Part of what made this movie so funny was the fact that all the main characters had all played very serious roles prior to this. That and the references that people today wouldn't get, such as the guy say "No, that's just what they'll be expecting" was a reference to his serious role.
I'm glad to see a younger generation enjoy this film. A lot of the humor was very specific to the time the film was made. I showed this movie to my Zoomer niece and now she is corrupting her school mates at college. Haha.
I'm glad too, but I don't understand the "very specific to the time the film was made" part. Jaws, Pinocchio and Saturday Night Fever are old, but not so dated that modern audiences wouldn't understand the references. Most jokes still work, don't they?
@@TerryVogelaar I agree that references like Jaws, Pinocchio, and SNF will resonate with younger audiences. I'm referring to jokes/gags such as: Ethel Merman, The Folgers Coffee Lady, Hari-Chrishnas, Harlem Globetrotters, Mrs. Cleaver, the credit card machine (kerchuck), and more. It really helps to have seen TV back in the 70s/80s to get those.
@@clearsmashdrop5829 I was 10 in 1980, but here in Holland, TV programming had to differ from what was common in the US. I remember the Hari-Chrishnas and Ethel Merman, but the rest of what you mentioned is not familiar to me at all. I didn't even know Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, but the movie gave enough context to figure out that Joey recognized the actor who is also a famous basketball player. The movie is still hilarious, even without getting all of these references.
4:45 yeah that's the "dine-o-mite!" guy. I totally didn't realize until somebody pointed it out in a video on here a few months ago! I used to watch that show in reruns as a kid, too! 🙂 7:50 yeah he's old now....I never really got into men's sports but Jabar is an awesome guy off the court so back in the 80s (my childhood late 80s early 90s...graduated HS in 1996) even if you weren't into sports you thought he was cool 🙂
The reason Kareem is wearing goggles is because that was what he normally war during a game. Look up some photos of the time, and you’ll see what I mean.
The two airport workers who sent the plane crashing into the terminal at the beginning of the movie were played by David and Jerry Zucker, two of the writers and directors of the film, and the makeup lady on the plane was their mother, Charlotte. The doctor was played by Leslie Nielsen who already had a long career as a dramatic actor from the 50s through the 70s before finding a younger audience as a comedic actor in the 80s and 90. You can also see him in the Naked Gun movies and the short-lived tv series Police Squad. Robert Stack, Peter Graves, and Lloyd Bridges were also known for long careers as dramatic actors before being cast in this film. For a good movie that takes place in an airport (not an airplane), you should watch The Terminal, with Tom Hanks.
Peter Graves,Robert Stack and Leslie Nielsen got laughs by playing it straight. Kareem Abdul-Jabar who played the co-pilot, was not from the tv show "Good Times". He was a professional basketball player and is considered to be one of the greatest basketball players of all time.
@@emanuellawton7942 Did someone claim he _was_ on Good Times? The actor who played the mechanic who checked the oil and slid off the front of the plane at the beginning was Jimmy Walker, who played J.J. Evans on Good Times.
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.”
My favorites are the LAX inside jokes, the suicides (I know how they feel), "Famous Jewish Sports Legends" and "Nuns Life," the "crash positions" and the poor guy waiting in the taxi.
Voted the funniest comedy of all time, the overload of jokes you reference grew out of the screwball and madcap comedies of the early 1900's that had their roots in Vaudeville from the late 1800's, it's just the style.
In 1975, there was an actual food poisoning incident on a plane. Contaminated breakfast omelets caused nearly 200 people to get sick. Fortunately, the pilots hadn’t eaten the omelets and were able to make an emergency landing. By luck, the pilots’ biological clocks were still on Alaska time and they had ordered steak dinners. Recommendations were later made that crew and passengers eat different meals during long flights.
17:58 they were not all wearing stethoscopes, that was the joke earlier with Leslie Nielsen. At the time, you generally had to “rent” your headphones from the airline if you wanted to enjoy in-flight entertainment. They looked like stethoscopes so the doctor wearing a stethoscope was not immediately obvious.
And legend Reggie Jackson was in Naked Gun, with many today not knowing this. I still think it would be so great if he specified, "I must kill the queen" be the epitaph on his tombstone.
You were talking about the titties should be noted this movie was only Rated *PG* *Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* *Leslie Nelsen* *Robert stack* (check out the Naked Gun)
You look young so I don't expect you to get every joke but the older woman who speaks *JIVE* with the two Black men is the mother from the old show *(Leave It to Beaver)*
Some of the jokes from movies like this you can't take literal. Like the "Drinking problem" 😂 You should definitely check out the sequel. Loving your reactions 💕
As a 48 year old bloke myself, I really love all the kinda neutered male authority figures in this film. They all look cool in their uniforms etc, but almost all are slightly broken and can't get any respect lol. One of their wives even has a horse in her bed!
