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Airplane!

1980
Comedy
1h 28m
An airplane crew takes ill. Surely the only person capable of landing the plane is an ex-pilot afraid to fly. But don't call him Shirley.
Directed by:
David Zucker David Zucker Jerry Zucker Jerry Zucker Jim Abrahams Jim Abrahams
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Written by:
David Zucker David Zucker Jerry Zucker Jerry Zucker Jim Abrahams Jim Abrahams Arthur Hailey
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Starring:
Robert Stack Robert Stack Jonathan Banks Jonathan Banks Julie Hagerty Julie Hagerty Lloyd Bridges Lloyd Bridges Leslie Nielsen Leslie Nielsen Peter Graves Peter Graves Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Robert Hays Robert Hays James Hong James Hong Ethel Merman Ethel Merman Stephen Stucker Stephen Stucker Lorna Patterson Lorna Patterson
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Franchise:
Airplane
Genre:
Comedy
AKAs:
Flying High, Flying High!
Country:
USA
Language:
English
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1980
Comedy
1h 28m
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martintellerMartinTeller
Rated 14 Aug 2007
95
98th
I don't think they make comedies like this anymore. The laughs never stop for a minute... if you didn't like the last joke, just wait, there's another one right around the corner. It's so jam-packed with gags that watching it today I caught a couple I'd never noticed before, even after seeing the movie at least a dozen times (probably closer to 30). Comedy perfection.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
beedubBeeDub
Rated 19 Jul 2018
100
97th
The quintessential spoof movie, full of hilarious gags and quotable lines, many of which no one would have the guts to do today.
Rated 19 Jul 2018
billyshearsBillyShears
Rated 16 Mar 2008
100
98th
Perfect. Falls in with Dumb & Dumber/The Naked Gun as a fantastic comedy, you can rewatch it countless times and catch something new to laugh at. Love it.
Rated 16 Mar 2008
guy-piranhaguy piranha
Rated 21 Jan 2018
79
86th
joey, have you ever rated a movie way too high for nostalgic reasons?
Rated 21 Jan 2018
ocelotOcelot
Rated 01 Aug 2009
99
99th
I can't keep track of how many times I've seen Airplane! For my money, no other film makes such effective use of cinema as a medium for comedy, and it's pretty helpful that the dialogue and wordplay are just as immaculate as its visual humor. It's one of the absolute best films ever made, and I think that opinion would be more widespread if critics didn't thumb their noses at movies where old women snort cocaine and little girls take their coffee black — like their men.
Rated 01 Aug 2009
luna6ixLuna6ix
Rated 07 Jun 2021
80
74th
The granddaddy of modern parody movies, and unlike the majority of ones in this century, "Airplane!" has aged considerably well, it lacks the heavy leaning into present day pop culture that would make it irrelevant after just a few years. Shirley, this one is funny.
Rated 07 Jun 2021
terrymacterrymac
Rated 06 Sep 2022
85
93rd
Very funny, very easy to watch, and quite charming in its own way. Has actually stood up pretty well over the years, as all the best comedies do.
Rated 06 Sep 2022
launchLaunch
Rated 31 Jul 2009
96
98th
This is the perfect example of a comedy it delivers joke after joke and has you laughing from beginning to end. Undisputed as the greatest comedy ever in my book.
Rated 31 Jul 2009
skiewulfyskiewulfy
Rated 18 Jul 2010
30
12th
Prop humor, dragged to death punchlines and one note performances make Airplane quite possibly the most sobering film about air travel in existence. There's a respectable willingness to be silly and surreal, but that is killed by the complete lack of energy and timing. Little of the humor is even relevant to aviation (the 10 minute parody of Saturday Night Fever) but seems tacked on Family Guy style, because they couldn't think of any more prop gags involving the inflatable pilot.
Rated 18 Jul 2010
rayRay
Rated 21 Jan 2010
95
96th
If it were possible to laugh yourself to death, then Airplane! would quickly have become the most prolific serial killer of all time. It is exceptionally funny, with some of the quickest humour and wittiest writing ever conceived. The jokes come hard and fast, each one causing so much laughter you're likely to miss the following three. A truly timeless film, Aiplane! soars to dizzying heights of comedy.
