Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)

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:

Passenger | Airplane | Space Shuttle | Disaster | Computer

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
Al White	...	Witness
Craig Berenson	...	Shaving Man
Laurene Landon	...	Testa, Shuttle Stewardess
Wendy Phillips	...	Mary, Shuttle Stewardess
Jack Jones	...	Lounge Singer
Art Fleming	...	Jeopardy Host
Frank Ashmore	...	Controller #3
Richard Jaeckel	...	Controller #2 (as Richard H. Jaeckel)
Lee Bryant	...	Mrs. Hammen
John Larch	...	Prosecuting Attorney
John Hancock	...	Controller #1
Oliver Robins	...	Jimmy Wilson
Louis Giambalvo	...	Witness
Sam Anderson	...	Man in White
Leon Askin	...	Moscow Anchorman
B.J. Barie	...	Video Kid
Hilary Beane	...	Next Woman in Line
Sandahl Bergman	...	Officer #1
Burke Byrnes	...	Businessman
Ed Call	...	Information Agent
Michael Currie	...	Businessman #1
Patty Dworkin	...	Young Woman
Gary Faga	...	Guide
Mary Farrell	...	Alice Wilson
Madeleine Fisher	...	Shuttle Agent
Bruce French	...	Officer #2
Richard Gilliland	...	Lt. Pervis
Hugh Gillin	...	Texan
Elisa Goodman	...	I Love Sanity Nurse
Laurie Hagen	...	Tad Woman
Maurice Hill	...	Stock #2
Steven Hirsch	...	Rorshack
Howard Honig	...	Dave Walters
Dennis Howard	...	John Wilson
Marcy Lafferty	...	First Woman in Line
Stanley Lawrence	...	Next Man
David Leisure	...	Religious Zealot #1
Floyd Levine	...	Police Lt. Hallick
Steve Levitt	...	Creature #1
Gail Matthius	...	Educational Network Woman
Pat McNamara	...	Businessman #2
Mary Mercier	...	Edith Walters
Marcus K. Mukai	...	Tokyo Anchorman (as Marcus Mukai)
Ann Nelson	...	Airsick Woman
Steve Nevil	...	Creature #2
James Noble	...	Father O'Flanagan
Kenneth O'Brien	...	Porter (as Kenneth G. O'Brien)
Rick Overton	...	Clerk
Lee Patterson	...	Phoenix Six Captain
David Paymer	...	Court Photographer
Pamela Guest	...	Woman with Baby (as Pamela Ann Rack)
Barbie Reade	...	Interpreter
Mary-Robin Redd	...	Intellectual-Looking Woman
June Sanders	...	Cashier
Pat Sajak	...	Buffalo Anchorman
Louise Sorel	...	Nurse
Clint Smith	...	Scalper
William Vaughan	...	Worker
Sandy Ward	...	Defense Attorney
Ricky Powell	...	First Young Man
Sean Peters	...	Second Young Man
Hervé Villechaize	...	Little Breather
Allison Hanes	...	Third Stewardess
Ronald E. House	...	Smoking Man (as Ronald House)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jack Bernardi	...	Old Man #1 (uncredited)
Earl Boen	...	Doctor (uncredited)
Terry Bolo	...	Passenger (uncredited)
Patrick Culliton	...	Legionnaire (uncredited)
Joyce DeWitt	...	Juror (uncredited)
Ken Finkleman	...	Voice of ROK, the main computer on Lunar Flight (uncredited)
Monique Gabrielle	...	Schoolgirl (uncredited)
Martin Garner	...	Old Man #2 (uncredited)
Tom McGreevey	...	Karl Malden (uncredited)
Kitten Natividad	...	Woman in 'Moral Majority' Shirt (uncredited)
Leslie Nielsen	...	Dr. Rumack (archive footage) (uncredited)
John Paragon	...	'Economy' Flight Attendant (uncredited)
William Porter	...	Rag Reporter (uncredited)
Stephen Powers	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Alison Price	...	Stewardess (uncredited)
Lee Purcell	...	Mrs. Seluchi (uncredited)
Jim Staahl	...	International Inquirer Reporter (uncredited)
Lou B. Washington	...	Shuttle Ground Controller (uncredited)
George Wendt	...	Ticket Agent (uncredited)
Tom Willett	...	Hospital dipstick patient (uncredited)

Directed by
Ken Finkleman

Writing credits
Ken Finkleman		(written by)

Produced by
Mel Dellar	....	associate producer
Howard W. Koch	....	producer

Original Music by
Elmer Bernstein

Cinematography by
Joseph F. Biroc		(as Joe Biroc)

