Before
there was “Scary Movie,” “Hot Shots,” “Naked Gun,” and other spoof movies,
there was “Airplane!” This film defined
the spoof comedy and became an instant classic. In the movie a traumatized
ex-pilot, Ted Striker, is dumped by his flight attendant girlfriend and follows
her aboard an airplane to win her back. The flight crew falls ill, and Ted is
the crew’s last hope to land the airplane safely.
Every scene – literally every scene – has a joke
or visual gag. The plane’s autopilot is a blow-up doll, passengers
who must endure Ted’s stories eventually end up killing themselves, and airport
terminal announcers bicker over their relationship. Perhaps nothing else can
sum up “Airplane!” than this classic quote from the film:
Ted:
“Surely you can’t be serious!”
Dr.
Rumack: “I am serious… and don’t call me Shirley.”
If
you want non-stop laughs, watch “Airplane!” this weekend.
Release: 1980
Rating: PG
Starring: Lloyd Bridges, Julie Hagerty, Leslie Nielson,
and Robert Hays
“Monty
Python,” one of the silliest, irreverent, and ridiculous comedies ever made, is
oh so quotable. For the two people on the planet who haven’t watched “Monty
Python:” the movie follows King Arthur and the outrageous knights he recruits in
their search for the Holy Grail. The film is an assortment of hilarious gags that are crudely glued together to form a plot (don’t worry though, the plot
doesn’t matter), and each gag provides plenty of material that can be quoted over
and over again.
But
don’t overdo it. No one likes that.
Release: 1974
Rating:
PG
Starring: John Cleese and Graham Chapman
Release: 1993
Rating: PG
Starring: Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell
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