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performers. Principal photography began on June 20, 1979, and wrapped on August 31, with the bulk of filming having been done in August. Jerry Zucker stood beside the camera during shooting, while David Zucker and Jim
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it tasteless. During filming, ZAZ had explained to Graves that his lines spoken to a young boy, like "Have you ever seen a grown man naked?", would "be explained later in a part that you aren't in". On the DVD commentary, Abrahams said: "I don't understand. What did he think was tasteless about pedophilia?"
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that they believed they needed to negotiate the rights to create the remake of the film and ensure they remain within the allowance for parody within copyright law. They were able to obtain the rights from Warner Bros. and
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impersonating Robert Stack. According to the producers, Stack was "doing an impression of John Byner doing an impression of Stack". Stack was not initially interested in the part, but ZAZ persuaded him. Bridges' children advised him to take the part. Graves rejected the script at first, considering
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emerged in 1980 as a sharply perceptive parody of the big-budget disaster films that dominated
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authenticity. Instead, the filmmakers ultimately sought out and hired the real-life married couple who had recorded the announcement tapes which were then being used at Los
Angeles International Airport. ZAZ lifted some of their dialog directly from the 1968 novel
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into production in the late 1970s. David Zucker said "it was the first time we had ever been on a movie set. We learned a lot. We learned that if you really wanted a movie to come out the way you wanted it to, you had to direct. So on the next movie,
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of television commercials but people who proofread it advised them to shorten the commercials, and they eventually removed them. When their script was finished, they were unable to sell it.
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another twenty minutes, but that's it!", the joke being that Jarvis was wasting money while being known for his stance on fiscal responsibility and limited spending.
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D'Alessandro, Anthony (July 15, 2002). "Top 50 worldwide grossers".
2484:"The Joke In Airplane! Hiding In Plain Sight That Everybody Missed"
2387:"Fred Willard Charmingly Recounts Turning Down a Role in Airplane!"
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Abrahams, Jim; Zucker, David; Zucker, Jerry; Davidson, Jon (2000).
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as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
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1782:"Side-by-side" comparison: Zero Hour! (1957) Vs Airplane! (1980)
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war veteran turned taxi driver. Because of his pathological
3086:"Movie review: 'Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story'"
2459:"The Funniest Part of California's 1978 Tax Revolt | Essay"
2036:"Surely you can't be serious: An oral history of Airplane!"
1807:"Movie Airplane! – Box Office Data, News, Cast Information"
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planes today have an autopilot to land the plane safely.
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3142:"'Ted': Will 'Ted' Make You Feel Guilty For Laughing?"
2502:"La-La Land Records Announces a Special Mayday Alert!"
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3261:"Lew Alcindor jersey sells for $ 95,600"
3235:The Official Site of the Milwaukee Bucks
3205:The Official Site of the Milwaukee Bucks
2402:"Nerdist Podcast: Airplane! (The Movie)"
885:The role of Ted Striker was written for
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649:David Hollander as Young Boy with Coffee
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3593:The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
3269:. February 24, 2013. Archived from
3154:from the original on March 12, 2014
3084:Kenneth Turan (November 19, 2010).
2943:from the original on March 29, 2005
2621:from the original on March 26, 2015
2048:from the original on April 18, 2015
1624:from the original on March 16, 2021
1403:opened with a scene from the film.
1242:San Francisco International Airport
911:were also considered for the role.
27:1980 American satirical comedy film
3601:Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult
3181:from the original on July 14, 2014
2820:from the original on June 21, 2018
2784:from the original on July 22, 2010
2670:from the original on July 22, 2010
2538:from the original on July 26, 2014
2207:from the original on June 30, 2010
1992:from the original on March 5, 2016
1950:Barnes, Mike (December 28, 2010).
1813:from the original on July 31, 2010
1656:from the original on June 20, 2014
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4105:Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers
2933:"The Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made"
2721:"The Best Movies of 1980 by Rank"
2156:Rabin, Nathan (October 4, 2011).
2134:from the original on July 2, 2020
2120:Chilton, Martin (June 29, 2020).
1859:"Life of Brian named best comedy"
1505:An oral history on the making of
1196:as number ten on its list of the
1186:list of the best 100 movie quotes
996:The film's score was composed by
3231:"Kareem: The return of the King"
3173:Joel Landau (January 29, 2014).
4253:Films scored by Elmer Bernstein
4213:American slapstick comedy films
3585:From the Files of Police Squad!
2992:Brod, Doug (October 16, 1992).
2963:"101 Funniest Screenplays List"
2457:Fox, Joel (February 24, 2015).
2034:Harris, Will (April 17, 2015).
