AIRPLANE! (1980) First Time Watching | MOVIE REACTION

[@BigJoeEspo]

The 'goal here' was amusement. Plain & simple.

[@dangrissom7367]

So far, we're at 99% of the reactors who have yet to see the post credit scene.

[@msorlean1]

Or the fun pieces in the credits themselves

[@markvargus6519]

@@msorlean1 I think I've seen one reactor who stuck around and watched the credits and caught a couple of the entries. most people have no clue that the Zucker brothers liked to sneak in a few jokes throughout the credits so they don't bother to watch and see them.

[@firststagegaming1483]

I think moving forward when people request Airplane they should instruct the reactors to be sure to watch the post credits. 😉

[@kpmac1]

In fairness, no one expected a post credit scene in 1980 and they still don't expect to see them from that movie era.

[@markvargus6519]

@@kpmac1 its not just a post credit scene. The Zucker brothers liked to add phony credits for things that were humorous. You have to watch for them, but in Airplane, Top Secret, and the 3 Naked Gun movies there are multiple entries into the end credits which are there as jokes.

[@binxbolling]

The guy who picked the wrong day to quit sniffing glue is Jeff Bridge's dad.

[@stevensauer8539]

So odd watching a reaction to this movie with all of the punchlines cut out, thus guaranteeing you don't see them react to the funny parts.

[@berserkrhadley]

When they didn't laugh at "I hope this hasn't been boring for you", I had a hard time getting much further... Especially with so many scenes they'd cut halfway through a joke.

[@Sirala6]

They're taking it WAY too literally b/c they don't recognize subtext - the joke within a "serious" context. They read it without irony or sarcasm.

[@davidfarris2359]

Without Airplane! none of those other parody/spoof movies would have ever existed. You have to grade this movie for the time that it was made. Also, this movie relies on so many topical references that anyone under 60 will not even get. Airplane! is hilarious.

[@txaggievet]

Well lest not discount Blazing Saddles which predates Airplane!

[@DaveHof]

I always scan the comments before watching a reaction to this movie, because of how our sensibilities have changed since Airplane! was released. Saves time. Sorry this wasn't to your liking, and that you came of age in such a hyper-sensitive, humorless culture. Looking forward to the next MCU reaction tomorrow.

[@baconwafers4928]

It's called slap stick. An artform of past decades :)

[@Billinois78]

Yeah, sadly, now they call it "dad humor".

[@DesertHomesteader]

I learned recently (from anime, of all things) that a "slap stick" was a prop paddle originating in 16th century Italy that was often used in comedy plays.

[@PhilBagels]

@@DesertHomesteader Yes, it's made from two long pieces of wood with a gap between them. When you hit someone with it, the two pieces slap together and make a nice loud sound, even though you only tapped the person lightly. So you could simulate hitting someone really hard with a stick, without actually injuring them. However, most of the humor in this movie is not slapstick. The stewardess bocking people on the head with the guitar is slapstick, and there are other slapstick gags like that. But most of the humor is spoof and parody and plays on words.

[@ninjabluefyre3815]

Comedy stressing farce and horseplay. Ah, no doubt this is a variation on 'pie in the face'.

[@garylee3685]

No not really. Slapstick is physical humor, not verbal wordplay humour.

[@michellew.9906]

One the greatest comedies of all time

[@DanKetchum007]

You guys should not watch comedies. You edited this to death. Punchlines matter.

[@Great-Documentaries]

In fairness, they didn't get most of the humor to begin with; the editing really wasn't the problem.

[@txaggievet]

I feel old, maybe this kind of comedy just doesn't play now... The missed so many great points, The Kareem Abdul Jabar jokes, the Pilot and the kid, the Black Coffee joke, and of course the greatest line in the Movie... I speak Jive by Barbara Billingsly, I mean if you dont know who she is, you dont understand why that scene is so funny... they just missed it all, but I think its because they are too young

[@cm4619]

Agreed. I've watched this movie many times, and I still die laughing at all the corny jokes. 😆🤣

[@ninjabluefyre3815]

You know, you're taking this story very seriously, I think we oughta stop now.

