Airplane!

Airplane! (1980)

a film by David Zucker

It is hard to deny that Airplane! is a silly movie. It is silly, it has lots of cliches, it is predictable but very funny. It is so funny because is so predictable, clichéd and silly. Often I found myself wandering what was so awesome about this film that seemed so simple and the answer arrives when I laugh by myself when some of the lines come back to my mind.

There is no case in describing the plot of this movie so I will describe it. A delicate poisoning affects the passengers on a flight from L.A. to Chicago, the weather is terrible, the plane is on the hands of an inflatable autopilot, Leslie Nielsen is the doctor in charge of the situation and the only man who can land this airplane is heartbroken by a beautiful stewardess and traumatized after an unnamed war.

I picked this movie as an homage to Leslie Nielsen and enjoyed the lines that only he could deliver with a straight face. I'm serious, and don't call me Shirley.