[TV] Airplane! ITV4 9PM tonight

[redoubtable seagull]

Nervous?
Yes
First time?
No, I’ve been nervous lots of times.

 

[Taybha]

I've often wondered how the Donkey got out of the cargo hold but I suppose that's not important now .

 

[ManOfSussex]

This was hilarious.



However I didn't realise for years that it was a parody based on an actual scene in a 50's air disaster movie.

 

[Gabbafella]

Rumack: Captain, how soon can you land?
Capt. Oveur: I can't tell.
Rumack: You can tell me, I'm a doctor.
Capt. Oveur: No, I mean I'm just not sure.
Rumack: Well, can't you take a guess?
Capt. Oveur: Well, not for another two hours.
Rumack: You can't take a guess for another two hours?

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/jul/02/airplane-film-40th-anniversary-spoof-comedy

This article was in The Guardian during the summer. It’s a good read.

 

[Jam The Man]

The extras on the Airplane dvd are pretty funny.
Peter Graves reveals a story about when a young lad kind of clocked him in a superstore years after the movie was made.
After a few mins in the checkout queue, Graves put the kiddie out of his misery and said:
“Ever seen a grown man naked?”

- which naturally horrified the youngster’s mother!

 

[portlock seagull]

Does anyone speak Jive?

Oh excuse me stewardess,I do....cut me some slack, jack!

 

[portlock seagull]

This was hilarious.



However I didn't realise for years that it was a parody based on an actual scene in a 50's air disaster movie.

I mean that is still lol hilarious forty years later and I must have seen Airplane at least 30 times over the years. It is THE comedy film of all time, just pips Life of Brian and Blazing Saddles for me.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

"Jim never has a second cup of coffee"

 

[Barham's tash]

Don't give me any of that white zone crap.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

 

[jakarta]

I say, that's not a post a Laydee should be submitting, it's a Chap thing...

 

[portslade seagull]

Never seen it