This was Leslie Nielsen's comedy debut, before this he was just a 'serious actor', this is the movie that got him to break into comedy, which of course led to the Naked Gun
One of the jokes of this movie when it came out was that Leslie Nielsen, Robert Stack, Peter Graves and Lloyd Bridges were all in it. None of them had ever done comedy before and were known for "serious" roles. Neilsen was pretty much typecast as a villain for much of his career.
Also this lead to Leslie Neilson starring in the tv series Police Squad which was created and produced by the directors of Airplane. It only lasted 1 season. Then in the early 90s they turned the show into The Naked Gun films.
Kudos for noticing Robert Stack stepping through the mirror. Everyone misses that. Sad that "Ham on 5, hold the Mayo", "First time? No, I've been nervous lots of times.", "Let's get some pictures", "At least I have a husband", and the after credits scene didn't make the cut.
This movie is a near shot for shot remake of a movie from the 50s called "Zero Hour!". The directors were afraid that they might get sued for copying it, so they bought the film rights for about 200,000 dollars. The people who owned it didn't care much about it, since the movie was long forgotten. They also use a lot of the same lines, but Leslie Nielsen just makes them sound funnier.
Everyone should check out the video(s) comparing the two movies. It's remarkable -- they pull exact lines from the original and make them funny. Comic genius.
It is worth noting that they were likely safe because in the US, parody is considered part first amendment free speech and is protected under free use laws.
They pretty much went through the entire movie, shot-by-shot and tried to find a way to turn _every single one_ of them into a joke, and to turn every serious line into the setup for a punchline.
@@SpiderandMosquito The problem was that it was shot for shot. They might have lost a lawsuit calling this plagiarism instead if put with a hardline judge. They didn't want to risk it. Also Fair Use and Parody was weaker back in the time this was made. A parody film with Disney-like characters doing un-Disney things got shot down only a few years prior.
The airport announcers at the beginning did the announcements at LAX and were also married Irl And keep in mind that this movie is rated PG, because PG-13 didn't existence yet
27:00 The 'eggs in the mouth' is a well known magic trick, she has something that looks like the end of an egg which she pushes with her tongue, while the actual egg is hidden in the hand of the magician so he seems to take it out of the mouth. They do three '...What is it...but that's not importanrt ritght now.' jokes. 26:19 I think it's 113 dollars 30, not 11 thousand dollars, he's been a while, but not that long. There are jokes hidden in the credits and a post-credits scene with the guy still in the taxi. The sequel is kind of more of the same style, William (Captain Kirk) Shatner is in it.
The wife thinking her husband never has coffee at home (and the follow up extensions on it) is a reference to a line of coffee commercials that ran back then.
I'm reminded that the further we get away from when these types of movies are made, the more jokes that we'll get lost to time, especially if the comments section of sites like this aren't archived or are allowed to fade away. I remember when me and my best friend saw Scary Movie in the theaters, we counted all the film, television, and commercial references. If I watch that today, I'm sure I've already forgotten all but two of the commercial parodies and probably half of the film and TV show references.
There were so many airplane disaster movies out at this time. This was the movie that put them all to rest. Just like Ghostbusters did to all the spook movies of the time. There is a tendency of, when movies start taking themselves way too seriously, that a comedic gem will appear to bring everyone back down to the reality that they are meant to be entertainment.
I heard that the most expensive prop in this film was the fish skeleton. For some reason they just struggled to find one. Good news, the situation in this film has never happened. The pilot and co-pilot have different meals prepped in different kitchens, specifically to prevent it
Fun facts: They originally wanted Pete Rose for the pilot but they filmed during baseball season. The guy who wrote the song the stewardess plays for the girl, River of Jordan, regretted giving permission as he disliked how the song was used. Robert Stsck did his own stunts. The actor who plays the guy who gets Kramer later served as a producer on Snakes on a Plane. Johnny's lines are improvised. He was merely told the previous line.
According to a quick search, it was a '92 Supreme Court hearing that ultimately put a stop to the 'would you like a flower?' guys, following an '88 state case. So at the time of movie, yeah they were everywhere and /abysmally/ aggravating.. 10 years or so later and it was almost a full on blanket ban.
They (Hare Krishna) tried an alternative where they had young men with short haircuts try to rizz you up into buying a pamphlet, but it really felt more like they were trying to lure you to another location. It didn't last long.
@@JRSiebz They were mostly the "Children of God", their founder was named Moses David (Real name David Moses). They were in airports, malls, and anywhere else where people gathered.
the "I speak Jive" woman is Barbara Billingsly- she played the mom on "Leave it to Beaver." That is the joke: get the whitest person from the whitest show and have them play against two black guys.
