rating:
(out of
4 stars)United States; 1980
Directed by Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker; produced by Jon Davison, Howard W. Koch; written by Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker
Starring Lloyd Bridges, Leslie Nielsen, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Peter Graves, Julie Hagerty, Robert Hays
Below you will find a temporary review for this film. The real (better, more complete) review will be online very soon.
'Airplane!' is considered as one of the best movies in the 'spoof' genre.
Although I can understand that, the fact remains that you have to like this
kind of movies. At least you have to be in the mood for them. Most of the
time I like silly movies, so I could enjoy 'Airplane!' (and even the
sequel), but I don't think it is the best out there.
Although slightly different, 'Blazing Saddles' and 'Young Frankenstein' are
my favorites if you talk about silly humor, maybe because Mel Brooks is a
better director than Jim Abrahams and David & Jerry Zucker combined. But if
you like Mel Brooks movies (or movies like 'The Naked Gun' and 'Hot Shots!')
you will definitely enjoy this one.