AIRPLANE (1980) WAS SO FUNNY || FIRST TIME WATCHING || CHATTY REACTION REVIEW COMMENTARY

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Airplane! (alternatively titled Flying High!) is a 1980 American comedy film written and directed by the brothers David and Jerry Zucker, and Jim Abrahams in their directorial debuts, 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. It is a parody of the disaster film genre, particularly the 1957 Paramount film Zero Hour!, from which it borrows its plot, central characters, and some dialogue. It also draws 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 dark humor.
Released by Paramount Pictures, it was a critical and commercial success, grossing $171 million worldwide against a budget of $3.5 million. Its creators received the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Comedy, and nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy and for the BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay.
Since its release, its reputation has grown substantially. It ranked sixth on Bravo's 100 Funniest Movies. In a 2007 survey by Channel 4 in the United Kingdom, it was judged the second-greatest comedy of all time, behind Monty Python's Life of Brian. In 2008, it was selected by Empire magazine as one of 'The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time', and in 2012 was voted #1 on The 50 Funniest Comedies Ever poll. In 2010, it was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant"

[@ArtsMyth1967]

Aeroplanes are made of aluminium, while airplanes are made of aluminum.

[@weebitreacts]

Ahahahaha they way I read this both ways! Love love it

[@numbersasaname2291]

👏

[@toodlescae]

😂😂

[@Grunik975]

We all know that aluminum is far superior to aluminium 😂

[@jlinkous05]

Ahnd doon't call meh Shirreley!

[@QuisletEsq]

The soldier who thought he was Ethel Merman was played by Ethel Merman.

[@curtismartin2866]

In her last film role.

[@ojpete]

Airplane is American English for the aeroplane. Aeroplane is the French word for airplane, which is used in British English. France was the world leader in aviation technology until a pair of brothers in America beat them in developing heavier than air flight. Thank you for the reaction, it was very enjoyable

[@arraymac227]

Getting the 'Mayo Clinic' visual joke is sooo rare, it _must_ be commended. +++

[@weebitreacts]

It gave me a good chuckle - Lorna

[@ChicagoDB]

@@weebitreacts The Mayo Clinic is one of the most famous and prestigious clinics in the USA…but many people never catch the joke.

[@michaelhoward142]

One of the great things about this movie is that there's just too much happening to notice it all the first time. Each time you watch it you notice something new.

[@weebitreacts]

100% can believe that. Can't wait to watch again - it was a lot of fun. Lorna

[@evilvolts]

@@weebitreacts Another funny ,movie is Galaxy Quest with Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, and Alan Rickman

[@macroman52]

@@weebitreacts For example: the beach scene is out of "From Here to Eternity". "Win one for the Zipper" is a reference to a football player George Gipp, who is supposed to have said "Win one for the Gipper". Ronald Regan played Gipp in a movie and later used the phrase as his political slogan.

[@markcarpenter6020]

Just a suggestion but try to keep your intros to around 5 minutes.

[@weebitreacts]

@@markcarpenter6020 thanks for your suggestion. We will stick to the intros being whatever length, they aren't planned and we want to be ourselves, have fun and not overthink too much. I will try and remember to add chapters but in the meantime feel free to skip them if they are too long 😉

[@louismarzullo1190]

The very tall co-pilot is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, legendary basketball player

[@steve8510]

It kills me that every shot of the plane flying is accompanied by propeller noise

[@steveymoon]

The best moment in this reaction was when the little girl said, "I take it black... like my men!" and the bit that you picked up on was not that she has a preference for a certain type of lover, but rather that she drinks coffee. 🤣

[@weebitreacts]

Haha children drinking coffee made me laugh 😂

[@garethmorgan8326]

@@weebitreacts I was Guzzling Coffee since before I was 10

[@steveymoon]

@@garethmorgan8326 - sure, but what about taking your men black?

[@jd-zr3vk]

The kid actors were interviewed years later and said they did not get the joke for several years.

[@denomolous]

Lloyd Bridges, the actor that played the character who "Picked the wrong week to quit..." is the father of Jeff Bridges who played The Dude in The Big Lebowski.

[@weebitreacts]

Ahh that's amazing! Thanks for that!

