Airplane! (1980)

06/27/1980 (US) • 1h 28m

Comedy

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

Overview

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

Top Billed 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

Jill Whelan

Lisa Davis


collection-back

Part of the Airplane Collection

Includes Airplane!, Airplane II: The Sequel

View The Collection

Recommendations

Airplane II: The Sequel

61%

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

73%

The Jerk

69%

Wayne's World

67%

Hot Rod

64%

Blazing Saddles

72%

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

72%

Top Secret!

71%

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

78%

The Professional

72%

Swoon

61%

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

67%

Office Space

74%

The Deer Hunter

80%

Airport

65%

The Producers

71%

The World According to Garp

67%

The Nightingale

71%

Splash

63%

Dumb and Dumber

66%

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$3,500,000.00

Revenue

$83,453,539.00

Keywords

chicago, illinois

post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)

airplane

cataclysm

guitar

alcohol

stewardess

taxi driver

passenger

fear of flying

pilot

medicine

air controller

landing

saxophone

autopilot

parody

spoof

food poisoning

los angeles, california

alcohol abuse

aftercreditsstinger

inflatable life raft

anarchic comedy

© All Rights Reserved 2025