The singing stewardess and the sick girl were both from the tv series The Love Boat … once the girl arrived on The Love Boat, they played most of their scenes together on that show
I remember a Christian preacher was trying to hand out flyers for a local church when I was university. I politely heard him out cause he wasn't being pushy about it and he got super excited when he found out we have the same name like it was a sign from God. I hope he's doing well in life 😅.
Old airplane headphones were a lot like stethoscopes. There were two tiny speakers in the armrest, that you plugged the headrest into. The technology for tiny speakers wasn't too advanced, and it would have potentially been expensive to distribute earphones with speakers, knowing that some might break or go missing. The method worked surprisingly well. There were certain religious groups that actually sold flowers at airports as a fundraiser, and others that gave them out free. They were typically tulips, wrapped in wax paper. Airports used to be rather public places, with metal detectors near the gate area as the only security.
They were also the movies that introduced Leslie Nielsen to comedy. He had a 30 year career as a dramatic actor before he was in Airplane! That was the funniest joke at the time. No one expected to see him (or Robert Stack, or Peter Graves, or Lloyd Bridges) doing comedy.
I’ve always been way too focused on the happy dog wagging it’s tail-as the dubbed audio pretends it’s growling and snarling-to notice he steps *through* the mirror, nice catch!
@syabilaazri7834 so true man. Comedy in my opinion is the hardest to write, because on one hand, you need a plot around it, then you have to come up with jokes that your audience hasn't heard, and finally, somehow keep up with the jokes while finishing the movie.
Not only _after_ credits. Airplane! (and all the Zucker brothers' movies) hide a lot of jokes _in_ the credits, as a bonus for those of us who stay to read them.
I had been watching reactions to this movie, probably at least a year before I noticed the mirror gag and I didn’t notice it until someone pointed it out.
29:18 - They wouldn't "hope" that the sound would travel, as if it were just a weird idea that someone wanted to try on a whim. There was actual design and engineering involved, and it worked.
The sequel wasn't made by the Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker team, sadly. Opinions are divided on whether it's a hilarious continuation of all the running gags from the first one, or an unoriginal copy with nothing to add.
I've heard that to this day the Zuckers still refuse to watch the sequel. I saw it and thought it was very funny. But it did recycle a good number of jokes from this one.
The first I knew of this movie was after playing Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, when the post-credit level had the "I'm serious and don't call me Shirley" line.
I was shocked when y'all both said you're single. I'm in my late 50s been 90% of my adulthood and what I've come to realize is a lot of meeting the right person is luck. Anywho y'all are both too handsome funny and intelligent... Get out there and find someone! Great reaction as always. I remember when this came out. Still funny after all these yrs😊
Just to point out, you missed a post-credits bit - the guy is *still* sitting in the car, looks at his watch, and says "I'll give him 5 more minutes..."
I always grew up being told Chicago was horrible. But about three years ago my wife had to go there to get her citizenship. Took a Amtrak train there. The city was beautiful, clean, people were nice, the parks were amazing. We didn't go outside the big city end of it so I assume the trouble is more so in the suburbs around it rather then in the city itself.
YAAAAAAAS~! I'm so happy you guys finally did this one. Fun fact: Lloyd Bridges basically played a parody of his character from the NBC miniseries "San Fransisco International Airport" in this movie.
There was a serious airline incident some years ago. It was either that the engines kind of shut off mid flight or the plane unexpectedly nose dived (Two accidents, I get them mixed up), but either way they were over the ocean, it was a dire situation and the flight crew needed to get the plane on the ground as soon as possible. The pilot just says "I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing glue." The rest of the crew chuckled and it eased the tension. They got the plane safely down, everyone survived. So Airplaine ironically helped to save a plane
Highly recommend watching the short lived TV series Police Squad. A show made by the same people who made this movie and the reason why the show ended so soon is because the studio thought it had too much comedy for the audience to keep up. The resulting cancelation of Police Squad then gave us it's successor: the Naked Gun movies.
Airplane, Hot Shots, Naked Gun, Not Another Teen Movie, and Loaded Weapon 1, might be my favorite parody movies. Edit: Mel Brooks I'd have to place on their own, but some gems there.
19:10 - Yeh everyone had Tupperware and they were all really useful! My grandma bought hers early on and she still using most of them! However, sadly Tupperware company has filed for bankruptcy mid-september so will not be around much longer! Make sure to get all the bowls and containers before it's gone forever! It might become an antique that your kids and grandkids can sell, an unused Tupperware set!