[@toodlescae]

​@@weebitreactsRex Kramer, the guy who was "talking" Ted down is Robert Stack. He starred in a tv show called The Untouchables and several serious movies. The older pilot, Captain Oveur, is Peter Graves. He starred in the tv show Mission Impossible for years. He was also the brother of James Arness who played Marshall Matt Dillon on Gunsmoke for years and starred in a creature feature horror movie called THEM before that.

[@Dad3xyplusx2]

And what's even funnier is that he was actually a huge health nut that avoided all such vices in real life.

[@aarondonald1611]

"I hate sand. It's coarse and gets everywhere" I see you secret anakin

[@draculimpaler4507]

The 2nd cup of coffee is from a 70s tv commercial only us older folks get the reference now but was really funny when this movie came out

[@hebber1961]

There are a number of references to older movies and culture. The ongoing Ronald Reagan thing was because he was President at the time and did an old movie (a true story) called Knute Rockne All American where he played a football player who died and the coach did a true famous speech to rally the football team to win. He played George Gipp.... win just one for the Gipper was the famous line. It was a running joke at the time to reference the Gipper. The second cup of coffee joke was a reference to a famous coffee commercial where Jim never has a second cup at home but does with the good brand when out somewhere. The woman in the movie was also the actress in the commercial.

[@toastnjam7384]

There's a lot of pre 1980 American cultural references that young folks and foreigners don't get. To them the jive lady bit is amusing but to us old folks seeing June Cleaver speaking jive was hysterical.

[@jayell2805]

Actually hebber, this movie came out in 1980 and Reagan didn't become president until January of 1981. He was running for president in 1980, though.

[@Arbaaltheundefeated]

True, that many people picking fish over steak is *definitely* the most unrealistic thing about this movie.

[@0okamino]

Maybe that airline had a reputation for particularly good fish (yes, I know, they’d be really stretching the fiction with that as well). Must have ruined that rep.

[@louismarzullo1190]

Adolescent palates😁

[@jangle4246]

Two fun details: 1) Just before the plane crashes into the terminal, it's a different plane approaching; 2) When Rex Kramer is leaving for the airport, his reflection steps out of the mirror he's looking at.

[@Joe-gd2wu]

Another little thing many people miss is audible. Although they are in a jet it sounds like a prop plane for the whole movie.

[@SebastianWeinberg]

Yeah, the writer-directors originally wanted to use a propeller engine plane, like in the original _Zero Hour!,_ but the studio insisted on using a modern jet engine plane - so they did use a jet model for all the exterior shots, but always overlaid the sound of prop engines. Most people (myself included) never notice, because - unless you are familiar with planes and their engines - your brain just thinks "Yup! Those are airplane noises. That checks out."

[@michaelhoward142]

Any time there's a question of whether to say "aeroplane" or "airplane", just say "plane". 😁

[@zammmerjammer]

Just say "big metal fly-fly"

[@LizardBrainMinerals]

Yet, no one questions “airport” rather than “aeroport”

[@terde9651]

Y'all are too cute! Enjoyed the intro. Love from America ❤

[@weebitreacts]

Thank you so much!!

[@raywood8187]

I've watched this movie probably 10 times and still laugh. Leslie Nielsen's deadpan humor is the best part I think. Did you notice the jet plane sounded like a propeller plane all the way through the movie?

[@weebitreacts]

I (Colin) did notice the propeller and I am so annoyed I never voiced it out loud. Love a subtle joke like that 😊.

[@HarrisMiller-qw6xh]

What amazed me when I watched this the first time was how funny these stars were, these are guys who used to star in some of the big movies of the 60s had such a wicked sense of humour and never took themselves seriously

[@Blue-qr7qe]

@raywoods8187 ... train sounds when they mimicked a train departing the station.

[@NightRanger-lz6tp]

Fun Fact on the Saturday Night Fever Dance 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.

[@wyrmshadow4374]

It's a scifi so she might like it

[@YoureMrLebowski]

6:59 "Is this a comedy?" don't be nervous, you're a comedy. 🙂

[@johnbatman4240]

The intro talk was hilarious 😂😂😂. Airplane, aeroplane, warm. Waram.....you guys have such a good chemistry. I could totally see you as a movie character s

[@weebitreacts]

Thanks for the kind words 😋💖

[@trevx3680]

Evidently the actress who played the wife ("at least I have a husband") suggested the scene where everyone was lining up to give her a slap, etc.

