AIRPLANE! (1980) | FIRST TIME WATCHING | MOVIE REACTION

[@br1729]

We’ve finally found an audience member who could be in “Airplane,” with the same literal, unintentionally deadpan reactions.

[@joannerichards1750]

Surely she understands that Shirley is a punch line - not a real person. Right?

[@0lyge0]

I thought the same. It made the reaction even better.

[@GenXDaddyO]

@@joannerichards1750she doesn’t….and stop calling me Shirley.

[@Sirala6]

@@joannerichards1750 Something has happened with the interpretation of information over the last 25 years. Probably something to do with computers. These are bright young people; these reactors, but they run a different software in their brain's CPU. I laughed at silent movies in the 1980s, 60 year old Charlie Chaplin movies and somehow bridged the gulf in time. But now...young people seem almost mystified - baffled at older stuff. Something to do with the immediacy of NOW, where two weeks is an eternity in attention spans and hearing the daily gossip holds primacy.

[@Cheepchipsable]

@@Sirala6 Nah, with the rise of more media people can end up in a social bubble and not get the more widespread cultural memes they would have gotten in the past. So when there were no video recorders most people watch the same shows then come to work and discuss them. Then people would repeat lines from the shows and everyone got the joke. Those viewing groups overlap less these days which is why we end up with people meeting online to discuss them. I'm not surprised a lot of people would miss the majority of gags in something like Airplane!, as it is rooted in the time it was made, the old credit card machine and references to appliances or commercials/movies of the day. Culturally things are changing much faster, fads are shorter and successful shows forgotten more quickly. How many decades did something like Gilligan's Island run on TV. I can't see many newer shows being rerun 20 years in the future, only pay per view. Of course you got the jokes of older shows as you had been raised with them, and most media is built on older media. Media content has branched out more, you are on one branch while others are watching a different branch.

[@standalonenobody6798]

Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit watching Airplane! reactions.

[@Ravenforce3]

It's always the wrong week to give things up.

[@GrantWaller.-hf6jn]

Jim never stops watching these reactions.

[@ariconsul]

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is a hall-of-fame basketball player and typically considered one of the top five basketball players of all time. Nearly everyone at the time would have recognized him. It would be these days like Taylor Swift being the co-pilot.

[@donsample1002]

And that was Ethel Merman… a major broadway musical star from the 30s to the 60s. This was her final film appearance.

[@STOCKHOLM07]

I was going to say Michael Jordan but I guess that'd date me as well.

[@0okamino]

He was paid $35,000 for this role. They originally offered him $30,000, but agreed to the extra 5k because it was the price of a rug he wanted to buy, and they were really amused about that being his reason to ask for more.

[@johnplaysgames3120]

And this is another one of those jokes that would be before Erica's time. Not just because KAJ's a basketball player from before she was born, but also because the joke is that, in those old disaster movies of the '70s, they always had stunt casting of some well known football player or other sports person in some side role. The filmmakers were making fun of the idea that you'd buy them as the character and wouldn't just spend the whole movie going, "Hey! That's [famous sports figure]!"

[@ganggreen9012]

​@@johnplaysgames3120 The movie Zero Hour, where they got the majority of the script from, had a well known NFL player as the copilot.

[@adnap]

Erica: “This movie is so literal.” Not quite as literal as the commentary. 😂 “Oh no! the automatic pilot is deflating!” Erica: Did he have the fish ? lmao Erica: "He really timed that thunder well.” Yes. Leslie Nielsen does control the thunder.

[@billclay9489]

Alot of young people miss the comedy and question it like her asking where did the watermelon come from? Really? no one questioned that. LOL

[@therewasacrookedman5892]

“She just wanted a moment of freedom, before the plane went down”…. That’s one way to look at it. 😂😂👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@cjmacq-vg8um]

ain't that the truth! i'm not sure how to take her reaction but i think her reaction to this film is about the funniest thing i've heard for quite awhile. and her deadpan delivery is very genuine and endearing. she asks - why was that guy so opposed to being called shirley? did he have some childhood trauma associated with that name? you know, i've watched this silly movie probably over 20 times and that's a question i have never asked! i'm just sorry i don't have an answer for her. her sincerity is very becoming. good job and thanks for the laugh.

