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Airplane!

Comedy

Directed by Jerry Zucker, David Zucker, Jim Abrahams

An ex-fighter pilot is forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning. From TMDB

176 reactions from 4 sources (Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon, TMDB reviews) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works

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Airplane! is a 1980 comedy film, directed by Jerry Zucker and David Zucker, starring Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty and Leslie Nielsen.

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  • Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.comBluesky · Aug 24, 2025

    Showed the 7yo and 11yo Monty Python and the Holy Grail last night and all morning they’ve been saying Ni loudly and proudly. The 11yo now wants to watch Spinal Tap and Airplane. The next couple of family movie nights are gonna be fun.

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  • John Scalzi @scalzi.comBluesky · Nov 26, 2024

    Airplane! is the classic but I will always have a place in my heart for Top Secret!. RIP. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

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  • Chris Howl (Chris Highwell) @chrishighwellactor.bsky.socialBluesky · May 5, 2026

    Watching Airport (1970 Burt Lancaster film), and I'm quoting Airplane almost immediately.

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  • Rhys Darby @rhysiedarby.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 18, 2025

    About to hit the stage for the Airplane movie script reading with original cast and extra funny persons. What an honour!

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  • 👍Maximum Derek👍 @[email protected]Lemmy · Nov 26, 2024

    Jim Abrahams, Writer-Director of 'Airplane!,' 'Naked Gun' and Other Zucker Brothers Comedies, Dies at 80. I can't say it better than [(TV's) Frank Conniff](https://bsky.app/profile/frankconniff.bsky.social/post/3lbun63ewws2s): > Kentucky Fried Movie, Airplane!, Police Squad, Top Secret, etc... I mean, come on! All of these projects and more gave us not just laughs, but huge belly laughs. Jim Abrahams was an inspiration to me and I will be forever grateful for all the great comedy he gave us.…

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  • Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 16, 2024

    Cinema Sin #322: in the film Airplane! the co-pilot is actually famous basketball player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (a fact confirmed in a line of dialogue) who would not be properly trained to fly aircraft

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  • William Buchanan @williambuchanan93.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 25, 2025

    Now watching Airplane! (1980)

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  • film-authority.com @film-authority.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 16, 2026

    A controversial hot take on a 1982 movie; it's not got the same talent behind or in front of the camera, but Airplane II: The Sequel deserves praise. Lloyd Bridges and William Shatner slay in this parody; surely there's some other fans of this out there? 4 out of 5 film-authority.com/2026/08/16/a...

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  • All The Right Movies @alltherightmovies.comBluesky · Jul 2, 2025

    AIRPLANE! was released 45 years ago today. Still one of the most beloved comedies ever made, and the film that turned Leslie Nielsen to comedy, the story of how it came to the screen surely can’t be serious… 1/31

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  • UKFilmNerd @[email protected]Lemmy · Nov 26, 2024

    "Naked Gun" & "Airplane" Director Abrahams Dies. > Writer-director Jim Abrahams, who co-wrote and co-directed some of the most iconic comedy films of the 1980s including “The Naked Gun” and “Airplane!” (aka. “Flying High”), has died. He was 80. Abrahams died of natural causes at his home in Santa Monica according to his son Joseph in a statement issued to THR. Together with […]

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  • Lady Emily ☄️ @ladyemily.nebula.tvBluesky · Aug 3, 2025

    As someone who once skipped gym class for a week to watch Airplane with my history teacher, and one of the five people who saw An American Carol in theaters, I can confirm that this film had all the energy that made the Good Zucker movies good and none what made the bad ones bad.

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  • Mike Masnick @masnick.comBluesky · Nov 15, 2025

    It is my long held belief that Top Secret! is the better ZAZ movie than Airplane! even as so many people I know disagree.

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  • Magnum, T.I.(M.) @hydrationchimp.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 7, 2026

    Scary Movie 6 will CANCEL cancel culture, with such epic jokes as “MY PRONOUNS ARE” and “WHATS THE DEAL WITH AIRPLANE PEANUTS”

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  • Casket Based @cineblah.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 13, 2024

    It's a bit of an obvious pick I guess but I think probably my favourite comedy film ever is Airplane. Cracks me up, what can I say.

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  • Hoarse Whisperer @therealhoarse.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 9, 2023

    Charlie Kirk looks like Otto from Airplane, The Movie.

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  • josh (oldfriend99) @oldfriend99.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 22, 2026

    Rewatched Airplane. Any suspense is largely toothless... the movie does best when leaning into comedy

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  • Tom Fawkes @tomfawkes.comBluesky · Jan 22, 2025

    Dude. The movie Airplane is just free on YouTube.

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  • exu @[email protected]Lemmy · Aug 31, 2026

    Clip is from Airplane!, great comedy movie

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  • Horror & Coffee @foundfootagefan.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 7, 2026

    Alternative movie poster of the day 🎥😍 Airplane! (1980) By Nick Charge

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  • Scott Johnson @scottjohnson.zipBluesky · Nov 27, 2024

    Rest in peace, Jim Abrahams. The 'Airplane' movie was massively important in my young life.