As a former truck-moving dancer, it really isnt hard to improve. Social dancing became my favorite social hobby, and now, 9 years later, i have a TON of fun with it every week. If you can find a low-key place, it can be super rewarding
1:19 Same here. I used to love it but then I got stuck on a cheap flight that had the worst turbulence for the entire ride and ever since I no longer liked flying.
The people with religious causes/political causes approaching you in airports went away after 9/11. Prior to that, you could be in airports (even up to the gates) without tickets and boarding passes. But for many years, depending on the airport, it was sometimes a gauntlet you had to navigate.
Jeff Bridges' father is the one who picked the wrong week to quit smoking, drinking, etc. Jonathan Banks was one of the tower personnal. This predates the Naked Gun movies. Nielson was known for serious roles, his most famous being Forbidden Planet. There was a quick after credits scene.
This movie is great. Has a lot of jokes _just_ for pilots, too. Visual and audio gags to do with the plane itself.My dad was a freight pilot for a long time, he laughs about stuff that I don’t understand even _after_ he explains it. But what’s even better, is when this movie came out, it was one of those that _everyone in the country_ knew and was quoting at each other and all that. It was huge, people were nuts for it. And about a week after it released, a friend of my dad’s, who at the time flew passengers, had _Leslie Nielsen himself_ stick his head in the cockpit before they took off (because they were open pre-9/11) and say the “We’re all counting on you” line. It was incredible.
One of the greatest Comedies of all-time, absolutely the greatest Parody Comedy of all-time, and 14:30 is just about the funniest moment in anything ever.🤣🤣🤣
With the old airplane headphones, if you turned the volume up all way you could sometimes hear the audio right at the port, without paying for headphones.
Robert Stack's character was right about municipal bonds back then. There were times in the 80s where the interest rate on municipal bonds was around 10%, and in states with no income tax, you get to keep all of it. These days, the rates are pathetically low, but not as bad as a regular savings account.
22:54 Oh they load those up with this one bulking supplement that leaves you constipated. It’s to prevent everyone from rushing the limited toilets. Part of why I bring my own snacks.
A JW once knocked on our door early in the morning. My grandmother answered and boy - let me tell you - I have never seen my grandfather move so fast in my life to slam the door in their face.
I've heard that one of the main reasons they go door to door is not to try to convert other people, but to show their young members that other people are unfriendly.
Religious solicitation in airports was officially ended following the 1992 Supreme Court case International Society for Krishna Consciousness v. Lee, 505 U.S. 672. In the 1970s it was very common and was an annoyance for travelers.
I gotta say, y’all have been my new favorite channel, I discovered, the algorithm is doing yall well. Newly subbed and love watching y’all’s stuff. I don’t know if y’all have seen or done Harry Potter but it’s a great one to do in the Fall! But you guys are awesome to watch and wish I could just get a beer with y’all, keep up the good work, I’ll be watching your guys stuff! Can’t wait for more of the Clone Wars, I never watched it but I am technically watching it for the first time with y’all and it’s great so far!
''Joey have you ever been in a turkish prison?'' line is a reference to *Midnight Express 1978* movie, which is about William "Billy" Hayes an american got sent in to a turkish prison after he was found guilty for smuggling hashish. in there billy experiences hell on earth until he escapes. it's a true story.
10:55 The closest thing I've seen to a disco floor in modern times is the interactive screen floor at a Chuck E Cheese 😂 I had had a couple of drinks and can confirm that it is VERY entertaining just staring at the floor.
The gum chewing trick is best if you start chewing before and through the ascent/descent portions of the flight when the plane pressurization and depressurization happens.
Airplane! 2 is worth a watch, it's not quite as good as the first one and reuses a few jokes (for example they have another joke with magazine names, but they are different jokes using the same formula), but it's still funny and better than most modern comedies
I had Jehovah's witnesses come to my door one time when I just woke up and had a full conversation with them in nothing but my boxers and it bothered them to the point where they were trying to end the conversation and leave but I kept continuing the conversation. They never came to my house again.
I honestly don't really know who Ethel Merman is, but I've seen her used in enough jokes to know that that WAS her in the hospital scene, and that Robin Williams did an impersonation of her during the Prince Ali song in Aladdin.
@2:02 That is really good advice for everyone, I'm someone who has really bad ears, and I always bring gum or buy gum at the airport otherwise, I would be in pain for the whole fly.
