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Airplane!

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Disaster movie spoof starring Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Leslie Nielsen

An eccentric collection of passengers and crew set off from Los Angeles on a flight bound for Chicago. However disaster strikes when the pilots are struck down with food poisoning and a young man, a disgraced former pilot, must try and win back the love of stewardess Elaine and face his fear of flying to land the plane safely.
(1980)
Film Reviews pages 69-76

Contributors

Director:
Jim Abrahams
Director:
David Zucker
Director:
Jerry Zucker
Ted Striker:
Robert Hays
Elaine Dickinson:
Julie Hagerty
Dr Rumack:
Leslie Nielsen
McCroskey:
Lloyd Bridges
Rex Kramer:
Robert Stack
Roger Murdock:
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Captain Oveur:
Peter Graves
Randy:
Lorna Patterson
Lieutenant Hurwitz:
Ethel Merman
Mr Hammen:
Nicholas Pryor
Air Controller Neubauer:
Kenneth Tobey
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