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About
An ex-fighter pilot is forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.
Theatrical
Jun 27, 1980
DVD / Blu-ray
Oct 24, 2000
Box Office
$83.5M
Budget
$3.5M
Return
23.8x
Directors
Producers
Music
Studio
Paramount Pictures, Howard W. Koch Productions
Keywords
post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)
chicago, illinois
alcohol
nun
cataclysm
guitar
medicine
taxi driver
passenger
saxophone
stewardess
pilot
airplane
fear of flying
air controller
landing
autopilot
parody
food poisoning
spoof
los angeles, california
alcohol abuse
aftercreditsstinger
disaster movie
inflatable life raft
anarchic comedy
anxious
farce
dignified
Cast
Full credits →R
Robert Hays
Ted Striker
J
Julie Hagerty
Elaine Dickinson
L
Leslie Nielsen
Dr. Rumack
K
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Roger Murdock
L
Lloyd Bridges
Steve McCroskey
P
Peter Graves
Capt. Clarence Oveur
R
Robert Stack
Captain Rex Kramer
L
Lorna Patterson
Randy
J
Jill Whelan
Lisa Davis
A
Ann Nelson
Hanging Lady
J
Jim Abrahams
Religious Zealot #6
J
Jonathan Banks
Gunderson
S
Stephen Stucker
Johnny Henshaw-Jacobs
F
Frank Ashmore
Victor Basta
C
Craig Berenson
Paul Carey
B
Barbara Billingsley
Jive Lady
L
Lee Bryant
Mrs. Hammen
J
Joyce Bulifant
Mrs. Davis
M
Mae E. Campbell
Security Lady
E
Ethel Merman
Lieutenant Hurwitz
Airplane Collection
Get your boarding passes ready, you may not survive the flight but you'll have fun getting there.
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Quotes
See all →Confusion Over Destinations and Outcomes
Taglines
The Plane's going to Chicago. The Pilot's going to New York. The Passengers are going to Pieces!
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The Wildest Flight Experience Awaits
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The craziest flight you'll ever take!
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