Airplane! (1980)
| Release Date | 02 July 1980 |
| Budget | $4,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $83,000,000 |
| Tagline | You've read the ad, now see the movie! |
| Genre | Comedy, Romance |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Culver City, California, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Absurd Comedy, Parody/Spoof, Ensemble Film |
| Mood | Just for Laughs |
| Themes | Unlikely Heroes, Nothing Goes Right, Air Disasters |
| Tones | Goofy, Madcap, Silly, Easygoing, Frantic, Merry, Satirical |
| Tags | Air Disaster, Airplane, Airport, Disco, Fear, Food Poisoning, Pilot, Post Traumatic Stress, Stewardess, Terminal Illness |
Airplane! (titled Flying High! in Australia, New Zealand and Japan) is a 1980 American satirical comedy film directed and written by David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker and released by Paramount Pictures. It stars Robert Hays and Julie Hagerty and features Leslie Nielsen, Robert Stack, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Lorna Patterson. The film is a spoof of the disaster film genre, and a close parody of the 1957 Paramount film Zero Hour!. The film is well-noted for its use of absurdist and surrealist comedy.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Lorna Patterson
Randy
Stephen Stucker
Johnny
Otto
Himself
Jim Abrahams
Religious Zealot #6
Frank Ashmore
Victor Basta
Craig Berenson
Paul Carey
Lee Bryant
Mrs. Hammen
Mae E. Campbell
Security Lady
Ted Chapman
Airport Steward
Jesse Emmett
Man from India
Norman Alexander Gibbs
First Jive Dude
Marcy Goldman
Mrs. Geline
Bob Gorman
Striped Controller
Rossie Harris
Joey
Maurice Hill
Reporter #3
Howard Honig
Jack
Howard Jarvis
Man in Taxi
Michael Laurence
Newscaster
Zachary Lewis
Religious Zealot #3
Barbara Mallory
Religious Zealot #2
Nora Meerbaum
Cocaine Lady
Mary Mercier
Shirley
Len Mooy
Reporter #1
Ann Nelson
Hanging Lady
Laura Nix
Mrs. Hurwitz
John O'Leary
Reporter #2
Bill Porter
Hospital Contortionist
Conrad E. Palmisano
Religious Zealot #4
Mallory Sandler
L.A. Ticket Agent
Michelle Stacy
Young Girl with Coffee
Robert Starr
Religious Zealot #5
Lee Terri
Mrs. Oveur
William Tregoe
Jack Kirkpatrick
Hatsuo Uda
Japanese Newscaster
Herb Voland
Air Controller Macias
John David Wilder
Second Krishna
Windy
Horse
Louise Yaffe
Mrs. Jaffe
Charlotte Zucker
Make-up Lady
Larry Blake
Upside-down Man
Susan Breslau
Ticket Agent
Sandra Lee Gimpel
Girl Scout in Bar
Leslie Hoffman
Passenger in Terminal
Paula Marie Moody
Girl Scout in Bar
Dr. Robert Nevin
Other Doctor
Director
Jim Abrahams
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Writer
Arthur Hailey
uncredited, uncredited
Hall Bartlett
uncredited
John C. Champion
uncredited
Jim Abrahams
Producer
Jim Abrahams
executive producer
Jon Davison
producer
Howard W. Koch
producer
Hunt Lowry
associate producer
Original Music
Elmer Bernstein
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Cinematographer
Joseph F. Biroc
Editor
Patrick Kennedy
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Casting Director
Joel Thurm
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Production Designer
Ward Preston
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Set Decorator
Anne D. McCulley
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Costume Designer
Rosanna Norton
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Makeup Department
Edwin Butterworth
makeup artist
Joan Phillips
hair stylist
Production Manager
Maurice Vaccarino
unit production manager
Lindsley Parsons Jr.