[@chrpike1]

I just want to tell you both good luck; we’re all counting on you. 😐

[@kpmac1]

"No, that's just what they'd be expecting us to do" may be my favorite line in the movie. A lot of people don't seem to get it.

[@kasheppard503]

I love that line too. My other favorite is when they're driving back to the Airport and he says, "Keep them at 24,000...No, feet." Another line that gets overlooked too.

[@kpmac1]

@@kasheppard503 Yep, that's kind of like when the guy's on the phone and says "He's a danger to everyone in the air.... Yes, birds too"

[@macroman52]

Yes .. a good one. I still don’t “get” the spear in the wall and something dropping from the ceiling perhaps to the floor.

[@macroman52]

@@kasheppard503 And does Kramer ask “have you ever flown a MONO-engined plane before?

[@kpmac1]

@@macroman52 me either.

[@asterix7842]

Great reaction! I love the accents, though I did have trouble with a couple of the words. A few cultural references you may or may not have gotten: Jaws was a huge blockbuster hit just a few years earlier, so the opening scene was particularly funny in the theaters. In the 70s and 80s it was common to see Hare Krishnas handing out flowers in airports, trying to get recruits. The Mayo Clinic is a well respected medical center in the state of Minnesota. The scene where the woman thinks it's odd that her husband accepted a second cup of coffee was a reference to a well-known ad campaign at the time. Boys' Life was (maybe still is?) a magazine published for the Boy Scouts. The scene with Elaine and Ted on the beach was a reference to a famous scene from the 1953 movie From Here to Eternity. Robert Stack, Peter Graves and Lloyd Bridges all had long, successful careers as dramatic actors before this. Likewise, Leslie Nielsen (the doctor) had a long career as a dramatic actor in the 50s, 60s, and 70s before finding a new comedic acting career for a younger audience in the 80s and 90s. The two workers who sent the airplane crashing into the airport were played by David and Larry Zucker, two of the writers and directors of the movie. The makeup lady was played by their mother, Charlotte. That really was Ethel Merman, an American singer known for performing standards and show tunes, in the hospital scene. This was her last movie role, and she died a few years later. The Airplane mechanic was played by Jimmie Walker, from the 70s American sitcom Good Times. The older woman who spoke jive was played by Barbara Billingsly, who played the mother in the quintessential 50s/60s American family sitcom, Leave it to Beaver. I hope you caught the post-credits scene. You should definitely check out the Naked Gun movies and, if you can, the short-lived TV show they were based on, Police Squad.

[@weebitreacts]

Ahh thanks for the cool bits of info! I (Colin) am a fan of the naked gun franchise so I think I will get Lorna to watch then with me on the channel 😊.

[@tranya327]

The Zucker brothers' names are actually David and Jerry. You were directionally correct. :)

[@curtismartin2866]

I am BEGGING YOU....... PLEASE PLEASE Watch a Mike Meyers movie called "I Married an Ax Muderer. You'll see why.

[@asterix7842]

@@tranya327 Yes, Thanks.

[@ccbsnyc]

Most annoying reaction video ever. If nothing else, they keep cutting away from the jokes. And I had to endure all that discussion about the pronunciation of the word airplane.

[@JPMadden]

Some of my favorite, more subtle gags are: 1) There are dozens of jars of mayonnaise behind the doctor at the Mayo Clinic, which is a real and prestigious hospital. Somehow, I must have seen this film at least a dozen times before I finally noticed this gag, which isn't all that subtle. 2) It does not make sense that a film made in 1980 has a younger character who flew in World War 2, which ended in 1945. This storyline comes from the melodrama "Zero Hour!" It did make sense in that 1957 film. 3) The name of Rex Kramer's seemingly friendly but actually vicious dog is "Shep," which is the name of the dog in at least one of the "Lassie" films about a boy and his canine best friend. 4) During the doctor's pep talk to Ted, he mentions a character named George Zipp. This is a reference to George Gipp (1895-1920). He played American football for the famous team of the University of Notre Dame. Gipp died from infections which would likely be cured with today's medicine. In the Hollywood, probably fictional, version of him on his deathbed, he asked the coach that one day in the future, when victory seemed unlikely, the team should find a way to "win just one for the Gipper." When the doctor in this film says, "win one for the Zipper," the music playing is the "fight song" for the University of Notre Dame "Fighting Irish" football team. 5) Not shown in this reaction, there is a scene where the chief in the control tower asks for the compass bearing of the plane. The radar operator is playing an Atari basketball game instead, and he gives the time remaining in the game as the compass bearing.

