Airplane! (DVD)

Up until the time the movie "Airplane" was released in 1980 comedy director Mel Brooks had been the undisputed king of zany and off beat comedy in the cinema, with such marvellous spoof movies like "Blazing Saddles" (1974) and "Young Frankenstein" (1974). It's widely rumoured that when he first viewed this superb spoof from the comedy team of Jerry and David Zucker and Jon Abraham he realised his days as the king of comedy were well and truly numbered, and although he did go on to direct another couple of passable comedies (Spaceballs (1987) and Robin Hood - Men In Tights (1993)) its fair to say they weren't nearly as good as his earlier ...

(Film only review) Introduction --------------- Disaster strikes a flight as the crew and some of the passengers are struck with food poisoning. Can failed pilot Ted Striker land the plane? Or will the audience laugh themselves to death first? The Cast ----------- The cast of Airplane is a strange one. To some degree, the cast is unimportant, because it’s the humour that counts. On the other hand, the casting is critical, as the key to much of the humour lies in the deadpan delivery of the actors. Thankfully, the cast is excellent, delivering their lines as though they are in a serious drama. They approach the film with real zest ...

In 1980, Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry Zucker unleashed the comedy classic ‘Airplane!’ to international acclaim, a film that combines high-tension danger, struggling romance and a lot of silly jokes to create one of the most influential films of the early eighties. It’s a funny film. PLOT Elaine Dickinson (Julie Hagerty) is a stewardess on a flight that her lover Ted Striker (Robert Hays) boards in an attempt to win her back following his mental health problems and failure to completely get over his war experiences. Unfortunately it becomes apparent that the fish course served to many of the crew, including Captain Oveur (Peter ...