13:29 she was probably sitting in seats 13-51... Fun reactions --Try another one by the same directors, the murder-mystery spoof "Fatal Instinct" (1993) It's even funnier and the jokes are a just a little bit tamer, but still crack ya up.
Enjoyed this. One of my favorite comedies. I think it does fizzle at the end, especially the cockpit scenes. But comedies often get too busy wrapping up the plot.
It was good to see you enjoying this movie. You should rewatch it, because there are going to be things you didn't see the first time around. I've seen it hundreds of times, and each time, theres something else. There are lots of things you won't get, only because it referenced stuff that happened before your time. If you were more aware of those things, I guarentee you'd be laughing the whole way through. For example, the horse in the bed was a nod to The Godfather, where a man woke up with a horse head in his bed; A warning from his enemies that he was marked for death. In general, my advice when it comes to watching movies like Airplane!, is to not overthink it. Just watch.
70's/80's movies had a sort of trend of sports stars trying to become actors in them. But it really took you out of the movie as, yeah, it was obvious it was a famous sports person. "Airplane!" ran with this and made it the joke.
@@imshanece I didn’t at first when I first watched primarily because he had long been retired before I was born. I had heard of him but didn’t know what he looked like
@@imshanece One thing I like regarding reaction videos to this movie is that the African Americans who are filming their reactions get excited because none of them are expecting to see him in a movie.
the only joke I don't get, I mean I get WHY it's funny, but don't get is the egg one. it's likely just a joke on it's own and funny. But just about every other joke is a pun, a call to something else, play on words. I just don't get any of that with it.
Oh, you're watching _Airplane!_ 🫣 Well, I just want to tell you: Good luck! We're all counting on you. The reason this movie is so overstuffed with jokes is that the writer-director team took the earlier movie _Zero Hour!_ (yes, that's where the exclamation mark in the title came from) and made it their goal to turn almost every single scene in it into a joke, follow every serious line from the original with a punchline. _Zero Hour!_ was one of the earliest examples of the "airplane disaster" genre that they were setting out to parody, with the other inspiration being the _Airport_ movies form the 70s - hence the title.
Part of what made this movie so funny was the fact that all the main characters had all played very serious roles prior to this. That and the references that people today wouldn't get, such as the guy say "No, that's just what they'll be expecting" was a reference to his serious role.
I'm glad to see a younger generation enjoy this film. A lot of the humor was very specific to the time the film was made. I showed this movie to my Zoomer niece and now she is corrupting her school mates at college. Haha.
Excellent. You have done well, my young apprentice.
I'm glad too, but I don't understand the "very specific to the time the film was made" part. Jaws, Pinocchio and Saturday Night Fever are old, but not so dated that modern audiences wouldn't understand the references. Most jokes still work, don't they?
@@TerryVogelaar I agree that references like Jaws, Pinocchio, and SNF will resonate with younger audiences. I'm referring to jokes/gags such as: Ethel Merman, The Folgers Coffee Lady, Hari-Chrishnas, Harlem Globetrotters, Mrs. Cleaver, the credit card machine (kerchuck), and more. It really helps to have seen TV back in the 70s/80s to get those.
@@LadyhawksLairDotCom Thank you!
@@clearsmashdrop5829 I was 10 in 1980, but here in Holland, TV programming had to differ from what was common in the US. I remember the Hari-Chrishnas and Ethel Merman, but the rest of what you mentioned is not familiar to me at all. I didn't even know Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, but the movie gave enough context to figure out that Joey recognized the actor who is also a famous basketball player.
The movie is still hilarious, even without getting all of these references.
The funniest part is Leave it Beavers mom (Barbara Billingsley) speaking "jive".
I like that for the jive-talkers, "dragon fruit" = "fish".
Finally, someone recognized Jimmie Walker!
4:45 yeah that's the "dine-o-mite!" guy. I totally didn't realize until somebody pointed it out in a video on here a few months ago! I used to watch that show in reruns as a kid, too! 🙂
7:50 yeah he's old now....I never really got into men's sports but Jabar is an awesome guy off the court so back in the 80s (my childhood late 80s early 90s...graduated HS in 1996) even if you weren't into sports you thought he was cool 🙂
A true comedy classic. So many funny scenes from start to finish. The girl scouts fighting in the bar always makes me laugh.
Aeroplane disaster movies were a genre that was very common just before this. This is taken almost exactly from one named 'Zero Hour '.
isn't it like word for word from the movie, with just comedy and extra lines added?
In 1980, this was PG.
Pg13 didn't come along till 1984
The reason Kareem is wearing goggles is because that was what he normally war during a game. Look up some photos of the time, and you’ll see what I mean.
Police Academy, Revenge of the Nerds, Blues Brothers. 80s comedies are the best. None of that Politically Correct bs
He had PTSD he was a veteran that needed help.
Airplane and Blues Brothers are way better and more intelligent than the others. How bold to compare these films.
There are great comedies from every decade.
Naked Gun as well
What's on the shelves at the Mayo Clinic?
The two airport workers who sent the plane crashing into the terminal at the beginning of the movie were played by David and Jerry Zucker, two of the writers and directors of the film, and the makeup lady on the plane was their mother, Charlotte.
The doctor was played by Leslie Nielsen who already had a long career as a dramatic actor from the 50s through the 70s before finding a younger audience as a comedic actor in the 80s and 90. You can also see him in the Naked Gun movies and the short-lived tv series Police Squad.
Robert Stack, Peter Graves, and Lloyd Bridges were also known for long careers as dramatic actors before being cast in this film.
For a good movie that takes place in an airport (not an airplane), you should watch The Terminal, with Tom Hanks.
Of all the reactions that I’ve seen of this movie, this was the first time I ever read a comment that said those were the Zuckers directing the plane.
@@mildredpierce4506 Really? I've left that bit of trivia on other reaction videos. They're credited on imdb.
Peter Graves,Robert Stack and Leslie Nielsen got laughs by playing it straight. Kareem Abdul-Jabar who played the co-pilot, was not from the tv show "Good Times". He was a professional basketball player and is considered to be one of the greatest basketball players of all time.
@@emanuellawton7942 Did someone claim he _was_ on Good Times? The actor who played the mechanic who checked the oil and slid off the front of the plane at the beginning was Jimmy Walker, who played J.J. Evans on Good Times.
Yeah... the constant nonstop jokes in background and foreground is a feature, not a flaw.
Shanece, I just want to tell you good luck. We’re all counting on you.
Thank you Matt!
You know what it's like to fall in the mud and get kicked.....in the head.....with an iron boot?
@@doughbafett
Skip that, no one does. It never happens.
That man was still sitting in the taxi cab at the end of the credits.
The forklift is STILL my favorite joke in the whole movie, "Oh it's over there." then the oh shit realization.
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.”
all the basketball fans.. look it's kareem abdul-jabbar.
I watched and was like.. look it's the guy bruce lee fought in game of death. o.O
Robinhood: Men In Tights is a classic.
It's an entirely different kind of reaction. Altogether.
Its an entirely different kind of reaction....
2:23 The bits I enjoyed most in this movie were with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and the kid telling Kareem he was soft on defense.
While what he said was scripted, I don't think him grabbing the kid's shirt was, that's why the boy looks genuinely scared.
@@blacktronlego That was scripted it's just that those two were very good in that scene.
My favorites are the LAX inside jokes, the suicides (I know how they feel), "Famous Jewish Sports Legends" and "Nuns Life," the "crash positions" and the poor guy waiting in the taxi.
What the boy’s father said was also what Kareem’s critics would say.
1st movie we ever recorded on our new VCR. We wore that tape out.
Voted the funniest comedy of all time, the overload of jokes you reference grew out of the screwball and madcap comedies of the early 1900's that had their roots in Vaudeville from the late 1800's, it's just the style.
This movie had no chill and I love it for that
You should try Kentucky Fried Movie. Same guys made it.
In 1975, there was an actual food poisoning incident on a plane. Contaminated breakfast omelets caused nearly 200 people to get sick. Fortunately, the pilots hadn’t eaten the omelets and were able to make an emergency landing. By luck, the pilots’ biological clocks were still on Alaska time and they had ordered steak dinners. Recommendations were later made that crew and passengers eat different meals during long flights.
17:58 they were not all wearing stethoscopes, that was the joke earlier with Leslie Nielsen. At the time, you generally had to “rent” your headphones from the airline if you wanted to enjoy in-flight entertainment. They looked like stethoscopes so the doctor wearing a stethoscope was not immediately obvious.
One more scene at the very end. This movie was a pioneer with end-credit scenes.
Really? Now I have to go back and watch it
And legend Reggie Jackson was in Naked Gun, with many today not knowing this. I still think it would be so great if he specified, "I must kill the queen" be the epitaph on his tombstone.
hands down, my favorite movie.
Just one thing, the sound the plane makes is of a propeller, but the plane is a jet
You were talking about the titties should be noted this movie was only Rated *PG*
*Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*
*Leslie Nelsen*
*Robert stack* (check out the Naked Gun)
Wow have the times changed. I still can't believe this was for kids
@@imshanece Ratings changed after the *1984* movie *(Gremlins)*
You look young so I don't expect you to get every joke but the older woman who speaks *JIVE* with the two Black men is the mother from the old show *(Leave It to Beaver)*
Yeah I didn't wouldn't have known that so thank you!
