In this spoof of disaster movies, Ted Striker, an ex-Navy pilot, just got dumped by his long-time girlfriend Elaine Dickinson, who works as a stewardess. In his wish to get her back, he follows her aboard a plane, although he has had a deep aversion against anything winged since he lost several men in the war. During flight, he tries to make up with her again and again, but a crisis looms as the crew and many passengers get seriously ill due to a bad fish meal. Now, it is up to him to land the airplane safely, before the poisoning starts causing casualties. But Ted Striker's aversion to piloting is a serious psychosis, which breaks open and needs to be cured--right now.
Publisher:Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment, 2005.
General Note: Closed-captioned.Includes English and French language tracks with optional English or Spanish subtitles.Home use only.Features bilingual packaging.A selection of the National Film Registry, 2010.Audio: English 5.1 Surround, English 2.0 Surround, French mono.Widescreen version enhanced for 16:9 TVs.Special features: Commentary by producer Jon Davison and writers/directors Jim Abrahams, Jerry Zucker, and David Zucker ; long haul version: includes deleted scenes, interviews, and more ; trivia track ; theatrical trailer.Originally released as a motion picture by Paramount in 1980.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Music, Elmer Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim ; producer, Jon Davison, Howard W. Koch ; written by Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker ; directed by David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, Jerry Zucker.
Participant or Performer Note: Robert Hays and Julie Hagerty with a cast of all-stars including Robert Stack, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, Leslie Nielsen, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.