Airplane! (1980) - Credits and Details

Airplane! Credits and Details

Directed by
	Jim Abrahams
	David Zucker
	Jerry Zucker
Written by
	Jim Abrahams	...	written for the screen by
	David Zucker	...	written for the screen by
	Jerry Zucker	...	written for the screen by
	Hall Bartlett	...	screenplay "Zero Hour"
	John C. Champion	...	screenplay "Zero Hour"
	Arthur Hailey	...	screenplay "Zero Hour" / teleplay "Flight Into Danger"
Cast
	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	...	Roger Murdock (as Kareem Abdul-Jabaar)
	Lloyd Bridges	...	Steve McCroskey
	Peter Graves	...	Captain Clarence Oveur
	Julie Hagerty	...	Elaine Dickinson
	Robert Hays	...	Ted Striker
	Leslie Nielsen	...	Dr. Rumack
	Lorna Patterson	...	Randy
	Robert Stack	...	Captain Rex Kramer
	Stephen Stucker	...	Johnny Henshaw-Jacobs
	Otto	...	Otto
	Jim Abrahams	...	Religious Zealot #6
	Frank Ashmore	...	Victor Basta
	Jonathan Banks	...	Gunderson
	Craig Berenson	...	Paul Carey
	Barbara Billingsley	...	Jive Lady
	Lee Bryant	...	Mrs. Hammen
	Joyce Bulifant	...	Mrs. Davis
	Mae E. Campbell	...	Security Lady
	Ted Chapman	...	Airport Steward
	Jesse Emmett	...	Man from India
	Norman Alexander Gibbs	...	First Jive Dude
	Amy Gibson	...	Soldier's Girl
	Marcy Goldman	...	Mrs. Geline
	Bob Gorman	...	Striped Controller (as Bobby Gorman)
	Rossie Harris	...	Joey
	Maurice Hill	...	Reporter #3
	David Hollander	...	Young Boy with Coffee
	James Hong	...	Japanese General
	Howard Honig	...	Jack
	Gregory Itzin	...	Religious Zealot #1
	Howard Jarvis	...	Man in Taxi
	Michael Laurence	...	Newscaster
	David Leisure	...	First Krishna
	Zachary Lewis	...	Religious Zealot #3
	Barbara Mallory	...	Religious Zealot #2
	Maureen McGovern	...	Nun
	Nora Meerbaum	...	Cocaine Lady
	Mary Mercier	...	Shirley
	Ethel Merman	...	Lieutenant Hurwitz
	Len Mooy	...	Reporter #1
	Ann Nelson	...	Hanging Lady (as Ann M. Nelson)
	Laura Nix	...	Mrs. Hurwitz
	John O'Leary	...	Reporter #2
	Cyril O'Reilly	...	Soldier
	Bill Porter	...	Hospital Contortionist
	Nicholas Pryor	...	Mr. Hammen
	Conrad E. Palmisano	...	Religious Zealot #4 (as Conrad Palmisano)
	Mallory Sandler	...	L.A. Ticket Agent
	Michelle Stacy	...	Young Girl with Coffee
	Robert Starr	...	Religious Zealot #5
	Barbara Stuart	...	Mrs. Kramer
	Lee Terri	...	Mrs. Oveur
	Kenneth Tobey	...	Air Controller Neubauer
	William Tregoe	...	Jack Kirkpatrick
	Hatsuo Uda	...	Japanese Newscaster
	Herb Voland	...	Air Controller Macias
	Jimmie 'JJ' Walker	...	Windshield Wiper Man (as Jimmie Walker)
	Jill Whelan	...	Lisa Davis
	Al White	...	Second Jive Dude
	John David Wilder	...	Second Krishna (as John-David Wilder)
	Windy	...	Horse
	Jason Wingreen	...	Dr. Brody
	Louise Yaffe	...	Mrs. Jaffe
	Charlotte Zucker	...	Make-up Lady
	David Zucker	...	Ground Crewman #2
	Jerry Zucker	...	Ground Crewman #1
Uncredited Cast
	Benjie Bancroft	...	Reporter
	Larry Blake	...	Upside-Down Man
	Susan Breslau	...	Ticket Agent
	Stephen Burnette	...	Controller
	Bob Courts	...	Reporter
	William Duell	...	Reporter #4
	Len Felber	...	Airport Commuter
	Sig Frohlich	...	Plane Maintenance Man
	Sandra Lee Gimpel	...	Girl Scout in Bar
	George Hickman	...	Passenger
	Leslie Hoffman	...	Passenger in Terminal
	Bill Kirchenbauer	...	Captain Geline
	Gene LeBell	...	Religious Zealot
	Joyce Mandel	...	Woman on Flight
	John Marlin	...	Passenger in Terminal
	Rod McKuen	...	Bartender
	Ernesto Molinari	...	Club Patron
	Paula Marie Moody	...	Girl Scout in Bar
	Kitten Natividad	...	Bouncy Topless Woman on Plane
	Robert Nevin	...	Other Doctor
	Tony Regan	...	Passenger
	Patrick Reynolds	...	Third Krishna
	Leoda Richards	...	Passenger
	Herb Vigran	...	Reporter #5
	Henry Wills	...	Commuter On Baggage Carousel
	Sally Yarnell	...	Passenger in Terminal
Produced by
	Jim Abrahams	...	executive producer
	Jon Davison	...	producer
	Howard W. Koch	...	executive producer
	Hunt Lowry	...	associate producer
	David Zucker	...	executive producer
	Jerry Zucker	...	executive producer
Original Music by
	Elmer Bernstein
Special Effects by
	John Frazier	...	special effects
	Chris Walas	...	special projects
	Brian Bevis	...	special effects crew
	Ted Koerner	...	special effects
Visual Effects by
	Max W. Anderson	...	visual effects
	Robert Blalack	...	visual effects: MPI
	Chris Casady	...	visual effects: VCE
	Donald Hansard Sr.	...	process supervisor
	Bill Hedge	...	visual effects: Magic Lantern
	Richard O. Helmer	...	miniature special effects
	Peter Kuran	...	visual effects: VCE
	Bruce Logan	...	director of photography: special effects
	Jamie Shourt	...	visual effects: MPI
	Paul Gentry	...	director of photography: miniatures
	David Merritt	...	model maker: MPI
	Christopher S. Ross	...	special effects miniatures
Stunts
	Bruce Paul Barbour	...	stunt performer
	Debbie Evans	...	stunt performer
	Sandra Lee Gimpel	...	stunt performer
	Leslie Hoffman	...	stunt performer
	Conrad E. Palmisano	...	stunt coordinator / stunt double: Lloyd Bridges / stunt double: Robert Hays
	C.D. Smith	...	stunts
	Leigh Walsh	...	stunt double
	Janet Brady	...	stunts
	Roger Creed	...	stunt performer
	Paula Dell	...	stunts
	Chuck Hayward	...	stunt performer
	David LeBell	...	stunts
	Gene LeBell	...	stunts
	Paula Marie Moody	...	stunt performer
	Esther Palmisano	...	stunt performer
	Nick Palmisano	...	stunt performer
	Mary Peters	...	stunts
	Diane Peterson	...	stunts
	Dar Robinson	...	stunts
	Russell Saunders	...	stunt performer
	Rick Seaman	...	stunts
	Greg Walker	...	stunts
	Jesse Wayne	...	stunts
	Henry Wills	...	stunts
Thanks
	Laurie Abdo	...	grateful acknowledgment
	Jason Black	...	grateful acknowledgment
	Susan Breslau	...	grateful acknowledgment
	Nancy Cocuzzo	...	grateful acknowledgment
	Danice Hertz	...	grateful acknowledgment
	Erika Hiller	...	grateful acknowledgment
	Peter Ivers	...	grateful acknowledgment
	Kim Jorgensen	...	special thanks
	Dick Lowry	...	grateful acknowledgment
	Sheri Maruno	...	grateful acknowledgment
	Dennis Park	...	grateful acknowledgment
	Pat Proft	...	special thanks
	Karen Rasch	...	grateful acknowledgment
	Richard Raynis	...	grateful acknowledgment
	Robert Reilly	...	grateful acknowledgment
	Christopher S. Ross	...	grateful acknowledgment
	Terry Shagin	...	grateful acknowledgment
	Sheila Sullivan	...	grateful acknowledgment
	Paul Turner	...	grateful acknowledgment