[@darryldavidson4824]

That line went through my mind as well... Invincible!! 😂

[@VestinVestin]

No! That's just what we'd be expecting them to do 🤨.

[@darryldavidson4824]

@VestinVestin So much YES!! 🤣

[@xenontouchstone]

Nobody ever sees the after credit scene, when I worked in a cinema I was always trying to tell people not to leave and miss it. We had a different sense of humour back then, and films like this and Kentucky Fried Movie were all the rage.

[@clutch236]

Let me see, how can I say this....."You can't cut out the punchlines!" You're smart people, you know better.

[@Hanszo29]

It’s called Comedy. Looks like you guys never heard of it.

[@yournamehere6002]

This one of the funniest movies of all time, don't think you responded as such

[@garylee3685]

The "never has a second cup of coffee at home" is from a commercial at the time.

[@markvargus6519]

And used the same woman as appeared in the commercials.

[@beefypugsleyschannel-kl4ru]

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

[@jgrey8959]

They failed.

[@trinasp]

The best way to understand Airplane is knowing how literal they take a lot of the things they say. Many of the jokes came from old movies, TV commercials. For example “that’s funny, Jim never has a second cup of coffee at home.” It spoofs and old airplane movie that I can’t remember the name of. Many think it’s Airplane, but I don’t think that’s it. It’s very funny when you know the reference material. The made the Naked Gun movies in that same style.

[@RoadDoug]

It was an old coffee commercial.

[@donaldjz]

ZERO HOUR is the movie. They even bought the rights to it

[@trinasp]

@@donaldjz That’s it! Thanks.

[@RysterARCEE]

This movie is laugh out loud funny. One joke after the next. It makes me sad that the humor of this movie is getting lost to time..

[@RichGalvan]

So true. I think most of the joke references were lost on them because the original was before they were born.

[@ArabianLady]

This is one of my husband's favorites! He loves films like this. It's ridiculous fun. 😅 And a total spoof!

[@jamesalexander5623]

"I'll Give'em Another 20 Minutes, But That's It!"

[@blackwolf6082]

Did you have your humor surgically removed?

[@jgrey8959]

Surely they can't be this humorless.

[@Seek1878]

@@jgrey8959 Don't call me Shirley

[@Great-Documentaries]

@@jgrey8959 It's making the passengers sick. I mean even teenage reactors "get" more than these two!

[@SarcasticDragonGaming]

This movie is just one giant pre-internet shitpost and I love it.

[@LadyIarConnacht]

I'm still waiting for ANY reactor to catch "Greatest Jewish Sports Heroes."

[@Blue-qr7qe]

​@@LadyIarConnacht I've seen a couple of reactors who got that one and semi-stifled their laughter.

[@jgrey8959]

The comments are much more fun than the video

[@GroovyDJ]

The "I like my coffee black" line had me dying for days after I saw this in the theater 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@andrewj9831]

I use that phase and the other line too....

[@whomigazone]

They kept the camera on the kids face and paused to make sure the 'like my men' line hit the point.

[@trentrez6643]

10:25 an old “solution” for someone who was having a panic attack was to slap them really hard to snap them out of it. Typically it was considered to be women who were “panicky”, so they just did that and went overboard with it (kinda the theme of the movie)

[@SupremeCommanderBaiser]

Whoever cut this video should be fired.

[@markhellman-pn3hn]

your TOTALLY wrong on where this movie came from ....its basically an updated version of "Zero Hour" .... with a comedy twist

[@meajur]

_AIRPLANE!_ was my Dad's favorite movie. He always said, _"AIRPLANE!_ has almost every bad joke in the world. _BLAZING SADDLES_ has the other three."

[@biggains1]

So glad i found yall's reaction channel! Already ran through a number of Marvel movies playlists of yall's, lovin it all 🤌🏻

[@dopebeets1]

You can't cut out all the punchlines and expect people to get what you are enjoying.

[@SupremeCommanderBaiser]

They even called Indians "people on horses". God, the fear of cancelation is strong in those two.

