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They're not monks. They're members of the Hare Krishna sect. A short lived and egregiously moronic religious cult imaginable. Everyone wanted to kick their butts, too.
More than half the jokes are timeless and not specific to the era. These two chicks just aren't very sharp. As they prove in every one of their reactions.
"Don't take it out on the kid..." Kareem getting fed up with Joey is such a great moment. His build-up of frustration until he grabs the kid "The hell I don't!" 🤣🤣🤣 The kid didn't know Kareem was going to do that and his stunned reaction is genuine.
I think it’s hilarious that there’s no explanation as to why Kareem is pretending to be a pilot. I know it’s a reference to an older movie but without that context it’s absurd and I love it
@@CaddyJimPushing Kareem until he breaks character is classic. And rather Python-esque. "Let us taunt him further! He may become so cross he makes a mistake!"
Another joke lost to time is the man in the cab. He was Howard Jarvis, a consumer rights advocate who fought against government waste. And then he's just waiting in a cab, racking up fees.
Almost all of the male actors in the movie were famous actors, but famous for being tough-guys and villains. This movie re-launched several of these into brand new careers as comedic actors.
I think they were chosen specifically because they were serious dramatic actors. The comical lines hit harder being delivered by actors known for serious roles.
So, if no one has explained it yet, the "Jim never has a second cup of coffee at home..." is from old tv commercials for Yuban Coffee. The lady in this movie is the same lady from the commercial.
From the good old days when a man would put his wife over his knee and spank her for buying the wrong brand of coffee (yes, there were real ads like that).
Another thing I noticed with this character is she's the only person that didn't have food poisoning from from the fish. I saw that you've been coffee as she was in a few years ago. Yuban is not a very common coffee brand where I live but occasionally it does show up at the Ocean State Job Lot.
@@robertknight4672 The actress was also the one who suggested that instead of being slapped once, as the script showed, there be a line of people with weapons to slap her. It was a great idea and made for a very funny scene.
12:30 "Our orders came in. We're bombing the storage depot at 1800 hours. We'll be coming in from the north below their radar." "When will you be back?" "I can't tell you that, it's classified." Underappreciated dialogue.
I swear you'll rarely find a film as consistently funny as this one. I mean seriously, the sheer number of legitimately hilarious visual AND verbal jokes (sometimes both happening at the SAME time) is an achievement I can't wrap my head around..
Fun fact. The guy playing Ted got his script and read it on an airplane. He was laughing so much that a stewardess came to him to check that he was ok. He handed her the script for her to read and she started doing the same thing... Just proves how good the jokes and gags were written.
That's one of those background jokes that you sometimes don't see until later cause there are so many background things that it takes a few viewings to see
@@chipwhitley6509 I've seen this movie over 100x and still surprised when I see something I've missed. The latest is when the airplane crashes into the terminal in the beginning... One of the people that runs away throws a "baby" in the air. 😮😂
I know. Watching people react to this classic can be a bit frustrating due to what they miss or what's being referenced that they don't get, like the coffee lady. Makes me want to sit with the reactors so I can point out things like that or explain what the jokes are referencing.
Most times when I see two people alone together and I'm walking past them, I'll stop and say this and then walk away. Guaranteed they tell the story to their friends later on.
The jive lady, Barbara Billingsley, was a beloved TV actress. She was the mother on the show, Leave It To Beaver. She and the two black men worked out the Jive language themselves. They remained fast friends for the remainder of her life. The glue sniffer was Lloyd Bridges, father of Jeff and Beau Bridges. He initially turned down the role but he sons convinced him to do it. He was afraid it would ruin his career since he was a well known serious actor. It actually rejuvenated his career since he was so good at comedy. He also appears in the Hot Shots parody movies. A lot of this movies is parody of the "Airport" disaster movies, like the "Hot Shots" movies parody Top Gun.
It really was that bad back in the 80s, especially in D.C. You were constantly being accosted by people with petitions they wanted you to sign for one cause or another.
It is a busy movie to catch everything the first time. They are a bit young to get some of these jokes, like the coffee commercial, and I doubt they have ever heard of Ethel Merman. I've seen this dozens of times and I just noticed the ice cream cone at 30:52.
Many jokes are based on the era. This was made 44 years ago and society has changed a lot. I was born in 82 and get most of these references, but people born post 2000 won't get many of them.
