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Summary: Hilarious. Just hilarious!
Review: In my opinion, the best comedy that has been yet made. Airplane is a spoof of a disaster flick, and the main character is a man who was a pilot who is afraid to get into a plane. When he gets on the plane, it is found out that the fish has been poisoned, and all of the pilots ate fish.The main role is played by Robert Hays, who has a great performance as the World War 2 pilot, Ted Striker. When all of the pilots die from food poisoning, he is looked to to take over as the pilot of the plane. Ever since some nasty experiences in World War 2, Ted has been horrified of planes. When he was in that war, his mistake led to seven pilots' deaths. But, his girlfriend, Elaine Dickenson, is on that plane, and he would really like to be with her once again. "I can't tell you that. Classified." The stewardess on the plane, Elaine Dickenson, is portrayed by Julie Hagerty. She is a young woman who knew Ted and who had just broke up with him before he followed her onto the flight. "A hospital? What is it?" Leslie Nielsen acts out Dr. Rumack. This movie was actually the start of Nielsen's comedy career, and his performance is simply outstanding. He is a medicinal doctor, and he says that the passengers must be taken to a hospital. Unfortunately, this is almost impossible when nobody is flying the plane. "I just want to wish you good luck. We're all counting on you." The funniest role, Johnny, is performed by Stephen Stucker. He works at the airplane station, and he has the most memorable lines by far. If you don't laugh at him anytime in the whole movie, you don't have a sence of humor. "The tower? Rapunzel! Rapunzel!", "It looks like a big Tylenol!" There is a cameo in this movie, and it is the pilot "Roger Murdock," played by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Some kid comes up to the cockpit and keeps telling him that he has to play better, because his dad says so. "TO HELL I DON'T!" My last honorary mention is a tie between Norman Alexander Gibbs and Al White. They play the Jive dudes, and all they can speak is Jive. The subtitles speak for them, but you should look somewhere online to find what they are actually saying, either that or put closed caption on while they're speaking. They are very hard to understand, but that's what the part is, and they're perfect at it. "See a broad, to get that booty yak 'em, Leg 'er down 'n smack 'em yak 'em!" This movie is rated PG for crude humor, language, sexual content, and nudity. I would recommend this for ages 13 and up. This was a great movie.
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Summary: The first parody DVD I've seen and the first DVD I bought.
Review: I know the title probably doesn't say much about the movie, but I just wanted to say that. Now, on with the review! Airplane is what I've said in the title of this here review, but it is more than this. This is also the first comedy DVD I've seen. My favorite character had to be the pilot, played by Peter Graves, I do believe. He gave some of the best lines of the movie, especially when the little boy who comes into the cockpit, and the pilot says, "Have you ever been in a cockpit before?", and the little boy says, "I've never been in a cockpit before", and the pilot says, "Have you ever seen a grown man naked"? Hilarious! I believe this was the first movie that the Zuckers and that other guy had ever worked on, with this kind of comedy, and whatnot, and I do believe the other ones such as Naked Gun, Hot Shots, and the other ones came later, so you prob don't know what to expect. If you have seen the others one, then you know what to expect. The final verdict: Buy. You won't be dissapointed. P.S. I know this review probably wasn't very helpful, but there are tons of other reviews every place else, so why waste my time and your time by rehashing what has been said in other reviews.
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Summary: Stop calling me Shirley
Review: If you have a silly, immature sense of humor, this is "surely" one of the funniest movies of all time. How Leslie Nielson didn't win an Academy award for this performance, I have no idea. It upset me so much, I developed a Striker-like drinking problem. Even if you don't speak jive, this movie is still for you.
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Summary: It's dull
Review: A guy with poor hearing answers "Don't call me Shirley" when somebody says "Surely" to him. This is the main joke in this movie. If you think this is hysterically funny, go ahead, buy it. You'll have a lot of fun, the whole movie is full of this stuff. Otherwise, pass on it, it's dull.
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Summary: AWESOME!!!!
Review: This is a GREAT movie. You can see it a million times and still love it!! I have seen it at least a good hundred and have noticed something new each time!! If you haven't seen it WATCH!! If you don't own it BUY it!! You'll defently get your money's worth from it!! There may be a day when I'll have to but a new copy.... Finally it always keeps you guessing.
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Summary: BEST MOVIE OF ALL TIME
Review: a great movie if you are a fan of the Naked Gun series or Dumb and Dumber. A real classic. Almost as funny as the Vacation series. I havent had a chance to see Airplane! 2 but I hope it will be good. A very very very very funny movie.
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Summary: The "Answer" to the "Disaster Movie Mania" of the 70s
Review: I'm sure there are many more (and much better) Airplane quotes than "...don't call me Shirley". How about the nun telling everyone near her who had "snapped" to "snap out of it" with a swift slap? Or the ever-wholesome "June Cleaver" volunteering to "interpret" for someone who only speaks "jive"? Or a severely asthmatic child (that little girl from the "Loveboat" crew) going into spasms because her medical needs are ignored in the confusion. -- All of these and more great gags make this film a delight to watch from the moment passengers are told to put on their seat belts for take-off. "Airplane", designed as a spoof of the "Airport" dramas of the 70s, is a welcome breath of fresh air (or laughing gas?). The 70s were the era of disaster films. Ushered in by Airport, the trend continued with The Posseidon Adventure, Towering Inferno, Earthquake, and more Airport installments inbetween breaks. It was time to forget the horrors and bring audiences back for some good laughs. "Airplane" definitely delivered! Not only did we get a teriffic spoof of disaster films, but eventually more spoofs of the "serious" films came in the form of "The Naked Gun Trilogy", and anything Bill Murray, Rodney Dangerfield, et al could dish together. Gimme a barrel-o-laughs over a plate-ful of problems anyday!*****
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Summary: In all seriousness, it's funny
Review: One of the funniest movies ever? Of course. I've never seen it look so good. Since I'm use to crummy TV versions that didn't include the jive talkers' subtitles, I was far from disappointed with this DVD. The 5.1 is excellent for the film's age and the commentary is interesting; although the film makers do spend most of the time laughing at their own jokes (fair enough).They also make mention of some deleted scenes, SO WHERE ARE THEY ON THIS DVD!!! ..., this is still a must for the collection. I wonder if that guy's still in the cab; I guess we'll never know.
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Summary: I AM serious, and don't call me Shirley!
Review: The greatest movie spoof and funniest film of all time is on DVD! Directed by the Zucker Brothers, AIRPLANE is the king of all spoofs, putting lame attempts like SCARY MOVIE to shame. The relentless number of gags is the key here, with so many jokes it takes several viewings to catch them all. My favourite gags are the Saturday Night Fever disco mock, the mayhem jokes on the plane (crash postions etc), Stephen Stucker as Johnny ("The tower! Rapunzel!) and the very patient cab driver! And of course, one of the best lines, "Surely you can't be serious!" "I AM serious, and don't call me Shirley!" and "Joey, do you like movies about Gladiators?" Classic! The jokes come fast and frequently, providing enough weird humour to satisfy fans of this genre. Great fun. The DVD extras consist of a terrific Commenatary from the directors and a trailer. More extra stuff would be nice, but the commentary alone is worth it.
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Summary: The funniest movie ever!!
Review: In my opinion, this movie defines comedy! I have watched it over and over again and it never seems to get boring. This story follows a retired air force pilot named Ted Striker, who goes aboard a plane to patch things up with his love Elaine, a hostess on board. The crew members fall ill and it's up to Ted to land the plane! This movie has some hilarious scenes, including a club scene parody of the 70's hit movie "Saturday Night Fever". I loved this movie!!
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