Current Events > the movie Airplane! is a spoof of what movie?

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WizardofHoth 04/30/23 8:57:18 AM #1:	So, Airplane! is a spoof of the disaster movie Airport pretty much? Starting on May 1st, Netflix will have the Airport movies from Airport to Airport 1975 <cite>WizardofHoth posted [p:973170629] in the movie ... [t:80428569]...</cite> <quote>So, Airplane! is a spoof of the disaster movie Airport pretty much?Starting on May 1st, Netflix will have the Airport movies from Airport to Airport 1975</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Noumena 04/30/23 8:58:17 AM #3:	how seriously will you take me if i respond to you directly? --- @RealMedeaLysistrata <cite>Noumena posted [p:973170639] in the movie ... [t:80428569]...</cite> <quote>how seriously will you take me if i respond to you directly?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MrResetti 04/30/23 8:58:25 AM #4:	So you answered your own question <cite>MrResetti posted [p:973170641] in the movie ... [t:80428569]...</cite> <quote>So you answered your own question </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Thompson 04/30/23 9:00:15 AM #5:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] ...combined with Airport '75. --- Sigs are rather pointless, except if it's to showcase animation and images. <cite>Thompson posted [p:973170658] in the movie ... [t:80428569]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> ...combined with Airport '75.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WizardofHoth 04/30/23 9:01:46 AM #6:	There a certain Airport movie that the Airplane! spoof movie copies the exact plot or all of them? <cite>WizardofHoth posted [p:973170678] in the movie ... [t:80428569]...</cite> <quote>There a certain Airport movie that the Airplane! spoof movie copies the exact plot or all of them?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
R1masher 04/30/23 9:09:44 AM #7:	fyi Scary Movie 3 is a parody of The Matrix Reloaded, The Ring, Signs, and 8 Mile --- R1R1R1R1R1R1 <cite>R1masher posted [p:973170741] in the movie ... [t:80428569]...</cite> <quote>fyi Scary Movie 3 is a parody of The Matrix Reloaded, The Ring, Signs, and 8 Mile </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
bigtiggie23 04/30/23 9:16:58 AM #8:	The late great George Kennedy appears in every Airport movie, playing the same character. --- I don't know about urinals. Half the guys are afraid to use them and most who aren't afraid can't hit them <cite>bigtiggie23 posted [p:973170834] in the movie ... [t:80428569]...</cite> <quote>The late great George Kennedy appears in every Airport movie, playing the same character.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
averagejoel 04/30/23 9:27:44 AM #9:	I read a play in my grade 8 english class called Flight Into Danger that had the same plot as Airplane! not entirely sure what was based on what though --- http://error1355.com/ce/averagejoel.html "Athens needed Socrates and this board needs averagejoel." -Godnorgosh <cite>averagejoel posted [p:973170945] in the movie ... [t:80428569]...</cite> <quote>I read a play in my grade 8 english class called Flight Into Danger that had the same plot as Airplane! not entirely sure what was based on what though</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Foppe 04/30/23 9:37:12 AM #11:	It is based on Zero Hour with some stuff from the Airport movies thrown in. --- GameFAQs isn't going to be merged in with GameSpot or any other site. We're not going to strip out the soul of the site. -CJayC <cite>Foppe posted [p:973171048] in the movie ... [t:80428569]...</cite> <quote>It is based on Zero Hour with some stuff from the Airport movies thrown in.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AmericaTheBrave 04/30/23 9:56:38 AM #12:	Airplane spoofs a type of movie that isn't done anymore. --- https://imgur.com/h74Kc6W <cite>AmericaTheBrave posted [p:973171319] in the movie ... [t:80428569]...</cite> <quote>Airplane spoofs a type of movie that isn't done anymore.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cocytus 04/30/23 10:11:13 AM #13:	I don't think it's a spoof of anything. It's just a comedy. The people who made it also made Kentucky Fried Movie, which is just a series of sketches. They then went from the success of that to Airplane! --- Is this reverse psychology? And if I ask, will you lie to me? <cite>Cocytus posted [p:973171480] in the movie ... [t:80428569]...