10 Things You Didn't know About Airplane

[@ghostofmanitou6864]

The best part of this movie is all the silly details they packed in each scene. You can watch it a dozen times and notice something new each time.

[@zulubeatz1]

I think thats the secret with these type of comedy films. 'Top Secret' being like that too.

[@Tully_23_32]

The famous Carry On movies were exactly the same, silly jokes & sexual undertone. It wouldn't be funny to the generations of today & there's no way the Carry On movies would be allowed in today's society as they have no sense of humour & are all so politically correct that I'd love to shove political correctness & cancel culture fair up their arseholes

[@YuNo232]

Yeah, it took me quite some time to realize that they used a propeller sound in a shot where you can see the plane flying... but it has engines. Also the mirror scene was genius, it left me with a "Wait... there is something wrong" feeling until I got it.

[@chrisjones8743]

I try and tell people that think this humor is dumb, it’s actually really intelligent humor. The writing is incredible. There’s 5 jokes going on in every scene. I’m not saying people are dumb if they don’t get the jokes, but I think the people that get it, are smart.

[@ackerjawaka1966]

​@@YuNo232I only realised the plane was making a propeller sound after reading your comment 😂

[@stogieguy7201]

Passenger: nervous? Striker: yes Passenger: first time? Striker: no, I've been nervous lots of times.

[@Dystopia1111]

Also impressive about Airplane - the scene with Robert Stack kicking ass all the way through the airport. No cuts, no edits, just one continuous scene of Stack clearing his path of all human obstacles.

[@bwhog]

"The zealots and pamphleteers" aren't a thing now, but I do remember seeing them the first time I was in an airport and they had a reputation for being aggressive. I loved that scene.

[@richelliott9320]

My favorite scene in the movie with many great scenes

[@bryanrizzo9377]

Yeah Stack always plays a serious moody type of character and the way he acts in the movie is just like himself of course not the fighting through the airport stuff but just personality wise. He always used to creep me out especially when he hosted Unsolved Mysteries and he eventually worked with the Zuckers much later on in his career in another hilarious sports comedy Baseketball in a scene where he does his own show explaining an Unsloved Mystery involving one of the lead characters.

[@pgrant7688]

@@bryanrizzo9377 I could see Stack saying in all seriousness "airport management, the FAA, the airlines ... all cheats and liars"

[@ds2112]

I was a flight dispatcher for a US airline in 2002 and a flight captain called me telling me he needed a new copy of his flight plan/dispatch release. The F/A had noticed Mr Neilsen had boarded and asked him to poke his head into the cockpit and deliver his famous line "Good luck, we're all counting on you." He was very gracious and did so. Needless to say I was more than happy to send the captain a new copy, for Mr Neilsen had autographed the original copy :). There isn't a US airline pilot who doesn't have this entire movie memorized. The "what a pisser" line was filmed in the basement tunnel coming from the TWA terminal at LAX to the landside terminal, and the 747 poking thru the window scene was also a situation at the LAX TWA terminal as well - one of the gates the airplane nose was just a few feet from the terminal window. Capt Kramer kicked all the tail in the ticketing lobby in the TWA Terminal at LAX. One of the best movies ever.

[@PowersDave1966]

OMG that made me laugh so hard

[@jeffreyhansen6740]

Thanks 🙏 for sharing. 👨‍✈️ never flew without you!

[@pvuccino]

Did he say it like a million times?

[@josephgaviota]

And, Barbara Billingsly, the super iconic "mom" of the '50s, saying "Yes, I speak Jive," So many GREAT bits.

[@rufust.firefly2474]

"Pardon me, stewardess, I speak Jive."

[@bluegold1026]

Can't believe she even agreed to be in the movie. Complete contrast to her role on Leave It to Beaver

[@chipblock2854]

Back in the 1970s I heard a rumor that Barbara was going to do a cameo in a movie playing the worse mother ever. Wouldn't that be a great spoof of her role as Beaver's mom!

[@smittykins]

And when she passed, all of her obituaries mentioned her role as “Jive Lady.”

[@johnjack902]

😂😂😂

[@jsmith1746]

Such an awesome movie. A few more points- Peter Graves, aka. Captain Oveur, said he "didn't get it" when he read the script. It was his agent that convinced him to take the role. Even then, Graves said while filming the movie he thought the whole thing was rather dumb. It wasn't until he saw the finished movie that he realized how funny it actually was. George Kennedy starred in all of the 'Airport' disaster movies of the 1970s, he can be seen at 11:57 of this video as the captain of the Concorde in 'Airport 79'. Kennedy wanted desperately to be a part of this movie but was not offered a part. The Zuckers and Abrams made it up to him by casting him in the 'Naked Gun' films. One last thing, I worked for Virgin America for many years and we had a large operation in Terminal 3 at LAX. The terminal scenes for this movie were filmed in Terminal 3 at LAX and 30 years after filming, it still looked much the same. Whenever I was passing through LAX, it was so much fun to remember the scenes from 'Airplane!' that were filmed there and recognizing all the spots. I can't count how many times I have walked down that hallway where Ted looks at the camera and says "what a pisser". Thanks for doing this movie!

