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

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

Mostly funny.

Yes, many of the gags do seem to have come out of the recycling bin. It's still a fairly funny film anyway. It's literally jam-packed with jokes (sometimes two or three are running on simultaneously, in the same frame) and if you don't like one, chances are it will be followed by a better one after only a few seconds. And the acting by almost everyone is very good; they never slip out of their characters. (**1/2)