Additional Info
Premiere:	July 02, 1980
DVD Release:	October 24, 2000
Blu-ray Release:	September 25, 2011
Country:
Distributor:	Paramount Studios
Websites:

Ratings
8.1 / 10	7.7 / 10	78 / 100

Alternate Titles
Flying High!

Production Companies
Paramount Pictures (presents)
Howard W. Koch Productions (A Howard W. Koch Production)

Distributors
Paramount Pictures (1980) (United States) (theatrical)
National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1983) (United States) (TV)
Paramount Home Entertainment (1980) (United States) (VHS)
Paramount Home Entertainment (United States) (VHS)
Paramount Home Entertainment (United States) (laserdisc) (video)
Paramount Home Entertainment (2000) (United States) (DVD)
Paramount Home Entertainment (2005) (United States) (DVD)
Paramount Home Entertainment (2011) (United States) (Blu-ray)
Paramount Home Entertainment (2020) (United States) (Blu-ray)
RCA SelectaVision VideoDiscs (United States) (video)

Filming Locations
Culver City, California, USA
Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA ("African village" scenes)
Long Beach Airport - 4101 E. Donald Douglas Drive, Long Beach, California, USA (Chicago O'Hare Runway)
Los Angeles International Airport - 1 World Way, Los Angeles, California, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA
Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA (bar fight scene)
Stage 15, Culver Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA (Studio)
Westward Beach - Westward Beach Road, Malibu, California, USA (Elaine's flashback beach scene)

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