@@Styxswimmer I was born in 70 and missed many of the references. I own the "Don't call me Shirly" edition and recently watched to commentary version and learned a lot. These kids missed so much but at least realized there was stuff all through the movie. They just didn't realize it was ALL through the movie. They didn't even know who Mrs. Cleaver is. LOL
The child abuse and rape cases from the 70's and 80's which they settled out of court in the 2000's pretty much made them leave the public space in the west. They do organic farming, or "cow protection" in the UK and US now. (The movie commented only on how annoying they could be. The abuse cases were not public back then.) The singing is them repeating their manta 1728 times a day, which is a requirement for devotees. As is a vegeterian lifestyle with no sex, except for procreation. It was founded in 1966 in NY, but claims roots to the 15th century monotheistic hindu movement. They claim over 10 mil members, most of which are in India. Their founder was quite a bit of an anti-semite, who openly supported dictatorship as the best governing style. In his opinion Hitler and Napoleon were "devils", but Hitler at least killed Jews. For sure he was a character.
I think this joke goes over most people's heads. Whenever someone was being dragged down the aisle from the cockpit, someone made an announcement. First, it was Captain Oveur, and then it was Elaine. This was done for a specific reason. When people hear an announcement over a speaker, especially on a plane, they pay attention by looking up towards the front. This is why nobody noticed bodies being dragged. They were all being distracted by design.
Mrs Clever and the Black guys was one of the Longest cuts because of the laughing they did. This 2 guys and Barbara Billingsley became life long friends till she passed
fun fact; producers saw an old black and white dramatic movie called zero hour, the producers bought the rights to it and turned it into airplane! most ,of the serious dialogue comes straight from the movie
Yes, it's basically 3 guys cutting up MST3K-style while watching an unintentionally funny B-movie... then just purchasing the rights and making their version.
“Lt. Herwitz. Severe shell shock. He thinks he’s Ethel Merman.” THAT WAS the legendary Ethel Merman!!! BWA ha ha ha!!! Did you see the guy in the cab still waiting at the end?
The sky was looking ominous so I asked Siri "Surely, it's not going to rain today?" And she replied "Yes it is and dont call me Shirley" That was when I realized I'd left my phone on airplane mode...
When the doctor is encouraging Ted, he is referencing an old Ronald Reagan movie, The Knute Rockne Story, about an early football player and coach at Notre Dame. Ronald Reagan again! (He was running for the Presidency at the time.)
I am proud of Toy. She accurately predicted that Elaine would tell Striker that she was proud of him. She also predicted that Otto would show signs of life. She was in top form, for this reaction. I am glad you guys got to this movie. Many consider this an essential classic, when it comes to comedic movies. I'm sure that it won't be long, though, before a majority of the film goes over most people's heads. Not only are a lot of the character references no longer around, and not only is a lot of the culture different, so many things about how airports operate have drastically changed. One just couldn't decide on a whim, to enter an airport from the street & expect to be on the plane in less than an hour. Anyway, I am glad you guys enjoyed this movie. I am impressed at how well you were able to comprehend it. Some reactors get a bit hung up on some of the outdated references. There definitely used to be smoking on planes, and for a while you used to be able to see where ashtrays used to be on the armrests of older planes. I'm sure most of those planes have been retired, by now. I look forward to more comedy films from this era. See you guys again sometime.
"Jim never has a second cup of coffee (or does X) at home" is a parody of a popular series of commercials at the time. The old lady who "speaks jive" was "June Cleaver", the most "whitebread" suburban mother on American TV! The horse in the bed is a reference to The Godfather, only with the ENTIRE horse...
I thought the horse joke was how sexually depraved the couple was: The husband, Capt. Oveur, asking inappropriate questions to young boys, while the wife is at home getting it on with a horse.
6:10 Those 2 guys are speaking "jive" Toy and Tori. The joke is they're saying that they're speaking a different language and the subtitles are translating what they're saying into plain english.
I saw an interview with Barbara Billingsly (the actress) and she said those two actors actually came up with the lines and taught them to her. She was completely puzzled by it, but went with it anyway and hit a homerun. I was surprised to read that 70's street jive slang was a fairly short-lived thing. (Although jive terms had been used as early as the late 30s and beyond.)