</cite> <quote>I don't think it's a spoof of anything. It's just a comedy. The people who made it also made Kentucky Fried Movie, which is just a series of sketches. They then went from the success of that to Airplane!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WizardofHoth 04/30/23 11:18:21 AM #14:	AIrplane! along with Top Secret, Student Bodies and Class Reunion they are spoof movies. Deal with it Cocytus posted... I don't think it's a spoof of anything. It's just a comedy. The people who made it also made Kentucky Fried Movie, which is just a series of sketches. They then went from the success of that to Airplane! <cite>WizardofHoth posted [p:973172318] in the movie ... [t:80428569]...</cite> <quote>AIrplane! along with Top Secret, Student Bodies and Class Reunion they are spoof movies.Deal with itCocytus posted... </cite><quote>I don't think it's a spoof of anything. It's just a comedy. The people who made it also made Kentucky Fried Movie, which is just a series of sketches. They then went from the success of that to Airplane!</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WizardofHoth 04/30/23 11:22:40 AM #15:	Netflix starting tomorrow in May will be having Airport, Airport 1975 and Airport 77 So ill be watching Airport for the first time. i remember years ago on either AMC or TCM one time they had that Earthquake disaster movie that had Charlton Heston shame that Hollywood never made a good spoof movie to poke fun at Earthquake <cite>WizardofHoth posted [p:973172390] in the movie ... [t:80428569]...</cite> <quote>Netflix starting tomorrow in May will be having Airport, Airport 1975 and Airport 77So ill be watching Airport for the first time. i remember years ago on either AMC or TCM one time they had that Earthquake disaster movie that had Charlton Hestonshame that Hollywood never made a good spoof movie to poke fun at Earthquake</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jiek_Fafn 04/30/23 11:23:57 AM #16:	Die Hard 2: Die Harder --- I don't believe in belts. There should be no ranking system for toughness. <cite>Jiek_Fafn posted [p:973172409] in the movie ... [t:80428569]...</cite> <quote>Die Hard 2: Die Harder</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cocytus 04/30/23 11:27:10 AM #17:	WizardofHoth posted... AIrplane! along with Top Secret, Student Bodies and Class Reunion they are spoof movies. Deal with it Ok, tell me what it is spoofing, please. --- Is this reverse psychology? And if I ask, will you lie to me? <cite>Cocytus posted [p:973172456] in the movie ... [t:80428569]...</cite> <quote>WizardofHoth posted... </cite><quote>AIrplane! along with Top Secret, Student Bodies and Class Reunion they are spoof movies.Deal with it</quote>Ok, tell me what it is spoofing, please.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Serious_Cat 04/30/23 9:31:15 PM #19:	Zero Hour is almost funnier than Airplane just because it's not trying to be funny at all. https://youtu.be/8-v2BHNBVCs --- I are Serious Cat This is serious thread <cite>Serious_Cat posted [p:973183509] in the movie ... [t:80428569]...</cite> <quote>Zero Hour is almost funnier than Airplane just because it's not trying to be funny at all.https://youtu.be/8-v2BHNBVCs</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
brestugo 04/30/23 9:33:20 PM #20:	They made a sequel but I wouldn't go out of my way to see it. Couple laughs and that's it. --- Putin delenda est <cite>brestugo posted [p:973183535] in the movie ... [t:80428569]...</cite> <quote>They made a sequel but I wouldn't go out of my way to see it. Couple laughs and that's it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cocytus 05/01/23 9:16:16 AM #21:	Ok cool, thanks, never knew that. --- Is this reverse psychology? And if I ask, will you lie to me? <cite>Cocytus posted [p:973190661] in the movie ... [t:80428569]...</cite> <quote>Ok cool, thanks, never knew that.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
