Name a more random thing than Airplane! - Reaction & Commentary 

"Put ham on five hold the mayo", "I'm always serious and don't call my Shirley", "they're flying on instruments". Before memes were memes, there was airplane!

"I just wanna tell you both, good luck, we're all counting on you."

Duffy watching Airplane? Looks like I picked the wrong time to quit amphetamines!

"Name a more random thing that Airplane!" Top Secret! (1984) - Same directors

"Surely, you can't be serious" "I am serious and don't call me Shirley"

Fun Fact: The blonde-haired actor playing Steve "Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue" McCrosky in this is Lloyd Bridges; Jeff Bridges' father.

When this movie came out everyone who saw it was confused as it was advertised with an all-dramatic cast and not one known comedic actor. I loved it SO much! Just an awesome film.

The pilot wearing the sports wear is actually a famous basket ball player, the kid in the cockpit called him that because that's who they are in real life just not in the movie :)

As another has said, the woman speaking Jive was the quintessential mother on a late 1950s, early 1960s show, "Leave it to Beaver." She was the prototypical mother in White America. So, to have her speak Jive was an absolute shock and completely hilarious. Also, she tells the story that the two black men wrote most of the script for the Jive part. Since she didn't know how to speak Jive, the three of them went out for lunch or dinner and spent the time getting to know each other and teaching her Jive. She has very fond memories of the two young men.

"How 'bout some coffee, Johnny?" "No thanks."

The woman who spoke jive was an actress who also played the wife in the 1950's sitcom "Leave It To Beaver" about the quintessentially wholesome American family, and she was the last person anyone would ever expect to be able to speak jive. Some other good movies from the Zucker, Abrahams, Zucker combo: "Top Secret," "Kentucky Fried Movie," and "The Naked Gun."

So glad you liked it! Duaffy sees a woman hanging herself and says "Oh I like those shoes! Oxfords!" Looking forward to your next movie reaction. This made my day!

"People who smoke weed should watch this movie . . . " don't worry, we do

The humor here is a true test of your English skills. I have faith in Duaffy above all others that she will understand it.

There's a joke in this movie about every 10 seconds.

“I take my coffee black... Like my men”

YES! I love the humour of this film, so many good one-liners. Fun Fact: The white haired actor Leslie Nielsen, actually wanted to be in a serious role but the directors found his deadpan voice so funny that they cast him in comedies and just told him to "Try to act as serious as possible"

Should we start measuring how much Duaffy enjoys a movie by how high her voice gets from laughing at the jokes 😜

1:21 Here in Brazil, the title of the film is "Fasten your seatbelts, the pilot is gone" 😅

A big part of what made this movie so fun back when it was released was that most, if not all, of the main actors and some side actors usually only did drama or action, not comedy. It was pretty surreal to see them doing comedy.

A lot of people think this is a parody of the "Airport" disaster movies of the 70's, when actually it is almost scene for scene parody of the 1957 drama "Zero Hour."

"Have you ever seen a grown man naked?", "Do you like movies about gladiators?" and "Have you ever been to a Turkish prison?" get me every time. And people's reactions to hearing those for the first time are priceless. Also, the auto-pilot stuff is pure gold.

The guitar scene is incredible. First time I saw it I absolutely cried laughing for ages.

"Dude you're going to kill everyone, look at them and stop talking." LoL that's what I say everytime I watch this movie too.

There are jokes hidden in the credits too. There is also a post-credits sequence referring back to a scene near the beginning (which unfortunately didn't make it into your edit) where Ted leaves a guy in a taxi, but starts the meter running. In the post credit scene, the guy is still waiting in the taxi and says 'I'll give him another twenty minutes'.

"Name a more random thing that Airplane!" Kung Pow: Enter The Fist

The Naked Gun is probably more random

If you want another silly comedy, you should watch Blazing Saddles!

"Johnny, what can you make out of this?" "This? Well, I can make hat, or a broach, or a pterodactyl... oh."

"You're not getting anyone with that dress, not even a horse" 🤣 🎥 💓 🍿

I agree with you, Julie Hagerty, the actress who plays Elaine is hair goals. Her hair is SO beautiful.

