Here are some Airplane behind the scenes stories we think you’ll enjoy. But First Airplane! almost didn’t take off. Studios ...

The airplane genre gets a new entry this week with “Flight Risk,” Mel Gibson’s action thriller starring Mark Wahlberg, ...

There’s something about setting a movie 30,000 feet ... Embrace the silliness of “Airplane!” It’s 87 minutes of continuous gags, jokes, and Leslie Nielsen. Out of the five films on this ...

Jim Abrahams, the writer-director who helped create comedy classics such as “Airplane!,” the “Naked Gun” movies ... memorable performances from Leslie Nielsen, Robert Stack, Lloyd Bridges ...

Released in 1980, Airplane! parodies the air disaster movies of the 1970s and catapulted Leslie Nielsen to stardom. Nielsen went on to star in numerous other parodies, including the Naked Gun ...

The three were jointly credited as writers and directors of the movie. Surely anyone who's seen "Airplane!" can quote a few of its dazzling punchlines — including Leslie Nielsen's rejoinder ...