A man afraid to fly must ensure that a plane lands safely after the pilots become sick.
13 March 1969, Ventura, California, USA
16 January 1908, Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
25 June 1947, Bronx, New York, USA
April 18, 1915 in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
31 January 1947, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
9 October 1932, Los Angeles, California, USA
29 September 1966, Oakland, California, USA
3 January 1930, Paris, Illinois, USA
16 October 1947, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
1 July 1956, Whittier, California, USA
17 October 1934, Los Angeles, California, USA
17 September 1939, Los Angeles, California, USA
December 13, 1951 in Los Angeles, California, USA
27 July 1949, Youngstown, Ohio, USA
18 March 1926, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
15 June 1955, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
17 May 1942, Houston, Texas, USA
10 March 1921, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
10 March 1950, Los Angeles, California, USA
31 August 1945, New York City, New York, USA
22 February 1929, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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22 September 1903, Ogden, Utah, USA
5 May 1926, Newton, Massachusetts, USA
25 June 1908, New York City, New York, USA
1 March 1918, Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
1 May 1948, Santa Rosa, California, USA
June 08, 2015
The really great thing about Airplane! is that the jokes undercut your expectations so deftly.
April 01, 2008
The gags aren't exactly clever, but there are a lot of them, and the cutting finds a fast, effective tempo.
April 01, 2008
The fact that the movie doesn't work as well today as it did in 1980 in no way diminishes its importance in recent motion picture history.
June 08, 2015
Airplane! is a splendidly tacky, totally tasteless, completely insignificant flight, a gooney bird of a movie that looks as if it could never get off the ground and then surprises and delights with its free-spirited aerobatics.
April 01, 2008
From the clever Jaws take-off opening to the final, irreverent title card, laughs come thick and fast.
August 03, 2013
There's hardly a second that passes without an assault by a wickedly accurate spoof, cringe-inducing pun or inspired sight gag, and the years have not diminished the film's dumb appeal.
September 11, 2012
Directors Abraham and both Zuckers create one of the few comedies that can guarantee almost a laugh a minute...
August 03, 2013
From takeoff to landing, this whacked-out parody is a loopy flight of fancy.
March 17, 2014
[VIDEO ESSAY] The film's mixed bag of cultural references spill out faster than you can catch them.
January 29, 2012
Charmingly dated, but still immeasurably funny.
April 07, 2015
Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry Zucker, who share both writing and directorial credits, become so desperate for laughs that the jokes descend to a much cruder level.
February 09, 2006
Psycho ground controllers (Stack and Bridges), laff-a-second pace, and bludgeoning innuendo make this the acceptable face of the locker-room satire.