Rated 21 Jan 2010
battletoadBattleToad
Rated 14 Aug 2007
93
94th
There is no point in this film where the jokes let up, and it's so unbelievably quotable that lines sometimes will just pop into your head uncontrollably. A parody of disaster films, this movie is one of the craziest and funniest movies ever. The fecal matter hit the oscillating device in all the right ways for this one. Awesome!
Rated 14 Aug 2007
doctor7doctor7
Rated 15 May 2008
86
86th
Terribly silly and slapstick but it's just so good that you can't not laugh. There's hundreds of jokes machine-gunned out and they're almost all funny. It's just so downright absurd and that's its charm. This is slapstick humor at it's very, very best.
Rated 15 May 2008
magbMagb
Rated 08 Feb 2009
80
61st
I'm pretty late to the party for this one. A very funny movie, to be sure. In some ways it's dated; in other ways its profound and lasting influence gives it a contemporary air and appeal even almost 30 years after its release. There aren't too many comedies that genuinely make me laugh when I'm watching them by myself, but this one actually did. Not just a few times either -- in many different scenes. The autopilot gags were particularly good.
Rated 08 Feb 2009
fuzzleshnopsfuzzleshnops
Rated 03 Aug 2020
50
24th
First seeing this in 2020. Good god as a female this was SUPER uncomfortable to watch. There was one scene where there was a line of people queue'd up to slap a woman on board and another scene where an "automatic pilot" was groping a flight attendant. There was also a random shot of a random woman's boobs.... what? This is not funny.
Rated 03 Aug 2020
woozybWoozyB
Rated 11 Jun 2007
60
14th
Somehow people seem to think of this as a classic, when it's really just pretty dumb.
Rated 11 Jun 2007
joelwatchesmoviesjoelwatchesmovies
Rated 09 Sep 2017
9
92nd
A comedy film in the truest sense of the term: Literally not a scene goes by without a joke or two or three, and I wish I could mention them all: The one-off ones are certainly hilarious (see Kramer talking to no one), as are the random background visual gags (see doing the laundry at the control tower), but it's the repeated ones that really take the cake (see Striker's unfortunate seatmates), especially the ones that don't even start out funny ("Looks like I picked the wrong week...").
Rated 09 Sep 2017
brandonsbrandons
Rated 10 Jul 2012
91
92nd
Though unabashedly juvenile and silly, Airplane! is nevertheless an uproarious spoof comedy full of quotable lines and slapstick gags that endure to this day.
Rated 10 Jul 2012
peaceanarchyPeaceAnarchy
Rated 12 Dec 2006
71
29th
I tried to find it hilarious, but it just wasn't. It was funny and I enjoyed it well enough, but it feels really clumsy at times. Maybe I need to see more of the movies it parodies.
Rated 12 Dec 2006
macswellMacSwell
Rated 06 Feb 2014
100
99th
Airplane! thoroughly deserves its reputation as one the finest comedies ever made, with an excellent and relentless mix of smart wordplay, satire, reference humour and old-school slapstick, ensuring one belly-aching laugh after the next. The two leads are good, but it's the supporting cast, notably Lloyd Bridges, Leslie Nielsen and Peter Graves, who really steal the show. With the jokes having endured remarkably over time, a testament to the strength of the writing, this is a true comedy gem.
Rated 06 Feb 2014
manymoonsmanymoons
Rated 26 Jul 2011
80
73rd
Hilarious, and not at all "dated".
Rated 26 Jul 2011
auritechauritech
Rated 11 Jan 2007
83
81st
An undeniable comedy classic that basically defined the visual pun based film parody and probably changed the course of film comedy, for better or for worse. It's still fun to watch even years later.
Rated 11 Jan 2007
thedicemanTheDiceman
Rated 12 Feb 2007
35
13th
Poor.