[@therewasacrookedman5892]

The first reactor to give Otto the agency he deserves. Thank you, from a former inflatable person. Will definitely watch your next reaction.

[@Quirderph]

*Former* inflatable? 😄

[@therewasacrookedman5892]

Yes, but contrary to popular belief, smoking cigarettes doesn’t get you more air. So I left all that behind.

[@jasonward1470]

Erika, you're doing great. This is one of my favorite movies going back for a long time. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Some of your comments were absolutely hysterical TBH. You have a very good sense of humor. You missed some of the jokes, but nobody ever gets all of the jokes, the first time around. There's one every second. Please keep going with the channel. There's so many great movies out there for you to watch. Btw, that was Ethel Merman

[@lawrencefine5020]

This is the weirdest Airplane reaction I've ever seen.... But it works. And don't call me Shirley. Her funniest line was Not "Where did that Vulture come from?" but "Where did it go?" I laughed outloud. She's precious. Subbed.

[@Johnny_XR]

"She just wanted one moment of freedom, before the plane went down?" 🤣🤣🤣

[@dan_hitchman007]

She freed the twins.

[@c.karnstein3299]

😂

[@RossNixon]

@@dan_hitchman007 They had implants that gave her major problems a few years later.

[@GeorgeTropicana]

So glad she didn't cut out her reaction to that part like so many other reactors do

[@joerenaud8292]

"Well at least they have a spare pilot, they probably don't have to pay him very much", LOL!!!! That's funnier than the actual joke, I can't believe you said that.

[@goodshipkaraboudjan]

Basically the second officer role at some airlines. IRO in America, can't fly below 10000ft, no landings or take offs but keep the right seat warm on long haul during cruise phase. Paid less than the FAs mostly.

[@3DJapan]

"Can you face some unpleasant facts?" "No." One of my favorite jokes.

[@trentrez6643]

Everyone misses that one

[@mystisith3984]

Love it too. I mean, come on! It's relatable if you are a human being.

[@Roy-mw5js]

This creator is either of 2 things. To be safe I'm going to go with the second one and say she's a great actor and comic in her own right. 😊

[@4Kandlez]

This

[@tbmike23]

God, she's adorable. Looks for the bright side of.every situation.

[@cjmacq-vg8um]

ain't that the truth! i'm not sure how to take her reaction but i think her reaction to this film is about the funniest thing i've heard for quite awhile. and her deadpan delivery is very genuine and endearing. she asks - why was that guy so opposed to being called shirley? did he have some childhood trauma associated with that name? you know, i've watched this silly movie probably over 20 times and that's a question i have never asked! i'm just sorry i don't have an answer for her. her sincerity is very becoming. good job and thanks for the laugh.

[@dan_hitchman007]

The lady who talks to herself about her husband Jim not wanting a second cup of coffee at home and gets beaten up by the passengers was the star of a popular series of Yuban coffee commercials back in the day and her tag line was about second cups of coffee. Just for reference.

[@jimstanley_49]

Yeah. There was a long streak of coffee commercials going back to the '50s about how "awful" the Mrs. coffee was, and how the girls at work made amazing coffee, or just that the husband might actually love his wife if she could make a half-decent cup of coffee. Just buy and you can't make a bad cup by wringing cold wash water out of his socks through the grounds.

[@FDBarry-h8n]

...she was also a regular on "The Rockford Files" if memory serves me right.

[@normandrake3292]

Gee I always thought it was a Maxwell House commercial. But I was a bit young in the 70s

[@dan_hitchman007]

@@normandrake3292 Yup, it was Yuban.

[@stereo999]

There's a video on KZbin called COFFEE JERKS that's a montage of complaining husbands from old coffee commercials

[@warpath1911]

Great reaction. I think you're the first reactor I've ever seen to use "apropro" appropriately. Keep up the good work!

[@dan_hitchman007]

Erica, I just wanted to say "good luck, we're all counting on you!" but please stop calling me Shirley!

[@kd5you1]

It was the difference between surely and Shirley. I think some people miss that though.

[@stevesheroan4131]

Lateral thinking should not be misinterpreted as a lack of a sense of humor. This young lady obviously found a lot of humor in the movie, just in a different way than many others. Years ago I took an exchange student friend with me to see his first professional baseball game. All he talked about afterwards was the organ player and his/her music selections. Nonetheless, he said it was one of the best experiences of his life. That’s what her reaction reminded me of. I’ve never seen a reactor approach this movie from this angle, and I’m totally here for it.

