Airplane! (VHS) 
Airplane! (VHS)

 
Airplane! (VHS)

Director: David Zucker
Rating: Rated PG
Format: VHS
Product ID: EPID3048567
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 ...
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Movie 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.

Credits
Cast:Cyril O'Reilly, Leslie Nielsen, Peter Graves, Robert Stack

Notes
The plot of this film -- on which the spoof is hung -- is based on a 1957 movie called "Zero Hour!" The film also borrows from the more recent disaster film "Airport."

Although this was a low-budget film, it did better than many of the big budget movies of that year.

Available to buy in the UK.

Editorial Reviews
"...Jokes -- hilarious jokes -- to spare....Clever and confident and furiously energetic..."
New York Times - p.C17 - Janet Maslin (07/02/1980)

Included in the New York Times "10 BEST FILMS OF 1980"
New York Times - p.II:15 - Vincent Canby (12/28/1980)

"...Nonstop comic invention made AIRPLANE! one of the funniest...comedies of our time..." -- Rating: A
Entertainment Weekly - pp.126-8 - Glenn Kenny (09/16/1994)

"...Most of the gags hit the mark, and the dialogue's as quotable as ever..."
Total Film - Simon Brew (03/01/2001)

"[A] cornucopia of geeky slapstick, self-referential jokes, and satirical pastiches..."
Premiere - Premiere Staff (12/01/2003)

"[T]he contrarian casting of deadpan actors like Leslie Nielsen reinvented careers by making every utterance a punchline." -- Grade: B+
Entertainment Weekly - Jeff Labrecque (12/16/2005)

Ranked #15 in Rolling Stone's "Top 25 DVDs Of 2005' -- "You are certain to laugh."
Rolling Stone - Peter Travers (12/01/2005)

"[T]imelessly wacky....You are certain to laugh."
Rolling Stone - Peter Travers (12/01/2005)

5 stars out of 5 -- "[W]ithout doubt one of the funniest movies ever made."
Total Film - Total Film Staff (07/01/2006)

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