AIRPLANE! 1980 | *FIRST TIME WATCHING* | REACTION

[@SebastianWeinberg]

Oh, you're watching _Airplane!_ ? Well, I just wanted to tell you: Good Luck! We're all counting on you.

[@unseenmal]

This comment wins the internet today

[@SGlitz]

Surely you must be joking

[@sebswede9005]

@@SGlitz he is joking. And don't call him Shirley

[@SebastianWeinberg]

​@@SGlitz I'm not joking. And don't call me Shirley. But yes, This is a different kind of comedy, altogether.

[@michaelnolan6951]

@@SebastianWeinberg "This is a different kind of comedy."

[@LordSpongy]

This movie has some of the best “straight acting” ever. Leslie Neilson was a dramatic actor for decades, this was his first comedy, and his serious delivery was an instant hit.

[@Zebred2001]

Yup. Leslie Neilson played the captain of the Poseidon in the original The Poseidon Adventure!

[@Briansgate]

All of the actors were 'serious' actors. That was the entire point.

[@AdderTude]

Two years later, Leslie Nielsen would be cast as Frank Drebin in "Police Squad!" which solidified him as a comedic actor.

[@KneelB4Bacon]

I'm glad they cast people like Leslie Nielson and Peter Graves, who have a long history of doing straight parts. If they had cast comedians in those roles, we would have been expecting the jokes.

[@Blue-qr7qe]

I've seen some of Neilson's dramatic acting, and i can testify that he has always been a comedic actor.

[@danielchipman8967]

My favorite gag is the running joke no one ever seems to comment on: the fact that this jet airplane SOUNDS like a propeller-driven plane.

[@gsparkman]

Yeah, and when it's taking off it sounds like a locomotive leaving the station.

[@bessarion1771]

The reason is that the ORIGINAL movie was about a 4-engine propeller airplane.

[@cybergeek11235]

I also like how every time they talk about geography, it's shit that's not only all over the country, it's *nowhere near* the flightpath

[@bessarion1771]

@@cybergeek11235 yes, not many people catch that.

[@MacTechG4]

@@gsparkman and it was one of the few planes with a MANUAL transmission ;)

[@Acme1970]

I saw this in the theater when i was 10 and i can remember the audience laughing from beginning to end, people were laughing while they were walking out of the theater and my father took us out to dinner afterwards and we were still laughing in the restaurant, the waitress thought we were all mental.

[@heavyvacation]

Totally my experience at age 11!

[@jimmybobsap3158]

definitely one of the best comedies ever made

[@StinkFingerr]

Sounds like great memories. I, on the other hand, first saw it when I was on a Date with my future Ex.

[@daviddixon9991]

The "jive lady" was played by Barbara Billingsley, who was most famous for playing the very proper housewife June Cleaver on the popular '50s sitcom "Leave It To Beaver". She was playing WAY against type here, which makes it even funnier.

[@larky368]

That was the gag for Peter Graves as well. He always played the wholesome good guy.

[@technomikelyons]

This was the comedic breakout for Leslie Nielsen as the doctor. He'd been previously known for more serious roles, and by playing it mostly deadpan in this movie he owned the role.

[@theradgegadgie6352]

@@larky368 Except when he was playing a nazi spy in a POW camp.

[@ToddVance]

51 year old guy .... it was TODAY that I learned this was June Cleaver... thank you so much!!!

[@79SteelyMatt]

Captain Obvious of the USS No Duh!!

[@davidanderson1639]

The couple arguing over the tannoy were in fact the real life announcers for Los Angeles LAX & they were also married.

[@SamuelBlack84]

No wonder they're arguing

[@LadyIarConnacht]

In 1978 I had to spend several hours at LAX waiting for luggage and the white zone messages are still stuck in my head.

[@aresef]

@@LadyIarConnacht “ugh, they’re starting up with this white zone shit again”

[@JLALALALA]

I always wondered if people outside of LA or who never had travelled through LAX back them would get that joke. Every time we’d go to the airport to drop off or pick up people back in the 70’s there’d be that endless voice droning on and on about the “white zone is for loading…”

[@nickthepeasant]

The "What is it?" jokes are pure gold.

[@cliffchristie5865]

You're the first one doing a reaction video with the patience to watch all the way through the credits for the final gag.

[@BoldExtraordinaryYou]

Agreed! Bravo!👏👏👏👏👏

[@alfredoprime5495]

The man in the taxi was Howard Jarvis. From wikipedia: "... this was an inside joke that people outside California were probably unaware of since Jarvis, a champion of fiscal responsibility, spends the entire movie sitting in an empty cab waiting for the driver to return, with the meter running all the while"

[@porgyt7177]

Tis true

[@vinnygi]

This was one of the first movies to do this. Many people went back to see it a second time when it first came out in theaters because they found out about the joke credits and end scene.