[@section-six]

Hey Erica...love the new cut...I must say, your one liners throughout the movie are funnier than the movie itself...you landed them with ease...cheers :)

[@bigsarge8795]

This movie is the reason i wear two pairs of sunglasses in my daily life.

[@kylestubbs8867]

My glasses have magnetic sunglass attachments. Whenever I take them off, I imagine saying "All right, Steve, let's face a few facts."

[@lazyperfectionist1]

6:36 "Man. They're _tough."_ Girl scouts really know how to throw _down._

[@petereirich6502]

I've seen many reactions to this movie but this review was unique. God bless you.

[@goodshipkaraboudjan]

I'm a pilot and can confirm you hear quotes from this at work often. Doesn't matter if it's someone in their 20s or 60s, everyone knows the movie well. Hot Shots! is another great flying comedy, the sequel is just as good to.

[@Perktube1]

I love the first shots in that, all that FOD in the cockpit. 😅

[@MJ-we9vu]

Surely you can't be serious.

[@br1729]

I'm sure "There's an occluded front stalled over the Dakotas" comes in quite handy.

[@goodshipkaraboudjan]

@@Perktube1 the loose change rattling around gets me every time.

[@beefypugsleyschannel-kl4ru]

@@MJ-we9vuI think he’s serious but please don’t call him Shirley

[@guyincognito1707]

Lmao I love your very literal and serious reaction to this absolutely ridiculous movie. Keep them coming

[@ErwinBlonk]

An in-universe reaction if there ever was one.

[@tonysmith5504]

And the award for best smile on KZbin goes too .. this young lady 🙏❤️🙏

[@Templephoenix]

In five videos you've become my favorite reactor; thanks for all of them so far and have a great week! 👍👍👍

[@XRos28]

Imagine Cine actually being a character in the movie. She'd fit so well. 😀

[@shawnpatrick1877]

3:19 That's the way stores and businesses used to process credit-card payments. They made physical copies of the information on your card and the price of the purchase. This was then signed by the buyer and mailed to the bank for payment to the vendor. 10:00 That is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, one of the most famous NBA basketball players of all time. 11:49 Yeah, that's Ethel Merman, a famous singer, which makes the gag pretty funny since it was unexpected that it would pan to the "airman," and it would actually be the real Ethel Merman. 11:55 that actress here was in a popular coffee commercial at the time and she's spoofing it here. This is one of the issues with this movie for younger audiences. It frequently spoofs things that you won't be familiar with and has celebrities that you may not know for cameos. But, it's still filled with enough absurd humor and puns to be funny. Nothing is meant to be taken too seriously in this film, it's just silly humor.

[@JoeMartinez_LA_LostSoul]

As long as you didn't forget to take the carbons... (credit card)

[@wulf76]

& the plane has jet engines yet that's the sound of a turbo prop there are so many literal jokes you just have to get them and I'm not calling you surely

[@RandallMorrison00]

What a hilariously weird reaction! 🤣🤣🤣 I can't say I've ever seen someone open with "everyone's so literal in this movie" and then proceed to take everything literally and try and find meaning and explanations for stuff that's just meant to be meaningless and goofy, hahaha! "Why does he really not like the name Shirley? I wonder what's the story behind that..." "They're very realistic characters, I'd say." "I think there was a lot of lessons to be learned from that movie.." Hysterical! 😂

[@benkyle76]

It’s wholesome AF honestly 😂

[@himandher3304]

Whoa, thanks man, I just smoked a premium fatty and I thought it was just me

[@mvfc7637]

she didn’t get the jokes man

[@phila3884]

Not sure if she's being funny herself-Erica? But other younger reactors are also looking for the plot, or still trying to "understand" the movie, even when more than halfway through.

[@dolphmanity]

She's like an innocent child. She can't contextualize the jokes at all. It's quite riveting, actually.

[@Spikeelsucko]

I find this reaction so damn earnest and endearing- absolutely adorable.

[@tehawfulestface1337]

Hi Erica. The arguing couple on the airport PA system are a real-life couple who do this for a living. There was a time people could ‘smoke’ in the plane. Yes, that is the legendary Ethel Merman. That you said that the pilot being sick was a placebo effect, I spat out my coffee. Erica, you would fit in this film. I’ve lost count on how many comments you made that sounded like a line in the film! Did you see the end with the guy still in the cab?