1891:"The 50 Funniest Comedies Ever"
426:BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay
4248:Films directed by Jim Abrahams
4243:Films directed by Jerry Zucker
4238:Films directed by David Zucker
2967:Writers Guild of America, West
2689:Ethan Morris (June 14, 2007).
1767:Airplane! DVD audio commentary
700:Michael Laurence as Newscaster
535:as First Officer Roger Murdock
445:. In 2008, it was selected by
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3455:by Adam-Troy and Judy Castro.
3351:at the National Film Registry
3293:"Surely You Can't Be Serious"
2869:Janet Maslin (July 2, 1980).
2295:. May 1, 2005. Archived from
1809:. The Numbers. July 4, 1980.
1269:comedy, notably in the three
791:, we insisted on directing".
679:Lee Terri as Mrs. Linda Oveur
393:. It is known for its use of
57:Theatrical release poster by
4178:1980s English-language films
4168:1980 directorial debut films
3867:The Concorde ... Airport '79
3362:AFI Catalog of Feature Films
3349:essay by Michael Schlesinger
3024:"Synopsis: SST Death Flight"
2691:"The 10 Best Movies of 1980"
2647:AFI Catalog of Feature Films
2400:Katie Levine (May 4, 2012).
1357:said of the film: "I was in
1213:Monty Python's Life of Brian
1180:named the airplane crash in
625:Marcy Goldman as Mrs. Geline
586:Craig Berenson as Paul Carey
442:Monty Python's Life of Brian
36:Flying High (disambiguation)
3490:Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker
2580:. July 9, 1980. p. 14.
2563:. July 2, 1980. p. 17.
2158:"Random Roles: Robert Hays"
1451:Sharknado 2: The Second One
1331:Dracula: Dead and Loving It
1198:100 funniest American films
756:as "the serious version of
732:Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker
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4233:Films based on adaptations
3266:Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
2597:. July 9, 1980. p. 3.
1769:(DVD). Paramount Pictures.
1463:re-enacts certain scenes.
622:as Air Controller Neubauer
420:, and nominations for the
238: (Toronto and Buffalo)
207:Howard W. Koch Productions
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3496:
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547:as Captain Clarence Oveur
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32:Airplane (disambiguation)
4303:Paramount Pictures films
4268:Films set in Los Angeles
4208:American satirical films
3528:The Kentucky Fried Movie
2660:"Greatest Films of 1980"
2230:"How We Made: Airplane!"
1172:Writers Guild of America
783:The Kentucky Fried Movie
706:as Air Controller Macias
318:written and directed by
4198:American disaster films
4193:American aviation films
3918:Airplane II: The Sequel
3118:. Jewsandbaseball.com.
2078:The Directors: Take One
1478:Airplane II: The Sequel
1232:The High and the Mighty
1190:American Film Institute
947:", among other scenes.
939:but eventually went to
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685:as Windshield Wiper Man
386:and other films in the
230:June 27, 1980
4273:Films set on airplanes
2534:. iTunes Music Store.
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1700:British Film Institute
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241:July 2, 1980
4258:Films set in airports
4218:Disaster comedy films
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4188:1980s satirical films
4121:(1983–1988 TV series)
4118:Arthur Hailey's Hotel
3431:retrospective article
3028:Turner Classic Movies
2994:"The Kings of Comedy"
2969:. November 11, 2015.
2488:www.thatericalper.com
1734:Turner Classic Movies
1394:episode "Free Fall".
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1285:The Naked Gun 2
1015:To Kill a Mockingbird
1009:The Magnificent Seven
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812:Avco Embassy Pictures
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565:as Captain Rex Kramer
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4263:Films set in Chicago
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3720:Hot Shots! Part Deux
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2463:ZĂłcalo Public Square
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1003:The Ten Commandments
892:Kentucky Fried Movie
3983:The Final Diagnosis
3728:...First Do No Harm
3368:ParamountMovies.com
3273:on January 14, 2015
3241:on February 2, 2017
3211:on February 6, 2016
3147:The Huffington Post
3065:on December 8, 2010
2804:"Airplane! Reviews"
2506:Lalalandrecords.com
2127:The Daily Telegraph
1986:Library of Congress
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1519:"Weird" Al Yankovic
1435:Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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1098:Library of Congress
691:as Japanese General
646:as Second Jive Dude
590:Barbara Billingsley
533:Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
529:as Elaine Dickinson
457:Library of Congress
360:Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
4183:1980s parody films
3977:Flight into Danger
3886:Flight into Danger
3645:My Boss's Daughter
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3429:The New York Times
3423:TCM Movie Database
3321:Deadline Hollywood
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2937:The New York Times
2875:The New York Times
2871:"Airplane! (1980)"
2768:"Airplane! (1980)"
2609:"Airplane! (1980)"
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1696:"Airplane! (1980)"
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1315:: The Final Insult
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1168:The New York Times
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