[@DawnMarieX]

Haha YAY I did good 😁

[@stevemccullagh36]

"OK boys, let's get some pictures" is the best joke that most reactors skipped so I'm very pleased you kept it in 😁

[@EvanED]

The one I'm surprised almost no one includes is one of my favorite shots from any film ever, which is Rex adjusting his tie in the mirror, and then stepping through the mirror because it's not a mirror after all but a door.

[@TrenchToast]

No... the best joke that -no one- gets is when they show the scenes of the plane from the outside.. its a jet engine plane and you hear prop-plane engine sounds.. 🤣🤣🤣

[@basseman4239]

@@EvanED it is a mirror, but it´s kind of a cartoon logic, it just don´t make sense..

[@CrazyInWeston]

@@EvanED Yes I was hoping more reactors caught that as well. But then NONE of them have cottoned on to the fact that miss IV heart transplant girl is being drip fed ALCOHOL!

[@stephenolan5539]

@@CrazyInWeston Says who? Was there writing on the bottle or are you guessing?

[@mhstagg]

The slow realization of the joke in the line 'It's a big building with patients' sweeping across your face was priceless. Haha!

[@sulufest]

Classic comedy! The Naked Gun movie series starring Leslie Nielsen, would soon follow in the 80’s and 90’s.

[@DawnMarieX]

I have them ready to watch! 😁

[@SGlitz]

And the short lived "Police Squad" ( that spawned The Naked Gun Movies)

[@AdderTude]

@@SGlitz "Who are you and how did you get in here?" "I'm a locksmith...and I'm a locksmith."

[@SGlitz]

@@AdderTude I didn't expect a Spanish inquisition

[@synaesthesia2010]

@@DawnMarieX before you watch them, watch Police Squad that the Naked Gun movies came from, there's only 6 episodes

[@jeremysmith54565]

The guy in the control tower commanding as such, is Admiral Benson in Hot Shots haaa! He's hilarious!!!

[@3DJapan]

"Don't call me Shirley" is such a famous line. I hear people say it all the time.

[@347Jimmy]

Dawn seeing the Autopilot joke from a mile away and it still splitting her sides was golden

[@davidblauyoutube]

"Laughing makes everything better." Words of wisdom, those. Thank you for the beautiful reaction!

[@dracoargentum9783]

... except a gunshot wound to the belly.

[@Fizbin1701]

This is a very strange version of Airplane to not have the subtitles included on the jive speaking scenes. It's not a captioning that can be turned on and off. It's part of the movie! No wonder she didn't understand what they were saying. But in 40 years, I've never seen any version of the movie without that translation. That's just weird.

[@Caseytify]

Fun fact: the translator was the same woman who played the mother in Leave It To Beaver.

[@Blackshirt123]

Onscreen: "Shit" Subtitle: "Golly!"

[@Fizbin1701]

Yeah. I knew that was Barbara Billingsley 40 years ago.

[@Neon-Covenanter]

*Groaning*

[@garysmith3037]

Yeah, that was weird, it messed up the whole joke.

[@argantyr5154]

If you love Airplane, I can highly recommend Naked Gun 1, Naked Gun 2 ½ and 3 1/3 (also with Leslie Nielsen), and Top Secret (with a very young Val Kilmer).

[@toxxico]

If you do watch Naked gun series you have to watch Police Squad! afterwards. It is so much better than the movies.

[@argantyr5154]

@@toxxico Oh yeah, some how I had forgotten about that TV Show. Its amazing specially the ending of each episode.

[@bujin1977]

@@argantyr5154 That running gag at the end of every episode was just pure genius!

[@DawnMarieX]

Thank you. I'm on it! 😁

[@HawkKing2000]

@@DawnMarieX Yes. A few people mentioned The Naked Gun and it's sequels, but the makers of Airplane followed it with Top Secret (1984), with Val Kilmer. Don't miss it. It's the same type of humor and some even think that it's funnier and more creative than Airplane, but it's a close call. After Top Secret they did the Naked Gun movies. Can't wait to see your reactions :)...

[@ScreamingScallop]

4:39 Oh no, the "jive" subtitles were integrated into the regular subtitles! You were supposed to see amusing translations while these guys were talking.

[@mattmullett9521]

I don't even know how that's possible. Aren't they "baked" into the video?

[@AltCTRLF8]

golly

[@betsyduane3461]

@@mattmullett9521 True, it's part of the film, there has never been a choice to turn them off. Strange.