brestugo 05/01/23 9:20:48 AM #22:	Cocytus posted... Ok cool, thanks, never knew that. IIRC one of the free streaming services (Tubi or Pluto) has it. I rewatched it to see if I was too harsh the first time, but no. YMMV. --- Putin delenda est <cite>brestugo posted [p:973190722] in the movie ... [t:80428569]...</cite> <quote>Cocytus posted... </cite><quote>Ok cool, thanks, never knew that.</quote>IIRC one of the free streaming services (Tubi or Pluto) has it. I rewatched it to see if I was too harsh the first time, but no. YMMV.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Psyloshsr 05/01/23 9:39:59 AM #23:	WizardofHoth posted... Cocytus posted... I don't think it's a spoof of anything. It's just a comedy. The people who made it also made Kentucky Fried Movie, which is just a series of sketches. They then went from the success of that to Airplane! KFM is so underrated. Worth it just for the danger seeker sketch that lasts all of a minute. Back when you could tell offensive jokes and people understood they were JOKES. --- Sometimes you have to make a stand for your principles if you want to believe in who and what you are-John Lobon <cite>Psyloshsr posted [p:973191014] in the movie ... [t:80428569]...</cite> <quote>WizardofHoth posted... </cite><quote></quote>Cocytus posted... </cite><quote>I don't think it's a spoof of anything. It's just a comedy. The people who made it also made Kentucky Fried Movie, which is just a series of sketches. They then went from the success of that to Airplane!</quote>KFM is so underrated. Worth it just for the danger seeker sketch that lasts all of a minute. Back when you could tell offensive jokes and people understood they were JOKES. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WizardofHoth 05/01/23 11:41:15 AM #24:	I know it was the 1970s back then but what was Hollywood thinking when they came up with the Airport movies? <cite>WizardofHoth posted [p:973192940] in the movie ... [t:80428569]...</cite> <quote>I know it was the 1970s back then but what was Hollywood thinking when they came up with the Airport movies? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Foppe 05/01/23 1:35:56 PM #25:	Disaster movies were the big thing then. --- GameFAQs isn't going to be merged in with GameSpot or any other site. We're not going to strip out the soul of the site. -CJayC <cite>Foppe posted [p:973194914] in the movie ... [t:80428569]...</cite> <quote>Disaster movies were the big thing then.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Thompson 05/01/23 1:50:47 PM #26:	WizardofHoth posted... I know it was the 1970s back then but what was Hollywood thinking when they came up with the Airport movies? It just spun off from the typical Hollywood mold of the time. Take big name actors, put them all in an expensive movie together, advertise the hell out of it, become a top grossing movie, then put profit cash in a pool and swim in it. --- Sigs are rather pointless, except if it's to showcase animation and images. <cite>Thompson posted [p:973195276] in the movie ... [t:80428569]...</cite> <quote>WizardofHoth posted... </cite><quote>I know it was the 1970s back then but what was Hollywood thinking when they came up with the Airport movies?</quote>It just spun off from the typical Hollywood mold of the time.Take big name actors, put them all in an expensive movie together, advertise the hell out of it, become a top grossing movie, then put profit cash in a pool and swim in it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WizardofHoth 05/01/23 2:07:23 PM #27:	well back then they didnt have the Marvel Movie Universe nonsense going on. So come up with a better excuse than that as to what made Hollywood come up with those odd Airport movies Thompson posted... It just spun off from the typical Hollywood mold of the time. Take big name actors, put them all in an expensive movie together, advertise the hell out of it, become a top grossing movie, then put profit cash in a pool and swim in it. <cite>WizardofHoth posted [p:973195652] in the movie ... [t:80428569]...</cite> <quote>well back then they didnt have the Marvel Movie Universe nonsense going on. So come up with a better excuse than that as to what made Hollywood come up with those odd Airport moviesThompson posted... </cite><quote>It just spun off from the typical Hollywood mold of the time.Take big name actors, put them all in an expensive movie together, advertise the hell out of it, become a top grossing movie, then put profit cash in a pool and swim in it.