If you believe the words of the late Leslie Nielsen -- and surely you do -- the secret to the success of "Airplane!" was the genius casting of very serious actors in roles that had them saying very funny things.

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https://www.hollywoodoutbreak.com/2025/07/04/leslie-nielsen-found-airplane-to-be-seriously-funny/

"The white zone is for immediate loading and unloading of passengers only. There is no stopping in the red zone."

"No, the red zone is for loading and unloading. There’s no stopping in the white zone."

- Airport PA system couple, Airplane! (1980) 🎬 Starts as a traffic announcement... ends as a marital dispute. Absolute comedy gold. #AirplaneMovie #MovieQuotes #ClassicComedy #Satire #80sMovies #Mastodon

Discover why Airplane! remains one of the funniest movies of all time. Co-creator David Zucker shared the secrets behind its timeless comedy, including deadpan delivery and non-stop absurdity.

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https://www.hollywoodoutbreak.com/2025/04/19/why-airplane-still-flies-high-co-creator-david-zucker-on-its-timeless-comedy/

@AAA365a He shouldn't have eaten the fish...

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✈️ Y a-t-il un pilote dans l’avion ? – La comédie qui ne ralentit jamais ! 🤣

🎬Aujourd’hui, on plonge dans l’un des films les plus cultes de l’histoire de la comédie : Y a-t-il un pilote dans l’avion ? (1980) ! Un enchaînement de gags absurdes, de répliques cultes et de parodies qui ont marqué.

💬Tu l’as déjà vu ? Balance ta scène préférée en commentaire ! 🎥👇

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#034 - https://boxd.it/8INxU5 #2025MovieMarathon #Cinemastodon #Filmastodon #Drama #Movies #AirplaneMovie We went away and still managed to watch movies.

Jim Abrahams, one-third of the Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker team that created comedy classics "Airplane!", "Police Squad!", "The Naked Gun", "Hot Shots!" and "Top Secret!", has died at 80. Abrahams also directed "Big Business" and "Ruthless People".

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@cogdog Love it! I went down an #AirplaneMovie-inspired internet rabbit hole not so long ago about the origins of the jive talk scene:

Oh, stewardess! I speak jive.

https://www.openculture.com/2014/12/the-making-of-the-famous-jive-talk-scenes-from-airplane.html

Surely You Can’t Be Serious–Comedy trio recounts making one of the funniest movies ever

Review by C.J. Bunce I sat down and read this one straight through and went to bed at 3:25 a.m.  In my view there is nobody who understands comedy in the history of comedy better than the late David Brenner and Harold Ramis.  Three came close.  In the 1970s three boys from Wisconsin got their acts together and delivered a giant joke to the wor… #AirplaneMovie #bookstodon #bookreview

https://borg.com/2023/09/27/surely-you-cant-be-serious-comedy-director-trio-recounts-making-one-of-the-funniest-movies-ever/

#190 - https://boxd.it/EZly #2023MovieMarathon #Cinemastodon #Animation #Monsters #Airplanemovie I liked it.