Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)
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Funny, just not as good
Ted: "What is it?"
Boy: "It's an interrogative form of sentence, used to test knowledge. But that's not important right now."
The phenomenal success of Airplane! (re-titled Flying High! in Australia) was the outcome of the sheer comedic brilliance of the talented "ZAZ" trio (David Zucker, Jim Abrahams and Jerry Zucker). A spoof of the o... read more
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" Still haunted by that fateful wartime incident and the nearly catastrophic events of Airplane! (1980), Ted Striker, the pilot who hates flying, escapes from the funny house. But, as the first passenger lunar shuttle, the state-of-the-art but untested Mayflower One, is about to take off on its maiden flight, once more, an unforeseen malfunction forces Ted to take over the controls of the shuttle. Now, the traumatised commander is holding everyone's lives in his hands, and as if that weren't"
" Still haunted by that fateful wartime incident and the nearly catastrophic events of Airplane! (1980), Ted Striker, the pilot who hates flying, escapes from the funny house. But, as the first passenger lunar shuttle, the state-of-the-art but untested Mayflower One, is about to take off on its maiden flight, once more, an unforeseen malfunction forces Ted to take over the controls of the shuttle. Now, the traumatised commander is holding everyone's lives in his hands, and as if that weren't"
"Directed by: Ken Finkelman Cinematography: Joe Biroc "
"Rated: PG Why it’s rated: Adult humour, profanity, and Adult situations."
"Critics felt that the original was better, and that it didn’t take off at all. My thoughts? I liked the original better, but it’s not that bad either."
"When: January 11th-12th First-Time Viewing: Yes. How: DVD from my collection. What'd I Think?: Derivative, but entertaining, funny film, close in spirit to the original. My Rating: 6/10 Other Notes: NA."