The frightened woman getting hit is a parody of a common trope in old films and TV shows from before the 80s. Whenever a woman starts freaking out you can calm her down by slapping her. Usually it was their boyfriend but it could be any other character in a given scene hence the line up of so many different people.
32:55 "Leon's getting larger..." is apparently a riff on an old TV commercial about a furniture store chain called Leon's. They were expanding the business and their TV commercial mentioned that Leon's getting larger.
Great factoid! I’ve seen this movie dozens of times and have maybe watched even more reactions to it, and this is the first mention I’ve seen of this. I always say that the character Johnny is the impetus for the term “he extra”, but I never knew this reference. Thanks!
Just so you know the funny part about the older lady saying excuse me stewadess i speak jive is the fact the she is most well known a being the mom from a 50's and 60's show called Leave it to Beaver. She was like the classic tv mom so wholesome and propper so her saying i speak jive and then arguing with them is hilarious.
Fun Fact on the Saturday Night Fever spoof: While he was doing Airplane, actor Robert Hays (Ted Striker) was also doing a short lived sitcom called Angie and his Angie Co-Star Donna Pescow was in Saturday Night Fever. There is a sequel to Airplane called Airplane 2 The Sequel which is also worth a look just to see William Shatner steal the show. As for Leslie Nielsen, Besides this and The Naked Gun Trilogy, he was also in horror movies such as Creepshow and Prom Night (1980) and other comedies like Dracula: Dead and Loving it, Spy Hard, Wrongfully Accused, Surf Ninja, Stan Helsing and played Santa Claus in a Holiday movie called Santa Who. He also played Mr. MaGoo in a live action comedy.
I am one of maybe 3 people in the world who like the live action Mr. Magoo lol. It's not a great film, but it's genuinely funny to me and Ive enjoyed it since I was a child, so my nostalgia goggles will always be on for this film.
Disaster movies produced by Irwin Allen were big in the seventies. "Poseiden Adventure", "Towering Inferno", etc. There were also the "Airport!" movies which are being parodied here. Part of what makes this movie funny to many is having serious actors saying wacky lines with a straight face. Leslie Nielsen had an entire career for decades as a dramatic actor, this was his first comedy
The humor of this movie was from an even older time than 1980. I enjoyed watching most the jokes flying right over your heads (get it?) lol Yep, I'm old
Most of these actors were already famous, but for serious roles. Leslie Neilson rebooted his career from serious actor to comic actor starting with this movie. In the 1970s the airports, malls, and other places had these religious cults roaming around begging people for contributions. Look up "moonies". That "Jim never has two cups of coffee" is from an old coffee commercial in the 1970s. By 1979 Disco had pretty much run it's course and was dead.
Lloyd Bridges, the I picked the wrong week to quit smoking guy, is Jeff Bridge's father. You will likely remember him from Seinfeld, the personal trainer who kept throwing out his back
SEINFELD references are too old for most reactors at this point. FRIENDS is the '90s show younger folks watch today, and even that is starting to slip.
@@LordVolkov Last year, I almost got my front teeth knocked out and couldn't eat solid foods for a while. When I told my friends I would be living on soup until I healed, I quoted Lloyd Bridges from Hot Shots: "I love soup. At least I think I love soup. Soup or duck. Which one do you shoot?" He was my favorite character in that movie.
more comedies 4 U: "Animal House" (1978) "Johnny English" (2003) "A Shot In The Dark" (1964) "A Funny Thing Happened on the way to the Forum" (1966) "History of the World, Part 1" (1981)"So I Married An Axe Murderer" (1993) "Coneheads" (1993) "8 Heads In A Duffel Bag" (1997) "Serial Mom" (1994) "Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot" (1992) "Police Academy" (1984) "Scary Movie" (2000)
This movie parody of air disaster films of the 70s/80s is an almost shot for shot remake of a black and white movie air disaster. You can find on RU-vid videos showing either one after the other or side by side the scenes. There are a lot of pop culture references in this most younger people will not get. The coffee remark was a reference to a commercial at the time. That really was Ethel Murman, a singer. The old lady Jive translator was the wife and mother actress from "Leave it to Beaver" TV series. The "win just one for the Zipper" speech was a parody of the movie starring a young Ronald Reagan where he says "win one for the Gipper". Lloyd Bridges was the dad of Beau and Jeff.
the best thing about this movie is all the little quotes u can use in real life. I have used several like dont call me Shirley and the What is it line on friends and family. They are usually first confused, then they get it,then theres a look of pure disgust and a little bit of hatred. So its a fine day for me with mucho satisfaction:P
The Japanese soldier that stabs himself is played by James Hung. Among hundreds of other roles, you would recognize him as the voice of Po's dad in Kung Fu Panda.
