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Possibly one of the greatest comedies of all time.

So many people miss the incredible sight gag of Kramer walking through the mirror. It is so seamless as to not catch the eye for most viewers.

The elderly "jive speaking" woman was Barbara Billingsley, the mom from "Leave it to Beaver". That was an extremely popular show from the late '50s. It was a very very straight laced show as was her character. Speaking jive was a great comedic turn for her.

The producers did not expect the "Jive" jokes to translate when the movie was dubbed in German, but they heard the audiences laughing harder than American audiences. They found out the Jive had been dubbed in Bavarian with German subtitles. Turns out none of the other Germans can understand Bavarians.

The genius of this movie is that these were mostly serious actors delivering very silly lines but they played it straight.

@3:46 “is that mayonnaise?” Yes, they said it was the Mayo Clinic.

Top Secret starring Val Kilmer is a fun spoof movie that a lot of people overlook.

I love the fact that every time the jet is shown flying it’s making a propeller driven airplane sound

Here are a few references that you may not have gotten since the film was released in 1980; 1) The woman who was surprised by her husband having a 2nd cup of coffee. That actress was the spokesperson for Yuban coffee. In 1980, the audience would have recognized her from those ads from the 1970s. Her inner monologs were word for word the Yuban commercial. 2) The speech that the doctor gave, inspiring Ted to "win one for the Zipper," was parodying another movie called Knute Rockne, All American. In it, a coach gives a rousing speech "to win one for the Gipper." Ronald Reagan, who played the Gipper in that movie, was running for president when the film was released. The film inadvertently helped to become a big part of his campaign. 3) Many people felt the film was inspired by the Airport films from the 1970s. While there are a few scenes that directly parody those movies, the majority of this movie is almost word for word taken from a 1950s film called Zero Hour. Paramount had to buy that rights to Zero Hour before they could release Airplane for fear that they would be sued. There is a KZfaq video showing several scenes that are verbatim. 4) The actress that spoke jive was Barbara Billingsley, the mother on Leave It To Beaver TV series from the 1950s. Perhaps the "whitest" show ever on television, that scene with her delivering those lines was pure genius.

You got rid of my favorite part: the pilot talking to Joey "Joey, do you like gladiator movies?" 🤣🤣🤣🤣

"Jimmy. Have you ever seen a grown man naked?" LOL

What was so brilliant about this was that Peter Graves and Leslie Nielsen were both very famous and respected and very serious actors. So their very deadpan delivery of such very silly material which was completely new (this was one of the first spoofs) was so refreshing. Graves doing the very inappropriate comments to the child was very risqué. But it's still funny every time I watch it.

There's a post credit scene of the guy in the cab is still sat there lol. One of my favourite comedys

I just want to tell you both, good luck. We're all counting on you.

Being made in 79 and released in 80 this movie feels more like a 70s movie than an 80s one to me.

One of the greatest misdirects in cinema has also proven to be one of the hardest for reactors to spot. During the scene where the dog is attacking the driver, Cpt Kramer comes in from the right and appears to be getting dressed in the mirror in front of him, and we can see the dog attack behind him. Then, when Kramer leaves, he appears to walk through the mirror on the left, again while the dog is still attacking the poor sap sent to pick up Kramer.

He keeps talking about “the war” and the aerial combat flashbacks all look like they’re from WW2, some even from WW1, while the bar flashback music is clearly then-recent ‘70s disco music. The iconic shot of the beach scene kiss is From Here to Eternity.

The beach scene was from "From Here to Eternity" . It was Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr.

Yup, that woman threw her baby in the air and ran away when the airplane came through the airport window (2:57). Good catch. You are the first reactors to notice that little detail. Took me 3 or 4 viewings before I noticed it myself.

"Monty Python" is a classic. However, "Airplane!" started an entire genre of spoof movies, not just its sequels, but other franchises like "Naked Gun" and "Hot Shots." Also, you've got to watch all the way through the credits.

Saw this movie when it first came out and loved it. But learning more about it and the spoofs they do, by getting the real people, continually amazes me. The battling of the red zone/white zone at the beginning was done by the actual married couple who announced at LAX and whose voices were well known. The woman who says "Ralph never has a second cup of coffee, throws up at home" was the real person in a tv ad for instant coffee.

😁 YES! Natalie is one of the only few reactors that caught the baby being thrown in the beginning!

Great, fun reaction! 👍 *A little obscure trivia:* The guy sitting in the taxi was Howard Jarvis. From Wiki: "Howard Arnold Jarvis was an American businessman, lobbyist, and politician. He was a tax policy activist responsible for passage of California's Proposition 13 in 1978." At the time, he was well-known in California but probably not as much so in the rest of the USA. The joke in the movie is that he was for fiscal responsibility in government but he sat passively in the taxi letting the fare get larger and larger. Even at the time, I think a lot of people didn't get the joke or recognize Jarvis. BTW, The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association still exists. Cheers!