[@ztomas1]

Wow not sure if you've noticed but you guys are getting roasted in the comments for this reaction 😂😂

[@NightRanger-lz6tp]

Fun Fact on the Saturday Night Fever spoof: While he was doing Airplane, actor Robert Hays (Ted Striker) was also doing a short lived sitcom called Angie and his Angie Co-Star Donna Pescow was in Saturday Night Fever There is a sequel to Airplane called Airplane 2 The Sequel which is also worth a look just to see William Shatner steal the show.

[@johnnehrich9601]

There is a side-by-side comparison of the movie Zero Hour on KZbin. Just type in: "Side-by-side" comparison: Zero Hour! (1957) Vs Airplane! (1980) Some more of the humor makes sense when you watch this. Airplane also makes fun of contemporary commercials. In particular, there was a commercial for instant coffee, where the woman and husband are in a restaurant, and he says he will take a second cup of coffee. T

[@erikawilliams9558]

I'm gonna have to check that out

[@PhilBagels]

@@erikawilliams9558 It's hilarious to see these movies side by side. I want to watch the original Zero Hour now.

[@bobbuethe1477]

A lot of references that modern reactors often miss are here: kzbin.info/aero/PLGxVpdTGGjUK99PL5jwJNfQFBnpJoiSiu

[@johnnehrich9601]

The plane taking off is a direct spoof of a wartime movie, where the soldier is about to leave on a train. The conductor says "better get on board, son." As the train picks up speed, the girlfriend runs along, talking to him from the open vestibule. She has to dodge the uprights for the station lights (a bit odd), as they converse about his pocket watch. Type on KZbin: since you went away 1944 train scene In Airplane, we see the railroad conductor in full garb, and the pilot pulls back what seems a loco throttle, as we hear chugging sounds. Here she runs INTO the light stands.

[@markvargus6519]

This was perhaps the first and best known spoof movie ever made. The Zucker brothers actually purchased the rights to remake the film Zero Hour as about 70-80% of the dialogue is straight from the original Zero Hour script. They used the original and then added in all of the jokes. The movie was best known at the time for the number of serious actors they brought in. With the exception of the man playing Johnny who was supposedly encouraged to improve, all of the other actors were asked to play their parts straight. This included Leslie Neilsen, who played the doctor and had a long and distinguished career as a serious actor including playing the lead in the original Forbidden Planet, but who would star in many comedies after Airplane, mostly playing similar characters to the doctor character where he is largely the straight man to the script itself. Another thing you didn't seem to catch was that the humor was based on three elements. There is a lot of double entendre in the movie, where they made minute changes to the script, but ended up with a joke that is a mild sexual reference. Most of that is wink wink style and definitely a product of its time. Then you had a lot of pun or misinterpretation jokes. Things like the call from the Mayo clinic and we see the doctor sitting at a desk in front of a bunch of shelves filled with jars of mayonaise, or the question "A ___ what is it?" being answered with the definition of the object. The final type were slapstick humor. Things like the watermelon falling to the desk when McCroskey says "You'll have to talk him right down to the ground" or a more subtle play on slapstick was the man who thought himself Ethel Merman, he was played by the actual Ethel Merman in her last appearance in a movie before her death. Airplane is considered one of the 3 best comedy movies ever made by most people. it definitely is a product of its time, but so is Blazing Saddles. Sad that you couldn't get into it and just have fun, but I know that does happen to some reactors who don't understand just what the movie is. There is no message, or attempt to do anything other than entertain. You are supposed to find something in the movie that makes you laugh just about constantly, and I noticed that despite your complaints, both of you smiled and laughed quite a bit throughout your reaction.

[@Featseeker]

Funny when folks say this is an 80s movie, 💯 70’s, released 1980; the 80s literally have not happened yet. Also the “never has a second cup of coffee at home” joke is a reference to a lame forgotten TV commercial where the restaurant is serving a particular brand the husband prefers, unbeknownst to his wife.

[@chuckster255]

A lot of people think this was a spoof of the "Airport" series of movies but it's really an almost scene for scene spoof of a 1950s movie called "Zero Hour" and even though it wasn't required, they got permission from the reluctant copyright holder of Zero Hour to make AIRPLANE!. The only reason he gave his permission is they told him that it would be a "B" movie with unknown actors and would have limited release but when it premiered with very well-known actors, he threatened to sue them. I don't know what happened, maybe they settled or maybe he realized he didn't have or he was told he didn't have a case because copyright laws allows for spoofs.