[@pvuccino]

Was Peter Graves between "Mission Impossibles" at this point?

[@NemeanLion-]

“I’m Minty and don’t call me Shirley” Well played sir.

[@NemeanLion-]

Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue.

[@mikesummer65]

"This woman has to be gotten to a hospital." "A hospital? What is it?" "It's a big building with patients, but that's not important right now."... LOL i love this Movie... ;-)

[@Wastingsometimehere]

"You can tell me. I'm a doctor"

[@jsmith3946]

Its taken not gotten gotten makes no sense

[@whaguitars8783]

"Stewardess I speak jive."

[@thepayne7862]

I love responding that way to the what is it question. I keep hoping someone will get the joke.

[@DickDiamond74]

even reading the lines brings me to tears of laughter!

[@charleebrown7188]

June Cleaver speaking "Jive", Ted Striker's "drinking problem", "Dont call me Shirley", "All together". So many jokes I still reference today. A true classic.

[@MikeSparrow]

Cut me some slack Jack!

[@johnlopez4089]

Airplane and Blazing saddles. two of the best comedy movies ever made!!!

[@kshinokevin]

the Naked Gun was good too..

[@johnjack902]

Absolutely 😂

[@CholaMunequita]

"I take my coffee black... like my men"... lol Can you imagine this joke in these days??? Lol... no one knows how to take a joke these days.

[@kennethpaquin8574]

Easy to say, but I'm not so sure. For example I suggest that the Farrrelly brothers movies cut at least as close to the edge as Airplane.

[@bigorange2082]

Excuse me stewardess, I can speak jive.

[@roberthenleynola]

@@bigorange2082 From June Cleaver, for God's sake!

[@arlionheart9744]

"I'm so offended that you are not offended." CUE 8:23

[@arlionheart9744]

@@bigorange2082 cut me some slack, Jack!

[@avnrulz8587]

10 things you didn't know about 'Airplane', but that's not important right now!

[@sejejo7565]

“I speak Jive” lol top 5 funniest scenes of all time

[@gsxerwhite]

original lone wolf shyyyyyyyit! ‘Golly!”

[@remdog1138]

Craziest thing? The 'Jive Lady' is played by the woman who played June Cleaver! I didn't realize until a few months ago.

[@Eric_Hutton.1980]

And don't call me Shirley.

[@Eric_Hutton.1980]

@@remdog1138 Barbara Billingsley

[@Scott-M1]

Jus' hang loose, blood. She gonna catch ya up on da rebound with da med side 😂

[@mrcat3493]

Airplane II is under appreciated. One of the best lines: “A four-alarm fire in Downtown Moscow clears way for a glorious new tractor factory, And, on the lighter side of the news, Hundreds of Capitalists are Soon to Perish in Shuttle Disaster.”

[@annescholey6546]

William Shatner sees the Enterprise in the periscope

[@calebhernandez681]

Also: “Stryker? Stryker, Stryker, Stryker, STRYKER!” *guy shrugs, punches woman*

[@TXKafir]

The gun to the newscaster's head was priceless.

[@CailenCambeul]

The Perry Mason scene.

[@mxslick50]

And IIRC, the newscaster was Leon Askin, who played Gen. Burkhalter on "Hogan's Heroes"

[@JohnRodriguesPhotographer]

This film broke new ground in comedy films. A fundamental rule in film making, never have more than one gag on screen at any time. This movie shatters the rule. There are points where the movie has three or more gags running in the background. They used serious actors in comedic roles. As pointed out Leslie Nielson, It is probably safe to say his career was in it's twilight before "Airplane!'. This role revitalized his career, sending it in a new direction. How he could perform his roles with out cracking up laughing, is amazing. Every actor was perfect in their roles. Barbara Billingsly speaking jive was hysterical. Robert Stack was excellent! The St Christopher statue was perfect. Lloyd Bridges also found a rejuvenated career in comedic acting. Last but not least Stephen Stucker, aka Johnny,he was extremely talented and funny. Taken from us too soon, RIP.

[@williambartholomew5680]

Agreed, everything the camera captured was like a look & find book just littered with the funniest people, props, actions, and lines. Something that the Naked Guns, Scary Movies, and Loaded Weapon followed with to great aclaim while other gag/spoof movies that stuck to one-gag-shots like the 2 Hot Shots flat-out failed by comparison. Quantity & quality together always outweigh half of only one

[@msbae]

The scene where the stewardess has to 'inflate' the auto-pilot was timeless.

[@katieandkevinsears7724]

Shirley you can't be serious. I am serious...and don't call me Shirley.

[@jamesparson]

It is timeless, but that is no important right now.

[@NiamhCullen]

@@jamesparson And don't call me Shirley.

[@tonytygrrHI]

That inflated smile!

[@jordanherkowski5052]

@@tonytygrrHI and them smoking afterward.