I think one of the most impressive and interesting facts about this Movie is that the overwhelming majority of the Actors and Actresses had either ZERO Conedic training, nor had they EVER been in a Comedy Movie up to that point! These were major Actors and Actresses and even Awawrd Winners in this Cast! A couple of them have won big time Awards for Acting... Before this, Leslie Nielsen had never been in a real Comedy. Could you imagine never having witnessed the brilliance of a Leslie Nielsen Comedy Movie?!? Thank you, Airplane!

Whomever edited this got rid of the "Cream!" "No thank you, I take it black like my men!" line, but for the most part you did pretty well! This came out in 1980, I was 15, I know every line and still laugh hysterically! Glad you ladies liked it! Now, you need to react to the first Naked Gun and Hot Shots movies, very funny and silly!

After "Airplane!" and before "The Naked Gun," there was "Police Squad," a TV series that only had 6 episodes, and was the basis of the three "Naked Gun" movies. It was one of the funniest shows ever on television, and it was cancelled only because network executives didn't think viewers should have to watch the show to get the jokes. (They figured people only put the TV on to listen to while doing other things.) Highly recommended!

Surely the jokes in this film never get old 😁

Yes!! First reactor I've seen call out the baby when the jet crashes thru the window!!

Reactors are always so distracted by the dog they miss the guy walking out of the mirror.

I am serious, and don't call me Shirley. By the way, this film was Leslie Nielsen's first comedic role. Before this movie, he was known for playing more serious roles.

Most reviewers miss the fact that all through the movie the jet airliner makes propeller noises. 😂

Leslie took to his newfound career in comedy pretty well. For years he would carry around one of those spongeblock noisemaker things (the kind like you'd find in the back of a comic book) and just constantly see how often he could set it off in public settings before anyone would comment.

A comedy classic that never gets old. Without this movie there never would have been a Police Squad, or Naked Gun, or Hot Shots. Great reaction! A fun road comedy from the 80s that's worth a watch is "The Cannonball Run" (1981). It has an Allstar cast from the time period and is a lot of fun. It has Jackie Chan in it which was one of his first appearances in an American film. In fact the bloopers during the end credits inspired Jackie to place bloopers at the end of all his films from then on.

20:27 Some of the humor is subtle. So many viewers initially miss the "not-a-mirror" gag because of the dog shenanigans.

If you like this style of screwball comedy, you can't beat the originals. The Marx Brothers' movies were made in the 1930s but the comedy stands up today. "A Night at the Opera," "Duck Soup," "Animal Crackers," "Horse Feathers"... If you've never seen Groucho, Chico, Harpo, and Zeppo in action, give them a try.

"Can you fly this plane, and land it?" "Surely you can't be serious." "I am serious... and don't call me Shirley." Classic comedy. Laugh a minute and very quotable. Fun Fact: In a 2008 interview, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar told the story of being on a European flight and asked to sit in an empty seat in the cockpit during takeoff so the crew could say they flew with Roger Murdoch. White-Red Zone Fact: Regarding the argument between announcers concerning the white and red zones at the airport, the producers hired the same voice artists who had made the real-world announcements at Los Angeles International Airport. At the real airport, the white zone is for loading and unloading of passengers only, and there's no stopping in the red zone (except for transit buses). They were also married to each other in real life. Casting Notes Fact: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker chose actors such as Robert Stack, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, and Leslie Nielsen because of their reputation for playing no-nonsense characters. Until this film, these actors had not done comedy, so their "straight-arrow" personas and line delivery made the satire in the movie all the more poignant and funny. Bridges was initially reluctant to take his role in the movie, but his sons persuaded him to do it.

If you would have not turned off the credits, at the end the guy is still in the taxi and says, "I'll just give him five more minutes". And don't call me Shirley.

The funny part about the jive talking woman is she played June Cleaver on Leave It To Beaver.

You're the first to notice the baby being thrown into the air when the airplane goes thru window at the beginning! It's one of the parts that really cracked me up when I saw it in the theater and I've been waiting for someone to react! Nice!!

I loved that you caught the baby being thrown in the air, no one catches that the first time. The guy cleaning the windshield was Jimmy "JJ" Walker from the Good Times tv show. The beach scene is "From Here To Eternity". When Randi is singing to the girl and everyone shifts and looks into the camera with smiles is taken directly from "Airport". One of several disaster movies of the 70's. The guy in the cab is still there at the end of the credits. Another silly spoof but funny movie is "Young Doctors In Love". "Tropic Thunder" is another very funny movie that's considered politically incorrect. Too many people can't handle movies like that anymore with all their over sensitivty.