[@jamesalexander5623]

"I'll Give'em another 20 Minutes but that's it!"

[@giniinthebottle5777]

I really like your positive personality and your very own dry sense of humor.

[@The_Dudester]

Erica, because you are of the 21st century, you are missing a lot of jokes. The pilot (Peter Graves) was a serious actor and on the TV show Mission Impossible when this movie was made. The doctor (Leslie Nielsen) was a character actor known for taking serious roles, but this movie completely changed his career. The customer in the cab (Howard Jarvis) was a consumer reporter that completely changed California politics by spearheading the movement to pass "Proposition 13". There is no way that Howard would sit in a cab and be overcharged. Finally, this movie was a spoof of the airline disaster movies of the 1970's (there were four).

[@dan_hitchman007]

And it was also a remake of the old disaster film "Zero Hour," for which the Zucker Brothers bought the rights, so they wouldn't get sued.

[@corkyduke8673]

It's more of a spoof of Zero Hour.

[@thrakkorzog75002]

I loved Leslie Nielsen's response when a reporter how he could say such silly lines with such a straight face. He responded that he had been doing that for 30 years, but it's nice to have the writers in on the joke.

[@DickChibbles69]

And the horse in the bed was actually the cousin of the horse in The Godfather.

[@mildredpierce4506]

Don’t forget this movie is over 40 years old. There are people who were born in 1980 still would not get some of these jokes as they may refer to 70s pop culture or a person just doesn’t understand slapstick and sarcasm. What’s funny is a lot of Americans under the age of 40 don’t get the humor while foreigners in their 20s and 30s laugh hysterically even though they may not understand a lot of the references.

[@zedwpd]

This one has lots of cultural and celebrity references that not many will get unless you're older. Like a credit card machine.

[@TrapperJohn]

I would, but I can't find the thumb-up icon.

[@DanielRamosMilitaryWiz]

Hi Erica! Thank for reacting to one of my all-time favorite comedies. So many memorable quotes and moments throughout this film. Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and David Zucker wrote Airplane! while they were performing with a theater group they founded in 1971 called the Kentucky Fried Theatre. They often recorded late night television and reviewed the tapes to find inspiration for comedic material. One night they accidentally recorded an old 1957 film called Zero Hour! It has the exact same plot as Airplane! right down to the fish poisoning. Even though Zero Hour! was made as a serious drama, the trio saw comedic potential in the storyline and decided to remake the film as a parody. They also borrowed inspiration from the Airport film series (1970-1979). Since disaster films were very popular in the 1970s, Airplane! was made as a spoof of that genre. Believe it or not, Sigourney Weaver actually auditioned for the role of Elaine. The trio decided to cast actors who up to that point hadn’t done comedy and were known for doing serious roles before this film, such as Leslie Nielsen (Dr. Rumack), Peter Graves (Captain Oveur), Robert Stack (Rex Kramer) and Lloyd Bridges (Steve McCroskey). Stack is best remembered by modern audiences as the chilling host of Unsolved Mysteries (1987-2002). The deadpan delivery of the cast combined with the absurdity of the script made for comedic gold. I wasn’t sure if you noticed, but the guy calling from the Mayo Clinic is actually sitting in front of countless jars of mayonnaise 😂 The guy left waiting in the taxi cab at the airport is actually Howard Jarvis, a businessman, activist, and political figure known for his anti-tax policies and harsh criticisms of the government. It’s hilarious seeing someone who railed so much against waste and being taxed just sitting in an empty taxi cab with the meter running. The inside joke was that he never would have paid for such a charge in real life. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is a legendary basketball player and widely regarded as one of the greatest to ever play the game. He was instantly recognizable to audiences back in 1980. The lady singing at the military hospital is indeed Ethel Merman. Known for her powerful voice, she is widely regarded as "the undisputed First Lady of the musical comedy stage." What made the white lady speaking jive even more hilarious is that the actress, Barbara Billingsley, is best known for playing the wholesome mother on Leave it to Beaver (1957-1963). I hope you all get to watch more great comedies like Blazing Saddles, Clue, Spaceballs, Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, Big, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Ace Ventura, My Cousin Vinny, and School of Rock!