[@xenontouchstone]

More than got permission, they bought the rights to the film.

[@BigGator5]

"Can you fly this plane, and land it?" "Surely you can't be serious." "I am serious... and don't call me Shirley." Classic comedy. Laugh a minute and very quotable. Fun Fact: Theatrical movie debut of Julie Hagerty. Celebrity Pilot Fact: In a 2008 interview, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar told the story of being on a European flight and asked to sit in an empty seat in the cockpit during takeoff so the crew could say they flew with Roger Murdoch. Better Living Through Chemistry Fact: At one point, a woman (Nora Meerbaum) refuses alcohol in favor of sniffing cocaine. Although seemingly righteous and indigent at being offered alcohol, she is correct in refusing a depressant (whiskey) if she was going to take a stimulant (cocaine). White-Red Zone Fact: Regarding the argument between announcers concerning the white and red zones at the airport, the producers hired the same voice artists who had made the real-world announcements at Los Angeles International Airport. At the real airport, the white zone is for loading and unloading of passengers only, and there's no stopping in the red zone (except for transit buses). They were also married to each other in real life. Casting Notes Fact: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker chose actors such as Robert Stack, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, and Leslie Nielsen because of their reputation for playing no-nonsense characters. Until this film, these actors had not done comedy, so their "straight-arrow" personas and line delivery made the satire in the movie all the more poignant and funny. Bridges was initially reluctant to take his role in the movie, but his sons persuaded him to do it.

[@ecembrew]

The reasons it worked all the actors were dramatic actors not comedians

[@andrewj9831]

Agree..and they played it in a dramatic role. They wasn't trying to be funny

[@samhilton4173]

You guys don't get any jokes. I was born in '94 and I got every joke except for the specific generational American culture references. I don't get how you guys didn't find anything funny.

[@blkluv100]

Thank you. I'm so tired of people blaming the age of this movie on people not getting the jokes. Though some of the humor was topical, most of it was not. I've seen foreigners react to this movie and get most of the jokes. A lot of Americans don't get the humor because their uncultured, don't read and can't fathom that there's more than one type of humor. If you've ever watched any of the Looney Toons, are Bull Winkle cartoons or read The Far Side comic strip this should be right up your alley. Hell even if you've seen "South Park" or "Family Guy" you should recognize this type of humor. You would swear the Scary Movie franchise never existed from watching this brain dead reaction. I was born in 1965 and even then some of the references were before my time, i still found the movie funny. It's the dumbing down of America.

[@williamjones6031]

1. I guess I picked the wrong week to stop watching "first time reaction" Airplane clips. 2. This movie requires more than one watch in order to catch as much as possible. Little things to look for: Ted was in the Air Force but at the bar he's wearing a Navy Lt. Uniform. Elaine's trombone at the bar sounds like a trumpet. One of the fish was a freshwater catfish. A woman throws a baby into the air when the plane crashes through the window. Two Hari Krishnas actually fly out of the airport. Captain Kramer steps out of a mirror before leaving for the airport. The woman with the horse in bed is the creepy Captain Oveur's wife. She is also hitting on to Captain Kramer. It's a jet but the background noise is of a prop plane. The ambulance crashes after the plane lands. 3. Otto/Auto pilot has his own webpage on IMDB 4. Elaine has permission to sit on MY face. 5. IMVHO Airplane II is good too, destination moon.

[@LadyIarConnacht]

When I first saw this, I had just gotten home from Los Angeles. I spent hours in LAX brushing off the cultists and listening to the white zone/red zone announcements every 30 seconds. I found this movie hilarious from the very beginning.

[@SilvaJrEddie]

2. Drops of rain fall on the plane's windows, even though it is in flight

[@bradleybradley4363]

Elaine had a trombone at the bar?!?

[@williamjones6031]

@@bradleybradley4363 Yes

[@Stardust_7273]

This is one of the most quoted movies, and also parodied movies in TV history. And yet it is a parody itself. Growing up, my brother and I always used to say, "I guess I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue" whenever something bad was happening 😆

[@lenforstell1139]

Idea for a KZbin video: Two humorless politically correct statues watch one of the funniest American films ever made, so that the rest of us can wince at the soul-deadening misery that the future catatonic culture will be.