[@stormingelysium1996]

Part of the fun of watching people from different places do reactions, is hearing the different accents and points of view. Keep it up :) I'm from a little rural town in NW USA that had lots of Russian speakers and moved to another little rural town with lots of Spanish speakers and old Hillbillies as a kid, so I have a weird accent on some words compared to people from nearby areas too.

[@weebitreacts]

Accents are brilliant, we agree

[@telemperor]

So Airplane is a parody of an older disaster movie and somewhere there is a side by side scene by scene comparison and it is hilarious how closely they mimicked the original. Even better is realizing the slight tweaks it took to make it a comedy.

[@janbaynardmusic]

Yes... That movie is the 1957 film 'ZERO HOUR'

[@hebber1961]

Zero Hour. They bought the rights for it.

[@jamesalexander5623]

@@janbaynardmusic 'Zero Hour!" .... they even stole the Exclaimation Point!

[@jamesalexander5623]

If you watch "Zero Hour!" AFTER watching "Airplane!" .... It's Funnier than "Airplane!"

[@louismarzullo1190]

Gonna try to put together a 30-second loop of Lorna just saying "Stooop! Nooo!"🥰

[@SGlitz]

Another fun fact: the "makeup lady" is the mother of The Zucker Brothers (who are the primary writers) and they appears as the "forklift" crew at the beginning.

[@blacktronlego]

If it's a Friday they usually offer fish as an option as many Catholics do not eat red meat on Fridays. Some people are not wholly vegetarian, but do eat fish. There's an after credits scene with the guy still waiting in the taxi. This was the first time Leslie Nielsen did comedy, he was a serious dramatic actor before this. The announcers at the beginning were real announcers and married to each other. There are a number of jokes that reference popular culture from the time

[@joshridderhoff2050]

100% here for the chaos! You guys are mad and I absolutely love it. Can't wait to see more from ya down the road.

[@weebitreacts]

Life needs a little chaos and personality ✨️ thank you!

[@louismarzullo1190]

@@weebitreacts The good kind of chaos, which you two def bring, like Lucy & Desi for 21st century (I hope you know who they are!)

[@mikebrown7799]

Hi Lorna & Colin!🙂I thought Lorna would not find this funny, I was wrong. The little girl saying "I like my coffee black, like my men" always makes me laugh. The vulture in the cockpit is a great visual gag that they are going to die.😱The guy checking under the hood of the aeroplane was a cameo by Jimmy "J.J." Walker. He starred in the 70s sitcom "Good Times". His famous phrase was "DY NO MITE!". I have two comedies you might think of watching sometime, "Overboard" (1987) and "Happy Gilmore" (1996). Both are well liked comedies. Great reactions to this classic comedy that is loved by millions, Lorna & Colin!!!🎬👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@MrMousley]

If you watch the film right through to the end of the closing titles, the man @ 10:14 is still sitting in the cab waiting for the driver to return !

[@Blue-qr7qe]

I'm impressed by how savvy you two are. So much of this humor is based in America's culture at that time. A couple of items that might be helpful: Kareem Abdul Jabar (Roger) was an actual basketball player with the Los Angeles Lakers. His fans had been in an uproar claiming he was not putting forth enough effort. So much so that the joke here was that he'd had to go into hiding as an airline pilot . "Jim never has a second cup of coffee at home..." : this was a television comercial that had been playing a lot prior to AIRPLANE!'s release. They even used the same actors. kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3uXnHZ8Z5eCaNk You missed the last joke. FF past the closing credits and you'll see it. Excellent reactions - i really enjoyed you sharing your experience. I've subscribed. Peace -

[@Texy88]

With films by these people (including the three _Naked Gun_ movies mentioned earlier), you absolutely should watch the entirety of the closing credits, as even these contain funny bits (and _Airplane!_ is no exception here either).

