---
title: 'Airplane! (1980)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jim Abrahams'
released: '1980-06-27'
runtime_minutes: 88
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/airplane-1980'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080339/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Airplane! (1980)

1980 · PG · 88 min · Comedy, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Airplane! is a 1980 American comedy film written and directed by David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker in their directorial debut, and produced by Jon Davison. It stars Robert Hays and Julie Hagerty and features Leslie Nielsen, Robert Stack, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, Lorna Patterson, Stephen Stucker, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. It is a parody of the disaster film genre, particularly the 1957 Paramount film Zero Hour!, from which it borrows the plot, central characters, and some dialogue. It also draws many elements from Airport 1975 and other films in the Airport series. It is known for using surreal humor and fast-paced slapstick comedy, including visual and verbal puns, gags, running jokes, and satirical sharp overtones.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jim Abrahams](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-abrahams), [Jerry Zucker](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-zucker), [David Zucker](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-zucker)
- **Screenplay:** [Jim Abrahams](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-abrahams), [Jerry Zucker](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-zucker), [David Zucker](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-zucker), [Arthur Hailey](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-hailey), [Hall Bartlett](https://cinepixo.com/people/hall-bartlett)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Elmer Bernstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/elmer-bernstein)
- **Producer:** [Howard W. Koch](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-w-koch), [Jon Davison](https://cinepixo.com/people/jon-davison)
- **Director of Photography:** [Joseph F. Biroc](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-f-biroc)

## Cast

- [Herb Voland](https://cinepixo.com/people/herb-voland)
- [John O'Leary](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-o-leary)
- [Leslie Nielsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/leslie-nielsen) as Dr. Rumack
- [Julie Hagerty](https://cinepixo.com/people/julie-hagerty) as Elaine Dickinson
- [Jim Abrahams](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-abrahams)
- [Joyce Mandel](https://cinepixo.com/people/joyce-mandel)
- [Jerry Zucker](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-zucker)
- [Jonathan Banks](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonathan-banks)
- [Ann Nelson](https://cinepixo.com/people/ann-nelson)
- [William Duell](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-duell)
- [Jill Whelan](https://cinepixo.com/people/jill-whelan)
- [Stephen Stucker](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-stucker)
- [Robert Stack](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-stack)
- [Frank Ashmore](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-ashmore)
- [Kareem Abdul-Jabbar](https://cinepixo.com/people/kareem-abdul-jabbar)

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