airplane

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The spoof disaster movie Airplane!, starring Leslie Nielsen, has been widely acclaimed since its release in 1980.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

He told BBC Radio 2 in 1997 that after he and his wife had been to see Airplane! she had asked him what he thought of it.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

They weren't alive when "Airplane!" was made, and it all holds up.

From Salon • Oct. 3, 2023

Such is the absurdity of the ZAZ world, which plays its comedy with deadpan seriousness, and why "Airplane!" is so uproarious.

From Salon • Oct. 3, 2023

Well, those funny guys had themselves a time with the credits on Airplane!, their 1979 debut: there’s no best boy credit but there is one for “worst boy” … Adolf Hitler.

From The Guardian • Jul. 17, 2019