[@lkw7482]

​@@mattmullett9521 Streaming seems to have changed the permanency of built-in subtitles. Try watching a Star Wars movie on Disney+ - the alien subtitles are replaced with plain white type over opaque black boxes, even with "subtitles" off.

[@BCanNeers]

There was suppose to have translations to the jive talkers. That in itself is comedy

[@SCharlesDennicon]

- Are you a doctor ? - That's right. The stethoscope and the super-serious way Leslie Nieslen answers her makes it one of my favorite moments of that masterpiece.

[@dracoargentum9783]

Leslie should have been also wearing a Head Mirror too, just to make it that more obvious he was, in fact, a doctor.

[@1ListerofSmeg]

FYI.. At the time.. the headphones available on airplanes were nearly identical to the stethoscope👍 earpieces (thankfully without the severe grip induced by an actual stethoscope)

[@paulbamber1611]

Looks like i picked the wrong week to stop watching reaction videos on KZbin

[@CrazyInWeston]

Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing Oxygen

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop reading comments

[@penfold7455]

Fun Fact: The actor playing McClusky (the head of air traffic control) is Lloyd Bridges; the father of Jeff Bridges

[@sean---the-other-one]

And they cities they flew over had bridges in them.

[@greenpeasuit]

Poor Beau Bridges, never gets the respect... neither does... does... neither does that other Bridges guy.

[@notvalidcharacters]

@@greenpeasuit What he meant to say is that Jeff Bridges is the son of Lloyd Bridges, to put them in their proper place.

[@SerbAtheist]

Looks like he picked the wrong week not to wear protection.

[@bach5150]

the pilot in the cockpit is the world famous kareem abdul jabaar who played for the los angelos lakers when they won a bunch of titles back in the 80's.. that's why the basketball references to the boy...

[@krissiep1317]

I can’t believe they dared to pull him out of his seat from the cockpit, seeing that he is so tall.

[@downesy68]

Leslie Nielsen, Lloyd Bridges, Robert Stack and Peter Graves were all respected serious actors prior to this so their casting was pure genius. So many running jokes throughout the movie that still stand up after 40 years and dozens of views.

[@zon3665]

"We have clearance Clarence. Roger Roger. What's our vector Victor?"

[@jcortese3300]

"Over, Ungar."

[@tempsitch5632]

Huh ?

[@jojst1]

Airplane! Is a work of genius. Seen it countless times. Glad you enjoyed it. ❤😂

[@mikebunner3498]

It is a big building with patients!!! Dawn did you notice that the airplane is a jet. YET, the sound is engines and props. The auto pilot deflates!! And don't call me Shirley!! She did not want any whiskey. She had her nose candy instead.. Dawn we all are counting on you, good luck!!!

[@danielsmith5088]

There are a lot of jokes that younger generations (or non-Americans) may miss, not because they didn't age well but because some people aren't familiar with the celebrities of the time. The co-pilot was Kareem Abdul-Jabar, center for the LA Lakers and the player with the most points scored in NBA history. Jive is American slang but the culmination of that whole joke is the older lady who 'translates' was Barbara Billingsley, who played the mom in the show Leave it to Beaver in the late 1950's. The person cleaning the windows and checking the oil while the pilots are talking before takeoff, was Jimmy Walker, who was in some of the biggest shows of the 70s. And many of these actors are spoofing other roles they had in dramatic airplane related shows or movies. It seems like you really enjoyed this, so do yourself a favor and watch Police Squad. Same directors, starring Leslie Nielsen. Full shows (only 6 episodes) are available on KZbin.

[@SGlitz]

Many of the stars are legendary Dramatic actors

[@mikebunner3498]

We are counting on you! Dawn get better..........You are welcome!!!!!!!! Calm down!!!

[@mhlevy]

I'm glad to you watched this! This set the standard for SO many "parody" movies, like "Scary Movie." I hope you love it! The first thing to be aware of is that with only 2 exceptions, all of the actors were "serious" actors, most having never been in comedies before! Sometimes the humor won't quite come across, for instance, you might not know that the man waiting in the cab was Howard Jarvis, who was behind the property tax "rebellion" in California, so it was funny that the cab fare kept going up while he just waited there. And then there was the lady "interpreter." She played a part in the family comedy from the 60s and 70, "Leave it to Beaver," where she played the mother. If you grew up with the TV show, it was hilarious, but I'm guessing for someone who was not familiar with the TV show, maybe not so great... And of course, "Roger," the black co-pilot, was played by basketball all-star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

[@SebastianWeinberg]

There are several more in-jokes like that. For example, the PA announcers who get into an argument about what the red and white zones are for are the same people who voiced the real-life announcements for the LA airport (A married couple in real life). The female passenger wondering to herself why her husband never takes a second cup of coffee at home is a parody of a prominent coffee commercial of that era, aimed at stoking insecurity in housewives: "If your man doesn't guzzle liters of coffee, then you're a _bad wife_ because you're using the _wrong coffee!"_ It's the same actress from the commercial, parodying her own role.