Rated 12 Feb 2007
johnnyzombieJohnnyZombie
Rated 25 Feb 2007
82
45th
Good gags, but the movie felt a little dated.
Rated 25 Feb 2007
robrob
Rated 27 Feb 2007
15
83rd
Joke after joke after joke after joke, each of them surprisingly well-crafted. The whole thing is hilarious: in terms of sheer quantity of laughs, I don't think there's anything better.
Rated 27 Feb 2007
nilkynarfynilkynarfy
Rated 20 Mar 2007
50
34th
The older I get, the more I dislike it. There's a little more craft than the movie movies, but it's still just a collection of wacky puns, groaners and sight gags. If it wasn't for Leslie Nielsen, it would be a total bust.
Rated 20 Mar 2007
pickpocketPickpocket
Rated 21 Nov 2009
5
44th
Not bad, but definitely not in the top 10 funniest movies ever. About 3 genuinely laugh out loud moments in the film, and a few more moments that will just make you smile. Dated and probably a fluke considering what Zucker later went on to do.
Rated 21 Nov 2009
thereeldealthereeldeal
Rated 14 Mar 2014
65
37th
Airplane!'s renown lies in its unwavering assault of joke-a-second puns and absurdities, bringing slapstick and screwball comedies of the era it parodies to their (il)logical conclusions. However, it's still the extremity of a frequently trite form of comedy. Airplane! never builds on itself like character-driven comedies and their possible other intricacies. It's an assault of stones that eventually you give into and accept the chuckles, but it's not humor that draws from the soul.
Rated 14 Mar 2014
thegreyfoxthegreyfox
Rated 31 Aug 2017
90
93rd
Does a film have to "last" 37 years in order for it to be a classic? Of course not ... wonderful daft humour, and great to be reminded of comedy that didnt mind "offending" people because no one took "offense". So many quotes ....
Rated 31 Aug 2017
actionbergActionberg
Rated 29 May 2007
90
92nd
The perfect American comedy.
Rated 29 May 2007
wcnitzwcnitz
Rated 08 Jul 2007
92
98th
This is the best and the only truly great parody film. It has no peer.
Rated 08 Jul 2007
ohyesOhYes
Rated 27 Jun 2010
54
26th
Not as great as pop culture wants me to think it is.
Rated 27 Jun 2010
nobletNoblet
Rated 13 Sep 2011
77
62nd
Hilarious-and besides some disco gags, holds up very well.
Rated 13 Sep 2011
tripleshTripleSH
Rated 14 Aug 2007
91
93rd
Ah, pretty much any movie with the name Zucker attached to it is guaranteed to be a comedy classic. This movie has spawned so many jokes people still throw into conversations today.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
doyler29doyler29
Rated 27 Jun 2023
100
96th
It's perilous to go out and a limb and call something "the funniest movie ever made", but this is the funniest movie ever made. A lot of that ... for me ... is probably that I saw it in the theater in 1980 when I was 12 and it utterly shattered my brain. It really hasn't aged a day for me.
Rated 27 Jun 2023
parmandurParmandur
Rated 14 Aug 2007
91
96th
One of the funniest films ever.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
rampersandRAmpersaND
Rated 10 Dec 2009
25
9th
Ninety minutes of silly puns and stupid pratfalls might've been funny in 1980, but this "comedy" is simply groanworthy today.
Rated 10 Dec 2009
sweekodenSweekoden
Rated 29 Oct 2016
72
66th
Tons of funny lines and gags here. A couple of 'wow that probably shouldn't be shown on TV anymore' type jokes (suicide gags and especially the stuff said to the kid in the cockpit), but impressively relentless in churning out comedy.
Rated 29 Oct 2016
myfajahas400myfajahas400
Rated 18 Aug 2010
90
72nd
One of the funniest movies ever!
Rated 18 Aug 2010
kctgreatkctgreat
Rated 25 Jun 2010
95
96th
HILARIOUS!!!!!!! the 1st of its kind for me. "assume crash positions everyone!"
