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cheap & stupid... but had some clever stuff too

I love when Beaver Cleaver's mom talked jive. Classic

CLASSIC, I SPEAK JIVE, BY THE WAY!!!!

don't call me Shirley.

ghetto! lol.

OMG .. its a classic theres no more to say

Haven't seen it.

I speak jive

never seen it

I used to love this movie...when the lady kept spitting out eggs....what was that about??

Call me stupid, I still laugh my ass off when I watch this flick.

kind of dated but still good fun

Again..never seen it

really stupid though funny..

this is such a funny movie with all the tongue in cheek humor

" And don't call me Shirley !! "

I haven't seen this movie in years, but what I remember was pretty funny.

stupid movie!

It was so cheesy and stupid.

corn ball humor

Been so long can't remeber that one...

haven't seen it, but i love the kind of humor it showcases

Havent seen it

totally random and funny movie! if you like stupid humor its amazing

HAAAAAAAAAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

it was really funny!

never seen it

More classic Leslie Nielsen dialog:

Ted Striker: Surely you can't be serious.
Rumack: I am serious... and don't call me Shirley.

One of the "dumb" comedies that works most of the time. Lloyd Bridges was really funny as the man in charge of the airport. Robert Hayes is not one of my favorites though but he does O.K. in this part. Lots of dumb sight gags and such. Rent it.

Drinking problem!

Hilarious. Great stuff... and don't call me Shirley. :)

Excuse me, I speak jive.

Joey, have you ever seen a grown man naked?

It cracks me up

The puns are great. The cast is pretty good too. Stupid movie but funny because its supposed to be stupid!

Airplane! is just flat out hilarious. It ranks up there with movies like Spaceballs and Robin Hood: Men In Tights as one of the best spoof movies all time. There are some classic lines that come from this movie, such as:

Ted Striker: Surely you can't be serious.
Rumack: I am serious... and don't call me Shirley.

They just don't make great spoofs anymore. Movies like the Scary Movie series are just no where near the caliber of Airplane!

One of the all-time best comedies, a classic. Laughed until my sides ached. The rapid-fire jokes, all spoken in complete deadpan, are hilarious. They don't get much funnier than this.

A pretty funny take on disaster movies. There are a lot of memorable moments.

Great Great comedy. Others like it are Top Secret with Val Kilmor and Scary Movie 3 and 4.

Just plain funny. Beaver Cleaver's mother talking jive really tickles the funnybone! Please read the review posted by traderboy.

This movie gave a whole new meaning to the word satire. It's the kind of movie that you have to check your brain in before watching, and accept it for what it is; just plain, silly, good fun. If you can keep it light and not take the movie too seriously, you'll really enjoy it.

"surely this film deserves 5 stars"
"I disagree and don't call me shirley.

Some of the jokes in this film don't work, but most of them do. The one-gag-after-another approach gets annoying at times, but I laughed myself to tears for the most part. 4 and a half stars

I felt like I was losing my mind. Dark comedies aren't for me. I dislike stupidity and that ws movie is about - pure nothingness.

This is slapstick comedy at its best. Every scene is outrageously funny, with some great lines. I've seen this movie at least five times, and each time I try not to laugh but I just can't do it. Surely, I can't be serious! Yes, I am sure...and don't call me Shirley.

The edited-for-television veersion is great. The theatrical version is a hundred times worse--with profanity, tasteless gags, and the exclusion of funny scenes from the original.

Yes it's insanely stupid, but yes it's also insanely funny. It's satire, spoof and slapstick rolled into one hilarious movie. A classic comedy.

I will watch this whenever it comes on ( cable only !). I could probably find something funny I've missed in the past.It would be interesting to tally up "all" of the funny things in this movie. A classic that will never die.

Somewhat dated but still has more gags per 60 seconds than any film ever. . .remember the plastic Christ giving up on Striker? Remember Lloyd Bridges doing drugs? Remember the journalists "taking pictures"? The list goes on and on. . .

I'm always taken aback by how well this film has held up over the years. Right from the opening cab sequence, you know you're going for a dippy ride you might not recover from. The Zuckers realized that such a broad satire cannot afford to let up for a single second, and they packed it with so many one-liners and sight gags that the audience had little choice but to laugh hysterically. Brilliant also for its use of a very-familiar cast of traditional players delivering dead-pan zingers and obvious comedic elements with facile style. Take your pick of scenes (Robert Hays' "what a pisser", the confusing last names of the cockpit crew, the wharf-bar disco, the captain's bizarre litany of questions aimed at the youngster, the demented Johnny (who nearly stole the show), Leslie Nielsen's overly-calm Dr. Rumack, Lloyd Bridges as the everything-addled airport director, the island Peace Corps assignment, Robert Stack's brusquely-tough-as-nails Rex Kramer, Jimmie Walker's turn as an airline mechanic, Ethel Merman in the psych ward, etc.); they're all classics you can't help but recall. The sequel tried mining the same gems years later, but fell flat (Shatner's scenes notwithstanding) with a public that'd been successfully and permanently jaded by the original. For those who dig the rapid-fire slapdash, it doesn't get much better than this slice of sunshine.