[@DawnMarieX]

Ahh this helps a lot that you so much guys! Love reading all these fun facts about the movies 😁

[@michaelccozens]

I'd put "Scary Movie" in a different category, just because it parodies specific films, and often just the most well-known scenes in those films, while "Airplane!" parodies a genre, and also stands as a comedy even without that. Nothing against "Scary Movie; I liked it! It's just a different, though very similar, type of movie. I'm not sure there's really anything else out there like ZAZ, to be honest. Maybe Mel Brooks, but that's also its own thing.

[@MCDreng]

I don't think you need to know she was June Beaver, her dress and appearance sell the gag enough.

[@JLALALALA]

Also, back when the movie was made Magic Johnson hadn’t been drafted yet and the Lakers weren’t the powerhouse they’d soon become. Kareem was getting a lot of negative press for dogging it by not always seeming to play his hardest every game. So when the kid keeps saying to him that it’s really Kareem and not “Roger” and then says that his dad says that Kareem is lazy or something like that, it so funny to see Kareem react the way he does which is completely out of character for him.

[@joeaa6308]

The dr on the phone was the first voice of boba fett

[@nicksmallwood8828]

I've not watched this for years, forgotten a lot of the jokes. Your laughter made it even funnier to see again. Hope your cold gets better quickly.

[@DawnMarieX]

Aww thank you so much for watching 🥰

[@hughjorg4008]

At 11:44 the black pilot is the Lakers star *Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* , the top scorer in NBA history. The yellow pants are the Lakers shorts, and he often wore goggles while playing professional basketball.

[@hughjorg4008]

NBA top scorers: 1) *Kareem Adbul-Jabbar* 2) Karl Malone 3) LeBron James 4) Kobe Bryant.

[@unseenmal]

Real Genius starring a young Val Kilmer. It's another 80's classic

[@Protoman85]

Top Secret is better, also with Val Kilmer

[@jasonl7651]

@@Protoman85 you should also mention that Top Secret was made by the people behind Airplane! and is their take on spy and war movies.

[@miniondave6314]

"Was it a dream where you see yourself standing in sort of sun-god robes on a pyramid with a thousand naked women screaming and throwing little pickles at you?"

[@brettmarlar4154]

I was just pondering the immortal words of Socrates who said: I drank what?

[@joebalusikiii5811]

@@miniondave6314 "No...?"

[@112sje]

So glad you enjoyed it so much. Did you notice Charles Dickens included in the end credits ?

[@jaywhy2016]

Watch this in the theater and everyone LOL when Kareen said he was dragging Walton and Lanier up and down the court because it was so true. Sad part about watch all these reaction videos today for this movie is that no one knows who Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is.😢

[@tedmaire1599]

I wouldn't expect a girl in Scotland to recognize a basketball player from the US who was retired before she was born, no matter how great he was.

[@stephenolan5539]

Half the movie is making references to things that are long past. It is amazing how funny the movie is even if you never saw the movies, TV shows, and commercials.

[@tempsitch5632]

I know who he is. He was in BASEketball.

[@Menaceblue3]

I know who Kareem Abdul jabbar was.... I got a basketball card of him somewhere in my basement

[@CrazyInWeston]

@@stephenolan5539 Think what @Ted Maire was saying is that quite a few of the jokes were aimed towards the US and picked on things of its time. For example, NOBODY today (I mean by younger folk) Will pick up on the "Jim never has a second coffee at home!" because its before their time. That joke in the movie was referencing the popular Yuban Coffee commercials and it even had the same actress!! Yes the movie is still funny today, but I'd love to be there when it was released in the cinemas and get every joke! Heres one gag I've never seen anyone else get after 41yrs. You do know the poor ill girl was being drip fed alcohol through her IV right? So when the guitar song was playing, the gag is that the girl couldn't live without alcohol. When the mother 'hooks' the IV up (there is a scene) Look carefully. Its in either a Gin or Vodka bottle.