Rated 25 Jun 2010
wicheWiche
Rated 11 Aug 2009
27
8th
O God, no. One of the top 10 funniest movies ever? Not a chance! Really dumb jokes. Ok, I smiled and laughed occasionallyn but way to little for a comedy. Just not my cup of tea, I'm afraid.
Rated 11 Aug 2009
shaoShao
Rated 29 Aug 2007
53
12th
Dumb.
Rated 29 Aug 2007
dunder74Dunder74
Rated 25 Jul 2010
9
96th
Probably the funniest film ever.
Rated 25 Jul 2010
mixmaxtermixmaxter
Rated 25 Oct 2022
90
89th
really dense with bits and puns, some laugh out loud funny. it got a bit tiring by the end and the racism was disappointing
Rated 25 Oct 2022
adoubleadouble
Rated 14 Sep 2012
95
96th
Comedic perfection. So many jokes that you could watch it 20 times and still catch something new every time.
Rated 14 Sep 2012
jarmannJarmann
Rated 08 Nov 2007
86
87th
The first and by far the best in the series.
Rated 08 Nov 2007
kramyessevKramYessev
Rated 07 Dec 2011
88
98th
Along with "Holy Grail", "Airplane!" is undisputedly the greatest comedy of all time.
Rated 07 Dec 2011
cosmicmonkeyCosmicMonkey
Rated 06 Apr 2009
93
97th
Loses points for some mildly racist humour.
Rated 06 Apr 2009
miss_jesusmiss jesus
Rated 17 Apr 2008
99
99th
Wall-to-wall hilarious jokes--and not even any mean-spirited jokes. Endlessly quotable. Most people my age (born in the 70's) have never even seen any of the movies this parodies--and it doesn't matter, because it fulfills the prerequisites for a story with dramatic arc and all that on its own, something most parody films seem to have forgotten how to do nowadays.
Rated 17 Apr 2008
dorkovskyDorkovsky
Rated 17 Apr 2008
4
31st
It got a few chuckles out of me, but having not seen this as a 14 year old, I just thought a lot of the jokes were retarded.
Rated 17 Apr 2008
mattorama12mattorama12
Rated 08 Mar 2012
100
99th
Maybe it's because I saw it for the first time when I was 8. Maybe it's because there are bare breasts in a PG-rated movie. Either way, for my money, the funniest movie of all time.
Rated 08 Mar 2012
vesupriavesupria
Rated 11 Apr 2010
7
78th
Really amusing spoof flick, with interesting characters (comedic value wise) and some fairly good satire in places. But mostly watch it because it's damn hilarious! I'm also impressed by the fact that there is always a joke, and some of them require you to pay a lot of close attention!
Rated 11 Apr 2010
pepsi_manPepsi-Man
Rated 21 Jul 2009
3
74th
Succeeds where most other parody movies fail because it throws actual jokes at you, not just references. One of, if not the, best spoofs ever made. Watch this numerous times.
Rated 21 Jul 2009
billkerwinbillkerwin
Rated 24 Dec 2009
90
83rd
Very funny! I never get tired of watching it.
Rated 24 Dec 2009
brellbrell
Rated 20 Jun 2022
37
66th
my brain heard the racist jokes and winced but my heart was attracted to that other donor heart leaping around on that dude's desk while jars of mayo lined the walls
Rated 20 Jun 2022
bratingsbratings
Rated 28 Sep 2016
93
90th
Airplane! is an over-the-top comedy that refuses to be taken seriously, combining satire and melodrama to form one of the finest, and most influential, parody films of all time.
Rated 28 Sep 2016
recklessmessrecklessmess
Rated 07 Sep 2010
80
72nd
I don't think airplanes work like that.
Rated 07 Sep 2010
stlouisphilestlouisphile
Rated 05 Dec 2006
79
38th
Slapstick comedy with no snakes on a plane. Wonderfully inane.
Rated 05 Dec 2006
pappy87Pappy87
Rated 14 Jun 2009
99
99th
Cant get a comedy much better than this even after 29 years.
