Airplane! 1980 Movie Reaction | First Time Watching and Review | Re-up

[@kathyastrom1315]

The scene with the hysterical passenger was originally written with just one person slapping her. The actress herself came up with the idea of the long line of people with progressively more lethal weapons and approached the director with it, and he loved it.

[@iAmEbolaWoT]

All these years of watching this movie and laughing every time and I had no idea. That's freaking awesome!

[@josheldridge8546]

That surprised look she gives Leslie Neilsen? He actually connected with that slap by accident.

[@janna2245]

Yuban cofee!

[@lauracwhitney]

Thank you for that information. that makes the scene even better!

[@LawNerd24]

When Robert Stack pulls off his sunglasses to reveal another pair of sunglasses kills me every time. 😂 And, the naughty magazines being labeled "Whacking Material" 😂😂

[@bigsarge8795]

Which is why i wear two pairs of sunglasses in my daily life for just such an occasion

[@evanirvana500]

Omg it was infinitely funnier watching the boys shock and disapproval. Welcome to the 80s, boys. Where any topic is up for laughs and no one cared because people weren't so easily offended. I miss those days.

[@richardlacey4923]

Those 2 are complete pansies

[@JeanDumas24601]

The 80s and 90s were great. I'm black and one of my favorite scenes was the basketball one with the Harlem Globetrotters. For one things I played JV basketball at the time plus I had gone to a Harlem Globetrotters game/show before. Back then you could make fun of any group, in fact it would have been considered racist not to make fun of a group because of their race/colors since it meant that you were not treating the members of that group equally to others, a view I still share today.

[@timarsenault1774]

I do love showing this movie to younger people like my nieces and nephews. They grow up in such a sensitive world that they couldn't believe that movies like this existed.

[@nenabunena]

He did not get the projector gag though

[@evanirvana500]

@@nenabunena lmao true!

[@razorback6111]

Watching Gen Z’ers react to this movie is always amazing. They’re never sure what is appropriate to laugh at. ITS COMEDY. LAUGH AT EVERYTHING.

[@richardlacey4923]

2 freaking pansies

[@ajclements4627]

Yes, exactly.

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

Society hasn't aged well.

[@dupersuper1938]

Roger Ebert's review of Airplane!:"You laugh, and then you laugh at yourself for laughing.".

[@House0fHoot]

I’m laughing at how shocked the young lads are. I loved this film as a kid back in the day 🤣

[@Ruskaga]

I've never been happier to be a Gen-X'er. Young'uns today are WAY too uptight.

[@bruceborneman]

Everybody made fun of everything and nobody got offended!!! I miss those days😂

[@julienn8844]

I wish i lived through those days.

[@bruceborneman]

@@julienn8844 it was a blessing

[@mamalannightshyaman]

@@brucebornemanyou know bill burr is the most popular comic on the planet right now

[@merchillio]

Leslie Nielsen (the doctor), Peter Graves (the captain) and Robert Stack (Rex Kramer) were all very serious actors known for their dramatic roles at the time, that’s why they were casted, for the shock value. They were worried about not being able to be funny and the director told them not to try to be funny, to play their role as seriously as possible, and the text would make it funny. It launched Leslie Nielsen career into comedy and he practically did nothing else but comedies after that.

[@Arxane]

Funny that you ship the two airport announcers, because they were a real husband and wife duo who worked as LAX announcers at the time. They found their dialogue for the movie incredibly amusing.

[@topomusicale5580]

The 'natives' who were playing basketball were actually members of the Harlem Globetrotters. This was a general parody of the airplane related disaster movies, but the base script was from an older movie called "Zero Hour". There is a side-by-side comparison video of this and Zero Hour and it is remarkable how close it follows that original script with joke after joke inserted.

[@jakubfabisiak9810]

that's because Abrahams, Zucker, and Zucker just bought the rights to Zero Hour, to avoid any accusations of plagiarism.

[@clarencewalker3925]

Also "Airport" released in 1970.