[@scapevelocity]

Airplane! is a remake of a serious film called Zero Hour! The plot is identical, the directors ended up acquiring the rights to the original once they realized how much they wanted to steal. Also, before watching The Naked Gun, see if you can find a copy of Police Squad! It's a TV series they made before the Naked Gun movies. Only 6 episodes, but it's a brilliant parody of cop shows of the era. Oh, and another recommendation for Top Secret!

[@markl3028]

The very best parody of the disaster & many other films from the era. Can't count how many time I've seen this since it first came out. All the hidden puns & innuendo are still hilarious decades later.

[@kathyastrom1315]

“This? Why, I can make a hat, or a brooch, or a pterodactyl!”

[@DawnMarieX]

😂😂😂

[@Jamthecoolerator]

"Listen, Betty, don't start up with your white zone shit again." This movie is immortal. It only gets better with age, especially when you finally get all the references.

[@trespasserswill7052]

'Don't start up with your white shit zone again'. Dawn Marie

[@nigelcubitt4851]

this was a very funny l love watching this in the 80s

[@Blue-qr7qe]

Looks like i picked a bad day to stop sniffing glue -

[@jaykawala3270]

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[@Blue-qr7qe]

@@jaykawala3270 Thanks - There's a whole generation, now, who'll only know Jeff Bridges as Lebowski. One of his earlier movies that i liked quite a bit was called "Cutter's Way". 'Co-stars John Heard, who was (sorry - - -) an unheard of actor at the time. 'Good movie - you might want to check it out.

[@hawaiianguy1977]

Surely you must be kidding.

[@boki1693]

@@Blue-qr7qe LOL, thats Lloyd Bridges not Jeff. Thats Jeff's and Beau's dad.

[@Blue-qr7qe]

@@boki1693 I'm well aware of this. I grew up watching Sea Hunt as a kid. Sorry if my wording made it seem otherwise. Peace -

[@munz1870]

The sick girl & nun singing was spoofed from the movie Airport 1975.

[@jaykawala3270]

The "subscribe" edit was expert level Youtubing :)

[@DawnMarieX]

haha glad someone noticed 😁

[@Tanerion]

@@DawnMarieX I appreciated it too. Most KZbinrs either edit that part out or blur it.

[@heavyvacation]

That was great to see again. (this time edited well) -- I loved it at age 11!

[@tempsitch5632]

I tried to click on it but it was bouncing too much for some reason.

[@Tanerion]

@@tempsitch5632 I knew your name seemed familiar. This is the third time in as many years that you've replied after me on a video. On three completely different channels as well. I guess you must watch a lot of reaction videos.

[@Cheepchipsable]

The best part of the "Like my men" line was the boys face afterwards.

[@eastmanwebb5477]

You’re the only person I’ve seen who stayed for the scene after the credits. You definitely deserve a thumbs up for that.

[@madbadger1327]

Its a mad mad mad mad world! is similar in that it has many Holywood greats in a comedy, well worth a look. Also Clue - great film from about the same time as Airplane. Good luck! We're all counting on you.

[@YN97WA]

You're going back to bed? What is it? It's a little platform with a mattress, but that's not important now. Loved the reaction 👍👍 and you got most of the jokes.

[@DawnMarieX]

😂😂😂 really loved the What is it? jokes

[@glen1ster]

4:16--Jimmy "JJ" Walker ("Good Times") en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmie_Walker 19:00--Pinocchio reference en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinocchio

[@aipaloovik]

Robert Stack, who played Rex Kramer is WIDELY known in the US for his TV show dealing with the mysterious, supernatural, and true crime, 'Unsolved Mysteries'. He's also had other serious roles like playing Eliot Ness on the 'Untouchables' in 1959.

[@buffstraw2969]

Anyone remember Robert Stack from a 1960s TV drama called "The Name of the Game" ? He played an investigative undercover reporter (in a serious role). That's why it's so funny to see him in a completely silly movie like this.

[@dabe1971]

Did you catch the name of the inflatable in the titles ? Otto. Otto-Pilot.

[@darrellthorpe7654]

Such a great reaction😆😅 Love that you got all the jokes and love your laugh😂🤣 “A hospital, what is it?” ‘It’s a big building with patients, but that’s not important’😛😝😜🤪

[@jeffnorwood-brown8407]

Surely the first reviewer who saw the taxi joke at the end! Nice one!

[@krissiep1317]

Don’t call her Shirley!

[@jezfield8547]

the funniest film ever, fab, thanks Dawn

[@Orlor]

There was a problem with the settings on your DVD. Whenever the two jive guys talked, you were supposed to have subtitles with the "white" translation...

[@mikejankowski6321]

Golly!

[@texadan314]

Finally! The only reactor that I've seen who watched the after credits scene.