[@scottmantooth8785]

*one of the funniest movies made and one that could NEVER be made today...just like blazing saddles* *what about the nearly forgotten Top Secret movie*

[@Joeybagofdonuts76]

A few months ago I would have disagreed with you on this. However it seems that everyone has gotten their pussy lips pinched on the toilet seat recently.

[@carybeweary7209]

Surely,you can't be serious?

[@Joeybagofdonuts76]

@@carybeweary7209 I am serious, and don't call me Shirley.

[@walterlewis1029]

Top Secret is Funny I like the quote I know a little German and he is sitting over there.And he tips his hat.

[@barbarachieppo8290]

The underwater bar fight

[@FIZZ7]

"Cream"?... "No thank you, I take it black, like my men". Thanks Minty!!!

[@bluebear1985]

"Tell your old man to try dragging Walton and Lanier up and down the court for 48 minutes".

[@lloydonlead]

Doctor: this woman needs to taken to a hospital! Stewardess: what is it? Doctor: it's a big building with patients but that's not important right now.

[@marciofadel4709]

In Brazil the title was: "Apertem os Cintos... o Piloto Sumiu!" That translating "Fasten your seat belts ... the pilot is gone!"

[@sardomaitland8156]

In Germany it's called "Die unglaubliche Reise in einem verrückten Flugzeug" - which roughly translates to "An incredible journey on wacky plane". Yeah, foreign titles rock ...

[@DrGregoryHouseIT]

In Italy the title is 'L'Aereo Più Pazzo Del Mondo' which means 'The Craziest Airplane In The World'.

[@DocRunaway]

The name in Spain is "Aterriza como Puedas" (Land as you Can) and in Latin America is "Y Donde Esta el Piloto?" (And Where's the Pilot?), which led translators to translate "The Naked Gun" series as "Y Donde esta el Policia?) (And Where's the Cop?).

[@Bob3519]

Great info! Thanks, all of you, for sharing these foreign titles! 😃

[@rheinhartsilvento2576]

In Polish it was called "Czy leci z nami pilot?" which means "Is the pilot flying with us" or "Is there a pilot on the plane?". Same meaning in the French version: "Y a t-il un pilote dans l'avion?"

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

This movie never gets old!

[@KenMabie]

It literally gets older with every second that goes by..

[@jamesparson]

At this point, the entire digestive system collapses accompanied by uncontrollable flatulence.

[@quietcorner293]

Cut me some slack Jack!

[@jamesparson]

@@quietcorner293 No need to be coy Roy.

[@Jefff72]

Would you like cream with your coffee?

[@jamesdye4603]

I have the special "Don't Call Me Shirley" edition DVD with a bunch of extras. It also came with a card you could fill out and send five dollars in and get a miniature inflatable "Otto the Autopilot". I have it.

[@ForeverMrZaphaell]

@John Lester OMG, I was just about to ask the same! Wonderful surprise when I clicked on replies!

[@kellyweingart3692]

😂😂😂😂

[@cameronwaddel4072]

That is nothing but awesome.:)

[@TralfazConstruction]

Sounds wonderful. What a keepsake!

[@jamesdye4603]

@@TralfazConstruction The only problem is that the inflation port is exactly where it was in the movie.:)

[@yggdrasil9039]

I love the way the inflight movie on the flight is a series of images of exploding commercial airplanes

[@turnman02]

Never noticed the in-flight movie.... Will have to watch it again

[@JulesVerneReyes]

I enjoyed Airplane The Sequel. It was also good seeing characters from the first movie reprising their role. Surely brings back memories.

[@sovietunion7643]

yeah i don't understand why people said it was bad. maybe not as perfect comedy as the original but hardly a movie that deserve a flop

[@cheneethompson5756]

Don't call it shirley! Lol!

[@wstine79]

"Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit watching Minty videos."

[@ingridfong-daley5899]

bwahahahahahaha!!!! :)

[@jamesparson]

I hear you watched videos in the war, but that was a long time ago.

[@MetalDragon42]

Over Minty video?...... No. I don't think I'll ever get over Minty's Video

[@quietcorner293]

I think Minty is the kind of guy I could sit down and drink a Foster's with.

[@peterkrug4124]

Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit doing crystal meth!

[@bacht4799]

Young Boy with Coffee: I thought you might like some coffee. Young Boy with Coffee: Sugar? Little Girl: No thanks, I take it black, like my men.😆

[@EphPhaThaINC]

And I want to add, the little boy's face whenever she actually said her line was absolutely priceless. His eyes and face said it all, it was like he was saying "is that right, can she say that?" His facial expressions are the real punchline to that entire joke. like her line is the set up and his face is the punch. I just recently re-watched that movie again on Netflix and saw that joke and that is why it is so fresh in my mind.

[@BruceLeroyUK]

Patrick Shutt classic line

[@bryanperkins4987]

That was my favorite scene. Wait... am I a pedophile now???😋

[@lavo-ld4wm]

Later, we see the boy reading a surfing nuns magazine...

[@unclejustin7267]

From watching the current epstein saga, it seems to have made a resurgence.

