Airplane! (1980)
What's slower than a speeding bullet, and able to hit tall buildings at a single bound?
- Released
- Runtime 1h 28m
- Director Jerry Zucker
- Genres Comedy
- Rating 7.3/10 (5,250 votes)
Synopsis
An ex-fighter pilot is forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.
Cast
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Robert Hays
as Ted Striker
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Julie Hagerty
as Elaine Dickinson
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Leslie Nielsen
as Dr. Rumack
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
as Roger Murdock
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Lloyd Bridges
as Steve McCroskey
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Peter Graves
as Capt. Clarence Oveur
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Robert Stack
as Captain Rex Kramer
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Lorna Patterson
as Randy
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Jill Whelan
as Lisa Davis
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Ann Nelson
as Hanging Lady
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Jim Abrahams
as Religious Zealot #6
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Jonathan Banks
as Gunderson
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Stephen Stucker
as Johnny Henshaw-Jacobs
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Frank Ashmore
as Victor Basta
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Craig Berenson
as Paul Carey
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Barbara Billingsley
as Jive Lady
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Lee Bryant
as Mrs. Hammen
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Joyce Bulifant
as Mrs. Davis
Crew
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Jerry Zucker
Director
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David Zucker
Director
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Jim Abrahams
Director
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Joseph F. Biroc
Director of Photography
- Patrick Kennedy Editor
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Elmer Bernstein
Original Music Composer
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Jon Davison
Producer
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Jim Abrahams
Writer
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David Zucker
Writer
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Jerry Zucker
Writer
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