Airplane!
Absurdist disaster comedy
Airplane! is a 1980 American comedy film that parodies disaster movies, particularly the Airport series.
Directed by Jim Abrahams and the Zucker brothers, it established the rapid-fire sight gag and pun-laden style that defined spoof comedies for decades.
The exclamation point is part of the official title.
Have you ever seen Airplane!? It's hilarious.
Aerial journey by aircraft
- boardingEntering a vehicle
- departureAct of going away
- arrivalAct of reaching destination
- destinationIntended arrival point
layover · connecting · itinerary · passport · luggage · carry-on · jet lag · timezone
One who steers aircraft
- cockpitPilot's control compartment
- fuselageAircraft's central structure
- wingsLimbs for flight
- turbineBlade-driven energy converter
altitude · airspeed · takeoff · landing · runway · hangar · aerodynamics · thrust
Place for sitting
- aisleCorridor between seating sections
- windowGlass-fitted wall opening
- overhead binAircraft cabin storage space
- tray tableFoldable eating surface
seatbelt · cabin · first class · economy · business class · boarding pass · middle seat · legroom
First airplane builders
- Kitty HawkHistoric Carolina flight site
- Amelia EarhartVanished female pilot
- barnstormerItinerant exhibition pilot
- biplaneAircraft with two wing levels
Lindbergh · propeller · transatlantic · Spirit of St. Louis · Red Baron · Concorde · supersonic · golden age
American aircraft manufacturer
- AirbusEuropean aircraft manufacturer
- fuselageAircraft's central structure
- airframeAircraft's structural body
- compositeMade of distinct parts
titanium · pressurization · hydraulics · avionics · flaps · rudder · aileron · landing gear
One who engages in combat
- bomberExplosive-delivery aircraft or saboteur
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
- stealthSecret, undetected movement
- squadronMilitary aviation unit
sortie · mission · combat · carrier · warplane · interceptor · gunship · paratrooper
flight
Aerial journey by aircraft
destination · layover · connecting · itinerary · passport · luggage · carry-on · jet lag · timezone · international
pilot
One who steers aircraft
turbine · altitude · airspeed · takeoff · landing · runway · hangar · aerodynamics · thrust · lift
seat
Place for sitting
- aisleCorridor between seating sections
- windowGlass-fitted wall opening
- overhead binAircraft cabin storage space
tray table · seatbelt · cabin · first class · economy · business class · boarding pass · middle seat · legroom · recline
Wright brothers
First airplane builders
- Kitty HawkHistoric Carolina flight site
- Amelia EarhartVanished female pilot
- barnstormerItinerant exhibition pilot
Lindbergh · biplane · propeller · transatlantic · Spirit of St. Louis · Red Baron · Concorde · supersonic · golden age · Pan Am
Boeing
American aircraft manufacturer
- AirbusEuropean aircraft manufacturer
- fuselageAircraft's central structure
- airframeAircraft's structural body
composite · titanium · pressurization · hydraulics · avionics · flaps · rudder · aileron · landing gear · turbofan
fighter
One who engages in combat
- bomberExplosive-delivery aircraft or saboteur
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
- stealthSecret, undetected movement
squadron · sortie · mission · combat · carrier · warplane · interceptor · gunship · paratrooper · dogfight
- satirelampoon, parody, parody account, political satire, spoof
Airplane!Sully
A proper name
tragedy · United 93 · thriller · tearjerker · arthouse film
Airplane!The Towering Inferno
Massive building ablaze
disaster film · survival thriller · Titanic · The Day After Tomorrow · 2012
Airplane!dry wit
Understated, ironic humor
intellectual humor · subtle humor · witty repartee · The Importance of Being Earnest · drawing room comedy
- paper airplaneFolded sheet for throwing
- airplane modeDevice state blocking wireless signals
- airplane crash
- airplane seatPassenger's in-flight position
- model airplaneMiniature aircraft recreation
- airplane hijackingCriminal seizure of aircraft