executive production manager: Paramount
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Daniel Attias
dga trainee
Kenneth D. Collins
second assistant director
Arne Schmidt
first assistant director
Art Department
Tom Crowl
assistant property master
Wally Graham
construction coordinator
Mike Higelmire
lead person
Joseph E. Hubbard
set designer
Steven M. Levine
property master
Sound Department
David E. Campbell
sound re-recording mixer
Bill Henderson
sound re-recording engineer
David J. Hudson
sound re-recording mixer
Dennis Jones
boom operator
Tom Overton
sound recording mixer
John T. Reitz
sound re-recording mixer
James Troutman
sound editor
Terry Chambers
sound editor
Jeremy Hoenack
sound effects editor
Donald C. Rogers
technical director of sound
Clancy T. Troutman
supervising sound editor
David A. Whittaker
assistant sound editor
Special Effects
John Frazier
special effects
Richard O. Helmer
miniature special effects
Bruce Logan
director of photography: special effects
Christopher S. Ross
special effects miniatures
Visual Effects
Robert Blalack
visual effects
Chris Casady
effects animator
Paul Gentry
director of photography: miniatures
Bill Hedge
visual effects: Magic Lantern
Peter Kuran
visual effects
Chris Walas
visual effects: special projects
David Merritt
model maker: MPI
Stunts
Sandra Lee Gimpel
stunt performer
Conrad E. Palmisano
stunt coordinator , stunt double: Robert Hays, stunt double: Lloyd Bridges
Leigh Walsh
stunt double
Janet Brady
stunts
Steven Burnett
stunts
Paula Dell
stunts
Chuck Hayward
stunt performer
Gene LeBell
stunts
Paula Marie Moody
stunt performer
Esther Palmisano
stunt performer
Nick Palmisano
stunt performer
mary peters
stunts
Diane Peterson
stunts
Dar Robinson
stunts
Russell Saunders
stunt performer
Rick Seaman
stunts
Greg Walker
stunts
Jesse Wayne
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Brink Brydon
gaffer: effects unit
Jerry D. Deats
grip: effects unit
Bill Decker
grip
Larry Gilhooly
gaffer
M. Todd Henry
assistant camera
Danny Marzolo
electrical department
John Monte
still photographer
Nick Papanickolas
grip
Pete G. Papanickolas
grip
Frederic J. Smith
camera operator
Gary R. Wostak
electrical department
Edmond Wright
grip
Casting Department
Susan Arnold
additional casting
Wallis Nicita
additional casting
Gretchen Rennell
additional casting
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Aggie Lyon
costume supervisor
Editorial Department
Scott K. Wallace
assistant editor
Music Department
Allison Caine
vocal effects advisor
Jeff Carson
music editor
Kathy Durning
music editor
David Spear
orchestrator
Dan Wallin
score mixer
Transportation Department
Glenda Baker
transportation
Tom Baker
transportation
Frank Khoury
driver
Other Crew
Adam Culunga
craft service
Michael Finnell
generally in charge of a lot of things
Donald Hansard Sr.
process supervisor
Nancy Hansen
script supervisor
Tom Mahoney
choreographer
Dave Miller
first aid
J.L. Mitchell
wrangler
Betty Moos
supervisor of production administration
Dan Perri
title designer
Huey Redwine
stand-in
Art Sarno
unit publicist
Dick Webb
wrangler
Larry Wilson
magic consultant
Raechel Donahue
voice artist
Thanks
Kim Jorgensen
special thanks
Pat Proft
special thanks
Production Company
Paramount Pictures
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Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Cinéma International Corporation (CIC)
Argentina Video Home
CIC Vídeo
CIC-Taft Home Video
Cinema International Corporation (CIC)
Greater Union Organisation (GUO)
National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
Paramount Home Entertainment (Spain)
Paramount Home Entertainment Finland
Paramount Home Video
Paramount Home Video
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Special Effects
MPI James Shourt & Robert Blalock
Magic Lantern
Motion Pictures Inc.
Robert Keith & Company Inc.
Visual Concept Engineering (VCE)
Miscellaneous
Howard Anderson Company, The
additional opticals
Jack Rabin & Associates
opticals
Sound FX
sound editing
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