Airplane! (1980)
An ex-fighter pilot forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.
Directors: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker.
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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 |
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Mae E. Campbell as Security Lady |
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Ethel Merman as Lieutenant Hurwitz |
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Jimmie Walker as Windshield Wiper Man |
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Nora Meerbaum as Cocaine Lady |
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Kenneth Tobey as Air Controller Neubauer |
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James Hong as Japanese General |
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Michelle Stacy as Young Girl with Coffee |
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David Leisure as First Krishna |
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Al White as Second Jive Dude |
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Nicholas Pryor as Mr. Hammen |
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Cyril O'Reilly as Soldier |
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Ted Chapman as Airport Steward |
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Jesse Emmett as Man from India |
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Norman Alexander Gibbs as First Jive Dude |
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Amy Gibson as Soldier's Girl |
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Marcy Goldman as Mrs. Geline |
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Bob Gorman as Striped Controller |
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Rossie Harris as Joey |
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Maurice Hill as Reporter #3 |
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David Hollander as Young Boy with Coffee |
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Howard Honig as Jack |
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Gregory Itzin as Religious Zealot #1 |
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Howard Jarvis as Man in Taxi |
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Michael Laurence as Newscaster |
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Zachary Lewis as Religious Zealot #3 |
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Barbara Mallory as Religious Zealot #2 |
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Maureen McGovern as Nun |
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Mary Mercier as Shirley |
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Len Mooy as Reporter #1 |
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Laura Nix as Mrs. Hurwitz |
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John O'Leary as Reporter #2 |
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Bill Porter as Hospital Contortionist |
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Conrad E. Palmisano as Religious Zealot #4 |
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Mallory Sandler as L.A. Ticket Agent |
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Robert Starr as Religious Zealot #5 |
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Barbara Stuart as Mrs. Kramer |
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Lee Terri as Mrs. Oveur |
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William Tregoe as Jack Kirkpatrick |
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Hatsuo Uda as Japanese Newscaster |
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Herb Voland as Air Controller Macias |
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John David Wilder as Second Krishna |
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Windy as Horse |
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Jason Wingreen as Dr. Brody |
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Louise Yaffe as Mrs. Jaffe |
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Charlotte Zucker as Make-up Lady |
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David Zucker as Ground Crewman #2 |
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Jerry Zucker as Ground Crewman #1 |
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Kitten Natividad as Bouncy Topless Woman on Plane (uncredited) |
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Larry Blake as Upside-Down Man (uncredited) |
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Paula Moody as Girl Scout In Bar (uncredited) |
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Sandra Lee Gimpel as Girl Scout In Bar (uncredited) |
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Henry Wills as Commuter on Baggage Carousel (uncredited) |
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Joyce Mandel as Woman on Flight (uncredited) |
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Gene LeBell as Religious Zealot (uncredited) |
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Susan Breslau as Ticket Agent (uncredited) |
| Directing | Jim Abrahams | Director |
| Directing | David Zucker | Director |
| Directing | Jerry Zucker | Director |
| Production | Jon Davison | Producer |
| Sound | Elmer Bernstein | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Joseph F. Biroc | Director of Photography |
| Production | Joel Thurm | Casting |
| Art | Ward Preston | Production Design |
| Art | Anne D. McCulley | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rosanna Norton | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edwin Butterworth | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joan Phillips | Hairstylist |
| Production | Maurice Vaccarino | Unit Production Manager |
| Art | Mike Higelmire | Art Department Coordinator |
| Sound | Clancy T. Troutman | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Jeff Carson | Music Editor |
| Crew | John Frazier | Special Effects |
| Visual Effects | Robert Blalack | Visual Effects |
| Crew | Conrad E. Palmisano | Stunt Coordinator |
| Production | Jim Abrahams | Executive Producer |
| Production | David Zucker | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jerry Zucker | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Jim Abrahams | Writer |
| Writing | David Zucker | Writer |
| Writing | Jerry Zucker | Writer |
| Production | Hunt Lowry | Associate Producer |
| Directing | Kenneth D. Collins | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Arne Schmidt | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Jeff Clark | Sign Painter |
| Art | Tom Crowl | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | Wally Graham | Construction Coordinator |
| Art | Mike Higelmire | Leadman |
| Art | Joseph E. Hubbard | Set Designer |
| Art | Steven M. Levine | Property Master |
| Sound | David E. Campbell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Jeff Clark | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | David J. Hudson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Dennis Jones | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Tom Overton | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | John T. Reitz | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | James Troutman | Sound Editor |
| Visual Effects | Max W. Anderson | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Chris Casady | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Bill Hedge | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Jamie Shourt | Visual Effects |
| Crew | Leigh Walsh | Stunt Double |
| Crew | C.D. Smith | Stunts |
| Camera | Jamie Anderson | Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Brink Brydon | Gaffer |
| Camera | Jerry Deats | Grip |
| Camera | Bill Decker | Grip |
| Camera | William E. Fitch | Grip |
| Lighting | Larry Gilhooly | Gaffer |
| Camera | M. Todd Henry | Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Norman Lang | Electrician |
| Camera | John Monte | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Nick Papanickolas | Grip |
| Camera | Frederic J. Smith | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Edmond Wright | Grip |
| Production | Susan Arnold | Additional Casting |
| Production | Wallis Nicita | Additional Casting |
| Production | Gretchen Rennell | Additional Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Aggie Lyon | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Victoria Snow | Costumer |
| Editing | Scott K. Wallace | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Kathy Durning | Music Editor |
| Sound | David Spear | Orchestrator |
| Directing | Nancy Hansen | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Adam Culunga | Craft Service |
| Crew | Tom Mahoney | Choreographer |
| Crew | Sam Mattingly | Unit Publicist |
| Crew | Huey Redwine | Stand In |
| Crew | Art Sarno | Unit Publicist |
| Crew | J.L. Mitchell | Animal Wrangler |
| Crew | Dick Webb | Animal Wrangler |
| Crew | Pat Proft | Thanks |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rob Bottin | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bob Stein | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Janet Brady | Stunts |
| Crew | Paula Moody | Stunts |
| Crew | Leslie Hoffman | Stunts |
| Crew | Bruce Paul Barbour | Stunts |
| Crew | Roger Creed | Stunts |
| Crew | Chuck Hayward | Stunts |
| Crew | David LeBell | Stunts |
| Crew | Diane Peterson | Stunts |
| Crew | Nick Palmisano | Stunts |
| Crew | Dar Robinson | Stunts |
| Crew | Rick Seaman | Stunts |
| Crew | Russell Saunders | Stunts |
| Crew | Greg Walker | Stunts |
| Crew | Jesse Wayne | Stunts |
| Editing | Patrick Kennedy | Editor |
| Crew | Debbie Evans | Stunts |
| Crew | Gene LeBell | Stunts |
| Crew | Paula Dell | Stunts |
| Crew | Sandra Lee Gimpel | Stunts |
| Art | Dan Perri | Title Designer |
| Visual Effects | Peter Kuran | Visual Effects |
| Crew | Mary Peters | Stunts |
| Writing | Arthur Hailey | Original Film Writer |
| Writing | Hall Bartlett | Original Film Writer |
| Writing | John C. Champion | Original Film Writer |