Film record

Airplane!

1980Feature film88 minVerification: Verified

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Production countries
United States
Languages
English
Genres
comedy film · romantic comedy film · disaster film · parody film · slapstick

Credits

Direction

Jerry Zucker — Directing
Jim Abrahams — Directing
David Zucker — Directing

Cast

Julie Hagerty — Acting
Robert Hays — Acting
Lloyd Bridges — Acting
Leslie Nielsen — Acting
Peter Graves — Acting
Robert Stack — Acting
Jonathan Banks — Acting
James Hong — Acting
Ethel Merman — Acting
Nicholas Pryor — Acting
Gregory Itzin — Acting
Frank Ashmore — Acting
Jill Whelan — Acting
Kenneth Tobey — Acting
Stephen Stucker — Acting
Jim Abrahams — Acting
David Zucker — Acting
Jerry Zucker — Acting
Conrad Palmisano — Acting
Barbara Stuart — Acting
John O'Leary — Acting
Al White — Acting
William Duell — Acting
Herb Vigran — Acting
Joyce Mandel — Acting
Lee Bryant — Acting
Jason Wingreen — Acting
Herb Voland — Acting
Ann Nelson — Acting
Joyce Bulifant — Acting
Sandra Lee Gimpel — Acting

Writing

Jim Abrahams — Screenwriting
David Zucker — Screenwriting
Jerry Zucker — Screenwriting
Arthur Hailey — Screenwriting
Hall Bartlett — Screenwriting

Production

Howard W. Koch — Production
Jerry Zucker — Executive production
Jon Davison — Production
Jim Abrahams — Executive production
David Zucker — Executive production

Music

Elmer Bernstein — Music composition

Cinematography

Joseph F. Biroc — Cinematography

Editing

Patrick Kennedy — Editing

Art department

Ward Preston — Production design
Documented participation

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Distribution

Netflix

International
Verified

Versions and cuts

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Releases by territory

United States · Original release
27 Jun 1980Checked 14 Sep 2026
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