I missed the 1980's rating system for example this movie is rated PG 😂 I was born in the 80's so this was nostalgic thank you
Some of the jokes from movies like this you can't take literal. Like the "Drinking problem" 😂 You should definitely check out the sequel. Loving your reactions 💕
Snakes on a plane, lol - i think we are combining things here and that would be funny if they had one
As a 48 year old bloke myself, I really love all the kinda neutered male authority figures in this film. They all look cool in their uniforms etc, but almost all are slightly broken and can't get any respect lol. One of their wives even has a horse in her bed!
the b lues brothers from 1980 funny with a great cast and soundtrack
13:29 she was probably sitting in seats 13-51... Fun reactions --Try another one by the same directors, the murder-mystery spoof "Fatal Instinct" (1993) It's even funnier and the jokes are a just a little bit tamer, but still crack ya up.
Anchorman & Kingpin are always good for a laugh imo.
Enjoyed this. One of my favorite comedies. I think it does fizzle at the end, especially the cockpit scenes. But comedies often get too busy wrapping up the plot.
It was good to see you enjoying this movie. You should rewatch it, because there are going to be things you didn't see the first time around. I've seen it hundreds of times, and each time, theres something else.
There are lots of things you won't get, only because it referenced stuff that happened before your time. If you were more aware of those things, I guarentee you'd be laughing the whole way through.
For example, the horse in the bed was a nod to The Godfather, where a man woke up with a horse head in his bed; A warning from his enemies that he was marked for death.
In general, my advice when it comes to watching movies like Airplane!, is to not overthink it. Just watch.
Just started after your little skit you said you're not eating there anything today two seconds before you started eating 🤫
The greatest comedy ever
70's/80's movies had a sort of trend of sports stars trying to become actors in them. But it really took you out of the movie as, yeah, it was obvious it was a famous sports person. "Airplane!" ran with this and made it the joke.
In 'Zero Hour', the film 'Airplane!' was based on, the co-pilot was played by 1940s football star 'Crazy Legs' Hersch.
The woman with the eggs in her mouth had bird flu and needed a tweetment.
Kareem aged quick a few years after retiring.
But how can the horse let himself out the back door when he has no opposable thumbs?
Can't overthink these things, just gotta accept it 😂
2:18 I just grilled three burgers and six brats for my hound.
the one and only Karim! (by the way, you already know how to fix autopilot, don't you?). 😊
Interesting how fast you recognised that there was a horse in the bed . . . .
I think you will enjoy doing a reaction video to Black Dynamite or Naked Gun
If you love this then you will love naked gun
I love the Marvel shirt
You are beautiful and I loved your reaction so I will have to watch your other ones 🙂
Thank you so much!!
You really didn’t realize that was actually Kareem Abdul Jabbar as the copilot?
yeah I didn't know it was him
@@imshanece I didn’t at first when I first watched primarily because he had long been retired before I was born. I had heard of him but didn’t know what he looked like
@@imshanece One thing I like regarding reaction videos to this movie is that the African Americans who are filming their reactions get excited because none of them are expecting to see him in a movie.
Hmmm... Was she ready for this one? 🤭🤭🤭🤭
Almost no person under 32 is ready for movies like this.
Otto is my copilot.
I was 6 when i saw this in theaters with the family, frst time i saw bb0bs on the big screen.
#young Frankenstein a Mel Brooks film.
Top secret, is a great movie, so is loadec weapon.
Very funny movie
0:53 😂😂
You would like Airplane 2 the Sequel.
In the future I would do a poll
Classic spoof movie
Wasn't this the very first spoof movie? It has to be at least one of the first
the only joke I don't get, I mean I get WHY it's funny, but don't get is the egg one. it's likely just a joke on it's own and funny. But just about every other joke is a pun, a call to something else, play on words. I just don't get any of that with it.
Watch all naked gun movies and a shot in the dark also
I really didn't understand this movie.
Your beautiful enough,
You don't need this,
you know?
Sunflower 🌻
Oh, you're watching _Airplane!_ 🫣
Well, I just want to tell you: Good luck! We're all counting on you.
The reason this movie is so overstuffed with jokes is that the writer-director team took the earlier movie _Zero Hour!_ (yes, that's where the exclamation mark in the title came from) and made it their goal to turn almost every single scene in it into a joke, follow every serious line from the original with a punchline. _Zero Hour!_ was one of the earliest examples of the "airplane disaster" genre that they were setting out to parody, with the other inspiration being the _Airport_ movies form the 70s - hence the title.