It's called "Is the pilot flying with us?" in Polish XD

The guy who played Johnny totally improvised his lines on the spot. That's why they were so random.

In Poland it's "Czy leci z nami pilot?" ("Is a pilot flying with us?") Then there's a sequel, "Airplane II: The Sequel" and it's "Spokojnie, to tylko awaria" ("Keep calm, it's just a failure")

There's so many dated and underlying jokes in this movie that Millennials and younger audiences can't possibly appreciate because of the time gap. Even more so if you are watching from another country. One example is the older woman who "speaks jive" to the black guys is Barbara Billingsley. The audience in 1980 would all know that she played June Cleaver in the 1950's T.V. show "Leave It To Beaver". She was the epitome of the white, suburban, nuclear family house wife who wore a dress and pearls just to vacuum the house and clean the kitchen. The notion that she, of all people, can speak JIVE just made the scene that much more hilarious.

Incidentally, this plot idea is part of the reason why the pilot and copilot are required to eat food from different places.

If I was asked my favorite comedy, What's Up, Doc with Barbara Streisand and Ryan O'Neal would pop into my mind first.

They're real and they are spectacular.

Yes! "The Unbelievable trip on a crazy Airplane" litterally translated. AIRPLANE 2 is called The unbelievable trip in a crazy spaceship"in german. And please "Don´t call me Shirley".

What made this movie even more iconic, is 'almost' every member of the cast were famous for playing serious roles in other iconic serious movies and television shows. (a genius decision by the director/studio, that also made a comedy legend out of Leslie Nielson) You should peruse all their acting credits...You'll find a veritable treasure trove of other classic films You can react to. :-)

"People knew how to take a joke in those days. I miss those days."--AMEN!

9:52 "excuse me? that's the autopilot?" No, that's Otto. Otto pilot.

In Argentina: "Y dónde está el piloto?" ("And, where is the pilot?")

A great comedy classic without slapstick is "Crocodile" Dundee, it was the second biggest hit in 1986! ​👌🏼🥰✌🏼

Best part of this movie; sharing it with someone who has never seen it.

Guess I picked the wrong week to give up watching Duaffy!!!

Since you liked this movie, you should watch Young Frankenstein.

FYI, the guy changing the oil on the plane in the beginning is TV actor Jimmy Walker.

Seeing you laugh should be bottled and sold as a natural antidepressant ... though one might get a little adicted 😂💖

Please watch the Naked Gun with Leslie Nielsen. It's comedy gold. Same goes for Dracula: Dead and Loving It!, also starring Nielsen.

Yes in German it is called "Die unglaubliche Reise in einem verrückten Flugzeug". The translators sometimes think they can spice up a "bad" movie. The 2 Jive talking guys in german translation, have a bavarian dialect, which is somehow funny. Comparable with a very dirty alabama dialect from US or ch'ti in France.

Just like no action movie will ever surpass the brilliance of Terminator 2: Judgement Day, Airplane will forever be the funniest movie ever made.

the autopilot, Otto, is listed in the credits and has his own credit page on imdb

For Monty Python, I'm sure a LOT of people have suggested 'Life Of Brian'. I agree 100%! See it! Also, "And Now For Something Completely Different" - which is a re-filmed selection of the best skits from their TV show. I HIGHLY recommend both of them! 😎👍

what could be more random than airplane??!?!?! i could tell you, but its TOP SECRET

No, you skipped over the take it black part! That’s one of the seminal scenes.

I love the flashbacks of planes crashing, kind of dramatic at first, then getting more and more silly. Pure gold to me.

Duaffy’s primary takeaway from this movie was not what I expected.

Duaffy singing along staying alive cured my depression.

11:12 Hands down, best part of the reaction.

It's short but they pack so much in it. Every second is full of jokes, funny dialogue, sight gags etc. making it endlessly rewatchable because you always notice something you missed last time due to laughing so hard.

Did you spot the inflatable pilot's name in the credits ? Otto. Otto-Pilot.

In Sweden, the title for this movie is "Look, We're Flying!"

Have you seen, "The Gods Must be Crazy?" It's another classic comedy, I think you would love it!