[@aranerem5569]

We need to find someone who can not only fly this plane, but who didn't have fish for dinner

[@Martman5150]

I study languages as a hobby and I was very, very entertained by the intro. I'm still laughing.

[@weebitreacts]

Ahaha thanks I love it too - Lorna

[@gmaqwert]

George Zipp is based on a real person, George Gipp. He was a college football player from Notre Dame who died while still in school. He was portrayed in a movie by future President Ronald Reagan, who’s nickname for the rest of his life was, The Gipper.

[@friendofbaphomet]

Fun fact: The "I speak jive" lady was played by Barbara Billinglsy. who played June Cleaver on a fifties sitcom called "Leave It to Beaver." It was one of those "wholesome" shows where the dad was always right, the mom was an attractive doormat, and the kids learned extremely milquetoast life lessons. The show was in reruns for decades in America, so a lot of people watching this for the first time would have found it hilarious that "June Cleaver" was playing a streetwise granny.

[@mem1701movies]

Do you remember the episode where Beaver cussed out a kid? Also my father was in the AIR FORCE with him.

[@zammmerjammer]

*milquetoast

[@friendofbaphomet]

@@zammmerjammer Thanks. Edited.

[@ZonnexNecton]

I don’t mind reaction videos mainly since I love seeing folks personal opinions on my favorite flicks. Whether it’s great or not, I’m open to opinions and respectful for it.

[@weebitreacts]

Love this take!

[@altohippiegabber]

I've seen multiple reactions to AIRPLANE and you are _the first_ (and probably only) ones to start with a discussion on how to pronounce airplane and the difference between airplane and aeroplane! "Airplane and aeroplane are both English terms. Airplane is predominantly used in American (US) English while aeroplane is predominantly used in British English (used in UK/AU/NZ)."

[@williamjones6031]

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

[@heyhey1956]

That was the real Ethel Murman in this movie!

[@brokencarpenter]

You say you aren't going to be able to do KZbin professionally, healthy attitude, but frankly I think you're going to make it someday. Love your repartee.

[@weebitreacts]

This message is so sweet. Thank you so much it means a lot to us - Lorna

[@psterud]

This was my first experience with you two. Lorna, you're hilarious. As a Swedish-American, I love your accent (you did most of the talking). The Scottish accent is so cool. It's very angular compared to Irish and English. I saw this movie in the theater when it came out, and still love it. I wish they would do more movies like this these days, ones that are both silly and socially daring. Have you seen Spinal Tap?

[@weebitreacts]

I (Colin) am devistated to hear I am not the funny one 😜 haha ko. Thank you! Yeah I don't think we have seen Spinal Tap even though I know a little bit about it. Maybe one to add to the list.

[@johnrusin4952]

Before Airplane (which was their second movie) Jim Abrahams David Zucker & Jerry Zucker wrote the brilliant 'The Kentucky Fried Movie'. It had another 'Rex Krammer' in it, and the guy who pulled the plug on the landing strip lights also made an appearance. It is a one of a kind film, albeit very rude and politically incorrect. A 1000 per cent must see!!!

[@toodlescae]

7:24 You just like *good* comedy is all. 😂 The 2 actors speaking "jive" actually created it themselves because their lines in ths script just weren't working. They spent spare time teaching the right intonation on her lines to Barbara Billingsley.

[@YoonbeenPark]

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

[@OneThousandHomoDJs]

The line "Jim never has a second cup of coffee at home" is from a famous commercial that starred that same actress. There's no way you would have picked up on that; the commercial is 43 years old (but you can find it on youtube).......

[@tomloft2000]

The movie is 43 years old,but the commercial is about 10 years older.

[@lawrencespinnenweber177]

I just discovered this channel tonight and I am glad I did. I am a Yank teacher of high school English and Theatre. The major difference between Aeroplane and Airplane is British English vs. American English. British English uses Aero- , from the Greek for "air." (Colin is correct here in that aero is more scientific, using the original Greek). In the States, we just use the translation "air." I am and have always been an old movie buff. I enjoyed your "chaos", and would love to see you use it in reviewing some classic movies.

[@traceyreid4585]

Love Lloyd Bridges in this, such a great actor. Probs why his son Jeff is too... top reaction

[@sloseabass97]

4 minutes in: I, personally, LOVE the brand of delightfully endearing chaotics which the two of you do unleash. THANK YOU.