Leslie Nelson was a serious actor, Airplane! Was his first comedy movie, he continued in comedy with the Zucker brothers in the comedy cop show "police squad" and the "Naked Gun" movies. His most famous movie before "Airplane!" Was the science Fiction classic "Forbidden Planet"
This is one of my favorite movies to watch reactions to...and only one or two have ever caught the joke with the mirror when Rex Cramer first appears! It's kinda subtle, go watch the scene and see if you can catch it yourself...
This movie is a near shot by shot parody of a serious film called Zero Hour. You can even find some video that show side by side comparison clips from both films. Beautiful reaction. Thank you both.
1. I guess I picked the wrong week to stop watching "first time reaction" Airplane clips. 2. This movie requires more than one watch in order to catch as much as possible. Little things to look for: Ted was in the Air Force but at the bar he's wearing a Navy Lt. Uniform. Elaine's trombone at the bar sounds like a trumpet. One of the fish was a freshwater catfish. A woman throws a baby into the air when the plane crashes through the window. Two Hari Krishnas actually fly out of the airport. Captain Kramer steps out of a mirror before leaving for the airport. The woman with the horse in bed is the creepy Captain Oveur's wife. She is also hitting on to Captain Kramer. It's a jet but the background noise is of a prop plane. The ambulance crashes after the plane lands. 3. Otto/Auto pilot has his own webpage on IMDB 4. Elaine has permission to sit on MY face. 5. IMVHO Airplane II is good too, destination moon.
Every time they say something is cute or sweet or nice...then wait two seconds... Reactors are always so distracted by the dog that most of them don't even notice that Rex Kramer walks through his mirror.
I 4 years ago, I got a post-op infection that had spread enough that the toxins the bacteria were producing were sending me into shock, but because I always felt like absolute hell whenever I had kidney stone's removed at that hospital (and ONLY at that hospital - I felt perfectly normal within a day when I had it done elsewhere), I thought the horrible way I felt was just the same old shit. Fortunately, I had an appointment at the outpatient clinic (which is a couple of blocks from the hospital) for a wound between my shoulders days before I was scheduled for my first post-op visit. At the clinic, I collapsed when the PA (Physicians Assistant) was taking me back to the exam room. My blood pressure was crashing dangerously, so the doc called in the paramedics. When she told me "They're taking you to the ER, and you're going to be admitted to the hospital," I couldn't resist asking "Hospital? What is it?" When she earnestly explained what I explain above about infection and bacterial toxins, I told her "You're supposed to say 'It's a big building with patients, but that's not important right now.'" She was too young and too seriously worried about my condition to get the reference, but the older paramedic (who was teaching a newbie paramedic the ropes) got the joke. I'm weird, but even in Vietnam when I saw that half my calf was blown off, I was joked (between grunts and growls of pain) "You would think... this would make me never want to eat meat again...BUT IT DOESN'T!"
To get some of the references, you should watch some of the films spoofed, like Airport and Zero Hour. From Here to Eternity will help with the beach scene. For the captain's inappropriate comments to the kid, check out Shane, Spartacus, and Midnight Express.
FYI the lady who was putting her makeup on was the mother of the two Zucker brothers. Also the lady translating Jive was the played the wholesome mother in Leave It Beaver.
"Are they monks?" They're supposed to be Hari Krishnas. From the late 70s until they passed a law against it in the early 80s, they were famous for bothering people in airports by trying to give them flowers.
From what I understand, the pilot and co-pilot are always served different meals during a long flight. This should ensure that someone is still in control of plane in case one of them gets food poisoning. It's also quote possible that they are served their meals at different times, and also don't eat them in the cockpit.
This movie jump started Leslie Nielsen’s career and created its own sub genre of comedy. When this came out this movie fried our little minds. A lot of the jokes are dated but back then this entire flick was hysterical from start to finish. The two movies prior to this with Leslie Nielsen are “Forbidden Planet,” and “The Poseidon Adventure.”
