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The quintessential movie spoof that spawned an entire genre of parody films, the original Airplane! still holds up as one of the brightest comedic gems of the 1980s, not to mention of cinema itself (it often tops polls of the funniest movies ever made). The humour may be low and obvious at times, but the jokes keep coming at a rapid-fire clip and its targets--primarily the lesser lights of 1970s cinema, from disco films to star-studded disaster epics--are more than worthy for send-up. If you've seen even one of the overblown Airport movies then you know the plot: the crew of a filled-to-capacity jetliner is wiped out and it's up to a plucky stewardess and a shell-shocked fighter pilot to land the plane. Robert Hays and Julie Hagerty are the heroes who have a history that includes a meet-cute á la Saturday Night Fever, a surf scene right out of From Here to Eternity, a Peace Corps trip to Africa to teach the natives the benefits of Tupperware and basketball, a war-ravaged recovery room with a G.I. who thinks he's Ethel Merman (a hilarious cameo)--and those are just the flashbacks! The jokes gleefully skirt the boundaries of bad taste (pilot Peter Graves to a juvenile cockpit visitor: "Joey, have you ever seen a grown man naked?"), with the high (low?) point being Hagerty's intimate involvement with the blow-up automatic pilot doll, but they'll have you rolling on the floor. The film launched the careers of collaborators Jim Abrahams (Big Business), David Zucker (Ruthless People) and Jerry Zucker (Ghost), as well as revitalising such B-movie actors as Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, Robert Stack and Leslie Nielsen, who built a second career on films like this. A vital part of any home film collection. --Mark Englehart, Amazon.com
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:DVD
I absolutely love this film - atlhough it is 25 years old and I have lost count of the number of times I have seen it. I know the jokes off by heart but still end up crying with laughter. I have just seen it come in at no 2 of channel 4's 50 greatest comedies and to be quite honest am quite relieved. Up till now I really thought I was alone in my appreciation of this classic. The humour is never ending with hidden jokes that creep up on you in the next scene. The disco scene is excellent, not to mention Leslie Neilson's "don't call me Shirley" lines, the nun's cheery song, the vietnam flashbacks, the hysterical passenger, the haphazard crew at the control tower. The jokes just continue to come in thick and fast and I will never tire of seeing it, I am slightly ashamed to say that some of the quotes will live with me forever!!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
A film that spawned a whole new style of comedy. Some great. Some not so great. I hadn't seen this in years before getting the DVD [the one I'm reviewing is the special edition which has a menu and a commentary].
Surely you'd think it would have looked dated by comparison to all that came since?
You would. But don't call me shirley! Because it doesn't. This is still one of the funniest films ever made.
If you've never seen it, then see it. And if you've seen it before see it again! Worth a place in any dvd collection
Surely you'd think it would have looked dated by comparison to all that came since?
You would. But don't call me shirley! Because it doesn't. This is still one of the funniest films ever made.
If you've never seen it, then see it. And if you've seen it before see it again! Worth a place in any dvd collection
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Dean
Format:DVD
Whoever wrote this film was a genius! There is a funny moment in almost every minute. I am laughing at the moment thinking about it. There are moments which really stand out for me! But I won't say them. The only downfall for me is that there are no special features, (except one which is the commentary). But that doesn't matter, as long as the film is there.
One word - HILARIOUS!
One word - HILARIOUS!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By S J Buck
TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:DVD
This brilliant comedy is the best film the Abrahams/Zucker team ever made. Largely a parody of the many Airport movies made in the 1970's it remains relentlessly funny, with the jokes occurring in a seemingly endless stream.
The casting is perfect: Lloyd Bridges, Robert Hays, Julie Haggerty and Leslie Neilsen were made for the roles they play here. Best of all is Peter Graves as Captain Oveur, in a role they might have trouble getting made these days! There are so many great moments in this film but the complete confusion in the cockpit remains a favourite of mine:
Victor Basta: Request vector, over.
Captain Oveur: What?
Tower voice: Flight 2-0-9'er cleared for vector 324.
Roger Murdock: We have clearance, Clarence.
Captain Oveur: Roger, Roger. What's our vector, Victor?
The DVD includes some fascinating extras, including interviews with the cast and director, which you can watch as you watch the movie as they are played in sequence (i.e. the movie cuts away and then restarts after the interview).
So its a great film, with great extras. What more could you ask for!