“Prior to Airplane, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, Robert Stack and Leslie Nielsen were all dramatic actors. This was their first comedy. “Airplane! (alternatively titled Flying High!)[5] is a 1980 American parody film written and directed by the brothers David and Jerry Zucker, and Jim Abrahams in their directorial debuts,[6] and produced by Jon Davison. It stars Robert Hays and Julie Hagerty and features Leslie Nielsen, Robert Stack, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Lorna Patterson.[6] It is a parody of the disaster film genre, particularly the 1957 Paramount film Zero Hour!, from which it borrows its plot and central characters,[7] also drawing many elements from Airport 1975 and other films in the Airport series. It is known for its use of surreal humor and fast-paced slapstick comedy, including visual and verbal puns, gags, running jokes, and obscure humor.”
I just want to tell you both good luck we're all counting on you.
I just want to tell you both good luck, we're all counting on you.
I just want to tell you both good luck, we're all counting on you.
I just want to tell you both good luck we're all counting on you.
I just want to tell you both good luck we're all counting on you 😂
I just want to tell you both good luck, we're all counting on you.
This was Leslie Nielsen's comedy debut, before this he was just a 'serious actor', this is the movie that got him to break into comedy, which of course led to the Naked Gun
Surly you can't be serious
@@memebrain2177 I am serious and don't call me Shirley.
You know, when you look at a picture of Nielsen when he was young, it's hard to believe that he's the same person.
One of the jokes of this movie when it came out was that Leslie Nielsen, Robert Stack, Peter Graves and Lloyd Bridges were all in it. None of them had ever done comedy before and were known for "serious" roles.
Neilsen was pretty much typecast as a villain for much of his career.
Also this lead to Leslie Neilson starring in the tv series Police Squad which was created and produced by the directors of Airplane. It only lasted 1 season. Then in the early 90s they turned the show into The Naked Gun films.
27:07 - *“Is that a fucking horse?”*
Yes. That's _exactly_ the type of horse it is.
Why Not? Her Husband is Hitting on Young Boys!
Godfather reference
21:15 "she has more eggs in her."
"She's a woman"
I hate how I laughed at that.
Your reaction to the little girl and how she likes her coffee was fucking priceless.
Fucking highlight of the reaction lmao
Black, like her men...
Kudos for noticing Robert Stack stepping through the mirror. Everyone misses that.
Sad that "Ham on 5, hold the Mayo", "First time? No, I've been nervous lots of times.", "Let's get some pictures", "At least I have a husband", and the after credits scene didn't make the cut.
They missed the smoking ticket too 😢
Yeah, seems they just concentrate on the dog mauling the airline trainee that they miss the mirror gag.
@@Damned_DasKar eric mentioned the mirror. Sean kinda missed it.
It's not that they didn't make the cut. These two kept talking all the time, they didn't even notice those jokes.
And the white woman knowing jive
This movie is a near shot for shot remake of a movie from the 50s called "Zero Hour!".
The directors were afraid that they might get sued for copying it, so they bought the film rights for about 200,000 dollars. The people who owned it didn't care much about it, since the movie was long forgotten.
They also use a lot of the same lines, but Leslie Nielsen just makes them sound funnier.
the fact this was leslie nielsens introduction to comedy makes it even better before this all his movies completely serious
Everyone should check out the video(s) comparing the two movies. It's remarkable -- they pull exact lines from the original and make them funny. Comic genius.
It is worth noting that they were likely safe because in the US, parody is considered part first amendment free speech and is protected under free use laws.
They pretty much went through the entire movie, shot-by-shot and tried to find a way to turn _every single one_ of them into a joke, and to turn every serious line into the setup for a punchline.
@@SpiderandMosquito The problem was that it was shot for shot. They might have lost a lawsuit calling this plagiarism instead if put with a hardline judge. They didn't want to risk it. Also Fair Use and Parody was weaker back in the time this was made. A parody film with Disney-like characters doing un-Disney things got shot down only a few years prior.
New Airplane reaction on TH-cam.
TH-cam, what is it?
It's a streaming service with lots of videos , but it is not important right now
The airport announcers at the beginning did the announcements at LAX and were also married Irl
And keep in mind that this movie is rated PG, because PG-13 didn't existence yet
Wish I’d known that before I brought the movie to a 10th-grade study hall.
27:00 The 'eggs in the mouth' is a well known magic trick, she has something that looks like the end of an egg which she pushes with her tongue, while the actual egg is hidden in the hand of the magician so he seems to take it out of the mouth.
They do three '...What is it...but that's not importanrt ritght now.' jokes.
26:19 I think it's 113 dollars 30, not 11 thousand dollars, he's been a while, but not that long.