[@shenloony3898]

2 of my favorite comedies. Love both ad much as each other, especially 2's parodies of Star Trek.

[@MrChesterdog]

I've lost count on how many times I've seen this movie and I laugh the whole way through every time. One of the very few movies that I laugh at every time I watch it.

[@annieromo74]

Same here. It never fails to have me laughing and quoting the movie during and after it! “What’s our vector, Victor?” LOL!

[@rustykilt]

AIRPLANE and BLAZING SADDLES...Bench marks in crazy comedy that stand the test of time. The thing is, they are clever and have a stellar cast which makes for comedy that never ages.

[@SkullAngel002]

The dislikes are from people who are serious but kept getting called Shirley...

[@marcelmoreau2733]

Or people who are named Shirley but are not serious.

[@timrichards5628]

no man, they love the title 'Flying High'

[@jamesparson]

Maybe they have a drinking problem

[@bustyrandit]

Maybe they re sniffing glue.😋

[@NiamhCullen]

@@jamesparson Oh maybe they couldn't take one for the old Zipper. Or needed a Little Breather.

[@musicman9434]

Doctor "What were the passengers served for dinner?" Stewardess "Chicken or fish" Doctor "That's right, I had the lasagna"

[@STho205]

Original Zero Hour final line was. "That's right... I had meat. " Which was odd and wooden (common in Alex Haley writing), so they went further by exaggerating the odd line.

[@TheRealKaiProton]

Its movie reviews like this, that trigger my drinking Problem.

[@cmdraftbrn]

*splash*

[@Bob3519]

I picked a bad time to stop sniffin' Glue!

[@auldthymer]

I was maybe 15 when this movie came out... and it took me a long time to get the joke about the drinking problem. [hangs head in shame]

[@jamesparson]

@@auldthymer Frankly it is what you have done since the war that concerns me

[@roberthenleynola]

Thanks so much for the video! What a treat. "Airplane!" has been one of my favorite films for 40 years. It's a classic, just timeless. This was a great trip down Memory Lane. Thanks again.

[@timy7537]

On Fantasy Island, this movie is called "De plane, de plane!"

[@shibolinemress8913]

🤣🤣👍

[@dreamsofsnow6521]

I watched this movie in the theater when it 1st came out and I never laughed so hard , I consider this the funniest film ever.

[@jm0lesky]

I was a child when this came out and I still think it's the funniest movie I have ever seen...followed by Top Secret and the Naked Gun series.

[@Cekmore]

Also very telling about our world...

[@JR-xk1rd]

One of the funniest. Space balls and blazing saddles are up there as well

[@hermeticxhaote4723]

You saw this in the theatre? That's awesome, because that means I've found someone older than me on KZbin!

[@ericdew2021]

Agreed. It was a gut-busting comedy.

[@robertaviles8451]

Otto absolutely stole the show! You can't have AIRPLANE without Otto Pilot! 🤣

[@brianbaker3654]

I am serious... and don't call me Shirley.

[@voodoochile333]

Thanks for repeating the line I've just heard.

[@paulypoobrain2929]

voodoochile333 surely you can be serious

[@carlsterrett5186]

My Favorite Lines!!!!! "Do we have clearance Clarence? Roger, Roger! What's our vector Victor!"

[@wadepearson4091]

Soooo, you were under Oveur, he was over Under and I was over Dunn!

[@Gwarlock]

There was an electronic slot machine version of this movie at a casino I went to. During the play, the screen fizzled out and went black. I thought the machine went out of service and I lost my credits that I built up, but here that goofy fruity guy popped up in the bottom corner, holding a plug and saying "oops", just like he did in the movie with the radar screen. I thought that was brilliant.

[@paulrees3861]

Airplane is fantastic, but I'm a fan of the sequel too.

[@emmastephens1178]

I do too.like airplane 2. With captain Kirk on the moon base space port.😊

[@garyhalsey7693]

Ditto!!

[@kyleshiflet9952]

Same

[@daveb7173]

Danger Vaccum. My favorite scene of Airplane II.

[@BillybobSpangleberry]

I’m afraid Scraps will have to be shot.

[@marklowther3228]

One of the best movies ever made. My wife and I hung out with Robert Hayes once - he was a perfect gentleman with a great sense of humor. Thanks, Minty!

[@billolsen4360]

I hope he got help for his drinking problem

[@paulgregory1364]

Cheers Minty for doing Airplane, I can genuinely say this is one of the rare films that still makes me laugh every time I watch it!!!

[@CMarshallD]

Roger Murdock : Flight 2-0-9'er, you are cleared for take-off. Captain Oveur : Roger! Roger Murdock : Huh? Tower voice : L.A. departure frequency, 123 point 9'er. Captain Oveur : Roger! Roger Murdock : Huh? Victor Basta : Request vector, over. Captain Oveur : What? Tower voice : Flight 2-0-9'er cleared for vector 324. Roger Murdock : We have clearance, Clarence. Captain Oveur : Roger, Roger. What's our vector, Victor? Tower voice : Tower's radio clearance, over! Captain Oveur : That's Clarence Oveur. Over. Tower voice : Over. Captain Oveur : Roger. Roger Murdock : Huh? Tower voice : Roger, over! Roger Murdock : What? Captain Oveur : Huh? Victor Basta : Who?

