Airplane!

Airplane!
Airplane!
Directed by	Jim Abrahams ; David Zucker ; Jerry Zucker ;
Screenplay by	Jim Abrahams ; David Zucker ; Jerry Zucker ;
Based on	uncredited: Flight into Danger ; by Arthur Hailey ; Zero Hour! ; by Arthur Hailey ; Hall Bartlett ; John Champion ;
Produced by	Jon Davison
Starring	Robert Hays ; Julie Hagerty ;
Cinematography	Joseph Biroc
Edited by	Patrick Kennedy
Music by	Elmer Bernstein
Production ; companies	Paramount Pictures ; Howard W. Koch Productions
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release dates	June 27, 1980 (Toronto and Buffalo) ; July 2, 1980 (Wide) ;
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$3.5 million
Box office	$171 million

Airplane! is an American parody comedy movie made in 1980. It was written and directed by David Zucker , Jerry Zucker , and Jim Abrahams . It is a parody of the 1970 movie Airport as well as the 1957 movie Zero Hour! . It is was picked as the 6th most funny movie in Bravo 's '100 Funniest Movies'. ^[3] In 2007, people in the United Kingdom voted Airplane! was the second greatest comedy ever made. ^[4] In 2010, Airplane! was added by the Library of Congress to the United States National Film Registry since it was important to the American culture and movie history. ^[5]

References [ change | change source ]

↑ "Airplane!" . British Board of Film Classification . Archived from the original on March 16, 2021 . Retrieved February 14, 2015 .
↑ "Airplane! (1980) - Financial Information" . The Numbers . Archived from the original on June 20, 2014 . Retrieved August 15, 2010 .
↑ "Bravo's 100 Funniest Movies of All Time" . Bravo. December 31, 2013. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016 . Retrieved April 28, 2020 .
↑ "Life of Brian named best comedy" . BBC News . Archived from the original on December 10, 2013 . Retrieved January 18, 2014 .
↑ "Hollywood Blockbusters, Independent Films and Shorts Selected for 2010 National Film Registry" . Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA . Archived from the original on February 28, 2017 . Retrieved 2020-05-18 .

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[1] "Airplane!" . British Board of Film Classification . Archived from the original on March 16, 2021 . Retrieved February 14, 2015 .

[Numbers-2] "Airplane! (1980) - Financial Information" . The Numbers . Archived from the original on June 20, 2014 . Retrieved August 15, 2010 .

[3] "Bravo's 100 Funniest Movies of All Time" . Bravo. December 31, 2013. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016 . Retrieved April 28, 2020 .

[4] "Life of Brian named best comedy" . BBC News . Archived from the original on December 10, 2013 . Retrieved January 18, 2014 .

[5] "Hollywood Blockbusters, Independent Films and Shorts Selected for 2010 National Film Registry" . Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA . Archived from the original on February 28, 2017 . Retrieved 2020-05-18 .

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