Production Year: 1980 - Comedy - Director: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over more
The spoof comedy that set the gold standard for all that followed it, AIRPLANE takes shots at the slew of disaster movies that peppered cinemas in the 70s. When the passengers and... more
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"Airplane" has to be one of the funniest films in aviation history.
The storyline to Airplane involves a failed relationship between a beautiful cabin attendant (Julie Hagerty) and an ex-military pilot (Robert Hays) who can't let go of his past. He buys himself a plane ticket on the flight she is working on in an attempt to get his girlfriend back, but when all the pilots have bad fish for their lunch, Ted Stryker has to let go of his past, put ... ...up to the flight deck to save the day.
This movie is made hysterically funny by scenes that include the ticket desk issuing a "smoking" ticket, "Puttona de seatbeltz" signs, and air traffic controllers pulling the plug on the runway lighting when the stricken aircraft is on finals to land.
The great part of this paticular DVD are the special features or the Safety Features which include :
Commentary from the writer, directors and producer Jon ...
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Actor(s): Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, Robert Stack, Leslie Nielsen, Ethel Merman
Director(s): Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker
Genre: Comedy
Classification: 15 years and over
Production Year: 1980
Running Time: 1 hour 24 minutes
Video Category: Feature Film
Plot: The spoof comedy that set the gold standard for all that followed it, AIRPLANE takes shots at the slew of disaster movies that peppered cinemas in the 70s. When the passengers and crew of a jet are incapacitated due to food poisoning, a rogue pilot (who has a drinking problem and is afraid of flying) must cooperate with his ex-girlfriend turned stewardess to bring the plane to a safe landing. No disaster flick cliche is left unroasted, and the musical score itself takes a less than reverent look at overly melodramatic compositions.
Release details
DVD Region: Region 2 (Europe)
Studio(s): PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT; TECHNICOLOR DIST. SERVICES
Release date: 29/05/2006
No of Discs: 1
Catalogue No: PHE 8933
Barcode: 5014437893338
Languages
Main Language: English
DVD Description
The spoof comedy that set the gold standard for all that followed it, AIRPLANE takes shots at the slew of disaster movies that peppered cinemas in the 70s. When the passengers and crew of a jet are incapacitated due to food poisoning, a rogue pilot (who has a drinking problem and is afraid of flying) must cooperate with his ex-girlfriend turned stewardess to bring the plane to a safe landing. No disaster flick cliche is left unroasted, and the musical score itself takes a less than reverent look at overly melodramatic compositions.
Technical information
Special Features: Commentary By Producer Jon Davison, Commentary By Writer And Directors Jim Abrahams Jerry Zucker And David Zucker, Long Haul Version Includes Deleted Scenes, Interviews, Trivia Track, Theatrical Trailer
Professional reviews
Review: ...Nonstop comic invention made AIRPLANE! one of the funniest...comedies of our time...-- Rating: A (Entertainment Weekly, )
...Jokes -- hilarious jokes -- to spare....Clever and confident and furiously energetic... (New York Times, )
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