[@iiiDartsiii]

most of the comedy in this movie are referred to as "dad jokes" in North America.

[@DanMarksman]

I just want to say: Good luck with your channel. We are all counting on you.

[@deegee6863]

There's also a post-credit scene that almost everyone misses in this movie LOL

[@BradleyJWebb]

Hi. The man in the cab is Howard Jarvis who passed tax adjustments for property tax. So a inside joke as well.

[@shibitoobscura3348]

Fun fact: here, in France, this movie is titled "Is there a pilote in the airplane?" And all the comedic movies with Leslie Nielsen have a title that starts with "Is there...?", and thus are considered part of the same franchise. Those include: Is there a cop to save the queen? Is there a cop to save the president? Is there a cop to save Hollywood? Etc.

[@kermitcook8498]

❤❤❤ You guys are adorable. The 1970s were full of disaster movies. Many from the AIRPORT series. AIRPLANE is dad joke, nonstop yukfest. It's full of stupid stuff, and we love it. Ronald Reagan was an actor decades before becoming a politician. In the movie KNUTE ROCKNE, ALL AMERICAN, he played the Gipper. He loved this movie. I'm surprised that nobody ever comments on the airplane engine noise not being g jets. My favorite line is. "Don't call me Shirley." My favorite TMI line concerns Elaine sitting. Leslie Nielsen, serious actor. MR MAGOO, didn't see it. I'm guessing it was a Mr Bean sort of thing. NAKED GUN trilogy. DRACULA, DEAD AND LOVING IT. SPY HARD. More serious, FORBIDDEN PLANET. Good luck, we're all counting on you.

[@bobstewart8032]

I was enjoying your friendly bantering back and forth lol I have a lot of Scottish ancestry along with Irish. Great video!

[@jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344]

As Scots did you notice the mention of Drambuie? Drambuie (as if you didn't know) is a quality liqueur as it's 40% abv. What you may not now is that Drambuie is a trope in many Italian westerns. Check out the Sartana movies.

[@mistofoles]

Breaking the fourth wall, yes .....When an actor pauses to speak directly to the camera :D

[@jjkhawaiian]

"Yes, I remember.I had the lasagne" when asked whether fish or steak.

[@Jaime-ki3sk]

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

[@astralnomad]

- The "he never has a second coffee" line is actually a reference to an american coffee commercial in the 70s. the commercial - kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3uXnHZ8Z5eCaNk - The poisoned food thing is exactly why theres a different menu for cabin crew than the passengers in real life and no two crew members can order the same thing, so that if something is bad, you only put 1 pilot out of commission instead of both. - The woman talking jive to the black men was Barbara Billingsley. Shes best known for being Mrs. Cleaver on a show called Leave It To Beaver. She took this role in stark contrast to her Cleaver character because it was the exact opposite of Mrs. Cleaver was. Mrs. Cleaver whats the perfect epitome of the good housewife/mother in the 50s.

[@jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344]

One of the men in this scene is Kenneth Tobey who was in the original "The Thing from Another World." 1951 Howard Hawkes.

[@totomomo18]

Great movie. You should also watch Top Secret 1984 and The Naked Gun Trilogy from the same directors.

[@positivelynegative9149]

1:43 "It wasn't on our radar". You made an airplane joke! 🤣

[@aulimodriver]

I ***COULD*** suggest calling the movie Flying High, the name it was released under in the Australian and New Zealand markets, but that would just serve to remove so much of the magic that you guys have brought to this review. This movie is a tongue-in-cheek response to a whole slew of forgettable aero-based disaster movies (Airport, Airport 75, Airport 77, Airport 79 - The Concorde, just to name a few) that has prompted one reviewer on IMDB to suggest that viewers ignore the source material and jump straight to Airplane! instead. Thank you for bringing yet another unique perspective to this movie - no sarcasm intended, or implied.

[@Lewis9700]

I didnt know if you were aware, but the Mayo clinic is a real place. It's a world renowned medical and research facility in Minnesota

[@louismarzullo1190]

You guys get cuter with every video! That intro! Can't take much more!🤣 Fish over steak 5 out of 7 days of the week - Salmon, tuna, swordfish, sea bass, catfish, flounder, trout, sole, monkfish... C'mon!🐟🐟🐟

[@weebitreacts]

Thank you so much! Na defo steak for me (Colin) ☺️☺️.