[@nekane6168]

Hail the comedy freedom of the 80s! And don't call me Shirley!!

[@GaryLBlakeley]

This movie is a classic. I actually saw this on an advanced screening before its release when I was 17. I laughed so hard. There are many jokes that todays younger generation won't get.

[@GKinslayer]

I saw this when it came out in the theater when I was 14, and it was not a huge deal for anyone about content. But this gives you an insight into why GenX folks are how we are - these were the movies we watches as kids.

[@randabeast]

I was 11 and my dad took my sister and I to see it. He was starting to rethink his decision when the boobs went by but there was no going back from there. This was a new type of movie and it was very funny.

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

I've heard reactors comment that the movie is full of "dad jokes". Which is funny since many of us who saw it in the theater are now dads. Now they know where we get our humor.

[@Serai3]

Fun fact: the dialogue written for the black jive-talking dudes was deemed by them to be ridiculous and not authentic. So the director told them to just word it however they wanted, so long as it translated. So what you hear was worked out by the two actors - whether it's real or invented is up to you do decide. :D

[@derekpohjolainen2953]

I remember watching this movie as a kid my parents thought it was totally fine and to this day I still think it was damn. I love the '80s

[@randallshuck2976]

It's okay to laugh. They meant it to be funny. One and a half hour of dad jokes. The most fun was that they hired a bunch of serious actors and put them in comedic settings. They were goofing on the movie 'Airport". Have you guys seen "Life of Brian" , "Blazing Saddles", "The Burbs", "Ruthless People" "Throw Mama from the Train", or the early form of "The Producers". All of them will seem disturbing today but they were a howl for us.

[@Rocket1377]

When the movie came out they weren't "dad jokes", they were just jokes. In fact the film is so old that "granddad jokes" would be more accurate now.

[@timgooding9464]

How could you possibly forget Naked Gun?

[@randallshuck2976]

@@timgooding9464 Sorry.

[@timgooding9464]

@@randallshuck2976 Okay, just this once, I forgive you.

[@paulpeterson4216]

The guy waiting in the cab for the whole movie was a major figure in California politics at the time. His name was Howard Jarvis and he was most famous for pushing through Proposition 13, a property tax limitation.

[@chb2551]

And then they missed the after-credits-scene that completes that running joke. Guys, Marvel wasn't the 1st studio to do after-credits-scenes.

[@kevindunn5650]

The youngsters get so emotional over the littlest things that might be construed as politically incorrect. It's funny to watch.

[@KungKokkos]

and sad.

[@Ruskaga]

To me when they get like that it's pathetic. They've allowed themselves to get so beaten and whipped into submission by loud, obnoxious cancel culture people. There's nothing more liberating than being an X-er who doesn't give a damn.

[@hildajensen6263]

Yep. This is what we grew up on. I think I first saw this somewhere around 7 years old with my parents. We just saw what ever was on TV together.

[@MikeOstrowski-iq8wf]

The line about the 2 cups of coffee at home was mocking a commercial out at that time.

[@michaelfisher1395]

Peter Graves (pilot), Leslie Neilson (doctor), Lloyd Bridges (air traffic control) and Robert Stack (pilot in tower) were all well-known dramatic actors with little to no comedic credits. That is why it was so funny to see them acting so silly and saying such ridiculous things, especially so "straight." The woman who talks about her husband never having a second cup of coffee did coffee commercials back then and that was her tag line. The man in the cab was a business man from California who lobbied to get laws passed to curb government spending. The joke is that he just sits there and lets the tab go up. The two black guys who "speak jive" wrote all their own dialog and it was all a set up for the punch line of the older white woman to speak jive to them. He name was Barbara Billingsley. She was the mother on the 1950's TV show Leave It To Beaver, a quintessential white mother and wife.

[@PriceFamPrime]

I saw this movie around 1982 when I was 8, and for years after I actually believed that automatic pilots were inflatable people. The shit literally hitting the fan also marked itself indelibly into my memories.