The gentlemen with shaved heads were supposed to be members of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, more commonly known as Hare Krishnas. In the 70s, they were very, very well known for trying to recruit potential members of their church in airports. (Reminder to younger viewers- pre 9/11,you could basically walk up to the gate at an airport, even without being a passenger. The Hare Krishnas took full advantage of this.) The number of people pestering you while walking through an airport at the time is only very slightly exaggerated.
My absolute favorite Run to the Movies pair reacting to one of my favorites movies, and my neighborhood supermarket has smoked ribs on sale. This is a great way to start my weekend.
The mentality of how this movie was written was that there 'always has to be something going on'. If there's no joke or gag happening in focus, something has to happen in the background. Conversation has to be funny or punny, and if not, something visual needs to be there.
There are a few jokes that consistently go right past everyone. There's the "kissing on the beach" scene during which Ted gives Elaine exact details about an upcoming military attack, but then can't tell her when he'll be back because that information, literally the least important fact, is classified. Then there's Rex Kramer walking through a mirror at 23:23. No one notices.
I still catch new stuff even after seeing this movie and reactions many times. He tells Elaine every detail of his classified mission EXCEPT when he will be back.
I'm a simple man: I see Toy, I see good movie, I click. Though to be fair, just Toy is required to get my click lol. She could watch paint dry and I would be interested
Most people forget the man in the cab. After the end credits there is a shot of him still waiting in the cab. And there is realy a Mayo Clinic, that's is a nonprofit American academic medical center focused on integrated health care, education, and research. This movie is next to Naked Gun still my favorite old classic humor movie.
Lloyd Bridges, Leslie Neilson, and Robert Stack had never did a comedy movie till Airplane The Jive Lady was Joan Cleaver from Leave it to Beaver also the Pilot was Peter Graves from the original series of Mission Impossible and when things got stressful they used MI music at key moment Win one for the Zipper was a College Football movie about The Gipper and was popular back in the day, that's why after the Speech they played college football music. ]:)
The number of people who miss "would you like something to read?" "Do you have something light?" "How about this leaflet, on famous Jewish athletes." Try Kentucky Fried Movie. Same guys who did Airplane.
That is a gorgeous cat! I currently have three myself, a Siamese and a Manx that are part of my family, and a foster I have had for about a year now. Half of the jokes in this movie are very specific to the tie. I mean REALLY specific like specific roles are played by people who reprise lines from ads they were in. And the cameos: the "Point/Counterpoint" people, JJ Walker, Kareem, Ethel Mermon, etc. But even though half the jokes are dated, it still is funny for younger people. That is genius. As an aside, a distant cousin of mine back in the day was a famous Jewish sports legend before WW II cut his career short. An all-star catcher named Harry "the Horse" Danning. I actually talked to him once about out family history.
@@RuntotheMovies He is very sweet. But my Siamese does not like him and he is aggressive (playfully) to her so we have to keep the separate. But anytime someone comes over to consider adopting him, he hides. He does not do this when other people show up. Only potential adopters!!! He wants to stay. But my sweet Siamese comes first. Want another cat?
For a very early Leslie Nielsen movie, [1956], and a Sci Fi classic [done in color no less] find "Forbidden Planet". Nielsen played the serious ship captain. Remarkably good special effects for 1956. Anne Francis and the movie title are referenced in the opening song used for the "Rocky Horror Picture Show" movie title credits.
A LOT of the humor was attached to things in the day. And some were half hidden in the background. The dance scene was a reproduction of John Travolta outfit in Saturday Night Fever. The viewers were thrilled that they caught as many of the sight gags as they did. Like the world renowned Mao Clinic had shelves filled with mayonnaise jars. Having been a young adult when Airplane came out I caught them, because the signs of them were all around us in our lives at the time. The airport people working for Reverend Moon, and the Hari Krishna's. The lady who interpreted the jive talk was I think the mother on America's most famous Leave it to Beaver B&W TV show, a super upright nothing but proper show, which made the fact that she could speak jive even more silly. So many things they made fun of. stuff we all had frustrations about in the good old days. "Check the Radar..." and he o[pens the Amana Radar Range. The first microwave oven brand in the world.
Oh, you're watching _Airplane!_ ? Well, I just wanted to tell you both, "Good luck! We're all counting on you." No, really, this is an entirely different kind of comedy.
