Airplane!

Airplane!

1980 · 1h 28m · PG

7.7/10
IMDb · 284,843
73%
TMDB · 5,273
78
Metacritic
97%
Rotten Tomatoes

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

After the crew becomes sick with food poisoning, a neurotic ex-fighter pilot must safely land a commercial airplane full of passengers.

Full synopsis

Drowning his sorrows after that botched mission during WWII, the traumatised former fighter pilot with a fear of flying, Ted Striker, still hasn't got over his old flame and flight attendant, Elaine Dickinson. Determined to win her back, Ted boards a domestic flight from Los Angeles to Chicago, only to come face-to-face with a severe case of in-flight food poisoning that is threatening everyone's lives. Now, with most of the passengers and the entire cockpit crew down with the food-borne illness, Striker has no other choice but to confront his inner demons and take over the control of the ungovernable aircraft with the help of a gruff air-traffic controller and his former commander. Can Ted land the plane and save them all?

Dark ComedyFarceParodySatireSlapstickComedy

Crew

Cast (66)

Robert Hays Robert Hays Ted Striker Julie Hagerty Julie Hagerty Elaine Dickinson Leslie Nielsen Leslie Nielsen Dr. Rumack Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Roger Murdock Lloyd Bridges Lloyd Bridges Steve McCroskey Peter Graves Peter Graves Capt. Clarence Oveur Robert Stack Robert Stack Captain Rex Kramer Lorna Patterson Lorna Patterson Randy Jill Whelan Jill Whelan Lisa Davis Ann Nelson Ann Nelson Hanging Lady Jim Abrahams Jim Abrahams Religious Zealot #6 Jonathan Banks Jonathan Banks Gunderson Stephen Stucker Stephen Stucker Johnny Henshaw-Jacobs Frank Ashmore Frank Ashmore Victor Basta Craig Berenson Craig Berenson Paul Carey Barbara Billingsley Barbara Billingsley Jive Lady Lee Bryant Lee Bryant Mrs. Hammen Joyce Bulifant Joyce Bulifant Mrs. Davis Mae E. Campbell Security Lady Ethel Merman Ethel Merman Lieutenant Hurwitz Jimmie Walker Jimmie Walker Windshield Wiper Man Nora Meerbaum Nora Meerbaum Cocaine Lady Kenneth Tobey Kenneth Tobey Air Controller Neubauer James Hong James Hong Japanese General Michelle Stacy Michelle Stacy Young Girl with Coffee David Leisure David Leisure First Krishna Al White Al White Second Jive Dude Nicholas Pryor Nicholas Pryor Mr. Hammen Cyril O'Reilly Cyril O'Reilly Soldier Ted Chapman Airport Steward Jesse Emmett Man from India Norman Alexander Gibbs First Jive Dude Amy Gibson Soldier's Girl Marcy Goldman Marcy Goldman Mrs. Geline Bob Gorman Striped Controller Rossie Harris Rossie Harris Joey Maurice Hill Reporter #3 David Hollander Young Boy with Coffee Howard Honig Jack Gregory Itzin Gregory Itzin Religious Zealot #1 Michael Laurence Michael Laurence Newscaster Barbara Mallory Religious Zealot #2 Maureen McGovern Maureen McGovern Nun Mary Mercier Shirley John O'Leary Reporter #2 Conrad E. Palmisano Conrad E. Palmisano Religious Zealot #4 Mallory Sandler Mallory Sandler L.A. Ticket Agent Robert Starr Religious Zealot #5 Barbara Stuart Barbara Stuart Mrs. Kramer Lee Terri Mrs. Oveur William Tregoe William Tregoe Jack Kirkpatrick Herb Voland Herb Voland Air Controller Macias Jason Wingreen Jason Wingreen Dr. Brody Louise Yaffe Mrs. Jaffe Charlotte Zucker Charlotte Zucker Make-up Lady David Zucker David Zucker Ground Crewman #2 Jerry Zucker Jerry Zucker Ground Crewman #1 Kitten Natividad Kitten Natividad Bouncy Topless Woman on Plane (uncredited) Larry Blake Larry Blake Upside-Down Man (uncredited) Paula Moody Paula Moody Girl Scout In Bar (uncredited) Sandra Lee Gimpel Sandra Lee Gimpel Girl Scout In Bar (uncredited) Henry Wills Henry Wills Commuter on Baggage Carousel (uncredited) Joyce Mandel Joyce Mandel Woman on Flight (uncredited) Gene LeBell Gene LeBell Religious Zealot (uncredited) Susan Breslau Susan Breslau Ticket Agent (uncredited) Bob Bryan Bob Bryan Native (uncredited)