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  • Spiff @spiff.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 12, 2025

    Got to cross off a big dream of mine and finally see the perfect film that is “Airplane” in theaters.

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  • Horror & Coffee @foundfootagefan.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 4, 2026

    Alternative movie poster of the day 🎥😍 Airplane! (1980) By Nick Charge

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  • A Poor, Lazy, Sexy Fraud. @buckygoodhair.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 29, 2025

    Best scene in the original Airplane! movie.

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  • Melatonin @[email protected]Lemmy · Jun 11, 2025

    "Airplane!" is the unofficial movie of Air Traffic Control. "Waiting..." is the unofficial movie of waiters. What should be Lemmy's unofficial movie?. Based on no science whatsoever.

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  • Prof Frank McDonough @fxmc1957.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 11, 2026

    PERSON OF THE DAY. 11 February 1926. Leslie Nielsen was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. He appeared in more than 100 films including the Airplane and the Naked Gun film series, but don’t call him Shirley. 😂

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  • regular meghan 나영지 🇵🇸 @ruemcclammyhand.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 9, 2026

    NEW MOST AIRPLANE MOVIE ABOUT TO DROP,

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  • Horror & Coffee @foundfootagefan.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 10, 2025

    Alternative movie poster of the day 🎥😍 Airplane! (1980) By NickCharge

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  • ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝 @[email protected]Lemmy · Sep 9, 2024

    Paramount sets Airplane! & Top Secret! for 4K, plus Orca, Robot Dreams, Kinds of Kindness, Fear the Walking Dead & Young Sheldon: Complete Series on Blu-ray & more!. > More discs are on the way this week as well, so be sure to watch for them. > >It’s a slow morning for release news, but we do have a couple things for you. > >First, Paramount has set ZAZ: The Collection! for release on 4K Ultra HD on 11/19. That’s Zucker, Abrahams & Zucker to you! The collection will include Airplane! (1980),…

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  • RemPhase (COMMISSIONS CLOSED) 🔞 @remphase.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 22, 2026

    "Airplane with big naturals" The movie is about aeromorph

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  • Tred @tredlocity.bsky.socialBluesky · May 19, 2025

    Gonna write a film called Airplane Up and it's about rabbits being happy and unharmed.

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  • Horror & Coffee @foundfootagefan.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 8, 2026

    What is the most consistently funny movie you’ve ever seen? For me… Airplane! 🖤

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  • taber @kvetch.gayBluesky · Jun 13, 2026

    STOP! THAT! TRAIN! (2026) was perfect as a first feature film after a brain injury, very stupid, had a lot of big belly laughs, AIRPLANE! but make it drag, so many inspired appearances, I love having fun

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  • Jakey Thankey @jakeybakey.gayBluesky · Nov 3, 2026

    Elizabeth Holmes could never appreciate the humor in the movie Airplane

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  • Aries @arieskadmon.bsky.socialBluesky · May 29, 2026

    Clue is an absolute masterpiece of a film. Rewatching now for the first time in....let's say a very long time. May have to watch my other favorite classic, Airplane.

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  • Richard Paris @rwparis2.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 13, 2025

    Chuck is watching Airplane! (1980) on the local PBS station.

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  • 𝓦𝓲𝓵𝓵 🎬 @wor-will.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 3, 2026

    Airplane (1980) Cast reintroduced at the end of the movie before the credits roll They don’t do this anymore #FilmSky #MovieSky #Movies

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  • Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 1, 2026

    My worst opinion is that it is a tragedy that Airplane! was made in 1980 at the tail end of that 'this film is directed in a bizarrely ponderous late 1970s, early 1980s way'. It's still funny but one reason why Police Squad! is funnier is just that it was made in 1988.

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  • Oeming @oeming.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 24, 2025

    I never knew AIRPLANE! Is a shot by shot remake of another film- this makes it even better somehow youtu.be/FasDZeNAmlk?...

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  • Hi There @hi-there-friends.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 26, 2025

    #Airplane is such a quotable #movie!

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  • Spenge @pengespenge.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 16, 2025

    This film never fails to crack me up 🤣🤣🤣 #airplane!

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  • Doug Holland @[email protected]Lemmy · Dec 1, 2024

    Dead people. • **[Jim Abrahams](https://www.avclub.com/jim-abrahams-airplane-director-died-age-80-obituary)** moviemaker, *Airplane!*     ([archived link](https://archive.ph/zuBmL)) • **[Barbara Taylor Bradford](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/25/books/barbara-taylor-bradford-dead.html)** author, *A Woman of Substance*     ([archived link](https://archive.ph/JQYnX)) • **[Medrick Burnett…

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  • Lary Crews © @larycrews.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 3, 2026

    I love Airplane! And the humor in Top Secret is much like that film. It also pays tribute to all three of the Naked Gun movies.