[@purgedome2386]

Hehe.. girl.. you have a great sense of humour and you see bright side(of life).. in every situation. Also one of the few reactors that liked Johnny(JC Penney guy).. lol Love the ' He's a pretty good coach.. he showed them what NOT to do' bit.. :D Enjoyed your reaction.

[@Zarathusta]

Well your comedic commentary just earned you my like and subscribe. I can't wait to see what other movies you'll tackle. Maybe you'll even make some of the bad ones funny all Mystery Science Theater like.

[@newpapyrus]

Maybe we Americans need more reactors from Canada! Listening to you was as amusing as the classic comedy. Keep up the good work!

[@RichardX1]

I just wanted to say, "Good Luck," we're all counting on you

[@kjl291]

Hey - I just discovered your channel. I cannot always tell when you are being ironic or not - which is perfect for this movie - liked and subbed!

[@jecrpalier]

Finally someone who recognizes the true humor of Johnny. He was the best. Especially Leon joke.

[@jeffreiland7463]

Nice reaction. And thanks for keeping all the best scenes and lines in. Many reactors don't.

[@bobogus7559]

20:15 The complexity of that cockpit is no exaggeration. This was a Boeing 707, a plane dating back to the late 1950s. Everything was manually controlled and monitored since there weren't onboard computers at that time (that's why there were three cockpit crew members). But the craziest cockpits I've seen before are from the SR-71 Blackbird (which has only one pilot) and the Concorde (supersonic airliner). Dials, indicators, and switches galore.

[@cjmacq-vg8um]

i'm not sure how to take your reaction but i think your reaction to this film is about the funniest thing i've heard for quite awhile. and your deadpan delivery is very genuine and endearing. you ask - why was that guy so opposed to being called shirley? did he have some childhood trauma associated with that name? you know, i've watched this silly movie probably over 20 times and that's a question i have never asked! i'm just sorry i don't have an answer for you. your sincerity is very becoming. good job and thanks for the laugh.

[@StoriesThatSuck-pw1vi]

Way back when this first came out I saw it in the theater with a friend and we both nearly laughed ourselves into the a hernia. So glad it's still cracking people up.

[@Tresham1]

I love you giving the automatic pilot his (well-deserved) kudos hahahahahahahahahah

[@wbj2000]

The lesson I take from this movie is don't wait in the back of a taxi, when the driver leaves. Girl Guides are so violent. Fighting in that bar like mad women. 🤪 I suppose many of the jokes reflect the time the movie came out. I really enjoyed your comments, especially about the topless woman. "She just wanted one moment of freedom." I never thought about it that way before. 😂

[@dethtongue945]

Forgive me if I'm stating the obvious, but part of the gag of this movie that might be more obscure now is how many members of the male cast were A-list actors who made their careers as lantern jawed, steely eyed heroic leads in dozens upon dozens of movies from the 50's and 60's so casting them here as pure parodies of themselves carried a source of humor of its own. Leslie Neilson had a whole second career parodying himself after this film. If your ever curious about the types of roles he played prior to this check out the old sci fi movie Forbidden Planet. Its kind of forgotten now, but for its day it was considered a big budget, summer tent pole movie. From the late 50's I think.

[@WilliamMoses355]

Maybe I have an irrational faith in the future of humanity, but I believe she got enough of the jokes, and was intentionally making her own.

[@williamstevenson8518]

I'm really excited about the JC Penny store too.

[@vivalapsych]

I really enjoy your channel! I hope you keep at it. 👍👍

[@QueSarahSarah72]

The only bad thing about the movie is its pop culture references are hard to get if you're watching this in the 21st century. You almost need to be a pop culture historian to get many of the jokes. I feel old 😅 Also, Ethel Merman was a stage and screen actress in several musicals. She is a legend.

[@jeffb.3174]

agree 100%. Think someone needs to do movie with a ticker to explain many of the jokes

[@shawbros]

I watched this as a kid, back when it was in the theater, but even then a couple of the jokes were before my time.

[@JJ_W]

I made up a KZbin playlist with some of the original movie and TV clips being spoofed, called "Before You Watch Airplane!"

[@QueSarahSarah72]

@@JJ_W that is genius!

