Cinematic background from Airplane! 1980 - An ex-fighter pilot forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.

Airplane!

1980

Comedy

Directors:

Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker

Writers:

Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker, Hall Bartlett, John C. Champion, Arthur Hailey

Official poster of Airplane! 1980 directed by Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker

Movie still from “Airplane!” (1980), directed by David Zucker – A man walking down a street at night; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Airplane!” (1980), directed by David Zucker – A woman walking down a street at night; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Airplane!” (1980), directed by David Zucker – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Airplane!” (1980), directed by David Zucker – A man and a woman talking to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Airplane!” (1980), directed by David Zucker – A man standing next to a pile of luggage; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Airplane!” (1980), directed by David Zucker – A couple of men standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Airplane!” (1980), directed by David Zucker – A couple of people that are standing in a room; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Airplane!” (1980), directed by David Zucker – A group of people standing next to each other in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Airplane!” (1980), directed by David Zucker – A man with a shaved head is talking to a woman; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Airplane!” (1980), directed by David Zucker – A man in a business suit talking to another man in a business suit; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Airplane!” (1980), directed by David Zucker – A man wearing a suit and tie is handing a drink to another man in a suit; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Airplane!” (1980), directed by David Zucker – A man standing next to a yellow taxi cab at night; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Airplane!” (1980), directed by David Zucker – A woman leaning on the side of a car looking out the window; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Airplane!” (1980), directed by David Zucker – A woman is holding a piece of paper in her hand; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Airplane!” (1980), directed by David Zucker – A man wearing headphones and a white jacket; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Airplane!” (1980), directed by David Zucker – A group of people standing around a building; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Airplane!” (1980), directed by David Zucker – A woman standing next to a man wearing a suit; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Airplane!” (1980), directed by David Zucker – A man and a woman are talking to each other in front of another man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Airplane!” (1980), directed by David Zucker – A woman in a blue jacket and a black bow tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Airplane!” (1980), directed by David Zucker – A person wearing a suit and bow tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Airplane!” (1980), directed by David Zucker – A blurry image of a woman walking down a hallway; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Airplane!” (1980), directed by David Zucker – A man in a shirt and tie in front of a mosaic wall; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Airplane!” (1980), directed by David Zucker – A man is standing in front of a shelf of magazines; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Airplane!” (1980), directed by David Zucker – A man in a military uniform reading a magazine; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Airplane!” (1980), directed by David Zucker – A man talking on a phone in front of shelves filled with jars; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Airplane!” (1980), directed by David Zucker – An older man in a suit and hat talking on a phone; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Airplane!” (1980), directed by David Zucker – An older man talking on a phone while wearing a suit; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Airplane!” (1980), directed by David Zucker – A man in a white suit is holding a pillow; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Airplane!” (1980), directed by David Zucker – A man and a woman are walking in a hallway; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Airplane!” (1980), directed by David Zucker – A person wearing a shirt and a tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Airplane!” (1980), directed by David Zucker – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Airplane!” (1980), directed by David Zucker – A man and a woman standing next to each other in front of a counter; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Airplane!” (1980), directed by David Zucker – A man fixing a tie of another man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Airplane!” (1980), directed by David Zucker – A group of people sitting at a counter in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Airplane!” (1980), directed by David Zucker – A group of people standing next to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Airplane!” (1980), directed by David Zucker – A man is sitting in the cockpit of an airplane; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Airplane!” (1980), directed by David Zucker – A man reading a newspaper while a woman stands next to him in an airplane; Medium shot, Overhead angle

Movie still from “Airplane!” (1980), directed by David Zucker – A man and two women sitting in front of a counter; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Airplane!” (1980), directed by David Zucker – Two people sitting in the driver's seat of a yellow taxi cab; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Airplane!” (1980), directed by David Zucker – A man in a tie looking at a computer screen; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle