Airplane! (1980)

The Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker team s 1980 parody of the Airport disaster films cost 3.5 million to produce and grossed 83 million domestically, making it one of the most profitable comedies ever made. Film scholars have counted an average of 14 jokes per minute — the highest gag density of any mainstream film — and many scenes have been individually named the funniest moments in cinema history.