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AIRPLANE! (1980) Movie Reaction! | First Time Watch! | Robert Hays | Leslie Nielsen | Julie Hagerty

2025-11-09 Entertainment
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Reviewers Deconstruct the Timeless Literal Comedy of Airplane!

Discover why Airplane! defined literal comedy through its absurd gags and unwavering commitment to deadpan delivery. Learn which specific elements make this 1980 classic consistently hilarious decades later.

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  • Honor the committed performances where actors treat absurdity as absolute reality.
  • Recognize the movie’s pioneering role in deadpan, trope-mocking, and hyper-literal comedy.
  • Note the shocking amount of mature content slipped past the surprisingly lenient 1980 PG rating.

This reaction captures a deep dive into the classic spoof Airplane!, focusing on how the film’s humor relies on taking every standard piece of film dialogue and genre cliché completely literally. The hosts marvel at the detailed commitment the cast maintains, even when faced with visual gags like smoking tickets or inflatable pilots, showcasing why this style of anti-humor remains effective today.

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Michael & Brandon watch Airplane!, a timeless spoof comedy that parodies disaster films with slapstick humor, absurd gags, and unforgettable one-liners. When the crew of a commercial flight falls ill, a traumatized ex-pilot must land the plane—with the fate of everyone onboard in his hands. Wildly over-the-top and endlessly quotable, it remains one of the funniest films ever made. Directed by Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker (The Naked Gun, Top Secret!, Ruthless People), the film stars Robert Hays (Starman, Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey, That ’70s Show), Julie Hagerty (Lost in Translation, Marriage Story, Freddy Got Fingered), Leslie Nielsen (The Naked Gun, Forbidden Planet, Dracula: Dead and Loving It), Robert Stack (Unsolved Mysteries, The Untouchables, Beavis and Butt-Head Do America), Lloyd Bridges (Hot Shots!, Sea Hunt, Jane Austen’s Mafia!), Peter Graves (Mission: Impossible, The Night of the Hunter, Stalag 17), and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Fletch, The Stand, The Big Score). OTHER REACTIONS YOU'LL ENJOY! • Airplane! w/Jaby & Syntell: https://youtu.be/TcHlI05hoRk • Happy Gilmore: https://youtu.be/xfWDUP4Gp0Q • The Nutty Professor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvL-49OyExc&t=5s • Bridget Jones's Diary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WF8LYRLG8EU&t=4s • Minecraft: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cs7yQXDr3rc • Road House: https://youtu.be/lYhY4ETb4HU • Nothing To Lose: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KNzsfDAvvc • The Blues Brothers: https://youtu.be/LBMFiLInuL8 • White Chicks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_ZdJ8PR2aU • Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels: https://youtu.be/w503o6qVq2U • Kick Ass: https://youtu.be/gGhvtY5hGCQ • Friday: https://youtu.be/Co3gPql9F9w • Superbad: https://youtu.be/CNSLHYu_0nM • American Pie: https://youtu.be/heY_HYClkXI • Eternals: https://youtu.be/UDAgrupRXSc • Mean Girls Movie Reaction: https://youtu.be/Tmyl7HRwiO4 • Bad Boys: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCc9VbE6xcg&t=2s • Deadpool: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gagWKekSiuw • Mission: Impossible: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PE3exv7Zz08 • The Mummy: https://youtu.be/QRJ8NgugcFM • Godzilla vs Kong: https://youtu.be/WERkzo0NJ9g • John Wick 4 Movie Part 1/2: https://youtu.be/U0FBErKdr70 • Guardians of the Galaxy 3 Movie: https://youtu.be/RpYwTa6pLR8 • Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire Movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2f2zRiD6WL • Rise of the Planet of the Apes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Cmc7noJUGc • Mad Max: Fury Road: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jE7om2kZZBM ____________________ Edit by CineJump Team & Praper Media Thumbnail by Praper Media www.CineJump.com www.PraperMedia.com ___________________________________________________ SOCIAL MEDIA: ~CINEPALS~ YouTube: @CinePals Insta: https://instagram.com/TheCinePals Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheCinePals ~MICHAEL BOOSE~ Instagram: @BooseIsLoose ~BRANDON SHEALY~ Instagram: @im_brandonshealy ___________________________________________________ SHORT FILMS PLAYLIST: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL34B19BA788E18384 Click here to subscribe and know when the next video drops: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=jabykoay Thanks for watching!!!

Top Comments (10)

@horseshoe2blah201 2025-11-09

The longest running joke in the movie is the background noise of the engine's propellers. It is a jet engine plane.

375 12 replies
@chijamie64 2025-11-09

Barbara Billingsley was the old lady speaking jive. She played the mother in the 1950's TV series "Leave It to Beaver", and was the epitome TV mom of the perfect, all white, American nuclear family, which is why this scene is so great. This movie revived her career. The producers initially offered the bit role to Harriet Nelson (another white TV mom from the 50's). She turned the role down, then after the success of the movie (featuring Barbara), she allegedly said it was the biggest mistake she ever made.

320 11 replies
@stonecoldku4161 2025-11-09

The White Zone and Red Zone PA announcers were the actual PA announcers for LA International Airport, and they were married in real life.

220 4 replies
@mrprez74 2025-11-09

I love that someone finally recognized Jimmie Walker aka JJ Evans!😃

207 9 replies
@farristhompson1757 2025-11-10

Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit watching Airplane! reactions.

160 5 replies
@Fast_Eddy_Magic 2025-11-09

They knew Ethel Mermen!?!? 👍

120 4 replies
@MoMoMyPup10 2025-11-13

You both saying "Kareem!" at the same has got to be an all-time highlight from the 8 million reactions I've watched. Cool to see not one, but both guys know who he is.

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@ITPalGame 2025-11-09

The beach scene is a parody of the movie, "From Here to Eternity".

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@davidterhune8277 2025-11-10

"It's a whole different way of flying...altogether" All together: "It's a whole different way of flying"

34 1 replies
@johnallen4465 2025-11-12

This movie was revolutionary cause those older actors were only ever in serious dramas so people had never seen them in a comedy like this. Also the man who checks the microwave was Mike from Breaking Bad.

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