Airplane!
1980, PG, 86 min. Directed by Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker. Starring Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Robert Stack, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Leslie Nielsen.
REVIEWED By Marjorie Baumgarten, Sun., Dec. 22, 2002
The spoof that launched a thousand parodies – this is the one that's 100% funny.
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KEYWORDS FOR THIS FILM
Airplane!, Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker, Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Robert Stack, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Leslie Nielsen
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