[@andydudley1775]

10 4

[@1WillyK]

Love Airplane. Top Secret, another movie by these guys is totally underrated and is one of my favorites as well.

[@passaggioalivello]

This movie changed comedy forever.

[@jamesparson]

It is an entirely different kind of comedy altogether.

[@garethoneill5676]

@@jamesparson 'It's an entirely different kind of comedy'

[@viddork]

with Gareth Oneill 'It's an entirely different kind of comedy'

[@ijustwantedausername]

with viddork “it’s an entirely different kind of comedy” 🤘

[@paulmorphy6314]

with ijustwantedausername "its an entirely different kind of comedy"

[@itspronouncedhaze]

I laughed way to hard at this part "...so Robert Stack was doing an impersonation of himself and yep, I've just gone cross eyed." 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@spacepiratejacen2258]

One of the funniest movies ever made! 😂🤣😂

[@cheneethompson5756]

Altogether!

[@theclearsounds3911]

Removed references to TV ads? Hardly! "Jim never has a second cup of coffee at home." There are at least a dozen more. These ads played in the US, and maybe you didn't recognize them because they might not have played in Australia. Anyway, Airplane is my favorite movie, and thanks for the video about it!

[@stevecritchley2506]

Aussie here, and yep I always think of it as "Flying High" - it was many years before I learned that it wasn't the original title! Casting actors who weren't known for comedy was a stroke of brilliance. Leslie Nielsen in particular always cracked me up with his ability to deliver ridiculous dialogue with a straight face!

[@grapeshot]

Should we turn on the landing lights. No they'll be expecting that.

[@dulcimerrafi]

I laughed so hard at that line the last time I saw it.

[@TXKafir]

I used to watch Robert Stack in _The_ _Untouchables._ I could swear he delivered that line in that series all the time so it sounded familiar in _Airplane!_ and added to the humor.

[@RagnarokMic]

"No. That's just what they'll be expecting us to do."

[@litteliten4999]

😂😂😂

[@jokeroneninesevenzero]

"Back babe, slide the piece of the porter, drink slide run the java!" Translation: I will have the steak. "Ah, lookie here. I could dig some greens jumpin on some butter and dragging thru the garden!" Translation: I will have the fish.

[@EphPhaThaINC]

Oh, nothing beats Barbara Billingley's coming up, "Oh stewardess, I speak jive."

[@jokeroneninesevenzero]

@@EphPhaThaINC "Just hang loose blood, she gunna catch up on the rebound on the medicide!"

[@earlsmith2524]

that shouldve been translated as a salad lol

[@jeffreyrigged]

the part in the sequel that kills me is the courtroom scene with them. dude was on...........sheet.

[@Phaota]

"I will have the steak."

[@Axess-sv8nq]

Press: Johnny, what kind of plane is it? Johnny: It's a big white plane with red stripes, curtains in the windows, and wheels - and it looks like a big Tylenol!

[@maryannlockwood7806]

✈️It’s a twister it’s a twister!🌪

[@DCMarvelMultiverse]

Where did you get that dress! And those shoes!

[@CivilEngineerWroxton]

LOL Johnny stole the show, in my opinion. RIP Johnny

[@iWrick8111]

How bout some coffee Johnny.................No Thanks!

[@tadweird1766]

* Unplugs landing strip lights * "Just kidding." * Plugs landing strip lights back in.* MUAHAHAHA!"

[@macbruno357]

Although they left a Sanka commercial joke. The whole "he never has a second cup at home," gag.

[@hankpog3907]

The ‘dinking problem’ bit gets me every time

[@BennyLlama39]

"I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing glue." 😀

[@trossk]

I say that when stupid stuff happens at work. Most people don't get it. Lol

[@edkarter7062]

Can't remember the incident but a real pilot in a passenger jet having some tech issue. Before they ready to touch down he made the glue sniffing comment!

[@TXKafir]

@@edkarter7062 I saw an interview with Peter Graves and he said the movie was so popular with airline employees that he was a real celebrity every time he took a flight and got invited to the cockpit regularly.

[@edkarter7062]

@@TXKafir That's cool! Getting the best seat in the house is never a bad thing!!

[@Viking_Luchador]

@@trossk Mick Foley used it one of his autobiographies

[@satmedown]

So many memorable lines in this movie. When Captain over says: “You ever seen a grown man naked” to little Joey, I freakin lost it. The look on his face is so straight. Never fails to make me laugh 😂

[@Gamble661]

Yeah, I can't believe that got Peter Graves to actually say those lines!

[@TXKafir]

@@Gamble661 I saw an interview with him. He was concerned about getting arrested for even uttering those lines.

[@josephgaviota]

That's part of the joke ... Peter Graves was always known for such clean-cut roles, to _even_ utter those lines was part of what made it hilarious.

