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With its constant flow of visual and spoken gags, this is a riotously funny parody of many popular disaster movies, including 'Airport' and 'Towering Inferno'. A shell-shocked, ex-fighter pilot is forced to take the controls when the crew on a commercial flight go down with food poisoning

Keywords:

Comedy, Spoof, Movie, Film, Movies, Films

Additional Information:

(1980) (USA) (4 Star)

Cast:

Robert Hays	.... Ted Striker
Julie Hagerty	.... Elaine Dickinson
Lloyd Bridges	.... Steven McCrosky
Leslie Nielsen	.... Dr. Rumack
Robert Stack	.... Capt. Rex Kramer
Peter Graves	.... Capt. Clarence Oveur

Supporting Cast:

Lorna Patterson	.... Randy
Stephen Stucker	.... Johnny Hinshaw
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	.... Roger Murdock
Otto	.... Himself - The Inflatable Autopilot
Jim Abrahams	.... Religious zealot #6
Frank Ashmore	.... Victor Basta
Jonathan Banks	.... Gunderson
Craig Berenson	.... Paul Carey
Barbara Billingsley	.... I speak jive lady

Directors:

Jim Abrahams
David Zucker

Writers:

Jim Abrahams
David Zucker

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