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Airplane!
Airplane! is a 1980 American comedy film written and directed by David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker in their directorial debut, and produced by Jon Davison. It stars Robert Hays and Julie Hagerty and features Leslie Nielsen, Robert Stack, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, Lorna Patterson, Stephen Stucker, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. It is a parody of the disaster film genre, particularly the 1957 Paramount film Zero Hour!, from which it borrows the plot, central characters, and some dialogue.…
Peak Community Rank
#2
Top 3 in 1
Avg Position
#4.3
3 Lists
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Rankings Featuring Airplane!
#2
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#5
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#6
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Verified Entity DossierRanked #2 in Top 10 Greatest Comedy Films of All Time
Community Weigh-In & Debate
Should Airplane! rank Top 3 in Greatest Comedy Films of All Time?
Ranked #2 on "Top 10 Greatest Comedy Films of All Time". Cast your vote to back or challenge this spot.
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Ranks as high as #2 on some lists — but only #6 here. Fans are divided.
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What is Airplane!'s highest community ranking?⌄
Airplane! is ranked #2 on "Top 10 Greatest Comedy Films of All Time" — its best placement across 3 lists on top10grid.com.
How many top-10 lists feature Airplane!?⌄
Airplane! appears in 3 lists on top10grid.com, spanning categories including FILM.
Is Airplane! a controversial ranking?⌄
Yes — community opinion on Airplane! varies widely. It ranks as high as #2 on some lists and as low as #6 on others, a spread of 4 positions, making it one of the more debated picks on top10grid.com.