[@thefrecklepuny]

"Shana, they bought their tickets, they knew what they were getting into. I say let 'em crash!"

[@LoneWolfZ]

Why John, you old stick in the mud, I've been listening to that horse-shit of your's for months and you can take that crap and blow it out your ass, and for good measure, sit on THIS John!

[@johnchedsey1306]

This sounds like Donald Trump talking about Coronavirus in the US.

[@MrBig1946]

Ha! “Point, Counterpoint,” Saturday Night Live back then. At least he didn’t start by saying, “Shana, you ignorant slut!” as if to Jane Curtain to express his ultra-right-wing viewpoint.

[@plymouth491]

That sounds much more Liburtarian to me.

[@terryv]

@@MrBig1946 - Actually (like SNL), it was parodying the "60 Minutes" final segment for many years, "Point-Counterpoint". It was funnier in the context of the "60 Minutes" version, which was done straight by Shana Alexander and James J. Kilpatrick.

[@marcdoherty6039]

Interesting tidbit...as you correctly noted, Airplane was based on the film Zero Hour. Zero Hour was a remake of a Canadian TV movie called Flight into Danger. Flight into Danger was written by Arthur Hailey...who also co-wrote Zero Hour. Hailey also wrote a novel based on Flight into Danger called Runway zero eight Arthur Hailey also wrote the book Airport, which of course inspired the 1970 film of the same name and the 3 sequels.

[@c.j.cleveland7475]

I'm detecting a trend...........😊

[@bigorange2082]

This entire movie is a classic. There’s not one scene that’s not funny as hell.

[@geoffstrickler]

Exactly, including the opening and closing credits. This movie is comedy genius from start to finish. It’s the perfect embodiment of “commit to the bit”, as it never once backs off it’s totally over the top insanity, corny jokes, and absurdity. “Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue”

[@bwhog]

That was one of the things that made it a success. They tried to cram just as many gags in as they could. Hardly ten seconds goes by without something happening. That's also why it will never be possible to replicate its success as a comedic film.

[@PCLoadLetter]

The movie was much longer. They cut out all the bits that weren't completely hilarious in the test screenings, ergo the entire movie was hilarious. The coffee boy and girl had a long discussion about their high flying jobs in DC and NY, all of which was cut, except for the cream bit. It's on KZbin.

[@zeb3144]

Airplane is the benchmark which all subsequent comedy movies are judged. A masterpiece!

[@ahammer607]

They still left in the tv commercial gag "Jim never has a second cup of coffee at home!" and "Jim never vomits at home!"

[@ryankibler7973]

Minty missed that one. Yes, no one gets that reference nowadays

[@benjaminjoseph3392]

@@ryankibler7973 How funny! I have needed to explain that 'second cup' to several people over the years!

[@brianarbenz7206]

@@benjaminjoseph3392 Exactly what the Z brothers worried about. Thats future generations would not get the spoofs of 1979 ads. But that was a great spoof.

[@jh6031]

Just watched this with my 19 year-old daughter. She thought it was hysterical and plans to show it her college friends when she gets back to campus.

[@ds2112]

That's being a great parent!

[@danthomas2146]

"No thanks. I take my coffee black, like my men."

[@CailenCambeul]

The last time I was offered a coffee, I responded with, "I take my coffee like I take my women, white and decaffeinated." I thought I was such a smart arse ... and then came the response: "Surely, you don't want a vasectomy with your coffee?" All I could say was, "I'll have a glass of water thanks. And don't call me Shirley!" Then she cracked up laughing. I kept a straight face and asked her if there was something wrong and she needed to get to a Hospital ... You can guess the rest.

[@andydudley1775]

shits realy going to hit the fan now

[@litteliten4999]

The face of the boy 😂😂😂

[@bcfairlie1]

Absolutely the best American comedy ever made

[@chasebearsfan]

"JIm never has a second cup of coffee at home" Later Jim stares at his wife intently, then aggresively vomits " Jim never vomits at home" CLASSIC! Great review sir

[@nowthatsjustducky]

And in Airplane II... Dad never slaps me around at home. It must be his coffee. No, I've been serving Dad decaf. Hmm. Maybe he's just an asshole.

[@kevinhansen8211]

I loved the girl scout fight in the bar, such a random scene in a movie that excels at its hilarious random moments.

[@jasondismuke4837]

The sight gags are some of my favorite. Like when you see a fan, then shit hits it.

[@charleebrown7188]

Just a little bit. Mmm hmmm, just a little bit. Sock it to me, sock it to me, sock it to me, sock it to me, sock it to me, sock it to me.

[@kelvyquayo]

I still don't get the spear. Still funny tho.

[@anthonysummers3446]

I love almost every movie you feature. Your taste is spot on Minty! Thanks a lot from Oregon, USA.

[@Oddlogical]

The intro is excellent! 😄 Another fun, entertaining video! Thanks!

[@thefrecklepuny]

"Looks like I picked the wrong day to quit...(insert favourite addictive vice)"

[@AtheistOrphan]

thefrecklepuny - ...............watching Minty videos.