[@JJ_W]

@@QueSarahSarah72 Thanks. Unfortunately, even if you know to search KZbin for it, it's not showing up.

[@Pugiron]

When they translated the movie to German, they dubbed the Jive talkers in Bavarian and subtitled in standard German. The audiences loved it because most German can't understand Bavarian accents

[@patsow4797]

Warm greetings from Vancouver 🇨🇦 Just discovered your channel, love your reactions. You have a great personality, looking forward to more of your reactions. 👍😊

[@LeadPhalanx-zv6wx]

That was hilarious great reaction video

[@EShelby2127]

I'm feeling like I just watched a half hour long Ellen Feiss Apple Commercial from 2002... (... like, search it... or whatever...) *LIKED*

[@BrianMoore-h6i]

"Are the people at the airport just used to this?" is just optimal cuteness

[@chuckster255]

Thank you for including the scene after the end credits rolled, however, the joke was about who he was. His name was Howard Jarvis and he was well known for arguing over being overcharged at the register in stores and restaurants but he was best known for getting California's property taxes lowered. Because of him, my mother was able to keep her home otherwise because she was on a fixed income and the county assessor kept raising the assessed values of properties, she was endangered of losing her home to ever-increasing property taxes. To think Howard Jarvis would wait patiently with the meter running was funny because it was so absurd.

[@timrau8832]

Great reaction! Keep it up!

[@TheReturnOfSak]

Still a better love story than Twilight.

[@OctaBech]

And Twilight is the better comedy, with more laugh out loud moments. =^.^=

[@patsow4797]

Hi there, a suggestion for you, Another comedy you might like is “ planes trains and automobiles” starring Steve Martin and John Candy (he’s Canadian) it’s very funny and I know you will enjoy it

[@TheNyquilDriver]

I watch way too many reactors and I've got to say you are one of the best new movie reactors I've seen in awhile.

[@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.

[@ThistleAndSea]

Fun one, Erica! Thanks for sharing it.

[@jsa2112]

Hi Erica, new subscriber here! Love your reactions, and glad I found your channel!

[@bossfan49]

Erica, when the plane hit the radio tower towards the end. "Where Disco lives forever!". The joke was that around 1978 Disco was all the rage. It became so popular that a lot of nightclubs that had live music stopped hiring bands and just had DJ's play Disco records. Likewise, a lot of radio stations switched to all-Disco. In 1979 a lot of people who were fans of rock started an anti-disco movement but by 1980 (when the movie was released) the disco fad was pretty much over anyways. (Btw... Leslie Nielsen (Dr. Rumack) was Canadian.)

[@SPAMDAGGER22]

When I saw this in the theatre the crowd cheered when the station went down.

[@bossfan49]

@@SPAMDAGGER22 🤘"DISCO SUCKS!!"🤘 🤣🤣🤣

[@kenbear64]

The year before this film came out, Chicago's Comiskey Park was the scene of "Disco Demolition Night," which may have accelerated disco's downfall.

[@9012505]

This is the funniest reaction to this movie that i have seen. Subccribed.

[@podunkcitizen2562]

The old actress on the plane who hung herself did such a great job of making an annoyed expression when he kept talking.

[@robbob5302]

I had a roommate like that once. There were nights I considered twisting corkscrews into my ears.

[@StanSwan]

The guy who cracks the jokes like "There is a sale at Penny's" was just an extra but stole so many scenes making everyone laugh with his adlibs he ended up in the movie and one of the most memorable characters. He got offers for movies but was diagnosed with AIDS and passed away at 33. Very sad story about a young man with so much promise but his life was cut short.

[@gmunden1]

You're likely to miss some of the jokes because they are referencing pop culture from the 50's and 60's. The sick child is a frequent trope in the ABC network Movie of the week in the 70's. The films often featured a dying child or spouse, an unrequited love, etc. The hari Krishna sect frequently solicited for donations. This practice is forbidden now but was prevalent in the 70's and 80's. The Mayo Clinic is a famous hospital in the midwest. The tubs of mayonnaise on the shelves is a joke about the hospital. Several of the lead actors are known for their work in TV and film dramas. Peter Graves was in the original "Mission Impossible" TV series. Lloyd Bridges (father of Beau and Jeff) starred in the 1960's drama "Seahunt," Leslie Nielsen starred in dramas and westerns before starring in "Airplane. " James Hong plays the Japanese officer sitting on the flight(He starred in spy dramas and detective films in the 40's, 50's, and 60's (he plays the voice of Po's father in "Kung Fu Panda. Actor Robert Stack originally starred in film noir and the original "Untouchables " TV series. The wife commenting about her husband asking for a second cup of coffee is a parody of a Yuban Coffee commercial from the 60's. To get some of the film references, you should watch the disaster films it parodies : "Airport " "The Poseiden Adventure," ""Towering Inferno, " and classic war and sports films such as "Zero Hour, " "From Here to Eternity," "Knute Rockne All-American, " and several other films.

