Airplane!
What's slower than a speeding bullet, and able to hit tall buildings at a single bound?
- 1980
- Rated PG
- 1h 28m
- Comedy
Rating: 7.3 out of 10TMDB(5.3K votes)
Overview
An ex-fighter pilot is forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.
Fun facts
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Box office
Grossed $83.5M worldwide, about 23.8 times its $3.5M budget
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Filming locations
Filmed in Los Angeles
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Credits scene
Has a scene after the credits
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Inspired by
Inspired by Zero Hour!
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Setting
Set in Los Angeles
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Sequels
Followed by Airplane II: The Sequel
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Collection
Part of Airplane Collection
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Music
Music by Elmer Bernstein
Details
- Directors
- Writers
- Jim AbrahamsWriter
- David ZuckerWriter
- Jerry ZuckerWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- June 27, 1980
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $3.5M
- Revenue
- $83.5M
- Countries
- United States of America
- Collection
- Airplane Collection
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In the United States
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Cast
Robert HaysTed Striker
Julie HagertyElaine Dickinson
Leslie NielsenDr. Rumack
Kareem Abdul-JabbarRoger Murdock
Lloyd BridgesSteve McCroskey
Peter GravesCapt. Clarence Oveur
Robert StackCaptain Rex Kramer
Lorna PattersonRandy
Jill WhelanLisa Davis
Ann NelsonHanging Lady
Jim AbrahamsReligious Zealot #6
Jonathan BanksGunderson
Stephen StuckerJohnny Henshaw-Jacobs
Frank AshmoreVictor Basta
Craig BerensonPaul Carey
Barbara BillingsleyJive Lady
Lee BryantMrs. Hammen
Joyce BulifantMrs. Davis- Mae E. CampbellSecurity Lady
Ethel MermanLieutenant Hurwitz
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