There are jokes hidden in the credits and a post-credits scene with the guy still in the taxi.
The sequel is kind of more of the same style, William (Captain Kirk) Shatner is in it.
The wife thinking her husband never has coffee at home (and the follow up extensions on it) is a reference to a line of coffee commercials that ran back then.
It's more than just a reference. It's the same actors from those old commercials as well.
I'm just reminded of those sexist mountain grown coffee commercials 😓
I'm reminded that the further we get away from when these types of movies are made, the more jokes that we'll get lost to time, especially if the comments section of sites like this aren't archived or are allowed to fade away.
I remember when me and my best friend saw Scary Movie in the theaters, we counted all the film, television, and commercial references. If I watch that today, I'm sure I've already forgotten all but two of the commercial parodies and probably half of the film and TV show references.
There were so many airplane disaster movies out at this time. This was the movie that put them all to rest. Just like Ghostbusters did to all the spook movies of the time. There is a tendency of, when movies start taking themselves way too seriously, that a comedic gem will appear to bring everyone back down to the reality that they are meant to be entertainment.
YES
I heard that the most expensive prop in this film was the fish skeleton. For some reason they just struggled to find one.
Good news, the situation in this film has never happened. The pilot and co-pilot have different meals prepped in different kitchens, specifically to prevent it
By the time this movie came out, that was indeed a general rule - but at the time _Zero Hour!_ was written, it wasn't yet.
Fun facts: They originally wanted Pete Rose for the pilot but they filmed during baseball season.
The guy who wrote the song the stewardess plays for the girl, River of Jordan, regretted giving permission as he disliked how the song was used.
Robert Stsck did his own stunts.
The actor who plays the guy who gets Kramer later served as a producer on Snakes on a Plane.
Johnny's lines are improvised. He was merely told the previous line.
According to a quick search, it was a '92 Supreme Court hearing that ultimately put a stop to the 'would you like a flower?' guys, following an '88 state case. So at the time of movie, yeah they were everywhere and /abysmally/ aggravating.. 10 years or so later and it was almost a full on blanket ban.
They (Hare Krishna) tried an alternative where they had young men with short haircuts try to rizz you up into buying a pamphlet, but it really felt more like they were trying to lure you to another location. It didn't last long.
@@aquatus1 I thought they were Moonies
@@JRSiebz Eh, tomato, tomahto
@@JRSiebz They were mostly the "Children of God", their founder was named Moses David (Real name David Moses). They were in airports, malls, and anywhere else where people gathered.
This film works by the actors playing it straight while the jokes are in the background
the "I speak Jive" woman is Barbara Billingsly- she played the mom on "Leave it to Beaver." That is the joke: get the whitest person from the whitest show and have them play against two black guys.
The singing stewardess and the sick girl were both from the tv series The Love Boat … once the girl arrived on The Love Boat, they played most of their scenes together on that show
This film is a well-deserved classic!
I remember a Christian preacher was trying to hand out flyers for a local church when I was university.
I politely heard him out cause he wasn't being pushy about it and he got super excited when he found out we have the same name like it was a sign from God.
I hope he's doing well in life 😅.
Cool story
This makes me feel so old, I remember seeing this on vhs as a kid. lol
_You_ feel old? I saw it at the campus theater in my senior year at college. 😄 It's still one of my favorite movies.
most people dont realise that the longest running joke is the plane engines making the wrong noise
Old airplane headphones were a lot like stethoscopes. There were two tiny speakers in the armrest, that you plugged the headrest into. The technology for tiny speakers wasn't too advanced, and it would have potentially been expensive to distribute earphones with speakers, knowing that some might break or go missing. The method worked surprisingly well. There were certain religious groups that actually sold flowers at airports as a fundraiser, and others that gave them out free. They were typically tulips, wrapped in wax paper. Airports used to be rather public places, with metal detectors near the gate area as the only security.
There's a post credit scene that you missed, that would answer one of your questions...
I'll give him 20 minutes and that's it
I don't think many notice throught the whole movie, the jet just makes airplane propeller sounds instead.
One of the best comedies ever made! Fun fact: Airplane! was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry in 2010.
Top secret needs to be next on the list, incredible movie made by the same people as this.
An absolute classic of the genre.
It's too often overlooked and overshadowed by _Airplane_ and the _Naked Gun_ movies.
Airplane and the Naked Gun movies are what introduced me to Leslie Nielsen. Thanks dad. 😊
@@StanfordPlays same here. My dad showed these to me 17 years ago when I was maybe a little too young lol
They were also the movies that introduced Leslie Nielsen to comedy. He had a 30 year career as a dramatic actor before he was in Airplane!