[@tbrackett8389]

Took me the longest time to notice when Johnny was describing the plane to the reporters one of them was holding an ice cream cone for a microphone.

[@shallowgal462]

Fun facts: Paramount Pictures' Airplane! (1980) is an almost word-for-word remake of Paramount Pictures' Zero Hour! (1957), starring Dana Andrews as Ted Stryker, BUT Zero Hour! (1957) was itself a theatrical film remake of the live CBC-TV play Flight into Danger (1956), starring James Doohan (Scotty)! Flight into Danger (1956) was also remade for the BBC-TV series Studio 4 (1962), as Flug in Gefahr (1964) in West Germany, for the Czechoslovakian radio series Let do nebezpečí, for Australian TV in 1966. At least one of these remakes credited the British novelization (1958) of the original Canadian teleplay, released as Flight into Danger, but retitled Runway Zero-Eight in America. Runway Zero-Eight was made by CBS into the TV-movie Terror in the Sky, starring Doug McClure, in 1971. The lead character originally played by James Doohan was named George Spencer, and the novelization, as well as all the radio & TV remakes, used that same name; only the theatrical films Zero Hour! and Airplane! called him Ted Stryker.

[@RKnights]

Wow! Thanks for the info on this :-)

[@shallowgal462]

@@RKnights You're very welcome! This info is so little-known, but I think totally fascinating. (And not only did James Doohan of Star Trek originally play the lead, but William Shatner had a major part in the theatrical sequel, as did Roddy McDowall of Planet of the Apes in the CBS-TV version of the novelization.)

[@swanvictor887]

I read the novelization of Flight into Danger, wasn't it written by Arthur Hailey? He was a major novelist back in the 60s and 70s, many of his books turned into movies! 'Hotel', 'Airport' 'Overload' and 'Wheels' I think were his to, all damn good fun reads.

[@shallowgal462]

@@swanvictor887 Yes, and _The Moneychangers._

[@ericmorgan7210]

Made when people still had a sense of humor. They even showed this on regular TV, they would just dub over the cussing.

[@richardd.2988]

Mel Brooks' Blazing Saddles is a very funny western spoof that could absolutely NEVER be made today.

[@nathanfitzgerald6651]

A lesser-known gem by the Zucker brothers is 1984's Top Secret! Starring a very young Val Kilmer. Same style of whacked-out humor.

[@mngentry]

LATRINE!!!

[@KrK-EST]

Thank you! You are one of the only ones reacting with the music for this movie. People do not understand 25years after a release, song is in public domain aka no licences or limitations.

[@thunderstruck5484]

That was hilarious reaction! Laughed along with you the whole video, thanks again!

[@billolsen4360]

3:01 The heart's in the ash tray? 7:45 He caught the stunt double's hair color!

[@mortisrat]

People always act like the 'at least I have a husband' line is her being harsh to the stewardess - but I think the joke there is that films always had the 'I'm not even married yet' line from a single lady, but the married ones were never treating it as the be all-end all in the same way. 'At least I have a husband' just isn't a thing.

[@pr-tj5by]

I was 13 when it came out in the UK, Absolutely Brilliant! Great reaction Guys.....

[@MasticinaAkicta]

Such a fun movie, and so nice to see a new generation to get enjoy stuff. Yes, things definitely were different then.

[@atariboy9084]

FUN FACT Director Cameo: Jerry Zucker, David Zucker (who made this movie): appear as the ground crew at the movie's beginning (they are the ones that direct the plane into the window of the terminal).

[@jasonknight1085]

You boys should check out Airplane's "predecessor"... well, kind of a predecessor.. of sorts. It's another ZAZ film: "Kentucky Fried Movie" "Amazon Women on the Moon" is kind of the same as KFM too, though it got a hard R for nudity. Fun fact, he's remembering it right in that this is a comedy remake of the movie "Zero Hour". Around 80% of the dialog is lifted verbatim from that "serious drama". ZAZ were initially worried about getting sued over that and in trying to get permission to use it, they found it was cheaper to just buy the rights to it outright.

