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Airplane!

1980

Jim Abrahams, David Zucker ...

Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Leslie Nielsen, Lloyd Bridges ...

6.4

89,585

Comedy The quintessential movie spoof that spawned an entire genre of parody films, the original Airplane! still holds up as one of the brightest comedic gems of the '80s, not to mention of cinema itself. The humor may be low and obvious at times, but the jokes keep coming at a rapid-fire clip and its targets--primarily the lesser lights of '70s cinema, from disco films to star-studded disaster epics--are more than worthy for send-up. If ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Michael Blowen Boston Globe	"If you need a few belly laughs, get a boarding pass."	POS
United States	The Hollywood Reporter	"An affectionate, albeit totally irreverent, tribute to the movies (...) The humor is an ingenious concoction of satire, spoof, burlesque, slapstick, raunchy dialogue and low-comedy sight gags."	POS
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"It is sophomoric, obvious, predictable, corny, and quite often very funny (...) And the reason it's funny is frequently because it's sophomoric, predictable, corny, etc (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Gary Arnold The Washington Post	"Though it obviously aims to be sassy and uninhibited, Airplane! never approaches the comic heights achieved unwittingly by "Airport '75"	NEU
United States	Janet Maslin The New York Times	"At a time when throwaway gags seem like a luxury in any film, Airplane! has jokes—hilarious jokes—to spare. It's also clever and confident and furiously energetic"	POS
United States	James Berardinelli ReelViews	"Airplane! has not aged well. The fine wine hasn't turned into vinegar but it's not as pleasant to the palate as it once was"	NEU

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