Aye, they bought the script/rights and used some identical dialogue and scenes
If anyone gets a chance to see Zero Hour! You won't be able to take it seriously. And you'd be shocked at just how many lines made it into Airplane.
"Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit smoking"
ps. Another vote here for Airplane II - much maligned. The scene with McCroskey & the Sarge with the cups of coffee & cigarette has beautiful comic timing.
I watched by Airplane and Airplane 2 when they were shown on Channel 4 over the last couple of nights and I was laughing so hard I ended up awaken the wife up from upstairs.
BOTH Airplane films, along with Top Secret, Naked Gun ... and then at a push Hot Shots, still have me doubled up!!
BUT .. the one scene that still makes me wet myself is the guy in Airplane II who goes into the toilet to have a shave just as the shuttle is all over the shop. Just wanders in with his washbag.
His eyes, as the razor gets pulled all over his face, is hilarious. Then the scream as he puts on the aftershave has me creased! Unbelievable.
Staggers out then with hundreds of bits of tissue stuck to his face, straightening his tie like nothings wrong! Then collapses!
There was a "Shave compilation scene" on YT a while back, but gone now :-(
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If anyone gets a chance to see Zero Hour! You won't be able to take it seriously. And you'd be shocked at just how many lines made it into Airplane.
"Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit smoking"
ps. Another vote here for Airplane II - much maligned. The scene with McCroskey & the Sarge with the cups of coffee & cigarette has beautiful comic timing.
But that's not important right now.
And Fizzbin's getting WIIIIIIIIIIIIIIDER!!
How the hell did you know that? :eek:
I love both these films for been so un-PC
Sad to think that parody has declined so much with crap like Disaster/Epic Movie etc...
I was trying to think what was the last good parody film.
Naked Gun wasn't bad.
Wonder if they could do something similar to Airplane now, without it being too contrived?
The last Carry On film wasn't a good example of a new crew doing old style.
Ted " Yes".
Old lady " First time ? "
Ted " No. I've been nervous lots of times".
It's very underrated, but very very funny!
Smoking or non smoking?
I have the urge to dust off the old DVD tonight.
BUT .. the one scene that still makes me wet myself is the guy in Airplane II who goes into the toilet to have a shave just as the shuttle is all over the shop. Just wanders in with his washbag.
His eyes, as the razor gets pulled all over his face, is hilarious. Then the scream as he puts on the aftershave has me creased! Unbelievable.
Staggers out then with hundreds of bits of tissue stuck to his face, straightening his tie like nothings wrong! Then collapses!
There was a "Shave compilation scene" on YT a while back, but gone now :-(
Not 'Hot Shots' that much, but definitely 'Hot Shots Part Duex', It has some fantastic gags in it.
And glad you only mention one 'Naked Gun' film. The sequels were very inferior
The recenty Charlie Brooker black comedy drama A Touch of Cloth on Sky tried to be in the same vein as those films listed above.
Top Secret is a work of genius. The "window tic tac toe" scene is brilliant.
You dropped your phony dog poo....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_lLJjb1BBQ