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[[Image:Airplane-dvd.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Airplane!'' (1980) | [[Image:Airplane-dvd.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Airplane!'' (1980)]] | ||
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'''''Airplane!''''' is the 1980 comedy written and directed by [[David Zucker]], Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker, the same team responsible for the ''[[Police Squad!]]'' television series and ''[[The Naked Gun]]'' trilogy of films. Spoofing such airline disaster films such as ''Zero Hour!'' and the ''Airport'' films, ''Airplane!'' featured several actors who had only been cast in previous decades in serious roles, including [[Peter Graves]], [[Robert Stack]], [[Lloyd Bridges]], and [[Leslie Nielsen]]. ''[[Airplane II: The Sequel]]'' was released in 1982 without the participation of the original team. | |||
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== M1928 Thompson == | == M1928 Thompson == | ||
A soldier in a painting being drawn by Ted Stryker ([[Robert Hays]]) is seen holding a baby and an [[Thompson|M1928 Thompson]]. | A soldier in a painting (Bill Porter) being drawn by Ted Stryker ([[Robert Hays]]) is seen holding a baby and an [[Thompson|M1928 Thompson]]. | ||
[[Image:M1928.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1928 "Tommy Gun" .45 ACP with 50-round drum magazine.]] | [[Image:M1928.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1928 "Tommy Gun" .45 ACP with 50-round drum magazine.]] | ||
[[Image:Airplane-thompson.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The soldier posing for Stryker's painting.]] | [[Image:Airplane-thompson.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The soldier posing for Stryker's painting.]] | ||
== Colt New Service == | == Colt New Service == | ||
An old lady on the plane is seen holding a [[Colt New Service]] when passengers line up with various weapons to "calm down" | An old lady on the plane is seen holding a [[Colt New Service]] when passengers line up with various weapons to "calm down" Mrs. Hammen. | ||
[[Image:Colt_New_Service.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Colt New Service M1917 - .45 ACP.]] | [[Image:Colt_New_Service.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Colt New Service M1917 - .45 ACP.]] | ||
[[Image:Airplane-cns.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The old lady approaches | [[Image:Airplane-cns.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The old lady approaches Mrs. Hammen, New Service drawn.]] | ||
[[Category:Movie]] | [[Category:Movie|Airplane 1]] | ||
[[Category:Comedy]] | [[Category:Comedy]] | ||
[[Category:Disaster]] | [[Category:Disaster]] | ||
[[Category:National Film Registry]] | |||
[[Category:David Zucker]] | |||
Latest revision as of 08:37, 22 January 2023
Airplane! is the 1980 comedy written and directed by David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker, the same team responsible for the Police Squad! television series and The Naked Gun trilogy of films. Spoofing such airline disaster films such as Zero Hour! and the Airport films, Airplane! featured several actors who had only been cast in previous decades in serious roles, including Peter Graves, Robert Stack, Lloyd Bridges, and Leslie Nielsen. Airplane II: The Sequel was released in 1982 without the participation of the original team.
The following weapons were used in the film Airplane!:
M1928 Thompson
A soldier in a painting (Bill Porter) being drawn by Ted Stryker (Robert Hays) is seen holding a baby and an M1928 Thompson.
Colt New Service
An old lady on the plane is seen holding a Colt New Service when passengers line up with various weapons to "calm down" Mrs. Hammen.
