Year:1980
Director:Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker
Written by:Jim Abrahams (Author), David Zucker (Author), Jerry Zucker (Author), Arthur Hailey (Teleplay)
Script Synopsis:Alcoholic pilot, Ted Striker has developed a fear of flying due to wartime trauma, but nevertheless boards a passenger jet in an attempt to woo back his stewardess girlfriend. Food poisoning decimates the passengers and crew, leaving it up to Striker to land the plane with the help of a glue-sniffing air traffic controller and Striker's vengeful former Air Force captain, who must both talk him down.
Airplane! Script Resources:
Other Links:
*5708- Airplane! Script PDF at Script Slug
- Airplane! Script - June 11, 1979 revised shooting draft at The Daily Script
- Airplane! Script - 1979-06 Shooting draft at IMSDb
- Airplane! Script PDF - [6-15-79][several pps. blurred on left] at Script Fly ($)
- Airplane! Script PDF - SHOOTING DRAFT. 6/11/1979. at Script City ($)
- Airplane! Transcript - Transcript at Screenplays For You
- Airplane! Transcript at kogan.com
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Other Links:
- Airplane! ( tt0080339 ) at IMDb
- Airplane! ( 813 ) at TheMovieDB.org