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Airplane!

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

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

1h 28m1980PGTMDb 7.3

Comedy

English

Crew and Cast

Jerry ZuckerJerry ZuckerDirectorDavid ZuckerDavid ZuckerDirectorRobert HaysRobert HaysTed StrikerJulie HagertyJulie HagertyElaine DickinsonLeslie NielsenLeslie NielsenDr. RumackKareem Abdul-JabbarKareem Abdul-JabbarRoger MurdockLloyd BridgesLloyd BridgesSteve McCroskeyPeter GravesPeter GravesCapt. Clarence OveurRobert StackRobert StackCaptain Rex KramerLorna PattersonLorna PattersonRandyJill WhelanJill WhelanLisa DavisAnn NelsonAnn NelsonHanging LadyJim AbrahamsJim AbrahamsReligious Zealot #6Jonathan BanksJonathan BanksGundersonStephen StuckerStephen StuckerJohnny Henshaw-JacobsFrank AshmoreFrank AshmoreVictor BastaCraig BerensonCraig BerensonPaul CareyBarbara BillingsleyBarbara BillingsleyJive LadyLee BryantLee BryantMrs. HammenJoyce BulifantJoyce BulifantMrs. Davis
Mae E. CampbellSecurity LadyEthel MermanEthel MermanLieutenant HurwitzJimmie WalkerJimmie WalkerWindshield Wiper ManNora MeerbaumNora MeerbaumCocaine LadyKenneth TobeyKenneth TobeyAir Controller NeubauerJames HongJames HongJapanese GeneralMichelle StacyMichelle StacyYoung Girl with CoffeeDavid LeisureDavid LeisureFirst KrishnaAl WhiteAl WhiteSecond Jive DudeNicholas PryorNicholas PryorMr. HammenCyril O'ReillyCyril O'ReillySoldier
Ted ChapmanAirport Steward
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Info

Status
Released
Released
27 June 1980
Runtime
1h 28m
Rating
PG
TMDB score
7.3 / 10 (5,301 votes)

Production

Director
Jerry Zucker, David Zucker, Jim Abrahams
Writers
Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker
Studios
Paramount Pictures, Howard W. Koch Productions
Countries
United States of America

Box Office

Budget
$3.5M
Revenue
$83.5M
Profit
$80.0M
Return
23.8×
Collection
Airplane Collection

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English