[@spacemanspiff3052]

Your laughter is infectious! I love watching this movie when I’m in a really bad mood; it makes things right as rain. Feel better and thanks for sharing the fun!!! Cheers!

[@Backslider70]

Glad I ran across you and really enjoyed this movie again. Thank you and you would probably like Abbott and Costello and Three Stooges. Be blessed

[@cleonmagabeefy8473]

One million thanks!!! What a awesome reaction!!!! And you stuck around till the end credit scene. Another million thanks!!!!

[@DawnMarieX]

I mean I had to find out if he was still in the taxi 😂

[@newsguy5241]

The woman who "spoke Jive was the mother on a popular TV show called "Leave It To Beaver." The joke is that she played this white bread wholesome mom on TV. Her name is Barbara Billingsley.

[@abramsse1]

Between blazing saddles and princess bride there is no wrong choice. Blazing saddles is piss your pants funny and princess bride is super clever/creative. Also I love the propeller sounds that the jet engines make in airplane 😂

[@DaveB806]

Your laughter is contagious. And you getting and laughing at the auto pilot joke absolutely makes my day 😂🤣. Love your reactions

[@skaterdave03]

Oh, is Top Secret on your list?? It's similar to this comedy wise. Oh and Airplane was a comedy reponse to all the 70s disaster films about passenger jets too.

[@DawnMarieX]

It is! Thank you so much for watching 😁

[@vickimilligan1138]

My all-time favorite movie.Lot's of cameos. Jimmie Walker (JJ) from Good Times was checking under the hood..

[@Jdavidson210]

You should watch Murder By Death and Clue, two great comedies.

[@user-ii3pw4nb9b]

KZbin the parallel comparison of AIRPLANE and ZERO HOUR!! YOU WILL LOVE IT!!!

[@user-ii3pw4nb9b]

ONE LAST COMMENT!! The gentleman in the Taxi was some type of economic/political/ expert person in Finance!! His on going waste of money is a contradiction to his profession!! As best as I remember the information.!!! DAWN MARIE!! LOVE YA!!!! Boris

[@xander66644]

OMG! This must be one of the best movie reactions I have seen in a long , long time. This was THE perfect movie to watch while you were a little bit under the weather with a cold. It was so cute when you were putting the blanket on and then the blanket over your head! ...lol. A Couple of jokes you may have missed. 1) Co-pilot Roger Murtagh is actially Karim Abdul Jabar. He was a very famous basketball player in the National Basketball League for the Los Angeles Lakers. Also, the cheering in the backround when the doctor convines Ted Striker to land the plane, George Zip is a movie reference to the Gipper, who was a football player that was sick and died. The reference is that a football player dedicated a game to the Gipper. So, Ted Striker lands the plane once George Zip indicated to the doctor that Striker did the right thing in the war mission. 3) The vulture in the film is reference to death when Rex Krammer tells Striker over the radio that all will be ok. As for your next film, both Blazing Saddles & The Princess Bride are great choices. Blazing Saddles is a slapstick Western & The Princess Bride a Fantasy/Romantic Comedy Feel better and looking forward to your next movie reaction.

[@mikejankowski6321]

The reference is to Ronald Reagan's part in the movie Knute Rockne, All American. The music that swells then is the Notre Dame fight song. Makes for an interesting internet check for the tie-in.

[@DawnMarieX]

Aww thank you so much! And thank you for your comment it helps a lot for the parts I missed 😁

[@lifeandfaith]

Young Frankenstein. That's a pretty funny movie you might like.

[@orthochronicity6428]

The couple arguing over the PA system at the beginning were actually married and the actual people who did the announcement recordings for LAX; their voices were quite recognizable to anyone flying through LAX back in the 70s. The guy in the Taxi was also really well known. He had gone on a crusade to remove the tax base for CA schools (unfortunately successfully) and was known as a massive penny-pincher. It's really weird you didn't get subtitles for the Jive scenes... I've never seen that before. You shouldn't need to turn subtitles on to get them as they're required in order to get the jokes, but maybe this edition didn't get the memo? KZbin should have those clips if you're interested. Also, the passenger who translates for the stewardess was the actress who played the mom in Leave it to Beaver - this was a well known, 1950s, all-American-Family (ie white & anodyne) show. It was quite a shock for audiences when she started speaking Jive.

[@malcolmross8427]

You have an awesome laugh! If you like Airplane then you will love “Top Secret”!

