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An ex-fighter pilot forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.
Rating and Reviews
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7.3/10
Filipe Manuel Neto
**A memorable comedy that deserves to be revisited occasionally.** I can't say how innovative this film was in its time because I'm not one of those cinema experts who know almost everything (I'd l... read more
about 1 year ago
drystyx
Surely, this is hilarious. Surely. A film that never saw the word "Surely" in the same light again. This is a total parody, not just of disaster movies, but of all social mores. The "excuse" for th... read more
about 2 years ago
CinemaSerf
Right from the "Jaws" (1975) inspired opening titles, this is a treat of comedy that sends up just about every genre of cinema as poor old "Ted" (Robert Hays) has to stave off an airborne disaster abo... read more
almost 3 years ago
schoosskyler
An American Comedy _**Classic**_ - Everything about this film screams 'American Cinema Comedy'. A lot of the humor is a precursor to modern american humor, including the terribly cheesy pulp humor. Th... read more
over 7 years ago
People
Cast
Robert Hays
Ted Striker
Julie Hagerty
Elaine Dickinson
Leslie Nielsen
Dr. Rumack
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Roger Murdock
Lloyd Bridges
Steve McCroskey
Peter Graves
Capt. Clarence Oveur
Lorna Patterson
Randy
Robert Stack
Captain Rex Kramer
Jim Abrahams
Religious Zealot #6
Jonathan Banks
Gunderson
Stephen Stucker
Johnny Henshaw-Jacobs
Frank Ashmore
Victor Basta
Craig Berenson
Paul Carey
Barbara Billingsley
Jive Lady
Lee Bryant
Mrs. Hammen
Joyce Bulifant
Mrs. Davis
Mae E. Campbell
Security Lady
Ethel Merman
Lieutenant Hurwitz
Jimmie Walker
Windshield Wiper Man
Jill Whelan
Lisa Davis
Nora Meerbaum
Cocaine Lady
Kenneth Tobey
Air Controller Neubauer
James Hong
Japanese General
Michelle Stacy
Young Girl with Coffee
David Leisure
First Krishna
Ann Nelson
Hanging Lady
Al White
Second Jive Dude
Nicholas Pryor
Mr. Hammen
Cyril O'Reilly
Soldier
Ted Chapman
Airport Steward
Jesse Emmett
Man from India
Norman Alexander Gibbs
First Jive Dude
Amy Gibson
Soldier's Girl
Marcy Goldman
Mrs. Geline
Bob Gorman
Striped Controller
Rossie Harris
Joey
Maurice Hill
Reporter #3
David Hollander
Young Boy with Coffee
Howard Honig
Jack
Gregory Itzin
Religious Zealot #1
Howard Jarvis
Man in Taxi
Michael Laurence
Newscaster
Zachary Lewis
Religious Zealot #3
Barbara Mallory
Religious Zealot #2
Maureen McGovern
Nun
Mary Mercier
Shirley
Len Mooy
Reporter #1
Laura Nix
Mrs. Hurwitz
John O'Leary
Reporter #2
Bill Porter
Hospital Contortionist
Conrad E. Palmisano
Religious Zealot #4
Mallory Sandler
L.A. Ticket Agent
Robert Starr
Religious Zealot #5
Barbara Stuart
Mrs. Kramer
Lee Terri
Mrs. Oveur
William Tregoe
Jack Kirkpatrick
Hatsuo Uda
Japanese Newscaster
Herb Voland
Air Controller Macias
John David Wilder
Second Krishna
Windy
Horse
Jason Wingreen
Dr. Brody
Louise Yaffe
Mrs. Jaffe
Charlotte Zucker
Make-up Lady
David Zucker
Ground Crewman #2
Jerry Zucker
Ground Crewman #1
Kitten Natividad
Bouncy Topless Woman on Plane (uncredited)
Larry Blake
Upside-Down Man (uncredited)
Paula Moody
Girl Scout In Bar (uncredited)
Sandra Lee Gimpel
Girl Scout In Bar (uncredited)
Henry Wills
Commuter on Baggage Carousel (uncredited)
Joyce Mandel
Woman on Flight (uncredited)
Gene LeBell
Religious Zealot (uncredited)
Susan Breslau
Ticket Agent (uncredited)
Director
Jim Abrahams
Director
David Zucker
Director
Jerry Zucker
Director
Kenneth D. Collins
Second Assistant Director
Arne Schmidt
First Assistant Director
Nancy Hansen
Script Supervisor
Creator
Jim Abrahams
Writer
David Zucker
Writer
Jerry Zucker
Writer
