Airplane! (1980) Original Trailer [FHD]
Airplane!(1980)
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1980 · FILM
Airplane!
A terrified ex‑pilot turned cabbie hijacks a doomed cross‑country flight in a desperate bid to win back his former lover, only to confront a deadly food‑poisoning crisis that forces him to conquer his sky‑phobia and save the passengers before the plane crashes.
“What's slower than a speeding bullet, and able to hit tall buildings at a single bound?”
Comedy
Synopsis
A former fighter pilot is compelled to take command of a commercial airliner after the flight crew falls ill from food poisoning.
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Director of Photography
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A crew of 234+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Patrick KennedyShot by Joseph F BirocScored by Elmer BernsteinDesigned by Ward PrestonSound by David E Campbell Nm0132372Costumes by Rosanna NortonStunts by Conrad E Palmisano
Box Office
1980 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 24× its budget
Why 2.5×?
Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).
Worldwide gross
$83.5M
Budget$3.5M
Worldwide gross$83.5M
break-even (2.5×)
Full synopsis
Also known as
- Die unglaubliche Reise in einem verrückten Flugzeugde
- Y a-t-il un pilote dans l'avion ?fr
- (Flemish)Is er een piloot in het vliegtuig?
- L'aereo più pazzo del mondoit
Release dates around the world1 country · showhide
- ChileJul 2, 1980
Companies
ProductionParamount Pictures, Howard W. Koch Productions
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Cast & Crew
234 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Robert Hays
as Ted Striker
Julie Hagerty
as Elaine Dickinson
Leslie Nielsen
as Dr. Rumack
Kareem Abdul Jabbar
as Roger Murdock
Lloyd Bridges
as Steve McCroskey
Peter Graves
as Captain Clarence Oveur
Lorna Patterson
as Randy
Robert Stack
as Captain Rex Kramer
Stephen Stucker
as Johnny Henshaw-Jacobs
Otto
as Otto
Jim Abrahams
as Religious Zealot #6
Frank Ashmore
as Victor Basta
Supporting cast
104Jonathan Banks
as Gunderson
Craig Berenson
as Paul Carey
Barbara Billingsley
as Jive Lady
Lee Bryant
as Mrs. Hammen
Joyce Bulifant
as Mrs. Davis
Mae E Campbell
as Security Lady
Ted Chapman
as Airport Steward
Jesse Emmett
as Man from India
Norman Alexander Gibbs
as First Jive Dude
Amy Gibson
as Soldier's Girl
Marcy Goldman
as Mrs. Geline
Bob Gorman
as Striped Controller
Rossie Harris
as Joey
Maurice Hill
as Reporter #3
David Hollander
as Young Boy with Coffee
James Hong
as Japanese General
Howard Honig
as Jack
Gregory Itzin
as Religious Zealot #1
Howard Jarvis
as Man in Taxi
Michael Laurence
as Newscaster
David Leisure
as First Krishna
Zachary Lewis
as Religious Zealot #3
Barbara Mallory
as Religious Zealot #2
Maureen Mcgovern
as Nun
Nora Meerbaum
as Cocaine Lady
Mary Mercier
as Shirley
Ethel Merman
as Lieutenant Hurwitz
Len Mooy
as Reporter #1
Ann Nelson
as Hanging Lady
Laura Nix
as Mrs. Hurwitz
John O Leary
as Reporter #2
Cyril O Reilly
as Soldier
Bill Porter
as Hospital Contortionist
Nicholas Pryor
as Mr. Hammen
Conrad E Palmisano
as Religious Zealot #4
Mallory Sandler
as L.A. Ticket Agent
Michelle Stacy
as Young Girl with Coffee
Robert Starr
as Religious Zealot #5
Barbara Stuart
as Mrs. Kramer
Lee Terri
as Mrs. Oveur
Kenneth Tobey
as Air Controller Neubauer
William Tregoe
as Jack Kirkpatrick
Hatsuo Uda
as Japanese Newscaster
Herb Voland
as Air Controller Macias
Jimmie Jj Walker
as Windshield Wiper Man
Jill Whelan
as Lisa Davis
Al White
as Second Jive Dude
John David Wilder
as Second Krishna
Windy
as Horse
Jason Wingreen
as Dr. Brody
Louise Yaffe
as Mrs. Jaffe
Charlotte Zucker
as Make-up Lady
David Zucker
as Ground Crewman #2
Jerry Zucker
as Ground Crewman #1
Cynthia Adler
as Barmaid
Lee Allen
as Air Controller
Benjie Bancroft
as Reporter
Don Bennett
as Passenger
Larry Blake
as Upside-Down Man
Susan Breslau
as Ticket Agent
Elliott Broones
as Bar Patron
Bob Bryan
as Native
Stephen Burnette
as Controller
Linda Carlin
as Passenger
Larry Clardy
as Hospital Orderly
Marcello Clay
as Hospital Patient
Muriel Cogan
as Bar Dancer
Robert Cole
as Bar Dancer
Dan Cotter
as Passenger in Terminal
Bob Courts
as Reporter
Bob Davis
as Driver
Darren Dublin
as Air Controller
William Duell
as Reporter #4
Len Felber
as Airport Commuter
Jimmy Fields
as Passenger in Terminal
Rick Friedman
as Passenger in Terminal
Sig Frohlich
as Plane Maintenance Man
Buddy Gates
as Bar Patron
Sandra Lee Gimpel
as Girl Scout in Bar
Sam Haggin
as Airport Steward
George Hickman
as Passenger
Leslie Hoffman
as Passenger in Terminal
Bill Kirchenbauer
as Captain Geline
Gene Lebell
as Religious Zealot
Robert Lombardo
as Passenger in Terminal
Joyce Mandel
as Woman on Flight
John Marlin
as Passenger in Terminal
Rod Mckuen
as Bartender
Ernesto Molinari
as Bar Patron
Paula Marie Moody
as Girl Scout in Bar
Kitten Natividad
as Bouncy Topless Woman on Plane
Robert Nevin
as Other Doctor
Mark Ozzello
as Passenger in Terminal
Tony Regan
as Passenger
Frieda Rentie
as Passenger in Terminal
Patrick Reynolds
as Third Krishna
Al Rosen
as Bar Patron
Jason Tatar
as Passenger in Terminal
Don Terwilliger
as Air Controller
Sunny Tomblin
as Passenger in Terminal
Paul Van
as Passenger in Terminal
Herb Vigran
as Reporter #5
Henry Wills
as Commuter On Baggage Carousel
Sally Yarnell
as Passenger in Terminal
Directors
3Writers
7Producers
6Other crew
123Gretchen Rennell
additional casting
Susan Arnold
additional casting
Wallis Nicita
additional casting (as Wally Nicita)
Steve Kramer
airport arrangements
Jamie Anderson
assistant camera
M Todd Henry
assistant camera (as Todd Henry)
Scott K Wallace
assistant editor (as Scott Wallace)
Tom Crowl
assistant property master
Jeff Clark
assistant sound editor
Dennis Park
auditor (uncredited)
Dennis Jones
boom operator
Joel Thurm
Casting Director
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