[@andrewkirk6747]

I've picked a hell of a day to quit smoking

[@RKnights]

There are so many memorable lines

[@nathanfitzgerald6651]

I've picked a hell of a day to quit amphetamines!

[@barryervin8536]

The guy who plated Leon in the control tower was a standup comedian and they didn't write any lines for him. He knew the general script but ad-libbed all his own lines.

[@davide123]

You might want to watch Police Squad! before Naked Gun. It wasn't a series that Naked Gun was making fun of. It was basically a prequel. Also, maybe you can go back and see the mirror gag when Robert Stack gets picked up at his house. You have to look closely, but maybe you saw it and just didn't put it in the video.

[@gmunden1]

The wife questioning her husband asking for a second cup of coffee is from a 1960's Yuban Coffee commercial.

[@3DJapan]

I worked in a place that had one of the old credit card machines just in case the computers went down.

[@chrislanoue4784]

My parents took us kids to the drive-inn to see this.i remember lying on the roof of the station wagon.

[@PeterEvansPeteTakesPictures]

Wonderful reaction! I can very strongly recommend Black Dynamite, which is in this style and made mid-2000s, and for me the best comedy film since Airplane. Regarding 'they can't make it now!' there are a few who still can. Armando Iannucci's 'Death of Stalin' is even darker, while Chris Morris made 'Four Lions' a comedy film about suicide bombers which was thought-provoking, incredibly funny and oddly affecting. Comedy tends to go in cycles, currently we're in a bit of a repressive era ala 1940s-50s, that'll swing back to dark and funny 1920s / 70s-80s before long, most likely.

[@RKnights]

I think the guys would love that movie

[@tracysmith4210]

Welcome boys to the good old days. None of this P C crap. Just good belly laughs when people didn't get offended over everything. Hope you will enjoy them.

[@johnpooky84]

No P.C., just PG!

[@katiestewart5688]

"this movie cannot surprise me anymore" *John Cena peeking through wall* are you sure about that?

[@RKnights]

🤣🤣🤣

[@robsambosky6444]

The old lady who speaks jive is the mother on the TV show from the 50s/60s called Leave it to Beaver.

[@NPC-nn4qe]

You'll see a LOT of "Airplane!" references in the Family Guy Star Wars specials.

[@shag139]

@4:13 and now you know why credit cards have raised names and numbers. The manual machine you put the card down and the triple carbon paper. Slide the roller back and forth to imprint the carbons for receipts and to process for the card company.

[@sdefrank2011]

The younger generation do not get the Pinocchio reference! It is an old Disney movie where his nose grows whenever he lies!

[@jaakkomantyjarvi7515]

Maybe it was in the full reaction, but this video missed out the end credits scene, where the guy in the taxi says "Well, I'll give him 20 more minutes -- but that's it!"

[@ryanje8147]

"Excuse me stewardess, I speak jive." LOL

[@iAmEbolaWoT]

Did you all pick up that the jet plane in the move was using the propeller sounds?

[@TomBagwell]

I'm sure someone has mentioned it, but there was no PG-13 rating at the time. That started a few years later.

[@jasongoodacre]

I recently watched Weekend At Bernies and was surprised how funny it still is.

[@thunderstruck5484]

As far as the 80s go that was Eddie Murphy’s prime along with John Landis, thanks

[@thebograt6810]

That was a joy to watch .. These young lads are in for a ride 😂

[@kristianberg4264]

Yes, this was back when dark & off color humor was appreciated, understood and was the best. You should treat them to some Eddie Murphy comedy specials next. Lmao

[@Nanashicae]

Top Secret is made by the same people.

