Airplane! (1980)
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What's slower than a speeding bullet, and able to hit tall buildings at a single bound?
An ex-fighter pilot is forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.
- Released: 1980-06-27
- Genres: Comedy
- Runtime: 1h 28m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.3/10 from 5,269 votes
Directed by Jerry Zucker, David Zucker, Jim Abrahams.
Top cast
- Robert Hays as Ted Striker
- Julie Hagerty as Elaine Dickinson
- Leslie Nielsen as Dr. Rumack
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as Roger Murdock
- Lloyd Bridges as Steve McCroskey
- Peter Graves as Capt. Clarence Oveur
- Robert Stack as Captain Rex Kramer
- Lorna Patterson as Randy
- Jill Whelan as Lisa Davis
- Ann Nelson as Hanging Lady
Where to watch Airplane!
- United States: stream on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel; watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla, YouTube Free; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: stream on Netflix, Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Netflix Standard with Ads, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Basic with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
- India: rent on Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
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