Product Details

• Actors: Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Leslie Nielsen, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Lloyd Bridges
• Directors: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker
• Writers: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker, Arthur Hailey, Hall Bartlett
• Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Paramount
• DVD Release Date: August 5, 2008
• Run Time: 88 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0019GO546
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #56,787 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Airplane" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars lost original needs dvd status!, July 28, 2010

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Chris Cox (caldwell,idaho) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Airplane (DVD)

i once owned this film airplane on vhs many years before the "don't call me shirley
edition" was officially released on dvd. with seven to eight minutes of footage
omitted from it(all the DISASTER humor is GONE!). the true original IS 95 minutes
in length! and made in 1980 not 1997 not 2002 not 2004 and not 2007, thats four times in a ten year copyright span. when this film is FINALLY released probably
as a directors cut print and/or as the "true original" i will finally buy a copy.

but let it be known I AM NOT FOOLED Mr. Jerry and David Zucker and Mr. Jim Abrahams
NOT FOR ONE SPLIT SECOND!

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun Guilty Pleasure - Highly Recommended, August 19, 2009

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C. F. Hill "CFH" (Blue Ridge Summit, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Airplane (DVD)

"Airplane" is one of those movies that is almost embarrassing to admit that you like, much less that it is on your "Top 10". The humor ranges from slapstick sight gags to some really clever play on words that might be missed on the first viewing. I have watched this no less than 20 times or so, and still find little gems each viewing. Airplane is one of the most quotable movies ever since there are so many one-liners and plays on words.

The plot is a send up of the numerous airport/airplane disaster movies of the 1970s and features an all-star cast, including Peter Graves, Leslie Nielsen, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Frank Ashmore, Lloyd Bridges, Jonathan Banks, and Barbara Billingsley.

This movie has a lot of adult humor, racial stereotyping, substance abuse, and worse. None of it is presented in a serious way, but those that are easily offended should skip this movie.

This is one of my guilty pleasures, so Highly Recommended with the caveats above.

CFH

4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Every thing you ever wanted to know about air travel, June 12, 2008

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bernie "xyzzy" (Arlington, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Airplane (DVD)

Leslie Nielsen has been around for a long time and in many leads before striking out on a road to comedy. This is but one story. However it was a turning point for him from leading man in "Forbidden Planet" (1956), to serious doctor in" Airplane!" (1980), to Field Guide in "National Geographic's "The Savage Garden" with Leslie Nielsen (1997)

Airplane has a great cast including Robert Stack (playing himself), Lloyd Bridges (glub glub), and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (just as defensive as ever).

This movie is unique. It is the first; I have seen displaying one liners with serious intent. It was not just slapstick or Abbot and Costello. This particular film uses the "Airport" movies as the basis of most of its humor.

It worked well enough for sequels and other films to be made in the new genre. I keep it with the Leslie Nielsen Collection.