[@RKnights]

We will react to that one soon

[@Nanashicae]

@@RKnights that movie actually allowed Lucas Film to resurrect Peter Cushing for Rogue One

[@girs666]

Actually Loyd Briges ( glue addict lmao) is the father of Jeff Bridges ( The big lebowski)

[@TraceVandal]

Can I ask a serious question? I do react vids myself and haven't had to deal with this yet but how is it that you can upload a video without triggering the copyright system and then weeks/months later it gets triggered? Is it because a person comes and manually views and claims it? And if that's the case do you just trim a bit more out and try again? Honestly want to know just for when it eventually happens to me.

[@RKnights]

TBH, I don't why these things happen. I just go back and fix what the problem is and re post it. It is annoying that this video has been here for months and we get that issue. I know a couple of months ago it happened to a lot of you-tubers where a lot of their videos became demonetize for no reason. Its a crazy world here.

[@TraceVandal]

@RKnights thanks for the info, keep up the good work, started following when you guys did Band of Brothers, love the channel.

[@RKnights]

@@TraceVandal Thanks brother, hope your channel gets 100000 subs this year

[@TraceVandal]

@@RKnights I have no doubt you guys will get there soon!

[@allysonchen4286]

The reason why the job talking scene was funny was because the lady that was doing the job talking is Barbara billingsley she played the mother on leave it to Beaver now if you knew that growing up and then you seen a scene with her doing job talking that is what made it so hilarious so you have to know the context of what the scene was about and who the actor was playing in order for you to get the joke because it was unexpected from her

[@jackmessick2869]

The same producers made the Naked Gun series, which stars the Doctor here, Leslie Nielsen. Watch Airport 1975, and you will get more of the humor. It's a disaster film about an aircraft. It also satirizes The Knute Rockne Story, Saturday Night Fever, and Jaws.

[@juliemenzies6387]

This is why the 80’s was so cool, people today, get butt hurt over everything.

[@magusmelanie828]

The Jerk with Steve Matin will give you a lot of the same vibes as this flick

[@briankirchhoefer]

Another fun PG comedy to watch is Blazing Saddles a Mel Brooks film. Another movie that would be cancelled today.

[@TupAware]

Please watch Caddyshack! I saw Airplane in the theater when I was 14...and went back at least 2 more times. The movie is a parody of the popular disaster films of the 70's, like Poseidon Adventure and Towering Inferno, but specifically the series on Airport movies.

[@jajavier75]

The guy in the middle is the only one who get the comedy they're watching.

[@augustcanyon3438]

Yes, it was all okay because people still respected differences, had a sense of humor, and didn't get mindlessly offended

[@Flufferz626]

Johnny is wonderful. And chaotic.

[@crazysnake1096]

Also the Naked Gun is a good comedy movie.

[@JacobRodrigues-sk9sg]

I just wanted to say good luck. We're all counting on you.

[@B1RDSEYE]

I was born in 1993, I saw this movie a year ago. It was funny. That was it. I seriously can’t think of a single joke in this movie that I, or any of my friends would have found even mildly offensive. It really is about how you’re raised I guess. Whatever you do, don’t tell them about bill burr, or god forbid, Dave chapelle. I can tell those two dudes wouldn’t be able to handle it.

[@AARONANKRUM]

Its so obvious that people seem to miss it - ever exterior shot of the jet (model) you can hear the sounds of a propeller plane.

[@clarencewalker3925]

When comedy was fearless.

[@OverlandEasy]

Top Secret with Val Kilmer. Hilarious in similar ways as this film.

[@ronmaximilian6953]

I watched this in school in 1991. It was a better time

[@dudermcdudeface3674]

I wish people would stop saying "This couldn't be done today." Literally what examples do you have of someone trying to make this kind of humor happen and being denied? This was a very rare kind of movie.

[@julienn8844]

Tropic thunder. Ben stiller and tom cruise got so much hate and bullshit even though it was a cinema masterpiece.

[@dudermcdudeface3674]

@@julienn8844 I have literally never seen anyone give Tropic Thunder "hate". All I've seen are people defending it or claiming that it got hate, but never seen what they're talking about. Which suggests it's pretty rare.

