Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Ken Finkleman

Writer:

Ken Finkleman (written by)

Release Date:

10 December 1982 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

For the ride of your life... All you need for Christmas are your two front seats!

Plot:

A faulty computer causes a passenger space shuttle to head straight for the Sun. Can Ted Striker save the day and get the shuttle back on track--again???

Plot Keywords:

Computer | Space Shuttle | Disaster | Airplane | Spoof

Cast

Robert Hays	...	Ted Striker
Julie Hagerty	...	Elaine Dickinson
Lloyd Bridges	...	Steven McCroskey
Chad Everett	...	Simon Kurtz
Peter Graves	...	Capt. Clarence Oveur
Chuck Connors	...	The Sarge
William Shatner	...	Cdr. Buck Murdock
Raymond Burr	...	Judge D.C. Simonton
John Vernon	...	Dr. Stone
Stephen Stucker	...	Controller Jacobs / Courtroom Clerk
Kent McCord	...	Navigator Dave Unger
James A. Watson Jr.	...	First Officer Dunn
John Dehner	...	The Commissioner
Rip Torn	...	Bud Kruger / President Reagan
Sonny Bono	...	Joe Seluchi

Also Known As:

Flying High II
Flying High II: The Sequel (Australia)
¿Y dónde está el piloto? II (Argentina) (Venezuela) [es]
Nu flyger vi ännu högre (Finland: Swedish title) (Sweden) [sv]
Y a-t-il enfin un pilote dans l'avion? (Canada: French title) (France) (dubbed version) [fr]
Aeroplano II: A Loucura Continua (Portugal) [pt]
Apertem os Cintos, o Piloto Sumiu! - 2ª Parte (Brazil) [pt]
Aterriza como puedas 2: La secuela (Spain) [es]
Aterriza como puedas II (Spain) (video title) [es]
Aterriza como puedas, 2ª parte (Spain) [es]
Die unglaubliche Reise in einem verrückten Raumschiff (West Germany) [de]
Hei, taas me lennetään! (Finland) [fi]
Hjelp, vi flyr igjen! (Norway) [no]
L'aereo più pazzo del mondo... sempre più pazzo (Italy) [it]
Mia apithani ptisi no 2 - To theotrello taxeidi (Greece) [el]
Spokojnie, to tylko awaria (Poland) [pl]
Vi flyver endnu højere (Denmark) [da]
Y-a-t-il toujours un pilote dans l'avion? (France) [fr]

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Spain:T | Canada:PG (Ontario) | South Korea:15 | Norway:12 (original rating) | USA:PG (Certificate #26862) | UK:PG (cut theatrical version) | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | Finland:K-12 | Ireland:15 | Netherlands:AL | Norway:11 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | West Germany:6

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

At one point Stryker, speaking to William Shatner's character Buck Murdoch, says "Roger, Murdoch..." Roger Murdoch was the co-pilot in the first film played by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

Goofs:

Continuity: When McCroskey informs Striker about Joe Salucci, he doesn't mention ether the insurance nor Salucci's impotence. Yet Striker mentions both when he confronts Salucci.

Quotes:

Murdock: Stryker, you get that ship down... and down safe...
[a giant money safe falls behind Murdock]
Murdock: ... there just might be a few of us who will forget Macho Grande.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies (2000) (V)

Soundtrack:

Mission Impossible

More of the Same, but in the Future

It is the future. People are getting ready for there first transport to the Moon to live in Moon colonies, and Ted Striker knows something bad is going to happen. The Roc 4000 computer goes nuts and kills the crew of the spaceship and sets the ship towards the sun. If Striker can't take back the ship and change it's course they will all fry. Sequel to Airplane! is mainly a parody on 2001, with all the original Airplane! jokes thrown back in. Most of the cast has returned including Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, and even the jive talking dude. William Shatner and Sunny Bono are very good as a few new characters. Is it funny? Yes, but not as funny as the first. People who enjoyed the first one should enjoy this one. Fairly average comedy. **out of **** Note: After the end credits they say Airplane 3 coming soon. It never came.