Airplane!

Airplane!1980

Director: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker
Stars: Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Leslie Nielsen, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Lloyd Bridges
Genre: Comedy
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Runtime: 88 minutes

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 (it ranked in the top 5 of Entertainment Weekly… more »



Joey:
Wait a minute. I know you. You're Kareem Abdul-Jabar. You play basketball for the Los Angeles Lakers.

Roger Murdock:
I'm sorry son, but you must have me confused with someone else. My name is Roger Murdock. I'm the co-pilot.

Joey:
You are Kareem. I've seen you play. My dad's got season tickets.

Roger Murdock:
I think you should go back to your seat now Joey. Right Clarence?

Captain Oveur:
Nahhhhhh, he's not bothering anyone, let him stay here.

Roger Murdock:
But just remember, my name is ROGER MURDOCK. I'm an airline pilot.

Joey:
I think you're the greatest, but my dad says you don't work hard enough on defense. And he says that lots of times, you don't even run down court. And that you don't really try... except during the playoffs.

Roger Murdock:
The hell I don't. LISTEN KID. I've been hearing that crap ever since I was at UCLA. I'm out there busting my buns every night. Tell your old man to drag Walton and Lanier up and down the court for 48 minutes.

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