Airplane!

Here's a film that knows exactly what it wants to be. A traumatized pilot must land a plane when the crew gets sick. It's mostly a vehicle for rapid-fire gags, many of which still land.

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Jerry Zucker directed Airplane! in 1980. See Jerry Zucker's full filmography, where to start with Jerry Zucker, or where to go after you've seen everything by Jerry Zucker.

Airplane! was released in 1980 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 88 minutes.