[@brewswillis9783]

Yeah, I stopped watching 9 min in.

[@paulamoya7956]

@@brewswillis97836:27 in 😵‍💫

[@RogCBrand]

LOL! That's the perfect way to describe it! I have been thinking that humor will be extinct in a few more decades...

[@Kevonutube303]

Thanks for the info. Won't bother watching......But I have to say, some big blame goes to their "people" patreons, subs etc. that know them and recommend them to watch it these types of movies As the saying goes "Know your audience" Well anyhow..... Just my opinion.

[@lenforstell1139]

@@RogCBrand There’s another couple of reactors to this film, where the girl has a complete look of horror on her face…because of the way the airplane landed. She reacted as though she were watching actual airplane footage of an actual landing! This is the type of behavior that only a communist government can beat all the happiness and laughter out of.

[@peterkoester7358]

I feel like no one should go as blind into this film as you did. Someone should have at least told you to expect parody. Even when it was released in 1980, this film was heavily advertised as being exactly what it was - a parody of the classic type that was perfected in the 1970's by directors like Mel Brooks and the makers of Kentucky Fried Movie.

[@jamesjimbob71]

airplane is one of the funniest film, a lot of the comedy happens in the background as well but you edited out some of the funniest bits

[@joek468]

The Zucker Bros made a cameo as the ground crew that the one asked about the fork lift shile the other brother directed the plane into the terminal

[@andrewj9831]

Keep in mind, their was only 1 comedian in this movie for the most part was johnny, This was the first time of being in a "comedy" for most of the cast. The Zucker brothers have said a number of times, this is a drama, and not a comedy, as there was a ton of serious moments with people dealing with life issues. If they wanted a comedy they would have had well known comedians and not well known role actors. You have to watch this movie a few times to get all the punchlines, as they were back to back to back and what you notice in the background.

[@Featseeker]

Look for the woman who throws her baby straight up into the air & flees when the nose of the plane crashes thru the window

[@Ilogunde]

I really love this movie! If you were alive in the 80s, you'd seen one of those disaster movies that took themselves too seriously. And when this master piece came along - it was hilarious perfection! And to quote the IMDB: "Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry Zucker chose actors such as Robert Stack, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, and Leslie Nielsen because of their reputation for playing no-nonsense characters. Until this movie, these actors had not done comedy so their "straight-arrow" personas and line delivery made the satire in the movie all the more poignant and funnier." Without Airplane we would never had the Naked Gun movies... You should watch the sequel (Airplane II: The Sequel).

[@carlgibson285]

William Shatner is amazing in Airplane II.

[@carlgibson285]

William Shatner is amazing in Airplane II.

[@shotbybrady8793]

I'm really excited that you guys did this one! Thanks so much!

[@hankvarrichio5484]

What's with the blurry close ups?

[@TearyEyesAndersonReacts]

You might also like "Transylvania Twist", "The Naked Gun" trilogy, and the "Police Squad!" TV show which it is based on. And the "Get Smart" 1960's TV series, revival series, and movies Get Smart Again, Nude Bomb.

[@SCharlesDennicon]

Yeah, not your thing.

[@ArabianLady]

Ty, it was definitely one that made fun of lots of films. If you haven't seen said films you can feel quite lost. I know I did when my husband sat me down to watch it with him. It's supposed to be satire/parody . ( Even if not listed as such online.) ❤😊

[@Billinois78]

Sorry I couldn't make it for the live premiere - I had family visiting - but I love your reactions and it's even better when it's one of my favorite "dumb humor" comedies. I was too young to have seen it when it came out, but over time, I learned about who a lot of the actors were. It had a lot of actors who were famous in the 60s an 70s. Even though it came out in 1980, it's very much a late 70s movie. 25: 40 "Maybe we oughta turn the search lights on now" No.... That's just what they'll be expecting us to do" He didn't want them to fail. He was acting like they were talking about a war strategy. He was overthinking it. lol

[@yournamehere6002]

Two of the writers of this went on to do SCARY MOVIE 3 and 4

[@jgrey8959]

Please don't watch any funny movies any more. This was painful and sad.