[@bustyrandit]

Randy Quaid paid homage to "Airplane" when he used this line in " Independence Day" when almost firing a missle on the ground, before take off. " I picked a helluva day to quit drinking."

[@AlejandroBosque]

I have a shit with all the these quotes!!!!

[@AtheistOrphan]

Alejandro B - Probably THE most quotable film!

[@tigerbread78]

For years afterwards, I actually thought all autopilots were inflatable men

[@drewdavid780]

😂😂 me too!!!!!

[@michaelpipkin9942]

All men go on autopilot when we are, "inflated".

[@ingridfong-daley5899]

ahahaha--so did i!!!!!

[@rocky2332]

I at least thought that till I was 10 and then was disappointed when I realized that wasn't the case.

[@tigerbread78]

@@rocky2332 lol, I was also very disappointed when I found out

[@sassykaren7587]

I loved both the movies and remember going to the theater to see them with my dad. He always had a warped sense of humor and got me into a lot of different shows and movies. I really miss him but will never forget the good times we had together. Thank you for another great video Minty. You’re awesome 👍

[@MeinCreep]

In Germany the movie is called „the unbelievable trip in a crazy airplane“. But I also loved the sequel „the unbelievable trip in a crazy spaceship“. We love to mess up movie titles.

[@demondglaze2653]

I use to love John Byner, He had a hilarious comedy show titled "Bizarre" in the early 80's. Look it up when you get a chance.Love your work Minty.

[@gbelovsky]

And the voices of The Aardvark and The Ant! He's brilliant, so funny the boys used him to get Stack to do the role they way they intended.

[@gawaineross4656]

Your graphics and sound effects are improving all the time, MInty.

[@TheLukeMonster]

Additional fun facts: Robert Stack, who was 60 years old during filming, did all his own stunts during the fist fight at the airport, which is insane. Also, Sir Christopher Lee later said that turning down the role of the doctor in this film was one of the dumbest mistakes of his whole career. I agree, TBH. In fact, I think it's a terrible shame that he and Nielsen never did a comedy together. That would've been legendary.

[@bryanrizzo9377]

Yeah Robert Stack RIP gave a great performance in this movie and Caddyshack 2 and he used to creep me out especially when he hosted Unsolved Mysteries. He eventually worked with the Zuckers much later on his career in Baseketball in a scene where he does his own show of an unsolved mystery involving Trey Parker who plays one of the lead characters.

[@bigkmoviesandgames]

I just want to tell you both good luck we're all counting on you.

[@primekiller5729]

I just want to tell you both good luck we're all counting on you.

[@bustyrandit]

I just want to tell you both good luck, we re all counting on you.

[@AlejandroBosque]

I had to wish good luck to two persons, and this line just rolled out of my tongue ...

[@johnp1277]

Leslie Nielson absolutely killed it in this movie...his performance is a major part of why this movie worked so well as a spoof movie...I never missed another movie after Airplane, if Leslie was in it.

[@bryanrizzo9377]

More interesting fun facts about Airplane...George Kennedy turned down the offer to play Steve McCroskey before it eventually went to Lloyd Bridges. I can see Kennedy pulling it off but he eventually worked with the Zuckers and starred with Leslie Nielsen in all three Naked Gun films. After Nielsen worked with the Zuckers on Airplane and the first two Naked Gun films he was offered the role of Admiral Benson in Hotshots and said that he had already done enough spoof movies with the Abrahams and Zucker brothers...so Lloyd Bridges took that role instead.

[@OctoberCrow1701]

Airplane, Animal House and Blazing Saddles are my go-to movies, along with Life of Brian, History of the World... Damn they really knew how to make comedy gold back then.

[@elwoodblues9613]

Now, if a few people would get offended by the movie, it's scrapped.

[@OctoberCrow1701]

@@elwoodblues9613 Sadly you are right. Your movie is probably on someone’s hit list too.

[@shelbyford5963]

I feel like the reason for the decline in spoof movies is because how hard comedy can be nowadays, people take themselves WAY to seriously now and hate it when some one cracks a joke or pokes fun at them or whatever they like or base their lives on, and it’s sad that people can’t take jokes anymore because it hurts their overly sensitive feelings. And because of that comedy in general has changed and will probably never go back to the glory that it was.

[@joannegray5138]

I agree.

[@huntmatthewd]

The tupperware party was hilarious, as well as Ted talking to the Japanese soldier who offs himself. 😂

[@fakeknife87]

I love it when Johnny rips the cord close to the end of the movie and says, “Just Kidding!” “Ha ha ha”

[@solracer66]

One small correction, Robert Hays was in the TV series Angie, it was not a movie. His co-star in Angie was Donna Pescow from Saturday Night Fever which might explain the disco dance contest scene in Airplane!...

[@caseyjones9716]

Often overlooked are the hilarious sight gags in the background of the action.

[@technosworld2]

I liked Airplane 2, especially the parts with William Shatner

[@EphPhaThaINC]

"No tower?" "We don't have a tower sir, we have a bridge." "Damnit, why am I ever told these things." (Opens down)

[@mikekazz5353]

There's, something on the wing, some thing.

