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How timeless of a comedy film is Airplane! ?

Posted on 10/14/20 at 6:17 pm
Posted by brewhan davey
Audubon Place
Member since Sep 2010
32808 posts
Posted on 10/14/20 at 6:17 pm
I’ve probably watched it over 30 times in my life and it still makes me laugh like it’s my first time watching it.

And then, there are the gifs...

















Posted by rich4pres
Knoxville
Member since Dec 2016
9844 posts
Posted on 10/14/20 at 6:29 pm to
It's still my go to comedy.
Posted by tigerfan84
Member since Dec 2003
20374 posts
Posted on 10/14/20 at 6:33 pm to


definitely my favorite scene.
Posted by LSUfan0420
Lake Chuck
Member since Jan 2007
1276 posts
Posted on 10/14/20 at 6:44 pm to
i am 40 years old and first saw this movie when I was maybe 6. I didn't get all the jokes but I knew it was funny.

I watched it on VHS again again again again at least once a year until a bought the DVD, then the blue ray, then watch it everytime it comes on.

My 15 year old has seen it 4 times and its his favorite comedy since i explained things such as disco and tuperware that he didn't understand
Posted by mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Member since Nov 2015
35651 posts
Posted on 10/14/20 at 6:54 pm to
quote:

I’ve probably watched it over 30 times in my life


We watched it hundreds of times as kids...

So I thought I'd never bother to see it again.

It came on Pluto and well, lets take a gander for a few minutes...that movie is still gold. I mean you know the lines, you know what's coming...but the the entire movie is so well done it never gets old...I don't know what it is...the same jokes you've heard so many times before.



I think it was the first VHS tape I ever bought.
Posted by Hetfield
Dallas
Member since Jun 2013
7114 posts
Posted on 10/14/20 at 6:57 pm to
There's a sale at Penny's!
Posted by skrayper
21-0 Asterisk Drive
Member since Nov 2012
30979 posts
Posted on 10/14/20 at 8:37 pm to
True story:

Leslie Nielsen was so good at keeping a straight face when delivering his lines, everyone started to think he didn't have a sense of humor at all. He was that good at not breaking from the script.
Posted by kywildcatfanone
Wildcat Country!
Member since Oct 2012
119569 posts
Posted on 10/14/20 at 8:37 pm to
The writing and the acting were great. Such a classic movie that would have half the country sky screaming today.
Posted by Kracka
Lafayette, Louisiana
Member since Aug 2004
40859 posts
Posted on 10/15/20 at 8:46 am to
The gay guy who always had the funny/smart arse remarks in the ATC with Lloyd Bridges was comedy gold.
Posted by LSUlefty
Youngsville, LA
Member since Dec 2007
26498 posts
Posted on 10/15/20 at 9:11 am to
The jive scenes are still the best
Posted by mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Member since Nov 2015
35651 posts
Posted on 10/15/20 at 10:08 am to
The underrated line is when Robert Stack is driving to the airport to help out and he sees a cyclist and says "hey, I know that guy" and then proceeds to hit him and the cyclist then flips over the car, falls to the ground and yells a-hole.
Posted by BRIllini07
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Feb 2015
3021 posts
Posted on 10/15/20 at 11:03 am to
It was my favorite movie when I was a kid (6-ish?). Except I didn’t know it was a comedy, I just wanted Ted to be able to land that plane!

I’m not sure when it clicked that it was a comedy, but the movie became even better than.

Also, sometimes at work if there is 2 people taking in an office I’ll peek my head in and say “I just wanted to tell you both good luck, we’re all counting on you” - and walk off without saying another word.
Posted by Aubie Spr96
lolwut?
Member since Dec 2009
41229 posts
Posted on 10/15/20 at 5:30 pm to
Seen this movie a million times. Love the Kareem Abdul Jabbar cameo.

quote:

Murdock: LISTEN KID! I've been hearing that crap ever since I was at UCLA. I'm out there busting my buns every night. Tell your old man to drag Walton and Lanier up and down the court for 48 minutes.


Posted by PaulMainieriEmbolism
Louisianer
Member since Jul 2020
733 posts
Posted on 10/15/20 at 7:23 pm to
Very timeless
And awesome
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