Rated 14 Jun 2009
jetpacjetpac
Rated 19 Feb 2007
91
80th
Funniest corny jokes I've ever seen
Rated 19 Feb 2007
hojohojo
Rated 20 Feb 2007
85
71st
We have clearance, Clarence. Roger, Roger. What your vector, Victor?
Rated 20 Feb 2007
dziekieldziekiel
Rated 27 Jan 2009
94
95th
established a whole genre. often imitated, never equaled.
Rated 27 Jan 2009
monstergearMonsterGear
Rated 30 Apr 2007
82
71st
Oh, hell yes. This movie is awesome, and so quotable.
Rated 30 Apr 2007
bobmatnycbobmatnyc
Rated 16 May 2007
84
56th
The original
Rated 16 May 2007
scottmikescottmike
Rated 03 Jul 2010
100
89th
One of the best slap sticks ever made. Has stood the test of time, many jokes from the film are still used today.
Rated 03 Jul 2010
jetjaguarjetjaguar
Rated 30 Jun 2007
100
98th
No character development, no drama, no plot, no point. Just jokes and jokes and jokes. It's perfect.
Rated 30 Jun 2007
eric_janeric-jan
Rated 02 Sep 2013
70
54th
Pretty funny, proving its a great comedy by making joke after joke without too many pauzes (some jokes were just amazing, i.e. the balloon blowup doll, punching that irritating woman, the pedo captain), but its a little too much joking for my taste... and they hold on to some jokes a little long.. One of Leslie Nielsen's best imo!
Rated 02 Sep 2013
randytravisrandytravis
Rated 04 May 2011
86
44th
Classic '80s comedy. Love it.
Rated 04 May 2011
ceekay19Ceekay19
Rated 06 May 2019
50
10th
Rumack: "I am serious... and don't call me Shirley."
Rated 06 May 2019
forehead1forehead1
Rated 26 Dec 2009
70
88th
An absolute classic, although time, repeated viewings and superior future efforts (including the first two Naked Guns) mean I don’t rate it quite as highly as I used to. Contains some of the best gags ever committed to celluloid, but you realise now they could have come even thicker and faster – some hit, some miss, not to mention the eye-rolling poor contributions from Johnnie. Best to catch when you’re in the right mood (drunk, late at night, with mates).
Rated 26 Dec 2009
thedenizenTheDenizen
Rated 14 Aug 2007
80
84th
Classic spoof movie absolutely packed with some of the funniest sight gags ever, plus a ton of ludicrous puns and word humor. Good times.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
rihreyrihrey
Rated 24 Jul 2024
51
58th
It has a ton of moments of brilliance and also many instances of outright racism and sexism, I guess that's a nearly 5 decades old comedy for you.
Rated 24 Jul 2024
amazedemonamazedemon
Rated 18 Aug 2014
68
79th
On initial viewing (many years ago), I gave Airplane! 63/100. It's puerile, crude and felt outdated in the early 2000's. However, upon recently (04/2021) revisiting it, I found a new appreciation for the film. Visually it's still relentless beige and the stilted line delivery is a little irritating at times, but the "risky" humour works better as society moves towards taking more offense. 90 minutes of uninterrupted slapstick, puns and silliness; most of which lands.
Rated 18 Aug 2014
sveneriksvenerik
Rated 22 Oct 2009
75
54th
Much funnier than I remember.
Rated 22 Oct 2009
walkearthwalkearth
Rated 29 Oct 2016
75
88th
3. I dare anybody to tell me of a better comedy. Spectacularly hilarious. Masterful use of recurring jokes, laugh-out-loud and like a crescendo of ever increasing humour.
Rated 29 Oct 2016
moribunnyMoribunny
Rated 14 Aug 2007
73
79th
Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker defined 1980s comedy with their zany deluge of puns, visual gags and plain ol' slapstick. While I probably liked "Top Secret" better, "Airplane!" is an undeniable classic.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
matija_dMatija D
Rated 21 Apr 2013
90
94th
It will never get old. Surely one of the funniest movies I have ever seen.
