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Jul 2, 1980 · Lloyd Bridges plays a neurotic ex-fighter pilot who must land a plane full of passengers after the crew gets food poisoning. Airplane! is a comedy spoof of disaster films with many references and jokes.
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- Comedy
- Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker
- 1980-07-02
Mar 31, 2010 · Ryan Monett. 98 subscribers. Subscribed. 1.2K. 472K views 14 years ago. Airplane! The movie with highlights of Lloyd Bridges' "I picked the wrong week. . ." for cigarettes, drinking,...
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Steve McCroskey is a pilot and a character in the comedy film Airplane!, played by Lloyd Bridges. He has several humorous lines and scenes, such as quitting various substances, talking to a turkey, and jumping out of a window.
Bridges reprised his Airplane! role in Airplane II: The Sequel (1982) Bridges starred in a short-lived series Paper Dolls (1984). For TV he appeared in Alice in Wonderland (1985), Dress Gray (1986), and North and South, Book II (1986).
[5] is a 1980 American disaster comedy film written and directed by Jim Abrahams and brothers David and Jerry Zucker in their directorial debuts, [6] and produced by Jon Davison. It stars Robert Hays and Julie Hagerty and features Leslie Nielsen, Robert Stack, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Lorna Patterson. [6] .
A comedy film about a neurotic ex-fighter pilot who must land a plane full of passengers with food poisoning. Lloyd Bridges plays Steve McCroskey, the air-traffic controller who helps Ted Striker (Robert Hays) overcome his fear of flying.
Apr 17, 2015 · Learn how Airplane!, a parody of disaster films, was made by three joke writers and a cast of non-comedic actors. Lloyd Bridges, who played the pilot, talks about his role and his famous line \"Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit smoking\".
