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31 Aug 2006, 1:57 am

Who in here has seen the movies "Airplane!" and "Airplane II: The Sequel"?

Surely you can't be serious?
I am serious, and don't call me Shirley.

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31 Aug 2006, 2:49 am

I saw a small part of Airplane II and it has some funny, silly jokes in it.

Somebody says "...down safe" and a safe falls down! :D



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31 Aug 2006, 4:23 am

There are a lot of parallel moments between the two movies:

For example:

The announcement that causes panic

AP1: "Does anyone here know how to fly a plane?"
AP2: "We are completely out of coffee"

Striker's flashback

AP1: The Vietnam War flashback
AP2: His incompetence trial

This formula is much more prevalent in the Naked Gun movies

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31 Aug 2006, 4:26 am

There are a lot of parallel moments between the two movies:

For example:

The announcement that causes panic

AP1: "Does anyone here know how to fly a plane?"
AP2: "We are completely out of coffee"

Striker's flashback

AP1: The Vietnam War flashback
AP2: His incompetence trial

This formula is much more prevalent in the Naked Gun movies

Tim



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31 Aug 2006, 4:29 am

I especially got a kick out of the fact that the guy who played the psychiatrist in Airplane II was the same guy who played Dean Wormer in Animal House.

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31 Aug 2006, 5:07 am

Airplane is the best. Although they are both equally good.

"Surely you can't be serious."
"I am serious, and stop calling my Shirley."

:lol:

Fine piece of comedy it is.



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31 Aug 2006, 5:12 am

Airplane 1 was better, because it had Leslie Nielsen.

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31 Aug 2006, 6:13 am

Correct.



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31 Aug 2006, 3:12 pm

Airplane II is nothing more than the original rehashed. Same jokes, actors, and everything.

Of course, I also just recently realized the humor in this exchange from the sequel.

(After Striker is sentenced to a mental hospital)
"Reporter": How about a picture for the Daily News?
Striker's Lawyer: All right.
(The lawyer gives the guy a picture, and receives a copy of the Daily News.)



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31 Aug 2006, 3:25 pm

Airplane

"I picked a bad week to quit smoking"
"I picked a bad week to quit drinking"
"I picked a bad week to quit sniffing glue"
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Airplane Two the Sequel
Courtroom scene:
"Doctor. Could you give us your impression of Mr. Stryker?"
"I'm sorry I don't do impressions."


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31 Aug 2006, 3:47 pm

"I could go on, but I might be boring you."



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31 Aug 2006, 6:40 pm

The tower the tower! Rapunzel Rapunzel!



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01 Sep 2006, 7:53 pm

Very, very funny stuff. I love spoofs.



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02 Sep 2006, 2:01 pm

David Zucker and Jim Abrahams are comic guniuses.

I don't know if anyone knows this but Airplane is a satire parody of the 1970 or 1971 film Airport. :D

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02 Sep 2006, 2:04 pm

It was a spoof of both Airport and Zero Hour, and disaster movies in general.

Incidentally, Leslie Nielsen was in the original Poseidon Adventure (1972), back when he was still doing serious roles. Airplane! was his first comedic role.

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