Definitely one of the best comedies of all time surely you can’t be serious. I am serious and don’t call me Shirley.🤣😂

Having seen this in the theater, I was able to enjoy a lot of the jokes referencing TV and movies of that time. Before this movie, most of these actors only played serious roles, such as Leslie Nielsen. Lloyd Bridges' claim to fame was TV's 'Sea Hunt', which included his real life sons, Beau and Jeff (The Dude). The woman who spoke jive was June Cleaver of the TV's 'Leave It To Beaver'. Both shows could still be seen in reruns when this movie was released. 'Jim never has a second cup of coffee at home' is from a coffee commercial, and they even used the same actors.

The bridge between Airplane and the Naked Gun movies is a six episode miniseries called Police Squad. In Airplane they hired dramatic actors to treat silly material completely straight. Police Squad continued that. But as Leslie Nielsen continued in comedy, he started mugging for the camera more, and by the time he did a movie version of Police squad...

I believe that this was Leslie Nielson's first venture into comedy.

I always lose it when Robert Stack takes off his sunglasses only to have another pair of sunglasses.

One of my favorite comedies ever and I love how crazy and funny it is to watch it. It also feels like a fun trip on a plane when you watch it.

I saw this in a theater in 1980, and 42 years later I spot stuff I've never seen before. Funniest movie ever made IMO. Thank you ladies for doing this one. Try Top Secret! by the makers of Airplane!

I apologize for stating my age, 68 but for context it’s important I state it to say Airplane is in my top ten comedies still to this day.😂

Lol! That was a great first watch video. I had fun watching yall laugh at it. I was cracking up when Natalie lost it over "Nun's Life"! 😂

The '70s were an incredible decade for comedy. Here's an incomplete list of the best: "Holy Grail" (which you've seen), Young Frankenstein, Blazing Saddles (be ready for a rough ride!), Annie Hall (A COMEDY that won best picture!), Love and Death, Animal House, Monty Python's Life of Brian, What's Up Doc?, M*A*S*H, The Pink Panther Strikes Again (Which is part of a series but is so standout that it can be watched on its own), etc, etc, etc...

The two black guys speaking 'jive' wrote their own lines....I think we can all agree they did a great job. Their scenes are very memorable.

“Tropic Thunder” is the last of the great, anything goes, comedies. Your reactions are FUN❗💜🍸

Natalie sure loves goofball humour! That's really cute to see!

The Mayo clinic and the jars of Mayonnaise on the shelf in the background as the Mayo clinic doctor is talking on the phone with the pilot is still funny after all these years. 😅

Two beautiful woman watching a comedy classic? YES PLEASE! Great reaction!

I've seen this movie a thousand times, and I have NEVER noticed the baby being thrown until you mentioned it!

Funniest movie 😊

Airplane is such a 80's classic, and I still remember how hard I laughed the first time I watched this movie. It was a lot of fun watching you react to this.

None of the actors in this movie had ever done comedy before. They are all known for dramatic roles. Leslie Neilsen got his start doing comedy in Airplane, before that he was known for serious "leading man" parts.

I saw it in the theatre in 1980 when it was released. One of the best comedies ever.

The plot largely follows the air disaster movie Zero Hour, but they also make fun of the Airport movies ('76 is where the singing stewardess comes from). For another ZAZ comedy - Top Secret, with Val Kilmer

A comedy that never gets old, I can still laugh even though I have watched it countless times. Thanks for the reaction.

The team that made this also made: Police Squad! The TV Series, The Naked Gun Trilogy, Hot Shots 1 &2, & Top Secret!

Great reaction! Classic movie! One of my favorites! 😊

I'm so glad you watched Airplane! It's an entirely different type of movie, all together

I just want to tell you both good luck with this reaction. We’re all counting on you.

Great review ladies, seeing you laughing so much was very entertaining.❤🙏

The coffee gag was a reference to a commercial in the 70's.

I think the vast number of reactors didn't get the Helman's mayonnaise joke during the Mayo clinic scene.

The 4 older male leads were all long time straight dramatic actors, which made it much funnier to people at the time.

Wow, that Nun's Life joke really hit Natalie hard!

Great movie. Yes - I'm serious and quit calling me Shirley. I know there are other recommendations for this - Top Secret! starring Val Kilmer. As this is an earlier movie for Val than Top Gun - it shows a totally different side of him. It is a comedy in the vein of Airplane! I think you will enjoy it. Any Monty Python movie I think will bring a smile to your face. Maybe also check out the Pink Panther movies with Peter Sellers - I think you would like those as well. Happy watching Ladies.