[@julienn8844]

@@dudermcdudeface3674 Robert Downing Jr. Talked about it in a talk show when he was explaining his Mother's reaction to the role. Truthfully his impersonation of his mother was comedic Gold.

[@jakubfabisiak9810]

Fun fact: the automatic pilot is called Otto. Get it? Otto pilot.

[@Chasmodius]

Post-credits scene! Importantly, none of the jokes were at the _expense_ of any racial or cultural groups (well, maybe the pamphlet). That's what made it okay.

[@jimmypollard216]

The basketball playing natives were played uncredited by the Harlem Globetrotters

[@justflippingwork8049]

Mel Brooks films, and Monty Python films. Must check them out. So many good titles. And some others. Cannonball run, Clue, Student Bodies (credited as the first horror spoof film) Transylvania Twist (not to be mistaken for Transylvania 6500), Amazon Women on the Moon..... Oh so many.

[@justflippingwork8049]

and of course, Leslie Nielsen. So many movies done with such a straight act.

[@franktrainer169]

Guys first time watching with you, I've been crying since the start 😂. I saw this in the theater when it first came out let's say some mind altering substances were involved.. quite a trip at the movies lol love how much you laughed. They could not make this now

[@kel2580]

No need to feel bad about the movie, it was simply the funnies movie ever!!!

[@guittadabe5214]

When older folks say to you kids that comedy is dead, now you know what we mean. Comedians only cared about making people laugh and have a good time. No holds barred. No group was off limit. NOBODY GOT OFFENDED because everyone knew these were jokes and NOT meant to be mean. And that was good enough for people. Now comedians have to wonder how they could offend the perpetually offended and refrain from doing so or be cancelled! F that! What's even sadder is that you young guys seem to have accepted that a joke is racist if it could be taken as racist, NO MATTER THE INTENTION OF THE JOKE. The same goes double for "cultural appropriation". FYI this movie was a parody of the drama "Airport". It followed the original plot so closely that the producers of Airplane felt the need to BUY the movie "Airport".

[@randallbollinger9625]

FULL METAL JACKET 🤣

[@scarfboy]

There were a few movies that just tried to offend people in a way that would ride the line between making people think exactly why they are offended, laugh uncomfortably and/or hard in the process. Even back then this was messed up, and even as a kid I understood that was intentional, and I'm not sure the intended response was significantly different from yours today. ....Blazing Saddles would be my vote if you want another.

[@trailrvs]

Did you see the last clip after the credits?

[@leonu70]

Also one of the funniest movies of all times

[@joeldelica8706]

Yeah, We don't want you feeling "uncomfortable" listening to jive talk. 😐

[@jeanettecarnell8933]

Ooh,Check out demolition man to!

[@jimmiegiboney2473]

1.8K Thumbs Up + Mine! 👍 You're welcome! Thanks! 😊 Notes: Hmm. Is this the movie with the gelatin and the breasts, or is that in the sequel? Ditto with the security scanner. Hmm. Robert Hays is also in "Top Secret" and "Young Doctors In Love". There are the "Hot Shots" movies. The "Scary Movie" franchise. "Not Another Teen Movie", "Epic Movie", "Superhero Movie"? 🤔

[@leprekahn4166]

A vhs is a vcr 😂

[@starclone4]

Always a funny movie !!!!

[@martinmayhew145]

Some people bore people to death when on a plane

[@angellight495]

Other similar comedies you should do: Airplane 2. Hot Shots. Hot Shits: Part Deux. Top Secret. Repossessed. Spy Hard. Wrongfully Accused. Naked Gun Series. Enjoy!

[@OneThousandHomoDJs]

The guys who did this movie did another called Kentucky Fried Movie. If you haven't seen that yet, put it on and buckle up, It's way crazier than this.

