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A HERETIC I AM

(24,368 posts)
Fri Jul 15, 2016, 12:42 PM Jul 2016

Favorite sight/audio gags from the movie "Airplane!" ??

Over the years here on DU we have had many, many threads about the classic comedy "Airplane!" as it is, in my opinion (and I think many of you also) one of the funniest movies ever released. This thread started the day before yesterday (Wed, 7/13) by MrScorpio made me think of putting this one up.

Most that will click on this thread can quote at least one line of dialogue, if not entire scenes (!) and the movie produced some lines that are now so often quoted that their original context may be lost on those who have never seen the film.

But not only was the movie filled with hilarious lines, it was also replete with Sight gags as well as Audio gags.

So......


Which ones are yours?

A few of mine;

Audio Gags

Of course the opening scene, which is a combo Audio/sight gag where just the tail of the airplane is shown sticking up and moving through the clouds accompanied by the music to the movie "Jaws"

Every time the airplane is shown in flight (Edit: In fact, every time the planes engine noise is heard), the sound is that of a 4-engined propeller plane, NOT a 4 engine jet! It's showing a Boeing 707 flying along, but the sound is of a Douglas DC-4 or a Constellation!

When the Captain begins to taxi, he puts the plane into "gear" and you hear the clunk of a gear shifter move a transmission into gear.

Sight Gags

The comedian Jimmie Walker and his cameo appearance as the guy checking the oil, cleaning the windshield and then trying to close the hood (707's don't have hoods, yassee??) only to have difficulty and fall to the ground screaming.

"Engine #4 is running a little hot" and there is a lighted warning lamp on the dashboard that says "A Little Hot"

The Fasten Seatbelt signs that are also translated;

"Please Fasten Your Seat Belts"
"Putana de Seatbelz"

"Please return to your seats"
"Gobacken Sidonna"


Any stand out for you?

Hell, any funny sight/audio gags from ANY movie you want to add is cool with me. Everybody needs a good laugh!

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Favorite sight/audio gags from the movie "Airplane!" ?? (Original Post) A HERETIC I AM Jul 2016 OP
I always enjoyed the escalating red zone/white zone argument :) arcane1 Jul 2016 #1
They bring abortion into it!! A HERETIC I AM Jul 2016 #3
Did you know those were the actual announcers from LA intl airport at the time? Ron Obvious Jul 2016 #18
I didn't! That movie is a gift that keeps on giving. arcane1 Jul 2016 #19
I like the recurring sight gag illustrating the protagonist's drinking problem. Iggo Jul 2016 #2
And THAT is a classic sight gag. A HERETIC I AM Jul 2016 #4
Not my favorite but there's one scene that I bet is lost on younger viewers: Gidney N Cloyd Jul 2016 #5
I ran into the Hare Krishna devotees at LAX pinboy3niner Jul 2016 #8
Why in the name of christ would I narrow it down to just one? Blue_Tires Jul 2016 #6
List em' all, for fucks sake. A HERETIC I AM Jul 2016 #9
"And don't call me 'Christ.'" pinboy3niner Jul 2016 #10
Its people like you what causes unrest. A HERETIC I AM Jul 2016 #11
Shirley, you jest pinboy3niner Jul 2016 #12
That's not possible. They're on instruments. A HERETIC I AM Jul 2016 #15
Just seeing that pic made me LOL! More: Rhiannon12866 Jul 2016 #32
Otto Pilot pinboy3niner Jul 2016 #7
Re-inflating him! And Leslie Nielsen's take when he walked into the cockpit! Gidney N Cloyd Jul 2016 #24
When the reporters are there to take some pictures NightWatcher Jul 2016 #13
The first, definitely a sight gag... A HERETIC I AM Jul 2016 #14
William Shatner as Moon Base Commander in "Airplane 2" Tom Kitten Jul 2016 #16
Shatter was brilliant in Airplane 2 A HERETIC I AM Jul 2016 #17
Got to be the literal shit hitting the fan: Initech Jul 2016 #20
One of my favorite gags from any spoof has to be in Hot Shots Part Deux: Initech Jul 2016 #21
LOL!! Just throw the frickin bullets at them! n/t A HERETIC I AM Jul 2016 #22
War is hell. sl8 Jul 2016 #23
The entire scene of Rex Kramer driving to the airport. kentauros Jul 2016 #25
The funniest line is when.... WiffenPoof Jul 2016 #26
Yeah, making you wonder if they asked "Miles?" kentauros Jul 2016 #27
The air traffic controller running around saying "Up in the tower!" Boomerproud Jul 2016 #28
Anti-tax crusader Howard Jarvis sitting in a parked cab with a running meter jmowreader Jul 2016 #29
How many people know that Airplane! was actually a remake of an earlier film? Major Nikon Jul 2016 #30
The role reversal in Baggage Claim.. Laffy Kat Jul 2016 #31

A HERETIC I AM

(24,368 posts)
3. They bring abortion into it!!
Fri Jul 15, 2016, 01:06 PM
Jul 2016

Yes....and if you have never been to LAX, they actually do have a running "No Parking in the Red zone" recording going on out front!

