Airplane! 44 years old

What's slower than a speeding bullet, and able to hit tall buildings at a single bound?

Airplane!

The persons and events in this film are fictitious - fortunately! A masterpiece of off-the-wall comedy, Airplane! features Robert Hays as an ex-fighter pilot forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning; Julie Hagerty as his girlfriend/stewardess/co-pilot; and a cast of all-stars including Robert Stack, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, Leslie Nielsen, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar... and more. Their hilarious high jinks spoof airplane disaster flicks, religious zealots, television commercials, romantic love... the list whirls by in rapid succession. And the story races from one moment of zany fun to the next.

Credits

Airplane! Cast

Name Character
Jonathan Banks He was 33, now 77 years old as Gunderson
Leslie Nielsen He was 54, 84 years old when he died as Dr. Rumack
Robert Hays He was 32, now 77 years old as Ted Striker
Peter Graves He was 54, 83 years old when he died as Captain Oveur
Lloyd Bridges He was 67, 85 years old when he died as McCroskey
Jim Abrahams He was 36, now 80 years old as Religious zealot #6
Kitten Natividad She was 32, now 76 years old
James Hong He was 51, now 95 years old as Japanese General
Julie Hagerty She was 25, now 69 years old as Elaine
Frank Ashmore He was 35, now 79 years old as Victor Basta
Robert Stack He was 61, 84 years old when he died as Rex Kramer
Craig Berenson as Paul Carey
Lorna Patterson She was 24, now 68 years old as Randy
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar He was 33, now 77 years old as Murdock
Ethel Merman She was 72, 76 years old when she died as Lieutenant Hurwitz
Jill Whelan She was 13, now 58 years old as Lisa Davis
Barbara Billingsley She was 64, 94 years old when she died as Jive Lady
Jimmie Walker He was 33, now 77 years old as Windshield Wiper Man
Kenneth Tobey He was 63, 85 years old when he died as Air Controller Neubauer
Mae E. Campbell as Security Lady
Stephen Stucker He was 33, 38 years old when he died as Johnny
Michelle Stacy as Young Girl with Coffee
Lee Bryant She was 34, now 79 years old as Mrs. Hammen
Joyce Bulifant She was 42, now 87 years old as Mrs. Davis

Airplane! Crew

Name Department
Howard W. Koch as Producer. He was 64 (84) years old when He died Production
John Frazier as Special Effects. He was 6 (now 51) years old Crew
Anne D. McCulley as Set Decoration. Art
Jeff Carson as Music Editor. He was 16 (now 61) years old Sound
Rosanna Norton as Costume Design. She was 35 (now 80) years old Costume & Make-Up
Joseph F. Biroc as Director of Photography. He was 77 (93) years old when He died Camera
Ward Preston as Production Design. He was 19 (16) years old when He died Art
Edwin Butterworth as Makeup Artist. Costume & Make-Up
Joan Phillips as Hairstylist. Costume & Make-Up
Maurice Vaccarino as Unit Production Manager. Production
Mike Higelmire as Art Department Coordinator. Art
Clancy T. Troutman as Supervising Sound Editor. Sound
Robert Blalack as Visual Effects. He was 31 (now 76) years old Visual Effects
Hunt Lowry as Producer. Production
Arthur Hailey as Teleplay. He was 60 (84) years old when He died Writing
Elmer Bernstein as Original Music Composer. He was 58 (82) years old when He died Sound
Joel Thurm as Casting. Production
Leigh Walsh as Stunt Double. Actors
Patrick Kennedy as Editor. He was 2 (42) years old when He died Editing
Airplane! poster
Airplane! (44 years)

What's slower than a speeding bullet, and able to hit tall buildings at a single bound?

  • Release day: Wednesday, July 02, 1980
  • Runtime: 88 minutes
  • Budget: 3500000.00
  • Revenue: 83453539.00