That was the funniest joke at the time. No one expected to see him (or Robert Stack, or Peter Graves, or Lloyd Bridges) doing comedy.
It was Scary Movie 3 for me.
I’ve always been way too focused on the happy dog wagging it’s tail-as the dubbed audio pretends it’s growling and snarling-to notice he steps *through* the mirror, nice catch!
I miss this kind of movies, I understand that nowadays it would be a bit strange to see them in the cinema but I would still like to see them 😔
Too bad that parody movie is hard to make these day becuase one is the comedy hard to write and two is the copyright issue...
@syabilaazri7834 so true man. Comedy in my opinion is the hardest to write, because on one hand, you need a plot around it, then you have to come up with jokes that your audience hasn't heard, and finally, somehow keep up with the jokes while finishing the movie.
@@complex2live Hot Fuzz did that very well, and it’s also played mostly straight until the climax
There was a post-credits scene... IIRC it was the guy in the back of the taxi looking at his watch and saying "ehh... I'll give it another 15 minutes"
6:07 Kareem Abdul-Jabaar!
14:35 😂😂😂
20:34 The Legend!
23:01 Bro!
24:12 Good Nip!
25:55 Famous Quote!
30:17 He's High on Glue!
32:34 Salute!🫡
33:14 The Goat!🐐
You stopped too early! You missed the guy in the taxi still waiting! Airplane was doing after-credit scenes before Marvel Studios was even a thing!
Not only _after_ credits. Airplane! (and all the Zucker brothers' movies) hide a lot of jokes _in_ the credits, as a bonus for those of us who stay to read them.
@@bobbuethe1477 I had completely forgotten about those!
I think this movie was Seth MacFarlane's favorite, because you can see jokes from that movie in certain episodes of Family Guy... 😄
Congratulations on being one of a very, _very_ few to catch the mirror gag!
I had been watching reactions to this movie, probably at least a year before I noticed the mirror gag and I didn’t notice it until someone pointed it out.
29:18 - They wouldn't "hope" that the sound would travel, as if it were just a weird idea that someone wanted to try on a whim. There was actual design and engineering involved, and it worked.
I would recommend the sequel personally. It has a similar storyline to the first, but there are enough new jokes to make it well worth a watch
I once watched them back to back and they are basically the same movie, but funny enough that I didn't care.
The sequel wasn't made by the Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker team, sadly. Opinions are divided on whether it's a hilarious continuation of all the running gags from the first one, or an unoriginal copy with nothing to add.
I've heard that to this day the Zuckers still refuse to watch the sequel.
I saw it and thought it was very funny. But it did recycle a good number of jokes from this one.
Shatner was my favorite part of the movie.
This movie will make anyone die of pure genuine laughter.
The first I knew of this movie was after playing Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, when the post-credit level had the "I'm serious and don't call me Shirley" line.
Right off the bat the opening Ruff story already sets you up for the humor of the movie and the reaction!
Look like I picked the wrong week to quit watching sorta stupid reactions
Every week is the wrong week to stop watching Sorta Stupid reactions.
Leslie Nelson's first comedy. His agents and friends told him it would ruin his career. They were obviously mistaken
Apparently the "never barfs at home" is a reference to a commercial from the time.
Its a continuation of the joke about 2nd cup of coffee, which WAS a reference to a Yuban coffee commercial at that time starring that same actress.
Rip to Ruff2-D2
The white zone, red zone thing was done with the actual voce acters. 1:58
I was shocked when y'all both said you're single. I'm in my late 50s been 90% of my adulthood and what I've come to realize is a lot of meeting the right person is luck. Anywho y'all are both too handsome funny and intelligent... Get out there and find someone!
Great reaction as always. I remember when this came out. Still funny after all these yrs😊
I don't know how I said 50s.. 40s late 40s slow down time! I'm not trying to jump ahead 10 yrs!
Just to point out, you missed a post-credits bit - the guy is *still* sitting in the car, looks at his watch, and says "I'll give him 5 more minutes..."
I always grew up being told Chicago was horrible. But about three years ago my wife had to go there to get her citizenship. Took a Amtrak train there. The city was beautiful, clean, people were nice, the parks were amazing. We didn't go outside the big city end of it so I assume the trouble is more so in the suburbs around it rather then in the city itself.
So the "Jim never has a second cup of coffee at home," joke is a reference to a coffee commercial at the time.