Simply funny !!! one of my best classic comedy movies

Stupid, but that't the point. One of the funniest movies ever made. Amazing how 25 years later one person quoting one line will start a flurry of quotes. Much like Caddyshack or The Blues Brothers in that sense. Be careful what line you quote and where you quote it. Have you ever seen a grown man naked? can get you in trouble.

parodies the airplane disaster movies from around the same time. funny cast. great movie if you want to laugh.

I don't know what it is about airplane, but I could watch it 20x and still laugh hysterically. Why can't they make stupidly hysterical movies like this anymore? As much as they try, they just never quite make it.99% of the time, it's just plain stupid.

One of the funniest movies I have ever seen. I like the part when the people on the island are dunking.

Incredibly funny movie, with a spectrum of humor from lowbrow slapstick to witty parody. The I speak jive, I like my coffee black like my men, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, and the crazy dude in the control tower are just a few of many gems of priceless comedy. For continuous laughs, few movies trump Airplane.

funny movie.takes from all of the Airplane terror movies where the plane and passengers are in jeopardy.has some very funny scenes. Great take off from the Airport type movies.Leslie Neilson in particular was funny.

Definatly one of the best comedies around. It's got loads of creatvie gags on Jaws, Saturday Night Fever, Casablanca and much more. It also has colorful characters and great one liners. Don't forget the non-stop slapstick. Is it really possible to hate this?

For it's time, it was amusing humor. Judging whether I'd watch it as a late-nite movie on TV, probably pass...just isn't in the same league with a Caddyshack, Planes, Trains, Young Frankenstein and other true classic comedys

One of the funniest movies of all times. King Arthur vs. the Black Knight is the classic example of a lopsided battle!

This is Leslie Neilsen's best movie. I love the auto pilot scenes. The sequel is a complete disappointment though.

Really great comedy. Leslie Neilsen was excellent.

A truly crazy movie that had me both going What!?! and laughing at the same time. The way they played with words was the best, and I never get tired of this one.

I've seen this movie at least six times over the years, and it *still* makes me laugh every time. There aren't many jokes that misfire, and even things that could seem like outdated humor, such as those about Kareem Abdul-Jabaar's pilot character Roger (I think you're the greatest, but my Dad says you don't play hard enough), are still very funny because of the ludicrous situation and setup that remain timeless.

Funniest movie ever made. Leslie Nielsen rules. The Zucker brothers rule. They created this silly and irrelevant masterpiece. Impossible not to laugh unless you are a corpse.

Wonderfully original (for its time) classic. Created the mold for future comedies.

Released in 1980, Airplane! is the classic Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker parody of the disaster movies that were all the rage during the 1970's (eg Towering Inferno, The Poseidon Adventure and obviously the airplane crash movies). Our hero is ex-military pilot Ted Striker (Robert Hays) who is now afraid of flying; however, he chases down his estranged girlfriend who is a stewardess, Elaine Dickinson (Julie Hagerty). During the flight, food poisoning knocks out the flight crew and many of the passengers forcing Striker to fly and land the plane. Helping Striker are glue-sniffing controller McCroskey (Lloyd Bridges), his old military captain Rex Kramer (Robert Stack), and Dr. Rumack (Leslie Nielsen) who just happens to be on board the flight and did not eat the fish. With this structure, the film goes through constant puns, slapstick, and outrageous dialogue along the lines of The Naked Gun as our heroes must deal with an uncooperative autopilot, screaming passengers, a singing nun, religious zealots, and all the other stereotypes from the disaster genre. To catch all the gags, multiple viewings are necessary as usually there is something going on in the background that is often missed the first go-round. The bottom line is that, for good or ill, Airplane! is the film that started this type of over the top parody film and for that reason (if no other) this movie is a landmark release. You've got clearance Clarence; roger Roger, what's our vector Victor?

This movie was on tv a few weeks ago so its humor is fresh in my mind. Try watching it with out laughing. I bet thats impossible.

One of the greatest comedy movies of all-time. The director to this movie did and put all his effort into this one, I love it!!

Still the best ever spoof sending up not just all those dire 1970s disaster movies but also 'Saturday Night Fever & old Bogie films. Funniest scene is the one with the blonde stewardess singing with guitar to the ill kid.

I loved this goofy movie--may be simple humor and all, but still gets a chuckle out of me. Good if you like silly humor.

If you don't think this movie is funny then you are missing the big picture. This is a rare classic which oozes cheese like a brick of havarti after 3 minutes in the micro wave. Guy goes to take a drink and it goes all over his face....he has a drinking problem ;) So many great one liners it's just too stupid not to love it. Leslie Nielsen just plays it to the nines. Great classic.

Five stars? Surely you can't be serious. I am serious. And stop calling me Shirley. One of those movies that's so painful, it's good.