[@orangeandblackattack]

Agreed.

[@JamesBond-ib9tq]

The driest reaction I’ve ever seen, lol

[@theashdey9383]

These are the driest, humourless, most bland group of reactors I've seen. Good lord 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@toodlescae]

It was pretty much a beat by beat spoof of Zero Hour but was also making fun of the Airport series of disaster movirs in the 70's. 😂

[@sasamichan]

its a spoof on lots of things but watch Zero Hour to hear most of hose same lines read strait.

[@CalGiffin]

I love your reactions, and I'm already subscribed to your channel, but I'm sorry to say that your edit was pitiful on this awesome, classic movie. 😪 There were so many scenes that were cut that were funny and crucial to the plot! Granted, there is not much plot to this movie though!😅 Anyway, nice job!

[@disneyfannrkrb]

naw didn't really enjoy it, but it wasn't the movie's fault 😞

[@conquerorganicchemistry5949]

I watch every reactor who watches airplane. you just skipped the whacking material joke so I am skipping you. And thumbs down. see you never.

[@benjaminrupe5930]

Funniest movie ever made.

[@SupremeCommanderBaiser]

And worst reaction to it.

[@darrenwatkins7896]

I would like to see you react to the original Airport 1975 movie from 1974 it’s a disaster movie. You’ll see alot of similarities that this movie made fun of. Can’t wait for Marvel monday 😊

[@BobPease1122]

I say this only because I care. But there are decaffeinated brands on the market that are just as good as the caffeinated ones.

[@binxbolling]

Serious dramatic actors were picked as the authority figures to make their behavior seem even more ridiculous.

[@nativetexan9776]

I can't watch this. You two have missed most of the funny parts because you have no sense of humor. It went way over your heads every time

[@markcainyourfriendinthecar3387]

This movie is one long dad joke

[@binxbolling]

A lot of the references won't be apparent to modern viewers.

[@mistersnitty7721]

Yawn

[@MaximusTruth]

Got a few minutes into this reaction. Had to check the comments and see if I was the only one thinking it.. Turns out a lot of people were of the same opinion. Long story short, worst and most pointless reaction I think I've ever seen. No idea if these two ...people, are just extremely boring usually, or just plain clueless to the subtle humor here and there. A joke is presented in a not so super obvious way: These guys sit there like "dum di dum di duuuum". Completely clueless and ...blind? I didnt even watch far enough for the plane to even lift from the ground, and I am already ready to tap out of this reaction. It's such a great and important movie. Sure not everyone has the same humor, but seriously, I think everyone would have more fun at a funeral home, than wasting even a second on this channel. Dear KZbin, implement an option to blacklist/block a channel from *ever* coming up please. k thx. I really dont want to see these two humorless individuals react to a single movie ever again.

[@blkluv100]

I wish we still had the thumbs down option. I somewhat understand not getting some of the topical humor, but the jokes come fast and hard how does the majority of it go over your head. The editing is the worst part its just diabolical. Who edited this, monkeys.

[@arraymac227]

Very few reactors get the 'Mayo Clinic' visual. +++

[@RoadDoug]

Definitely before your time but still funny and a good reaction.

[@Keys-zq1gw]

I’m sorry, but all the laughs and silly fun was sucked out of the movie with this reaction. Some of the jokes were met with a plain, not amused face 😒, and looks of offense. This movie has no plot except for a bunch of shenanigans on a plane. No deep, intricate plot. Just senseless, silly jokes and laughs. The editing choice cut up the jokes and punchlines and made things awkward. Idk, maybe this wasn’t your kind of comedy. Sense of humor should now be called, “sensitive of humor”.

[@BossDon456]

Yeah this was a bad reaction video. SMH

[@MT-tu8dt]

This way probably the worst reaction video I have ever seen.

[@Rikku5150]

This was a disappointment of a reaction. Way too much cut content. Was following for Marvel Mondays but like...wow the amount of humor you two apparently don't have is astounding. Best of luck.