With the same actors:
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YAAAAAAAS~! I'm so happy you guys finally did this one. Fun fact: Lloyd Bridges basically played a parody of his character from the NBC miniseries "San Fransisco International Airport" in this movie.
Sean looking sharp lately. Keep being awesome you handsome bastard.
Can we please bring back spoof movies like this to theaters again?
it woud have be way better if everybody of the group coud watch this but even with just you 2 its stil funny to see your reactions to this movie
There was a serious airline incident some years ago. It was either that the engines kind of shut off mid flight or the plane unexpectedly nose dived (Two accidents, I get them mixed up), but either way they were over the ocean, it was a dire situation and the flight crew needed to get the plane on the ground as soon as possible. The pilot just says "I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing glue." The rest of the crew chuckled and it eased the tension. They got the plane safely down, everyone survived.
So Airplaine ironically helped to save a plane
29:00 think about how secret service agents have those ear pieces.
Speaker/mic on their collar and coiled tube going into their ear
Highly recommend watching the short lived TV series Police Squad. A show made by the same people who made this movie and the reason why the show ended so soon is because the studio thought it had too much comedy for the audience to keep up.
The resulting cancelation of Police Squad then gave us it's successor: the Naked Gun movies.
25:08 idk if I’ve seen any reactors recognize Stack stepping through the mirror.
Y'all need to watch Hot shots part 1 and deux :D
Airplane, Hot Shots, Naked Gun, Not Another Teen Movie, and Loaded Weapon 1, might be my favorite parody movies. Edit: Mel Brooks I'd have to place on their own, but some gems there.
@@cistric317 all are just amazing parodies
19:10 - Yeh everyone had Tupperware and they were all really useful! My grandma bought hers early on and she still using most of them!
However, sadly Tupperware company has filed for bankruptcy mid-september so will not be around much longer! Make sure to get all the bowls and containers before it's gone forever! It might become an antique that your kids and grandkids can sell, an unused Tupperware set!
Did you see the post credits scene?
As a former truck-moving dancer, it really isnt hard to improve. Social dancing became my favorite social hobby, and now, 9 years later, i have a TON of fun with it every week. If you can find a low-key place, it can be super rewarding
1:19 Same here. I used to love it but then I got stuck on a cheap flight that had the worst turbulence for the entire ride and ever since I no longer liked flying.
One of the first films with a after credits scene I remember watching.
Airplane! 's unofficial motto, "Boundaries! We don't need no stinking boundaries!!"...
Boundaries are what a lot of Millennials and Gen Z try to force down normal people's throats.
The people with religious causes/political causes approaching you in airports went away after 9/11. Prior to that, you could be in airports (even up to the gates) without tickets and boarding passes. But for many years, depending on the airport, it was sometimes a gauntlet you had to navigate.
Looks like I picked a bad time to stop sniffing glue...
Jeff Bridges' father is the one who picked the wrong week to quit smoking, drinking, etc.
Jonathan Banks was one of the tower personnal.
This predates the Naked Gun movies. Nielson was known for serious roles, his most famous being Forbidden Planet.
There was a quick after credits scene.
This movie is great. Has a lot of jokes _just_ for pilots, too. Visual and audio gags to do with the plane itself.My dad was a freight pilot for a long time, he laughs about stuff that I don’t understand even _after_ he explains it.
But what’s even better, is when this movie came out, it was one of those that _everyone in the country_ knew and was quoting at each other and all that. It was huge, people were nuts for it. And about a week after it released, a friend of my dad’s, who at the time flew passengers, had _Leslie Nielsen himself_ stick his head in the cockpit before they took off (because they were open pre-9/11) and say the “We’re all counting on you” line. It was incredible.
"Don't call me Sherly" still, almost 40 years after I first saw the movie, still makes me laugh like the first time I saw it.
I remember hearing that voice line (no thank you I take it black like my men) dam I'm assuming it's a meme
I kept getting distracted by that white spotin Erik's hair😊
One of the greatest Comedies of all-time, absolutely the greatest Parody Comedy of all-time, and 14:30 is just about the funniest moment in anything ever.🤣🤣🤣
Also, a fun fact: Airplane is acknowledged for having the first credit given to a non-living object, being the automatic pilot.
Second cup of coffee, this was parodying a Yuban coffee commercial from the 70s, and possibly very early 80s..
With the same actors:
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With the old airplane headphones, if you turned the volume up all way you could sometimes hear the audio right at the port, without paying for headphones.