[@MATT-2033]

William Shatner AKA James Tiberious kirk is in Airplane 2 highly recommend it just on Shatner's performance alone.

[@lordwalker71]

This is a spoof of some airplane disaster movies that were made in the 70's, they were called Airport, Airport 75, Airport 77 and Airport 79 the concorde. One of the movies had a sick kid that was being transported for surgery. Kareem Abdul Jabar who played Roger was initially offered $25,000 to do the movie but there was an oriental rug that he wanted that was $35,000 so he told the producers that he would do it for that amount and they agreed. The two black men are speaking Jive which was a slang language created by black jazz musicians in the 1930's and it became popular again in the 70's. Most of the questions that the pilot asked the kid were references to movies that had homoerotic themes like Spartacus and Midnight Express. The lady who was surprised that her husband asked for a second cup of coffee was a reference to a famous coffee commercial in the 70's. The scene of them dancing in the bar was a reference to the movie Saturday night fever which is where that song was from and his outfit was like the one John travolta wore in that movie. The african tribe that was good at basketball was played by the Harlem Globetrotters who were a team that would put on a show before real games by performing tricks. Anita Bryant was a singer who was very homophobic and once got hit in the face with a cream pie at a press conference where she was spouting her hateful views. The actor who played Johnny sadly died from Aids 6 years after this came out.

[@johnniekight1879]

You're beyond adorable and I'm loving your reactions. Looking forward to many many more.

[@stupid1537]

Out of all the times I've seen this reacted to you are by far my favorite reactor you rock

[@lazyperfectionist2]

11:18 "Why is his head... his leg behind his head?" Now, that is quite a talented man. That level of flexibility is a hell of an accomplishment. _Women_ who are flexible enough to do that are quite rare, but _men_ who are flexible enough to do that are virtually _unheard_ of.

[@adlwilliams]

So many great moments in this movie. One tidbit: the airport intercom announcers who were arguing at the beginning of the movie were the actual announcers for JFK airport, and their voices were VERY well known and recognizable to anyone who had gone through the airport, so it was a funny easter egg that really added realism to the airport vibe Personal note: my aunt used to babysit for the Zuckers, who produced this movie!

[@MightyDrakeC]

If you don't mind a small correction. They were the announcers at Los Angeles airport. And, they were married. I think I read that they adlibbed their argument 🙂

[@adlwilliams]

@@MightyDrakeC oh no way, i thought it was jfk! Thanks for your correction

[@longfootbuddy]

shirley was his grandmas friend that used to make fun of him

[@jjkhawaiian]

brilliant!

[@henrytjernlund]

Great reaction. Thanks.

[@Kaztrofy]

I think you did a great job reacting to this movie during the circumstances. There's a lot of references to older movies and the culture back then, which is hard or sometimes even impossible to pick up on if you weren't around back then.

[@scottokun5617]

Erica, you are just too funny. We want more! Also, I love your accent, what is it?😉

[@rong2912]

She has the voice of a Canadian angel.

[@phila3884]

Anyone under the age of 50? *probably* won't get the Turkish prison joke...it's a specific movie reference from the 70s. And one *very* inside joke- the guy waiting in the cab with the meter running was the real-life Howard Jarvis, famous for reforming the tax code in California in the 70's- he hated wasting money (get the joke?).

[@Theomite]

To be fair, I'm in my 40s and never understood that joke until someone on YT pointed it out.

[@phila3884]

@@Theomite Haha not directed at you, but I understand that younger generations will not get all the pop culture references of the 70s. What's a little sad is not getting jokes that are simple plays on words. Like, I’ve seen blank stares from reactors on the ”its a different type of flying, altogether!" joke, and even more distressing, no reaction to the "they're on instruments” gag. Just an observation...

