Airplane 2: The Sequel DVD

Airplane II: The Sequel
With the Jerry Zucker-Jim Abrahams-David Zucker team absent, this sequel to the cash-cow 1980 spoof Airplane once again finds garrulous man-with-a-past Ted Striker (Robert Hays) compelled to take over the controls of crippled aircraft, all the while trying to patch up his relationship with stewardess Elaine (Julie Hagerty). This time, the first passenger space shuttle is launched into orbit -- and takes off for the moon - but the on-board computer malfunctions and sends the craft hurtling toward the sun, threatening the lives of everyone on board. Lloyd Bridges and Peter Graves return from the first Airplane, while William Shatner, Chad Everett, Sonny Bono, Raymond Burr and Chuck Conners join the cast, as they too lampoon their established images. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast Robert Hays as Ted Striker Julie Hagerty as Elaine Dickinson Lloyd Bridges as McCroskey Peter Graves as Capt. Oveur William Shatner as Buck Murdock Chad Everett as Simon Stephen Stucker as Jacobs Oliver Robins as Jimmy Wilson Sonny Bono as Bomber Raymond Burr as Judge Chuck Connors as Sarge John Dehner as Commissioner Rip Torn as Kruger Kent McCord as Unger James A. Watson Jr. as Dunn John Vernon as Dr. Stone

Crew Mel Dellar - Associate Producer Lynn Stalmaster - Casting Toni Howard - Casting Rosanna Norton - Costume Designer Ken Finkleman - Director Tina Hirsch - Editor Dennis Virkler - Editor Elmer Bernstein - Composer (Music Score) William Sandell - Production Designer Joseph Biroc - Cinematographer Howard W. Koch - Producer Steve Maslow - Sound/Sound Designer Ken Finkleman - Screenwriter

Airplane II: The Sequel
If considered only in comparison to the original, Airplane II: The Sequel is not in the same league as that uniquely gut-busting trendsetter. But it still stacks up quite well against most parodies, and a lot of other comedies in general. Setting this doomed flight on a space shuttle widens the lampoon to include sci-fi movies and opens up a new spectrum of possible jokes, including the ship getting fixed on a collision course with the sun by its shipboard computer, a goof on the H.A.L. 9000. Sure, the jokes are obvious, but part of the film's gleeful appeal is that it revels in that very obviousness. By bringing back dozens of the characters, including many of the passengers, and using an almost identical structure, the sequel might even be considered a parody of the original, rather than just its extension. Easily its funniest element is William Shatner, who takes over the Robert Stack role of the grizzled veteran on the ground trying to talk pilot Striker down. Although there had always been a winking self-awareness to Shatner's overacting, Airplane II was his first real opportunity to let loose, and it brought big laughs. His flip-out over the apparent meaninglessness of all the blinking and flashing lights in his moon base is classic. Apparently, after two installments, the "been there, done that" quotient was high enough for Paramount to leave well enough alone -- the Airplane III promised in the closing credits has never materialized. ~ Derek Armstrong, All Movie Guide
 

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General Specifications: Language Options: English, French Subtitle Options: English Sound Processing: 1: PCM mono Additional Features: Widescreen version enhanced for 16x9 TVs Dolby Digital: English mono; French mono English subtitles Interactive menus Scene selection MPAA Rating: PG DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 84 min   DVD Chapters: Scene Selection 0. Scene Selection 1. Maiden Voyage [8:05] 2. A Madman On The Loose [3:07] 3. Oveur, Under [5:18] 4. Liftoff [3:24] 5. Airsick [:15] 6. Off Course [2:48] 7. Okay, Panic [7:48] 8. McCroskey [:29] 9. We Need You [6:18] 10. Heating Up [2:16] 11. A Bomb [2:22] 12. Blow The Computer [3:06] 13. Commander Murdock [4:03] 14. Safe Landing [:35] 15. Thank You For Flying [4:59]