[@RKnights]

We need to check that one out, thanks

[@pjd4268]

So the pudgy guy getting into the yellow cab at the start is Howard Jarvis..(period joke). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Jarvis

[@johnnehrich9601]

The two businessmen were told to make up their own lines of "Jive." The woman who could translate was Barbara Billingsley, who had become famous as the mother June Cleaver in the c. 1960 tv sitcom, Leave It To Beaver. She was always unflappable, and devoted her life to keeping the house in order and having dinner on the table on time for her "boys" (the husband, Wally, and The Beav). She was always dressed up, in heels and her trademark string of pearls around her neck. As women began to fight for more opportunities, June Cleaver became THE symbol of what they wanted to get away from. In an era of the all-vanilla idealized world of the American suburb, the last person anyone at the time would be expected to talk jive was her. For so much of this movie, they spared no effort to get the best actor or actress in order for the spoof to work. For instance, the woman who thought "he would never do this at home" was the one in a well-known commercial about coffee, where her husband would order a second cup of coffee when they were dining out, but not at home as she was serving the Brand X not-so-good coffee.

[@RKnights]

This is a comedic masterpiece

[@tallyp.7643]

They deliberately picked the most white bread person to be able to translate Jive. Supposedly, she had so much fun talking with these guys rehearsing the lines together.

[@THOMMGB]

@@tallyp.7643 Barbara Billingsley said in an interview that the two black guys were great. She said they really helped her learn to speak jive and that the scenes with those two jive-talking guys reignited her career.

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

It was a nice subtle touch when Billingsley took that pause and glanced up before she started talking, just like people do when they're about to say something in a foreign language and they're getting their thoughts together.

[@christinegelabert1651]

It cracked me up they had all those subtitles under it cuz I'm like HUH? I'm like why don't ppl know this because to me I knew ppl who spoke job so it makes sense to me! I can't tell you how many times I said catch you on the flip side growing up. Bwaaah Haaaa! #Taino #Mohawk #NYGenXBIKERLady

[@nicktechnubyte1184]

This is what real comedy looks like! Sadly, we'll never have comedy like this ever again!😢

[@RKnights]

so sad but true

[@Michelle-ce1qh]

Too many wussies getting their feelings hurt. It's comical at this point.

[@dimitrakapa4887]

Because all thé Amazing actors are dead Also ....who tf will replace them?? Just Say ...😥

[@Martin.Wilson]

Absolutely correct. I was watching Blazing Saddles the other night and thinking the same thing.....they could never make that movie today. I believe we lived through the Golden Age of comedy and humour from the 70's through the 90's. Now it's just a toboggan ride downhill into politically correct, non-offensive, sanitized mediocrity. At least we still have some reminders like this movie.

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

@@Martin.Wilson So glad I got to experience life Before The Fun Stopped.

[@scgreek1114]

"I don't think I could be shocked any more by this movie." Right. When you make fun of everything, it's all funny and nobody is offended. That's comedy. At least... That's what it used to be.

[@ericomartins9794]

I always thought they were also making fun of the film industry's own prejudice and use of stereotypes. They basically take all the stereotypes and dial up to absurd levels thus drawing attention to how the films make ridiculous representations of minorities.

[@cpmf2112]

No, it is the intent that differentiates Airplane and Blazing Saddles and a few others. They made fun but not to be intentionally cruel which is unfortunately the prevalent attitude now.

[@cjmundo1178]

AMEN!

[@Martin.Wilson]

You hit the nail on the head.....no limits. That's when comedy reaches its full potential and you fellas never stopped laughing the entire movie. Comedy rocks when it's irreverent, lewd, unpredictable, offensive, merciless and edgy. Comedy dies when you try to limit it, sanitize it, censor it and demonize it. That's why comedies in the 70's through the 90's were so superb and the comedies of today are just a pale shadow of humour.

[@jonathancunningham8739]

Uh Scary Movie, Tropic Thunder etc you can still makes spoofs today just not many want to risk enraging higher ups right now if we could get a Super Hero spoof like Airplane! then it would do extremely well.

[@torydz]

I have never heard it explained better. Great comment!

[@jreyesucd]

Best Airplane! reaction ever! Those youngsters look traumatized! 😂

[@RKnights]

Totally appreciate that