Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Ken Finkleman

Writer:

Ken Finkleman (written by)

Release Date:

10 December 1982 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

For the ride of your life... All you need for Christmas are your two front seats!

Plot:

A faulty computer causes a passenger space shuttle to head straight for the Sun. Can Ted Striker save the day and get the shuttle back on track--again???

Plot Keywords:

Computer | Space Shuttle | Disaster | Airplane | Spoof

Cast

Robert Hays	...	Ted Striker
Julie Hagerty	...	Elaine Dickinson
Lloyd Bridges	...	Steven McCroskey
Chad Everett	...	Simon Kurtz
Peter Graves	...	Capt. Clarence Oveur
Chuck Connors	...	The Sarge
William Shatner	...	Cdr. Buck Murdock
Raymond Burr	...	Judge D.C. Simonton
John Vernon	...	Dr. Stone
Stephen Stucker	...	Controller Jacobs / Courtroom Clerk
Kent McCord	...	Navigator Dave Unger
James A. Watson Jr.	...	First Officer Dunn
John Dehner	...	The Commissioner
Rip Torn	...	Bud Kruger / President Reagan
Sonny Bono	...	Joe Seluchi

Also Known As:

Flying High II
Flying High II: The Sequel (Australia)

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Spain:T | Canada:PG (Ontario) | South Korea:15 | Norway:12 (original rating) | USA:PG (Certificate #26862) | UK:PG (cut theatrical version) | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | Finland:K-12 | Ireland:15 | Netherlands:AL | Norway:11 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | West Germany:6

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

The car they used to jump-start the Space Shuttle prior to launch is a 1958 Ford Edsel, noteworthy as one of the biggest marketing flops in automotive history.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Striker is in the passenger seat and throws his drink in his face, you see his shirt wet. In the long shot of him and Elaine talking his shirt is completely dry.

Quotes:

Striker: Quick, you must get everybody into the lounge.
Testa: But we don't have a lounge...
Striker: That's not important right now.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs "The Twilight Zone: Nightmare at 20,000 Feet (#5.3)" (1963)

Soundtrack:

MacArthur Park

One of the funniest sequels ever

This is one of the funniest sequels ever. It has all of the same types of jokes, the same writing style, the same filming style, and a hilarious cast of people who understand exactly what it takes to make a movie funny.

The site gags, the plays on words, the silly facial expressions and the overall humor of this movie works so well that I can watch it over and over without losing any real fun value.

I strongly recommend this movie to anyone who liked the first movie or who can watch a funny movie without taking it seriously at all.

I think that this is one of the first movies that William Shatner was in that I really liked, and he helped add a lot to the fun value of the movie. It might be that this is one of the first movies he was in where he did not take himself seriously, making it even funnier.