Rated 21 Apr 2013
sammetalSamMetal
Rated 02 Jun 2023
86
73rd
One of the few comedies that is actually funny
Rated 02 Jun 2023
rymRYM
Rated 29 Mar 2015
73
80th
3.63/5
Rated 29 Mar 2015
cotote2018Cotote2018
Rated 16 May 2012
56
12th
Outdated.
Rated 16 May 2012
elsaponelsapon
Rated 07 Sep 2007
92
85th
Brutally stupid, history in the making.
Rated 07 Sep 2007
omniavanitasOmniaVanitas
Rated 20 May 2023
9
91st
This movie is so stupid in the most glorious way.
Rated 20 May 2023
actlikealadyactlikealady
Rated 21 Nov 2012
90
91st
classic
Rated 21 Nov 2012
glmglm
Rated 07 Jan 2011
90
92nd
90.250
Rated 07 Jan 2011
shalevshalev
Rated 01 Feb 2021
78
39th
Very silly, and takes a while to take off, the few classic gags throughout don't really redeem it.
Rated 01 Feb 2021
tallnnerdyTallnNerdy
Rated 21 Apr 2022
90
92nd
"Cream? No thank you, I take it black. Like my men."
Rated 21 Apr 2022
granolaheadgranolahead
Rated 19 Oct 2007
99
87th
Roger, Roger. This comedy flies higher than Kareem's afro and never crashes.
Rated 19 Oct 2007
barnowlBarnowl
Rated 19 Jul 2020
98
87th
Classic Comedy
Rated 19 Jul 2020
elysciaElyscia
Rated 10 Nov 2008
85
53rd
priceless lampoon!
Rated 10 Nov 2008
guru_snaishGuru Snaish
Rated 20 Nov 2007
85
21st
Pure brilliance!
Rated 20 Nov 2007
babamotsbabamots
Rated 24 Jan 2016
60
41st
I had high hopes for this, but most of the gags just weren't funny to me. Maybe I'm a snob.
Rated 24 Jan 2016
kingcautiKingCauti
Rated 28 Sep 2011
75
68th
Slow at times but one of the funniest movies ever.
Rated 28 Sep 2011
larmorlarmor
Rated 03 May 2018
30
16th
There are a few good jokes, but most of it is dated and borderline cringe-y.
Rated 03 May 2018
myfavchordsmyfavchords
Rated 19 Dec 2011
77
64th
There are a lot of laughs in the movie. There are so many jokes that it doesn't matter that not all of them work. A lot of the cast play their roles straight which adds to the humour. There are some great lines and you are almost never sure what they are going to do next.
Rated 19 Dec 2011
bleachdBleachD
Rated 16 Jul 2012
93
87th
Consistently funny film that has tons of jokes every minute. You'll catch jokes you missed the first time on subsequent views. One of the greatest comedies of all time.
Rated 16 Jul 2012
zaezae
Rated 03 Oct 2017
55
19th
Dated.
Rated 03 Oct 2017
nukedeathnukedeath
Rated 16 Apr 2010
85
77th
Makes you laugh so hard you cry, and the age of the movie just makes it better.
Rated 16 Apr 2010
caocaocaocao
Rated 09 Jul 2008
70
55th
The sheer quantity of jokes mean that some are going to hit. It's somehow refreshing to watch a comedy like this now.
Rated 09 Jul 2008
jessjess125Jessjess125
Rated 22 Aug 2022
90
78th
Funny haha
Rated 22 Aug 2022
obidyObidy
Rated 13 Sep 2010
8
47th
It's definitely aged a bit in no small part because of the hundreds of rip-offs, but Airplane! is still a damn hilarious movie. There's a gag at least every five seconds, and while not all of them work, most are amusing and a few are goddamn hilarious. My personal favorite involves a little chat about coffee that had me laughing like an idiot. As a whole, though, there must be some you'll like in Airplane! Otherwise, you're probably dead inside.
Rated 13 Sep 2010
teeceeteecee
Rated 16 Sep 2008
55
83rd
Original, den første "crazy" film, som siden er blevet en genre..
Rated 16 Sep 2008

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