The casting is perfect: Lloyd Bridges, Robert Hays, Julie Haggerty and Leslie Neilsen were made for the roles they play here. Best of all is Peter Graves as Captain Oveur, in a role they might have trouble getting made these days! There are so many great moments in this film but the complete confusion in the cockpit remains a favourite of mine:
Victor Basta: Request vector, over.
Captain Oveur: What?
Tower voice: Flight 2-0-9'er cleared for vector 324.
Roger Murdock: We have clearance, Clarence.
Captain Oveur: Roger, Roger. What's our vector, Victor?
The DVD includes some fascinating extras, including interviews with the cast and director, which you can watch as you watch the movie as they are played in sequence (i.e. the movie cuts away and then restarts after the interview).
So its a great film, with great extras. What more could you ask for!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:DVD
Airplane - an all time classic. David Zucker stars in this fantastically funny movie topped off with a performance from Leslie Nielson. So you must go buy this movie? Why, what is it, I hear you ask? Well, it's a story with actors, but that's not important right now!!!!!! The great thing about this movie is that even after 20+ times of viewing there is still 'hidden' funny bits you have to watch out for. The jokes are hilarious and David Zucker, with his brother Jerry have produced many films such as Naked Gun and Top Secret - to give you an idea of the humour involved.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Chris Cox
Format:DVD
all of the pseudo-terrorism and high-jack humor has been chopped out of this film.
until this film gets it's proper original "surely edition" on dvd, i won't be buying or watching. jerry and david zucker have completely sold-out their most prized creation(i know the secret as to why and i don't care about the answer!)
until this film gets it's proper original "surely edition" on dvd, i won't be buying or watching. jerry and david zucker have completely sold-out their most prized creation(i know the secret as to why and i don't care about the answer!)
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Gov160
Format:DVD
This movie is great for a evening laugh, it does not take itself seriously which works well for this film as there is a gag at about every 30 seconds. It is one of the funniest films i have seen in a while while some of the humour is predictable most of it isn't and works very well and there are some great one liners which will stick with you. There is so much humour in the film it is likely you will have to watch it several times before you find all of the gags; some of them are very subtle and take stabs out of other movies of the time. It is a fairly old film now but there have not been many other films since this one that can do this sort of silly humour and not make you cringe it is at the very least worth renting for one evening.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Airplane is the funniest film I have ever seen. The plot is simple, an ex fighter pilot Ted, goes to the airport to persuade his ex girlfriend Elaine to get back with him. When she says no, Ted buys a ticket (smoking or non smoking!) and boards the plane, the flight crew then succumb to food poisoning and then its up to Ted with Elaine's help, to land the plane! The jokes come thick and fast and are genuinly funny. The only complaint is that this DVD has no extras but the film is side-splittingly funny, buy it now!
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Have seen this film so many times and each time I watch it I see something that I missed because I was laughing so much. Fabulous buy.
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Funniest film I have seen for ages. My wife and I were creased up?
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A classic!
When I first saw this film I emerged from the cinema weak and aching from laughter, so I wondered if I'd find it as funny this time round. Yes, it's still hilarious! Read more
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This is one of my husband's favourites and he has watched it many times. Prompt delivery and really good value for money. Highly recommended.
Published 6 months ago by sillysausage
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Good - but over hyped
The blurb on the case says "One of the top ten funniest movies ever made." I'm sorry, but that is taking marketing hype to new depths of insincerity, and an insult to the numerous... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Peter J. Chambers
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Pure classic comedy
A pure classical comedy of a film, jokes that you wouldn't think they'd say and actions that you'd think were too funny to not do in public. Brilliant film. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Adrian
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Smashing!
Everything's been said about this by now: often repeated and imitated but never bettered. Some great visual and verbal jokes that still stand the test of time.
Published 15 months ago by M. P. Campbell
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One of the best spoofs ever made, period
One of the few films, along with some of Monty Python's best stuff, that left me laughing
so hard I was actually in pain. Read more
so hard I was actually in pain. Read more
Published on 6 April 2011 by K. Gordon
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Please don't call me Shirley
Grab a couple of Hollywood has-beens (Robert Graves, Lloyd Bridges, Robert Stack, Leslie Nielsen), a couple of unknowns (Robert Hays and Julie Hagerty...what happened to them? Read more
Published on 27 Mar 2011 by Mostly Harmless
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