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Airplane! (1980)
- PG
- 07/02/1980 (US)
- Comedy
- 1h 28m
What's slower than a speeding bullet, and able to hit tall buildings at a single bound?
Overview
An ex-fighter pilot forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.
Jim Abrahams
Director, WriterDavid Zucker
Director, WriterJerry Zucker
Director, WriterCast
![Robert Hays's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/qbfxPYo5eAsO8LGkOPei4o4SH92.jpg)
Robert Hays
Ted Striker![Julie Hagerty's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/bQZ0bcFNyE4a3GDNfYMmfO7eWMl.jpg)
Julie Hagerty
Elaine Dickinson![Leslie Nielsen's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/u5vWl5dw69Nf89f905Qb5JqEVL3.jpg)
Leslie Nielsen
Dr. Rumack![Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/d1WwPP6PVgZXXalxqYOXfztOpuj.jpg)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Roger Murdock![Lloyd Bridges's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/lO4HWxYvneC0dMFckK2WrKPZa9o.jpg)
Lloyd Bridges
Steve McCroskey![Peter Graves's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/bK7Wf7qmKqixhKqzmBX3gNtzFcS.jpg)
Peter Graves
Captain Clarence Oveur![Lorna Patterson's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/jQZxAev2Pb6LMPrHvwBsb7ZZQr4.jpg)
Lorna Patterson
Randy![Robert Stack's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/f1MchlCMVc4LDWEALsodZHPkbIu.jpg)