 

Ron Obvious

(6,261 posts)
18. Did you know those were the actual announcers from LA intl airport at the time?
Fri Jul 15, 2016, 05:49 PM
Jul 2016

And they were even married to each other in real life.

I found that out from reading the imdb trivia section on this movie...

 

arcane1

(38,613 posts)
19. I didn't! That movie is a gift that keeps on giving.
Fri Jul 15, 2016, 05:51 PM
Jul 2016

I watched it for the first time in ages a few months ago with my parents, and noticed some new things then too

A HERETIC I AM

(24,368 posts)
4. And THAT is a classic sight gag.
Fri Jul 15, 2016, 01:07 PM
Jul 2016

"I have a drinking problem"

yeah...you can't seem to get it into your mouth!

Gidney N Cloyd

(19,838 posts)
5. Not my favorite but there's one scene that I bet is lost on younger viewers:
Fri Jul 15, 2016, 01:49 PM
Jul 2016

I don't fly that often but once upon a time when airports were more open they were magnets for moonies, hare krishnas, and other groups panhandling and recruiting. You really ran a gauntlet getting from the entrance to your gate.

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)
8. I ran into the Hare Krishna devotees at LAX
Fri Jul 15, 2016, 03:28 PM
Jul 2016

They would hand you a pie and start their spiel. When you tried to hand the pie back to them, they wouldn't take it, so you were stuck there holding their pie while they carried on.

A lot of people got stuck like that, but I just set the pie on the floor and walked away.

I also lived on the next street from their temple in the Palms neighborhood of L.A., so I went over there for a visit once and learned a lot from what I saw. They had a lot of young 'devotees' who were just young people looking for a sense of identity.

That Airport scene cracked me up!

A HERETIC I AM

(24,368 posts)
9. List em' all, for fucks sake.
Fri Jul 15, 2016, 03:29 PM
Jul 2016

I don't care! It's supposed to be a lighthearted chucklefest.


Jesus H. Christ at the controls of the Antonov 225 auguring in.

NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)
13. When the reporters are there to take some pictures
Fri Jul 15, 2016, 03:46 PM
Jul 2016

So they take framed pictures off the wall.




And



There's a problem at the airport
What is it
A building where planes take off and land.

Tom Kitten

(7,347 posts)
16. William Shatner as Moon Base Commander in "Airplane 2"
Fri Jul 15, 2016, 04:19 PM
Jul 2016

Shatner's scene is the funniest scene in both movies for me. A little bit more ham than usual. The TV screen/window thing. The "wssh" sounds they make when the doors open. "I'm afraid you won't like his record, sir." "My God, it's worse than I thought!" says Shatner, who, as we all know, only makes good records.

sl8

(13,779 posts)
23. War is hell.
Fri Jul 15, 2016, 08:46 PM
Jul 2016

ELAINE: What's his problem?

STRIKER: That's Lieutenant Hurwitz. Severe shell shock. He thinks he's Ethel Merman.








kentauros

(29,414 posts)
25. The entire scene of Rex Kramer driving to the airport.
Fri Jul 15, 2016, 10:08 PM
Jul 2016

Watch the projection screen behind him. I don't know if I've ever paid attention to what he was saying due to that projection screen footage!


kentauros

(29,414 posts)
27. Yeah, making you wonder if they asked "Miles?"
Fri Jul 15, 2016, 11:34 PM
Jul 2016

Still, when the road starts weaving wildly behind him and his passenger reacts to him running the cyclist up and over the car.

"Asshole!"

Boomerproud

(7,952 posts)
28. The air traffic controller running around saying "Up in the tower!"
Fri Jul 15, 2016, 11:38 PM
Jul 2016

"Rapunzel! Rapunzel l!" And Lloyd Bridges rapidly descending into worse "substance abuse" The nun knocking the sick little girls IV out while singing to her. There's so many.

jmowreader

(50,557 posts)
29. Anti-tax crusader Howard Jarvis sitting in a parked cab with a running meter
Sat Jul 16, 2016, 01:24 AM
Jul 2016

On edit...Lloyd Bridges striking a pose next to a photograph of him striking the exact same pose.

Major Nikon

(36,827 posts)
30. How many people know that Airplane! was actually a remake of an earlier film?
Sat Jul 16, 2016, 01:37 AM
Jul 2016

If you ever want to have a deeper appreciation of the film, watch the original and then watch the remake.

Laffy Kat

(16,381 posts)
31. The role reversal in Baggage Claim..
Sat Jul 16, 2016, 02:29 AM
Jul 2016

When the passengers were coming down the luggage carousel trying to grab their bags arranged statically around them. It always cracks me up.

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