[@jameswilson8642]

You'll see this film countless times and still catch new jokes. I don't know which copy of DVD you got, but the chat between the two jive guys is subtitled in a jokey way. Also, the co-pilot was really Kareem Abdhul Jabar, who is an all-time basketball legend. The doctor is Leslie Nielsen, who stars in the Naked Gun films as well as the much better TV series, "Police Squad" that Naked Gun is based on. I think I only watch about 4 reaction channels because most don't capture the reason for people watching them. Yours is right up there because you show genuine reactions rather than forced ones. Please don't lose your personality, it makes old films I've seen so many times seem fresh again.

[@DawnMarieX]

Kinda gutted I didn't get the subtitles but it absolutely didn't ruin it for me. Thank you so much for watching and for your comment it means a lot!

[@jasonl7651]

@@DawnMarieX the thing with the basketball player Kareem Abdul Jabbar was also a parody. The original plane movie they're spoofing Zero Hour notably had a football player in one of the roles.

[@theblackbear211]

The Layers and layers of jokes in this movie are what makes it truly amazing.

[@skaterdave03]

Love your reaction videos!! You have real reactions as opposed to the ones that are forced or fake, so keep being you!! I watched this as a kid and found new things every time. The biggest one was when I finally noticed that every time the airplane is shown from the outside, it sounds like a propeller driven aircraft insead of a jet lol. Oh and some of the jokes are time related, like the co-pilot was one of the best NBA players of the 70s & 80s and the kid called him on it lol. Feel better!!

[@DawnMarieX]

Aww thank you so much for your comment! It means a lot 😁

[@timothybuchanan662]

One thing a lot of people seem to miss, the woman who can speak jive with the two black guys, played June clever. You know beaver's mom in leave it to beaver.

[@3DJapan]

Here's a new "hello" for you. Konnichiwa (Japanese).

[@ninjabearpress2574]

I like this movie so much now I'm watching half of KZbin reacting to it. Fun fact: A QANTAS airline captain (and Top Gun pilot) quoted this movie during a real in-flight emergency.

[@joelwatkins]

17:13 - 17:23 is what goes through my head every time I go down a busy street and get approached by all the charity muggers :P

[@kwams26]

One of the things I like is when the guy picks up Captain Kramer, he comes down stairs and you see his reflection. It cuts to the dog, then when it cuts back to Kramers reflection, he seemingly walks out of the mirror and past his wife.

[@BigGator5]

Highly recommend "Hell Comes To Frogtown" for a movie that you normally wouldn't pick yourself, but might enjoy.

[@wesleyrodgers886]

"Property of provincial government" 😕

[@tarmaque]

You evil bastard.

[@kurtb8474]

The greatest thing about this movie in 99% of the dialog is normal. It's the visual sight gags that make it so funny!

[@brianbaswell5895]

RIP Leslie Neilson, you were one of the greatest comedy actors ever!

[@Daveyboy100880]

Bravo for watching till the end of the credits! There are quite a few gags in the credits themselves too. I'd recommend watching The Naked Gun now, and also Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure! So much fun 😊

[@DawnMarieX]

I'll just have to watch it again 😂 Thank you I'll definitely watch them!

[@Daveyboy100880]

@@DawnMarieX You can never watch Airplane enough times! Now how about some coffee, Johnny?

[@aaronws9561]

@@Daveyboy100880 no thanks!

[@greigclement9081]

Watching such a funny comedy takes your mind of a cold. Worth many rewatchs down the road.

[@nikk8647]

OMFG you are adorable reacting to this one. It's FUN seeing someone with a great sense of humor experience a movie like this. Airplane is slapstick, but it has an intelligent side to it. I love comedy that can be silly, but also self aware. It reminds me of the original Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure in that it's really creative slapstick, made by a bunch of smart people for an adult audience. Anywaaaaaay... excellent work on this. Thank you for making me smile during breakfast. 😁👍

[@DawnMarieX]

Aww thank you so much for watching. And for commenting! It really means a lot 🥰

[@nikk8647]

@@DawnMarieX 😁👍

[@Cheepchipsable]

Slapstick is physical humour - there is some of that, but it's more wordplay and sit com.

[@williamjordan5554]

Many of these actors were household names in the US. The glue sniffer was a major movie star and father of Jeff Bridges (The Big Lebowski).

[@lokithecat7225]

Leslie (Canadian) is the king of this genre of Silly parody style. It was huge in the 80s with Spoof movies, Major League, Naked Gun, Airplane... and they all had sequels.

[@lokithecat7225]

For some reason, having a "Sports Icon" was a theme.... Kareem Abdul Jabbar was a famous basket player (this movie) OJ Simpson (Yes, that OJ) is in Naked Gun

[@JayM409]

Leslie Nielsen's brother, Eric Nielsen, was Canada's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence in the Early 80s.