</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Vampire_Chicken 05/01/23 2:11:06 PM #28:	You get one disaster movie that sells a lot of box office tickets, and it predictably starts a bandwagon rolling. --- All the good usernames were already taken. <cite>Vampire_Chicken posted [p:973195719] in the movie ... [t:80428569]...</cite> <quote>You get one disaster movie that sells a lot of box office tickets, and it predictably starts a bandwagon rolling.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WizardofHoth 05/01/23 2:16:40 PM #29:	Sorry but an earthquake disaster movie or a movie involving a Category 5 or higher twister id rather watch than a really weird "natural disaster" movie taking place on an airplane where someone is sick or something needing an organ transplant or whatever. I just cant take a movie like Airport seriously. Earthquake movie with Charlton Heston that i can take seriously and enjoy for an hour or twoVampire_Chicken posted... You get one disaster movie that sells a lot of box office tickets, and it predictably starts a bandwagon rolling. <cite>WizardofHoth posted [p:973195853] in the movie ... [t:80428569]...</cite> <quote>Sorry but an earthquake disaster movie or a movie involving a Category 5 or higher twister id rather watch than a really weird "natural disaster" movie taking place on an airplane where someone is sick or something needing an organ transplant or whatever.I just cant take a movie like Airport seriously. Earthquake movie with Charlton Heston that i can take seriously and enjoy for an hour or twoVampire_Chicken posted... </cite><quote>You get one disaster movie that sells a lot of box office tickets, and it predictably starts a bandwagon rolling.</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Foppe 05/01/23 2:34:00 PM #30:	It existed all kind of disaster movies, and putting one on an airplane was a natural "come watch yet another disaster movie, this one is different!" evolution. And it must have grossed enough to get three sequels. --- GameFAQs isn't going to be merged in with GameSpot or any other site. We're not going to strip out the soul of the site. -CJayC <cite>Foppe posted [p:973196210] in the movie ... [t:80428569]...</cite> <quote>It existed all kind of disaster movies, and putting one on an airplane was a natural "come watch yet another disaster movie, this one is different!" evolution.And it must have grossed enough to get three sequels.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 05/01/23 2:55:04 PM #31:	I feel like if Airplane is a spoof movie then Fifth Element is also a spoof movie. --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://i.imgur.com/dQgC4kv.jpg <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:973196694] in the movie ... [t:80428569]...</cite> <quote>I feel like if Airplane is a spoof movie then Fifth Element is also a spoof movie.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Foppe 05/01/23 3:02:08 PM #32:	https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/6/9/AAA_aCAAEb4R.jpg --- GameFAQs isn't going to be merged in with GameSpot or any other site. We're not going to strip out the soul of the site. -CJayC <cite>Foppe posted [p:973196827] in the movie ... [t:80428569]...</cite> <quote>https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/6/9/AAA_aCAAEb4R.jpg </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WizardofHoth 05/01/23 4:44:59 PM #33:	still amazing that the Airport movie gets 2 or 3 sequels <cite>WizardofHoth posted [p:973199067] in the movie ... [t:80428569]...</cite> <quote>still amazing that the Airport movie gets 2 or 3 sequels </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KFHEWUI 05/01/23 5:22:13 PM #34:	Psyloshsr posted... KFM is so underrated. Take him to Detroit --- R.I.P. SaikyoMog! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-seAIeu3Og "Me and my swole chihuahua are about to blow you away, Becky," Anya Forger, SPYxFAMILY. <cite>KFHEWUI posted [p:973199835] in the movie ... [t:80428569]...</cite> <quote>Psyloshsr posted... </cite><quote>KFM is so underrated.</quote>Take him to Detroit</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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