[@toodlescae]

​@@weebitreactsme too. Only fish I eat is canned tuna but give me a steak to cook and I'm in heaven.

[@louismarzullo1190]

@@weebitreacts Okay, okay. As long as it's medium-rare🥩😁

[@duketgg]

That wasn't an impression. It was the actual Ethel Merman playing herself.

[@larryk731]

The film succeeds by the actors playing it straight while the background is the joke.

[@danelicker317]

For us older Americans, this movie was especially funny because the older actors Lloyd Bridges, Robert Stack, Peter Graves, and even Leslie Nielsen always played serious, stoic, no nonsense characters before this movie. Seeing them do comedy was very unusual at the time.

[@YoureMrLebowski]

The Great Airplane/Aeroplane debate ✈️

[@rebeccachoice]

Your argument about the title gives us the answer to the question why this movie was released in the UK, NZ and Australia as "Flying High!"

[@weebitreacts]

Ahaha airplane and aeroplane really tickled my brain - Lorna

[@louismarzullo1190]

Second time you both mentioned never having seen Casablanca... THERE SHALL NOT BE A THIRD!! NEXT MOVIE REACTION!!😂

[@jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344]

Casablanca is a horrible movie.

[@louismarzullo1190]

@@jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344 Sure, sure. So are The Godfather I & 2, Citizen Kane, Schindler's List, All About Eve, 12 Angry Men, 2001: Space Odyssey, The Third Man, Some Like It Hot, The Magnificent Ambersons, etc., etc.

[@TTM9691]

"Casablanca" is a great movie and a person who doesn't know that might as well hang a sign around their neck saying "I'm an eleven year old boy in the body of a grown adult". That's when you know you're an imbecile, Jackass Whisky. That's when you know that you probably spring from imbecile stock, you're a hick in flyover country and you come from lower animal stock, plain and simple, we can smell you a mile away. If you can't see what's great about "Casablanca", you should just cower in embarrassment to be honest, it's not that hard! But trust me, diaperboy, these reactors will have NO problem appreciating that film, nor Godfather 1 & 2, Citizen Kane, All About Eve, The Third Man, Some Like It Hot, The Magnificent Ambersons, etc., etc.).

[@jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344]

@@TTM9691 You're not a very nice person are you? Just so you know "imbecile," is considered hate speech.

[@jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344]

@@louismarzullo1190 I do like Citizen Kane, The Third Man and The Magnificent Ambersons, even in its truncated form. Just think how much greater that film would have been if RKO didn't meddle with the production. The problem was that RKO in 1942 wasn't swimming in money.

[@jd-zr3vk]

Leslie Nielson, Lloyd Bridges, and Robert Stack were all serious dramatic actors. The humor was these 3 actors in comedic roles. Nielson subsequently made a series of comedies.

[@jaydisqus3353]

Airplane is American. She's absolutely adorable. Don't call me Shirley.... :)

[@pabmusic1]

'Aeroplane' is British English, 'airplane' is American English. Aero- is the Greek prefix, common in science. At one time, aeroplanes landed at aerodromes, but 'aerodrome' died out in favour of the American 'airport'.

[@k1hasard]

You guys are funny! I'm glad you liked the movie. I saw it in the theater when it first came out, people were crying from laughing so hard. I liked the part when the old lady hung herself to stop listening to Ted's story. "Naked Gun" and the sequels are funny too, same style of humor. "Dumb and Dumber" is also hilarious, but a different style of humor. New subscriber here from New York state in the U.S.

[@zammmerjammer]

My favourite is the bit where he's so boring that people keep killing themselves to get away from him. That joke is SO DARK, but holy hell is it funny.

[@twovaguepodcast]

We did a show on the word “Airplane!” recently, and to prepare I watched the 1957 movie that Airplane was based on… Zero Hour! It’s not good, but if your a fan of Airplane, it’s interesting to see where some of the lines and jokes in the parody came from.

[@olivegreenpants7153]

The first time I saw Zero Hour I was able to recite most of the dialauge

[@sca88]

Basically a lot of the scenes are parodies of scenes from a lot of older classic films.