Film Editing by
Tina Hirsch
Dennis Virkler

Production Design by
William Sandell

Set Decoration by
Robert Gould

Costume Design by
Rosanna Norton

Makeup Department
Emma M. diVittorio	....	hair stylist
Monty Westmore	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Mel Dellar	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
S.J. 'Casey' Bernay	....	second assistant director (as Susan J. Bernay)
Pamela M. Eilerson	....	second assistant director
Jack Frost Sanders	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Horst Grandt	....	property master
Kevin Scott Mack	....	model maker
Jim Zemansky	....	assistant property master

Sound Department
Cecelia Hall	....	sound effects editor
Rick Kline	....	sound re-recording mixer
Steve Maslow	....	sound re-recording mixer
Kevin O'Connell	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tom Overton	....	sound mixer
Bill Varney	....	sound re-recording mixer
George Watters II	....	sound effects editor
Donald C. Rogers	....	technical director of sound (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Bob Dawson	....	special effects (as Robert Dawson)
Phil Kellison	....	special optical effects
Joe Rayner	....	special effects supervisor
Bob Ryder	....	special effects cameraman
Brian Tipton	....	special effects: first unit

Visual Effects by
David Merritt	....	model maker: Coast Special Effects (uncredited)

Stunts
David R. Ellis	....	stunt coordinator
Steven Burnett	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
John Burnett	....	second assistant camera: additional photography
Larry Gilhooly	....	gaffer
M. Todd Henry	....	first assistant camera
Joel Kirschner	....	assistant camera
To Lee	....	camera assistant trainee
Frank McKane	....	best boy electric
Pete G. Papanickolas	....	key grip
Bob Rose	....	key grip: second unit
Frederic J. Smith	....	camera operator

Casting Department
Lisa Freiberger	....	casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Violet N. Cane	....	costume supervisor: women
George L. Little	....	costume supervisor: men

Editorial Department
Michael Cipriano	....	assistant editor
David Handman	....	assistant editor
Eric Strand	....	apprentice film editor

Music Department
June Edgerton	....	music editor
Richard Hazard	....	composer: additional music
Richard Hazard	....	conductor: additional music
Richard Hazard	....	score adaptor
Alf Clausen	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)

Other crew
Laurie Abdo	....	assistant: Mr. Koch
Mauri Syd Blumenfeld	....	secretary: Mr. Dellar
Mauri Syd Gayton	....	production coordinator
Alvin Greenman	....	script supervisor
Dennis Maguire	....	technical advisor
Lynn Oblinger	....	assistant: Mr. Finckleman
Rick Whitfield	....	video technical consultant
Lynnanne Zager	....	announcer voice (uncredited)

Thanks
Al Jean	....	special thanks
Mike Reiss	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Paramount Pictures (presents)

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1982) (USA) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (VHS)
• CIC Vídeo (????) (Brazil) (VHS)
• CIC-Taft Home Video
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1985) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Paramount Filmes do Brasil (????) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (Spain) (2000) (Spain) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Video (1991) (USA) (laserdisc)
• Paramount Home Video (1997) (USA) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Video (2000) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Lynn Stalmaster, Toni Howard & Associates  casting (as Lynn Stalmaster Toni Howard & Associates)

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:

Sonny Bono's briefcase is covered with stickers from his previous destinations, which are all cities destroyed by bombs: Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Pearl Harbor, and Dresden.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Ted lands the shuttle on the moon, it bypassed the moon colony and crashed as it did it spun around so the nose was now facing to the Base, later in a long shot, when everyone was jumping out of the shuttle the long camera shot shows a long deep trail left by the shuttle crash, yet there is no spin out trail and the shuttle nose is facing away from the base

Quotes:

Striker: We're going to have to blow up the computer!
Elaine Dickinson: Blow ROC?
[a smiling face appears on the computer]

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Room 101: (#11.5)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

'Love Boat' Theme

Lukewarm sequel

The makers of "Airplane II: The Sequel" simply took every joke from the first one and made it again. This gets boring after a while. People taking things too literally is so overused in this movie it's getting painful (like the "trip" scene - ouch!). There are one or two good moments, though (some William Shatner scenes and the 2001 waltz spoof) and it's a good thing that the main cast (excluding Leslie Nielsen & Robert Stack) from "Airplane!" returned for this one. All in all, "Airplane II: The Sequel" is watchable but I'm glad that they never made a third part. It only could have gone downhill from the original, anyway.