Robert Stack's character was right about municipal bonds back then. There were times in the 80s where the interest rate on municipal bonds was around 10%, and in states with no income tax, you get to keep all of it. These days, the rates are pathetically low, but not as bad as a regular savings account.
22:54 Oh they load those up with this one bulking supplement that leaves you constipated. It’s to prevent everyone from rushing the limited toilets. Part of why I bring my own snacks.
The amount of moments in this movie that were in Family Guy is a drinking game of its own.
A JW once knocked on our door early in the morning. My grandmother answered and boy - let me tell you - I have never seen my grandfather move so fast in my life to slam the door in their face.
I've heard that one of the main reasons they go door to door is not to try to convert other people, but to show their young members that other people are unfriendly.
You all need to check out "Airport" (1970), the disaster film where many of these scenes were derived.
Inspiration: It's the Mile Die Club. Oh, that is awesome!! The moment you suggested it, it popped into my head. So the best!!
"is this like a casablanca thing" That's their next movie, Top Secret!
Religious solicitation in airports was officially ended following the 1992 Supreme Court case International Society for Krishna Consciousness v. Lee, 505 U.S. 672. In the 1970s it was very common and was an annoyance for travelers.
I gotta say, y’all have been my new favorite channel, I discovered, the algorithm is doing yall well. Newly subbed and love watching y’all’s stuff. I don’t know if y’all have seen or done Harry Potter but it’s a great one to do in the Fall! But you guys are awesome to watch and wish I could just get a beer with y’all, keep up the good work, I’ll be watching your guys stuff! Can’t wait for more of the Clone Wars, I never watched it but I am technically watching it for the first time with y’all and it’s great so far!
Hopefully they’ll rebuild Ruff into an even stronger trash can. 😞
''Joey have you ever been in a turkish prison?'' line is a reference to *Midnight Express 1978* movie, which is about William "Billy" Hayes an american got sent in to a turkish prison after he was found guilty for smuggling hashish. in there billy experiences hell on earth until he escapes. it's a true story.
10:55 The closest thing I've seen to a disco floor in modern times is the interactive screen floor at a Chuck E Cheese 😂 I had had a couple of drinks and can confirm that it is VERY entertaining just staring at the floor.
26:26 he actually hit her when he took that extra swing. She rolled with it and kept the scene going.
This used to be on heavy rotation on HBO or something, so I've probably seen it 50 times. Man, I love this movie.
The gum chewing trick is best if you start chewing before and through the ascent/descent portions of the flight when the plane pressurization and depressurization happens.
If all you know from this film is "Don't call me, Shirley" ... y'all're in for a treat!
Airplane! 2 is worth a watch, it's not quite as good as the first one and reuses a few jokes (for example they have another joke with magazine names, but they are different jokes using the same formula), but it's still funny and better than most modern comedies
The William Shatner performance is freaking solid comedy gold.
14:31- the moment I’ve been waiting for, the best scene in the movie 😂😂😂
You may the only reactor ever to spot and call out Robert Stack walking through the mirror. That is worth a follow.
I had Jehovah's witnesses come to my door one time when I just woke up and had a full conversation with them in nothing but my boxers and it bothered them to the point where they were trying to end the conversation and leave but I kept continuing the conversation. They never came to my house again.
I honestly don't really know who Ethel Merman is, but I've seen her used in enough jokes to know that that WAS her in the hospital scene, and that Robin Williams did an impersonation of her during the Prince Ali song in Aladdin.
This movie was on the TV in the hospital the day I was born! Instead of paying attention to my poor mother, everyone locked in on it 😭
@2:02 That is really good advice for everyone, I'm someone who has really bad ears, and I always bring gum or buy gum at the airport otherwise, I would be in pain for the whole fly.
in the spirit of the season I highly recommend Dracula; Dead and Lovin' it. It has Leslie Neilson playing as Dracula and its friggin hilarious
“Prior to Airplane, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, Robert Stack and Leslie Nielsen were all dramatic actors. This was their first comedy.
“Airplane! (alternatively titled Flying High!)[5] is a 1980 American parody film written and directed by the brothers David and Jerry Zucker, and Jim Abrahams in their directorial debuts,[6] and produced by Jon Davison. It stars Robert Hays and Julie Hagerty and features Leslie Nielsen, Robert Stack, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Lorna Patterson.[6] It is a parody of the disaster film genre, particularly the 1957 Paramount film Zero Hour!, from which it borrows its plot and central characters,[7] also drawing many elements from Airport 1975 and other films in the Airport series. It is known for its use of surreal humor and fast-paced slapstick comedy, including visual and verbal puns, gags, running jokes, and obscure humor.”