You left out one of the best jokes: "Cream?" "No thank you. I take it black, like my men."

One of the things I don’t see a lot of people mention is how, when Leslie Nielsen took the eggs out of the lady’s mouth, one of them cracked open and the bird flew away. Bird flew = bird flu.

Wrongfully Accused was the spoof on The Fugitive you were thinking of. There are three Naked Gun movies: The Naked Gun, The Naked Gun 21/2: The Smell of Fear & The Naked Gun 331/3: The Final Insult. Drakula: Dead and Loving is pretty good as well as the two Hot Shots movies. I agree that Top Secret should be on the list along with Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein. Although with Blazing Saddles you’ll have to do some major edits. 😊

I just want to tell you both “good luck, we’re all counting on you!”…

I think Natalie's face turned as red as her hair with the auto pilot inflation scene....lol

The jive speaking old woman was Barbara Billingsley who played June Cleaver on Leave it to Beaver, that's what made it so great lol

Just for historical context, this movie is parodying the 70s trend of disaster movies, but specifically parodying the "Airport" movies, starting with "Airport," released in 1970, followed by a number of sequels: Airport 1975, Airport '77, and The Concord ... Airport '79. These movies were star-studded movies about airplanes in crisis. The first starred Burt Lancaster and Dean Martin.

Fun fact: it's for this very reason the pilots and the navigator have something to eat that is totally different from what they served passengers.

I just want to say: Good luck with your channel, we are all counting on you.

Had so much fun watching with you guys! Airplane always makes me laugh and I love to see it have that same effect on others, especially those seeing it for the first time! Cheers! :)

the only thing better than good parody is watching a reaction of smart people laughing and appreciating the comedy. great job girls

Just rewatched this,apart from the surely/shirley jokes the one`s that floored me were "looks like I picked the wrong to give up amphetamine,sniffing glue etc 🤣🤣🤣

The 2 dudes speaking jive have always been my favorite. Then june cleaver comes in and translates

Arguably, the funniest movie ever made.

No one ever notices Jay Jay "Dinomite" Walker, as the guy who falls off the plane's hood.

My favorite part of this reaction was watching the look on their face as they were speaking jive and it was like are we allowed to laugh at this?

The beach scene was a take off on "From Here To Eternity". Barbara Billingsley who played the Mother of Beaver Cleaver on the hit television show, "Leave It To Beaver" was the woman who spoke Jive. Everyone thought that was a hoot when she appeared in that role.

You two are absolutely adorable, please keep making such great reaction videos!!

George Zipp was a parody of George Gipp (nicknamed the Gipper) a famous College Football Player for Notre Dame about 100 years ago. Unfortunately George died of pneumonia in College. While George was on his deathbed, the Notre Dame Head Coach Knute Rockne gave a pregame speech before a big game against Army. Knute told the team to "Win one for the Gipper" The reason they were referencing Gipp was because Ronald Reagan was running for President in 1980, and he played Gipp in the 1950's movie "Knute Rockne, All American"

Though I don't love everything, Airplane has some amazing jokes. The coffee kids, jive talkers, and Otto are all hilarious. And there are great running gags like Ted driving his seatmates to 😵 (the Japanese officer is James Hong from Big Trouble in Little China 😉), Johnny being Johnny, and the literalisms "They're on instruments!" 🎷🎺🎶

The lady putting on the lousy makeup job was the directors mother and makes a cameo in all of their movies.

Such a great comedy. You ladies definetly check out more Zucker brothers movie. They followed this with the movie "Top Scret" starring Val Kilmer. It's definitely worth watching. Great reaction you two.

Great reaction, ladies! You've got rather montypythonian tracts of land, and quite charming sense of humor, to boot. What's not to love? When it comes to the '80s spoofs, I think Top Secret is my favourite. Pretty much every scene is chock full of gags and references. Quite often you gotta keep watching what elaborate shenanigans are going on in the background. This is a movie that begs to be watched at least a couple of times over.

The older lady who speaks jive was the actress who played June Cleaver on Leave It To Beaver, the most white bread family show ever. Makes it a little funnier.

i think you missed the scene after the credits with the man in the cab. great movie. the basic plot is based on a 1957 movie called Zero Hour!. after watching this if you get a chance to watch Zero Hour! you won't be able to keep a straight face. so many lines and camera angles from it were used in Airplane.

It's based off of the movie Airport 77 a drama movie also this was Leslie Neil son's first comedy role. He also did serious drama movie before. Who knows,right? Lol