[@hornetgags]

Major League wasn't really a spoof.

[@lokithecat7225]

@@hornetgags A Humorous imitation of Something (Baseball or Baseball Players in the case) in which its characteristic features are exaggerated for comedic effect. Feels accurate....

[@dracoargentum9783]

@@lokithecat7225 I think it was because athletes were cheap to get their hands on, willing to put their acting careers on the line for low-budget comedies, yet still recognizable.

[@brianmcconnell1817]

This film has some of the best trivia and behind the scenes stories of any film out there. There’s a DVD edition of the film called “The Don’t Call Me Shirley Edition” which has a great making-of documentary.

[@Lewis9709]

You have such beautiful eyes and an adorable laugh

[@McLir]

SO GLAD you watched through the end. First reaction vid I've seen that's done that with this pic.

[@thefandom6243]

Alright, give me Hamm on 5, hold the MAYO.

[@weirds0up]

I love this movie. There’s so many jokes per minute that you need to watch it loads of times to get them all. I think what makes it work is that they don’t have comic actors in the main roles, they were all proper actors and the fact they play it completely straight just makes the silliness even funnier

[@Lewis9709]

Because of this movie, US Airlines actually implemented a rule where the Pilot and Co-Pilot are not allowed to have the same meal during flights.

[@vskane]

You're joking! If true then that's... brilliant.

[@GairBear49]

No, that is not quite right. This movie is based on an earlier movie, 'Zero Hour', which is about a Canadian flight were the Pilot and Co-Pilot get food poisoning. There was a real flight of a Japanese Airline in 1975 were the passengers got food poisoning but the pilots did not so they safely landed. After that the Airlines implemented the rule about the Pilot and Co-Pilot not eating the same meal.

[@robsambosky6444]

The old lady who speaks jive is Barbara Billingsly from Leave it to Beaver from the 50s

[@waynemarvin5661]

Now you need to watch it again. The jokes are so thick and fast, that one can't catch them all with one viewing. I watched this movie several times and caught something new each time.

[@stephenolan5539]

You need to watch at least half a dozen movies, TV shows, and commercials to get all the jokes.

[@CrazyInWeston]

Heres one no one catches 41 years later. The poor transplant girl is being drip fed Gin or Vodka (Lets call it alcohol, You can see the bottle when the 'mother' hangs it up) So when during the guitar song and its knocked out, the lil girl is suffering. The joke is that she cannot live without alcohol. I'm amazed I cannot find a single person as of yet that has noticed this.

[@stephenolan5539]

@@CrazyInWeston In Aurport 1975 there is a girl that needs a kidney transplant on the plane. If they don't land the plane soon enough she will die. They are making fun of that. No alcohol involved.

[@davidr1050]

Every time Leslie Nielsen was flying somewhere, he would stick his head in the cockpit and deliver his famous line to the pilots and crew.... -- Robert Hays who played Ted Striker is a pilot in real life and actually certified to fly multi-engine aircraft such as the one in the film...

[@Axess-sv8nq]

"Nun's Life" 😂😂

[@DawnMarieX]

😂😂😂

[@AutoPilate]

I love that there was a nun surfing on the cover.

[@Axess-sv8nq]

@@AutoPilate Hahah! Same here!

[@1ListerofSmeg]

The surfing nun is actually one of the directors (Jim iirc)

[@Axess-sv8nq]

@@1ListerofSmeg I heard it was a production assistant. But, it's all basically rumor who it is. The only one to answer that, for sure, would probably be Jim Abrahams.

[@the9-2-5outlawdoestech9]

Maureen McGovern who played the nun in airplane played the singer in the 1974 disaster film The Towering Inferno they had an All-Star cast where some of them get killed off as the building is burning down. She won the Academy Award for the theme song featured in the film.

[@SYLTales]

Actor Bill Murray is known in the airline industry for leveraging his celebrity on his flights for sticking his head into the cockpit, saying: "I just want to tell you both good luck, we're all counting on you," and then closing the door.

[@tbd-1]

The premise behind everything Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker wrote together was a joke every 20 seconds, whether it was funny or not. It worked with the movies they did but when it came to their Police Squad series in 1982 it failed because people don't actually *watch* TV. The listen, they look at it but they don't tend to pay attention to what they're seeing and so much of their work is based on sight gags. That also means you can watch one of their movies 5 times and still see something new every time.

[@kidswidcrayons]

Recommend Scary Movie 3 if you haven't seen it. Sounds like an odd choice I know but it's very much a callback to the humour of Airplane.

[@DawnMarieX]

Thank you. I'll add it to the list 😁