Usually, it seems like they could do without sequels, but "Airplane II: The Sequel" managed to pass. It happens in the future (which by now would probably be the present), when Elaine Dickinson (Julie Hagerty) is the flight attendant on the first commercial flight to the moon, and is getting married to a certain Simon Kurtz (Chad Everett) when she returns. Naturally, ex-hubby Ted Striker (Robert Hays) follows her and...you guessed it: something goes screwy, and he has to be the pilot.
Not reprising their roles from the original are Leslie Nielsen and Robert Stack, but Lloyd Bridges returns, as does Stephen Stucker (albeit in a different role than in the original). A new face in this one is William Shatner as Buck Murdoch, Striker's commander.
Of course, it wouldn't be a silly spoof without a joke and/or sight gag every couple of seconds. My favorites were Air Iran, the Ronald Reagan Institute, and the Soviet "editorial". Pure, unadulterated fun, even if they rehash a lot of stuff from the original.
Not reprising their roles from the original are Leslie Nielsen and Robert Stack, but Lloyd Bridges returns, as does Stephen Stucker (albeit in a different role than in the original). A new face in this one is William Shatner as Buck Murdoch, Striker's commander.
Of course, it wouldn't be a silly spoof without a joke and/or sight gag every couple of seconds. My favorites were Air Iran, the Ronald Reagan Institute, and the Soviet "editorial". Pure, unadulterated fun, even if they rehash a lot of stuff from the original.