#Airplane 1980 movie#

Leslie Nielsen portrays the plane's doctor, launching a new phase of the actor's career that carried him through the next two decades in several similarly comedic roles.

#Airplane 1980 movie#

Along the way, we meet a clutch of stock disaster movie passengers like the guitar-strumming nun, a sick little girl, a frightened old lady, and two African-American travelers whose 'jive' has to be subtitled. Food poisoning decimates the passengers and crew, leaving it up to Striker to land the plane, with the help of a glue-sniffing air traffic controller ( Lloyd Bridges) and Striker's vengeful former captain ( Robert Stack), who must both talk him down. Airplane (1980) Columbus Association for the Performing Arts June 23 24 Airplane (1980) CAPA Summer Movie Series Event Info 10 Packs of tickets are valid for any Summer Movie Series film in any combination, and are on sale NOW through July 24 Click here to purchase a 10 Pack. Back in the go-go 1980s, the airline business was like catnip to any self-respecting (or self-aggrandizing) entrepreneur.

Airplane! pulls out all the clichés as alcoholic pilot Ted Striker ( Robert Hays), who's developed a fear of flying due to wartime trauma, boards a jumbo jet in an attempt to woo back his stewardess girlfriend ( Julie Hagerty). Airplane (film, 1980) - Conservapedia Robert Hays (Ted Striker) Julie Hagerty (Elaine) Lloyd Bridges (McCroskey) Peter Graves (Captain Oveur) Robert Stack (Rex Kramer) Leslie Nielsen (Dr. This spoof of the Airport series of disaster movies relies on ridiculous sight gags, groan-inducing dialogue, and deadpan acting - a comedy style that would be imitated for the next 20 years.