Paramount Pictures released Airplane! on July 2, 1980. Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker directed the spoof. It starred Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, and Leslie Nielsen. Airplane! Movie Summary War hero, Ted Stryker has a checkered battle record. He made the decision to fly too low and men died. He lost his confidence, and he now he won’t fly again. But he lost more than his wings that fateful day in the war. The lingering effects of his mistake drove his girl away too. Now she’s a stewardess. That’s right, stewardess–not flight attendant–because this movie came out in 1980. In those days, you could smoke on a plane, and stewardesses still flew the friendly skies. Elaine is an absent minded stewardess who dances to disco, and whines when she speaks. She can’t stand Ted, and Ted can’t live without her. So, when she boards an LA to Chicago flight, Ted buys a ticket; hoping he can convince Elaine to give him one last chance. Soon after take-off, people start getting sick from some bad fish. I’m not talking about wussy little stomach cramps. I’m talking vomiting, nausea, and unconsciousness. Unfortunately for the passengers, the pilot, Clarence “Over” Oveur, co-pilot, Roger “Roger” Murdock, and navigator, “What’s your Vector” Victor Basta all ate the fish; leaving Otto, blow-up doll co-pilot, at the helm. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Disclaimer This podcast is intended for entertainment and information purposes only. The theme music for Lunchtime Movie Review, Fireworks is provided courtesy of Alexander Nakarada at serpentsoundstudios.com under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. All original content of this podcast is the intellectual property of Lunchtime Movie Review, the MHM Podcast Network, and Fuzzy Bunny Slippers Entertainment LLC unless otherwise noted. This post contains affiliate links that will take you to Amazon.com and/or the iTunes Store. This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, we will receive an affiliate commission. Advertisers and Affiliate partnerships do not influence our content. For more information, please read our Terms of Use about the inclusion of affiliate links on this site.