"I am serious, and don't call me Shirley" that line has gotten me belted so many times during my life, my little sisters name is Shirley :P

I guess "Aterríza Si Puedes." Sounds better in Spanish than "Avión."

One rarely pointed out thing about this film is the sound design. The entire time, you hear propellers, as if they're in an aircraft with props. They're in a jet. Probably one of the funniest things about the movie.

"Why is he always saying stuff that's so random" I heard that most of his lines were improvised.

"They were just beautiful" -- we couldn't agree more.

In Australia it’s known as Flying High!

More slapstick comedy for *Duaffy* *(Top Secret)* *(Hot Shots)* *(Hot Shots* Part Deux) *(Naked Gun 2&½)* *(Naked Gun 33&⅓)* *(Hot Fuzz)* *(Police Academy)* series

I like that there is a propeller sound throughout the entire movie, even though it takes place on a jet.

"what was the need to put the naked girl there', Don't over think it, it was the 70's and 80's, it was required in just about every movie that came out back then.

love her laugh its contagious

The lady occupying Duaffy's mind is Kitten Natividad, Mexican-American actress.

No, that's exactly what they're expecting us to do 🤣

Hollywood doesn't make "slap-stick" comedies like this anymore where the jokes come so fast..

This movie was specifically designed to evoke Duaffy's goofy assed laugh. :)

Duaffy watching anything: charmingly beautiful. Duaffy watching a comedy: even better when she laughs! Also, watch Airplane 2! Just as funny as the first one!

“Just here... looking at my camera...”. awwwww... well done 😂

From the time this movie came out and to the present where people record reaction videos this movie will never stop being hilarious!!! And if someone doesn't find it funny.... they should just watch it over again until it is funny to them!!

Spain is very notorious for how they retitle foreign movies, here in México this movie was title ¨Where's the pilot" Saludos Duaffy!!

It's a bit sad taht some of the jokes don't play well to modern audiences. Example: The woman who speaks jive is Barbara Billingsley, the straight-laced suburban mom on the old late 50's sitcom "Leave it to Beaver".

My favorite bit, which I use variants of all the time in real life is the whole "There's a problem in the cockpit.", "The cockpit! What is it?" "It's the room at the front of the plane where the pilots sit, but that isn't important right now."

There is never a point in this movie where you are serious. You just watch and laugh at whichever thing makes you laugh because, this is just a silly, random funny movie. Nudity was no issue, race was no issue, it was just meant to make you laugh and have fun.

One of the best comedies ever =D Being "On instruments" is what they did before GPS. literally using a Compass. Airspeed, Attitude and, Altitude indicators. A bunch of Trigonometry later they knew exactly where they where. Crazy how much we take GPS for granted these days.

The recent western obsession with criminalizing nudity doesn't make sense to me. Nudity can be funny, especially when it's unexpected.

When this movie came out I was a 12 year old boy watching it in the theater. I loved the balloons.

"Jesus... they were beautiful." It was the 1980s. That's how women were back then. lol

“You’re not gonna get anyone with that dress, girl. Not even a horse.” OUCH!

In Mexico, this movie was translated as "¿Y dónde está el piloto?".

“She gotta be taken to a hospital, what is it, It’s a big building with patients with it”

The Black pilot was Kareem Abdul Jabbar. He played basketball for the Los Angeles Lakers .Most points in NBA history

Oh, my favorite jokes are the auto pilot and the drinking problem. But the whole movie gets me always! 😹

Welcome to the 1970's, when comedy was full of a wide range of topics to be made fun of, nothing was out of bounds, including religion, race and politics. And people understood it for what it was, and weren't offended by it.

This is one of those movies that you just put your brain on hold and go with it.

Looks like I picked a bad day to quit watching Duaffy reactions......

Lots of Duaffy laughing! That's what I'm here for!

"You miss those days?" I don't know how old you are but you have no idea before the days of political correctness.

The 70's was the decade of the blockbuster disaster film. One of them was "Airport". which involved a bomb going off in a plane and their efforts to land. It was followed by four sequels. This spoof came out as the sequels ran their course and nearly turned into jokes as well.