant Director		Arne Schmidt First Assistant Director

Camera and Electrical Department:

Jamie Anderson Assistant Camera Brink Brydon Gaffer Jerry Deats Grip Bill Decker Grip William E. Fitch Grip Larry Gilhooly Gaffer		M. Todd Henry Assistant Camera Norman Lang Electrician John Monte Still Photographer Nick Papanickolas Grip Frederic J. Smith Camera Operator Edmond Wright Grip

Casting Department:

Susan Arnold Additional Casting Wallis Nicita Additional Casting		Gretchen Rennell Additional Casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department:

Aggie Lyon Costume Supervisor		Victoria Snow Costumer

Other Crew:

Adam Culunga Craft Service Tom Mahoney Choreographer J.L. Mitchell Animal Wrangler		Huey Redwine Stand In Dick Webb Animal Wrangler

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