“Joey, do you like movies about gladiators?” With Airplane! the ZAZ team of David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker crafted one of the great comedies, a mile-a-minute, joke-packed disaster film spoof that flies high with manic energy and go-for-broke hilarity. When food poisoning sidelines the cockpit crew, only an ex-fighter pilot and his former flame can save the day.
“At a time when throwaway gags seem like a luxury in any film, Airplane!has jokes – hilarious jokes – to spare. It’s also clever and confident and furiously energetic. Airplane! is more than a pleasant surprise, in the midst of this dim movie season. As a remedy for the bloated self-importance of too many other current efforts, it’s just what the doctor ordered.” – Janet Maslin, The New York Times
