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©2005
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1 videodisc (87 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 1980
Special features: Widescreen version -- Commentary by producer Jon Davison and writers/directors Jim Abrahams, Jerry Zucker, David Zucker -- Long haul version: Includes deleted scenes, interviews and more -- Trivia track -- Theatrical trailer -- Language English 5.1 surround ; English 2.0 surround ; French mono -- Subtitles: English, Spanish
In this spoof of disaster movies, an ex-Navy pilot with a deep aversion to planes finds himself on a flight with an ex-girlfriend he wants to win back. He becomes embroiled in a crisis where the crew and many of the passengers have fallen seriously ill. Now, it is up to him to overcome his fear of flying and land the airplane safely before the poisonings become fatal
Widescreen 1.85:1
Special features: commentary by producer Jon Davison and writers/directors Jim Abrahams, Jerry Zucker and David Zucker; Long haul version: includes deleted scenes, interviews; trivia track; theatrical trailer
Director of photography, Joseph Biroc ; editor, Patrick Kennedy ; music, Elmer Bernstein
Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Leslie Nielsen, Robert Stack, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves
MPAA rating: PG
DVD, region 1, NTSC, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 surround, Dolby Digital mono
English or dubbed French dialogue with optional English and Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned
National Film Preservation Board, 2010: National Film Registry selection
Writers Guild of America, 1981: Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium (Abrahams, Zucker, Zucker)