[@Theomite]

@@phila3884 Oh I get what you're saying and I largely agree. I was specifically referring to the Howard Jarvis gag. I literally didn't know he was a real person and that was a real-life commentary until a few years ago. So I spent most of my life watching this movie not getting that reference despite being of age where I should have.

[@icetech6]

ok.. this may be the cutest reaction video i have ever seen....

[@DaShap]

Excellent ending commentary. You have some good wit. Pretending to take everything literal, which went along with how you described the comedy in opening moments. Very Cool!!!! (Made me do a very rare thing, sub to someone's channel).

[@mildredpierce4506]

Prior to Airplane, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, Robert Stack and Leslie Nielsen were all dramatic actors. This was their first comedy. “Airplane! (alternatively titled Flying High!)[5] is a 1980 American parody film written and directed by the brothers David and Jerry Zucker, and Jim Abrahams in their directorial debuts,[6] and produced by Jon Davison. It stars Robert Hays and Julie Hagerty and features Leslie Nielsen, Robert Stack, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Lorna Patterson.[6] It is a parody of the disaster film genre, particularly the 1957 Paramount film Zero Hour!, from which it borrows its plot and central characters,[7] also drawing many elements from Airport 1975 and other films in the Airport series. It is known for its use of surreal humor and fast-paced slapstick comedy, including visual and verbal puns, gags, running jokes, and obscure humor.”

[@2005wsoxfan]

In all fairness a lot of the humor is late 70’s early 80’s. If you were there you know.

[@curtismartin2866]

What is it about Canadian reactors? Erica, you are charming and deviously witty. Your style is so unique. I will be interested in how you do with a serious movie, but your touch with comedy is exquisite.

[@JW666]

The disco dance scene is a parody of Saturday Night Fever, which became John Travolta's international breakthrough role. Either that one or Grease. The beach scene is a parody of From Here To Eternity, with Burt Lancaster. Yep, Ethel Merman in person & you should react to a movie she's in called It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, a very funny movie 🙂

[@Hum0ng0us]

11:34 That is legendary Broadway star Ethel Merman, famous for her powerful singing voice.

[@canislupus6182]

you need to watch The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! from 1988 Leslie Nielsen who played the doctor in Airplane is in it. One of the best comedies ever🤣

[@MystikalSmoker1776]

And the Police Squad short lived TV series.

[@dp3154]

One thing worth understanding is that Airplane was a parody of this whole sub-genre of 'airport' dramas that had been successful in the 60s/70s. In fact, the script of Airplane is a loose adaptation of an earlier film, Zero Hour, but done as comedy instead of melodrama. But that's a part of why there's so much melodrama- those old Airport movies seemed to have every possible contrived thing taking place in one airplane flight.

[@gussiejives]

It’s always interesting to see younger people watch this and react, because while there’s plenty of timeless stuff, there’s a lot of references that are specific to the time, like Hare Krishnas, Saturday Night Fever, smoking sections on airplanes and Tupperware parties.

[@einblutwolf5356]

Surely, The Most Romantic Comedy Classic Love Story. 🥨✈️❤ 😆👍

[@misternef]

Excellent reaction video Erica! I love your play by play analysis! If you enjoyed Airplane then I think you'd love "The Naked Gun" series of films which star Leslie Nielson! The man is a film legend!

[@luvlgs1]

glad you waited to see that last, after-credits joke. keep on rockin

[@dsc5754]

Loving this channel 🫶🏿 thanks Erica 🌹

[@danielmorency2242]

Miss. YOU... ARE... HILARIOUS!! :D

[@Hum0ng0us]

3:16 That was how credit cards were processed before debit cards and swiping were invented. There's carbon paper under some regular paper and when the handle is swiped across, it presses an image of the credit card with all of the information onto the carbon paper for payment processing.

[@nelbongellor412]

Great review sooo funny- 'oh no did he eat the fish?' hahaha

[@robertbunting3117]

That's a lot of concern over the Automatic Pilot rofl. Also I the doctor does drag shows at the seedy bar from the flashback and Shirley is his stage name but he doesn't want anyone in his professional life to know. Great reaction, keep'em up.

[@guillealonso1113]

You're so pure and genuine in this reaction. I loved it.