[@Marveryn]

@@mikekazz5353 what do the blinking lights do

[@Tarathathe77wookiee]

The lights, blinking and flashing and flashing and beeping!!!

[@olly2027]

Didn’t know about the second one. Will have yo watch it.

[@CanadianShow]

And don't call me Shirley Possibly the most famous line of the movie

[@jamesparson]

The survival of everyone on board depends on just one thing: finding someone on board who can not only fly this plane, but who didn't have fish for dinner.

[@nowthatsjustducky]

@@jamesparson Yes, I remember. I had lasagna.

[@jamesparson]

@@nowthatsjustducky The comments of everyone on this video depend on just one thing: finding someone who not only can type, but who didn't have fish for dinner.

[@evanhanley6437]

One of my favourite comedies ever.

[@jamesparson]

A comedy? What is it?

[@amthatdad3450]

@@jamesparson it's a form of communication delivered with levity in order to lighten a mood, but that's not important right now.

[@mreeping]

I loved airplane 2!!!!! William Shatner was hilarious

[@p.al.o4437]

I gotta thank you for all the quality entertainment you have provided through these weird times. Thanks Minty

[@Christophersanchez1326]

A must Note: with in the movie it's a jet their flying in Yes.. the note is you hear propellers as the jet is flying throughout the movie. 😆

[@MarkTheMorose]

Empire magazine did an 'every joke in Airplane' feature some years back, and I think they got every one, except the joke about the jet making a propeller plane sound.

[@leejoelbeasley5005]

because "zero hour" the plane was prop.

[@banzaibailey5891]

In the commentary, they said that the studio insisted that the plane be a jet so that the movie would be more modern and appeal to audiences better. They relented, but put in the propeller sound as their little dig at authority.

[@TXKafir]

That's what I love about their comedy, the subtle sight and sound gags that you only get after you've rewatched the film a couple of times.

[@markandrus8879]

No shizzit!! Good catch, I never noticed that. NICE!! Looking back, I did hear the props but didn't realize it.

[@ingridfong-daley5899]

"All these number twos coming out in the same year." Sounds like somebody needs Imodium. ;) I watched Airplane II again recently, and honestly it was just as funny as the first one. Then again, i also love Grease 2, so maybe my opinion doesn't count for much :)

[@Lily_of_the_Forest]

I LOVE Grease 2. When I met my friend and she said she loved Grease 2, she became my BEST FRIEND instantly.

[@mikehipperson]

Correct!

[@MrSpankee02]

Agreed , I enjoyed both sequels.

[@cosmicraysshotsintothelight]

Oh I don't know... what did you think of The Wrath of Khan? ;-)

[@sasiuru]

Finnish title of this movie was "Hei, Me Lennetään" (Hey, we're flying) and second part is called "Hei, taas me lennetään" (Hey, we're flying again).

[@thejonathandoan]

One of the best movies ever made, period! The greatest spoof of them all, never to be topped. Legendary.

[@Gamble661]

"I don't know where I'll be then doc....but it won't smell too good, I'll tell you that!" One of the funniest lines in any movie ever.

[@rafterscott]

"Surely you can't be serious?

[@bigkmoviesandgames]

I am serious and don't call me shirley.

[@rafterscott]

@@bigkmoviesandgames I was waiting to see how long it took before someone replied with that. As expected, not very.

[@bigkmoviesandgames]

@@rafterscott lol yeah.

[@AlejandroBosque]

I am serious and stop calling me Shirley!

[@nducation8039]

In Serbia, this movie is called "Is there a pilot on the plane?".

[@JR-sx3gl]

Same in Poland. 😊

[@mikcnmvedmsfonoteka]

Die Hard is either Glass Trap or Hard Nut in many countries

[@nikkifennel]

In Spain, it is called "Take land however you can" :D

[@ForeverMrZaphaell]

@@mikcnmvedmsfonoteka Die Hard is "Die Like a Man" in Serbia

[@MrBviman]

Same in France.Actually all movies from ZAZ are called IS there ? (is there a pilot on the plane for Airplane and IS there a a cop to save the queen ....for Naked Gun :)

[@Thunderwing88]

One more thing you probably didn’t know: The scene when the plane is crashing into the airport was used in a season 5 episode of “The A-Team” in 1986.

[@LadyOnikara]

I remember seeing that watching The A-Team! I was thinking, "They really let that pilot fly that freaking plane again? They did a great job fixing the window and now he messed it up."

[@ChanaKorenTourGuideIsrael]

Never heard of Airplane. So glad you mentioned that the movie's name is Flying High, as it is under that title it was released in English here in Israel

[@TXKafir]

Another joke that you don't fully get if you're not from the 1970s. The woman who played the Jive translator had also played the mom on _Leave_ _It_ _To_ _Beaver._ She was the epitome of a white, suburban mom who'd probably never met a black person. While the scene would've been funny with anyone, it being her just made it so much funnier for those who recognized her.