Review of Airplane! (1980) by Dave Kehr for Chicago Reader — 31 Mar 2008
The film is funny in a way few of these toothless exercises are. The gags aren't exactly clever, but there are a lot of them, and the cutting finds a fast, effective tempo. Joe Biroc's witty cinematography gives the picture an authentically flat, artificial Universal look, and Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, Leslie Nielsen, and Robert Stack are around for added iconographical persuasiveness.
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This review of Airplane! (1980) was written by Dave Kehr and published by Chicago Reader on 31 Mar 2008.
Airplane! has generally received very positive reviews.
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