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  • DeeEm @deeemceeem.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 27, 2026

    #FebruaryMovieChallenge #Filmsky #Movies 27 Disco music in a movie Airplane! (1980)

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  • Pazuzus fathers brothers nephews cousins former roommate @mark-80.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 25, 2025

    What was your favorite comedy film from the 1980s? 🤣 For me..Airplane (1980)

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  • Blaze @[email protected]Lemmy · Jun 22, 2024

    Movie Night will be at the main cytube instance at 8:00pm Eastern - We are starting with Airplane!. cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16822031 > Here: https://cytu.be/r/matrixhub > The movies for tonight are Airplane, then voting between Sean of the Dead, Kingdom of the Spiders, Blade, and The Wolf of Wall Street for the second movie.

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  • SatyrSack @[email protected]Lemmy · May 9, 2026

    Why was Angie Tribeca not more popular?. The series ran from 2016-2018, but I had never even heard of it until after it ended. It was well-written and full of absurd humor akin to _Police Squad!_, _The Naked Gun_, _Airplane!_, etc. It was created by the lead/star of _the Office_, was led/starred by another _the Office_ actor, and had countless other celebrity guest stars throughout. Any time I see the series mentioned, it is being praised. So, why was it not more popular during its initial run?…

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  • Henry Horror 🔪🩸 @henryhorror85.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 25, 2025

    What’s was your favorite comedy film from the 1980s? 🤣 For me…”Airplane” (1980)

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  • Ninja876 @[email protected]Lemmy · Sep 28, 2026

    The movie Airplane! was how I got my drinking problem... ![](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/f865b2b9-8a2f-4e5f-93de-e97106da9535.jpeg)

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  • Frankendarling @futurehasbeen.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 1, 2026

    Mrs. Cleaver speaking jive in Airplane is one of the greatest jokes in film history.

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  • itsonlyzach @itsonlyzach.bsky.socialBluesky · May 5, 2025

    The Oscars need an Academy Award for Outstanding Airplane Film.

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  • Paul Hayes @paul-hayes.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 25, 2026

    70 years ago today, the BBC showed a recording of the CBC's Flight into Danger - later remade as the film Airplane!, and one of the important steps on the way to the creation of #DoctorWho. To celebrate, here's a much longer edit of my audio documentary telling Flight into Danger's story:

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  • Spike @wired4fun82.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 14, 2026

    2026 #93: While waiting to take him to the airport for his flight home, @gomapup.bsky.social & I had time for a classic fun film he had never seen, "Airplane" from 1980. Of course, a little last minute bondage with a strait jacket kept him (and me) happy as we laughed during the movie.

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  • Julie 🎃👻🎶 @juliemch.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 25, 2025

    #AprilFilmChallenge #MovieSky 25/4. A film that always makes you laugh. Airplane (1980)

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  • Sonia 🪬 @missy-misanthrope.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 25, 2025

    #AprilFilmChallenge #MovieSky #FilmSky 25/30 - A film that always makes you laugh Airplane! (released as Flying High in Australia - 1980 Makes me laugh just thinking about it 😆

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  • Concrescere @concrescere.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 23, 2026

    let's all be real here Scary Movie 3 is the only good one and that's almost certainly because it was made by the team behind Airplane and not the Wayans Brothers

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  • perishthethought @[email protected]Lemmy · Jan 27, 2024

    Superhero Movie (2008 1080p). Superhero Movie is a 2008 American superhero parody film written and directed by Craig Mazin, produced by Robert K. Weiss and David Zucker, and starring Drake Bell, Sara Paxton, Christopher McDonald, and Leslie Nielsen. It was originally titled Superhero! as a nod to one of the Zuckers's previous films, Airplane!, in which Nielsen also starred. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superhero_Movie

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  • Lary Crews © @larycrews.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 5, 2026

    In the 80s movie Airplane a press guy asks, “Can I take a picture?” The cop says sure. So, the press guy takes a framed picture off the wall. Guess what? That joke was filmed in 1941 in a screwball musical comedy called Hellzapoppin' starring vaudeville comedians Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson.

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  • D'Argento Alexandr⭕ פיש is Phish @dargentoalexandro.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 30, 2026

    Name your fav film cameo by someone portraying themselves. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in Airplane!

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  • Citizen Platano 🇵🇷 @daniloc.xyzBluesky · Oct 16, 2026

    Airplane had Disclosure Day, so I watched that it was fine Emily Blunt did her job, she’s a legit star, she held the movie. but it’s so interesting to see the Spielbergian mechanism in full effect, yet matter so little a voice who could define a whole year, now lost in the noise

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  • Roni 🇮🇱🏳️‍🌈 @roni1133.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 25, 2026

    #LastFourWatched #LetterboxdFriday - Loved the Airplane-influenced RuPaul comedy Stop! That! Train! (watched on Netflix) - Rewatch of two early Hal Hartley short films (Surviving Desire & Co. DVD box set I managed to snag before his online store closed) - Okay lesbian short film (YouTube)

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