[@smittybenzo4693]

"Chump don't want the help, chump don't get the help".

[@jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344]

18:04 That's Kareem Abdul Jabbar (NBA) and my favorite scene of this movie. You cut it out because you didn't get the cultural reference and that's fair.

[@petersonchan9250]

The difference between airplane and aeroplane is about 6,800km Lol. Airplane is usually the US spelling (and pronunciation) of aeroplane. Kind of like the saying the word "film" and "filum", both mean the same thing. 😁

[@dangrissom7367]

Like 99% of the reactors on YT, they also missed the post credit scene. Plus many miss the jet plane had a propeller plane sound, lol

[@weebitreacts]

Ahhh I am (Colin) so annoyed I never said anything but I did notice the propeller noise. 😭😭😭

[@Dad3xyplusx2]

And fun fact: the guy was a local politician that ran on the platform of reducing government waste. 😂

[@88wildcat]

There is only one answer to the question steak or fish--lasagna.

[@lordwalker71]

I saw this when it first came out when I was 9. She’s putting way too much thought into the whole airplane aeroplane situation lol. The couple doing the airport announcements apparently worked at Los Angeles international airport doing them and were apparently a couple too. All the questions the captain asked the kid were references to movies with a homoerotic theme like Spartacus and midnight express. Whenever Ted mentions somewhere he was going in the military it’s always an alcoholic beverage. The wife shocked her husband had a second cup of coffee was a reference to a famous coffee commercial from the 70’s, wives were always shocked when their husbands would ask for a second cup when they were at a friends house or a restaurant.

[@weebitreacts]

Airplane vs Aeroplane tickles my brain. Sorry about that - Lorna

[@schechteran]

In regards to the coffee lady - that was the actress from the "my husband never has a second cup" commercials. When she auditioned, they didn't know she was the coffee lady.

[@StevePaur-hf4vy]

During the 1970's there was a series of disaster movies made in America that revolved around airplanes that involve inflight emergencies and and/or crashes. Each movie had several different storylines going on. This movie is a spoof of all those movies similar to how the Austin Powers movies are a spoof of James Bond movies

[@andrewward5891]

Yeah the disaster movies were all had “Airport” in the title do thats why this movie is “Airplane”. But it’s funny that Airplane is a beloved classic comedy while the Airport movies it spoofed are mostly forgotten

[@KrazzeeKane]

Airplane and aeroplane are generally interchangeable and are used in different geographical regions--however airplane has been becoming the standard even in Britain, so it may be the standard term someday. Its fine to use either to refer to a plane though :)

[@stevelafarga3296]

26:00 calling the shots!!! Lol

[@coecludd]

Check out Airplane II - The Sequel. Similar comedy, although this one is set in space!

[@zooks527]

As a number of people noted, this is a shot-by-shot parody of an older movie, Zero Hour". The producers bought the rights to the older movie in order to avoid any legal issues. A great comparison video is here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJLWdY2bg6agos0

[@jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344]

11:08 Just think, I live just 60 miles north of the Original Mayo Clinic...it's in Rochester, Minnesota. Nowadays the "Mayo Clinic," is a conglomerate.

[@mildredpierce4506]

Someone said that was a joke every 10 seconds in this film. Basically, if you speak, you might miss a joke. 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.”

[@weebitreacts]

We must have missed quite a few then since we like to talk alot 🙈🙈. Thanks for the info, hope you enjoyed the react.

[@bigbow62]

The beach scene in the surf is from the movie... From Here to Eternity (1953) You guys did amazing for a younger couple getting or understanding most references/jokes. (The Ethel Merman impressed me the most... well done ✌️🙂 )

[@kanomorrow7622]

Anyone hear the plane engine during the whole movie? Propellers on a Jet? Lol classic movie! Great reaction!

[@weebitreacts]

Thank you! I didn't pick up on it but Colin noticed - Lorna

[@mikealvarez2322]

Airplane was a parody on the movie Airport. Disaster movies were quite popular in the 70s and 80s.

[@randybass8842]

Your ramblings are okay, and your Scottish accents are okay. Don't worry about it. 😊 Most people in the US say airplane, but if you say aeroplane, everyone will know it's the same thing.