David Zucker reflects on "Airplane!" in 2021

Re:David Zucker reflects on "Airplane!" in 2021 by ryan_lane on Tuesday October 19, 2021 @04:48AM (#28916098)

You're putting way too much thought into this movie. It's a movie of dad jokes with good delivery and timing. I can appreciate that, but it's not a work of genius.

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Re:David Zucker reflects on "Airplane!" in 2021 by toyg on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @04:40AM (#28928273)

What one would call "dad jokes" are a small part of the endless array of gags in the movie. From sniffing glue, to the queue to hit the anxious woman, the swordfighting when panic breaks out, speaking jive, blowing the automated pilot, the turkish prison bit - it's a relentless sequence of all possible types of humor.

Comedy doesn't get enough respect because "it's just laughs", but this shit is hard. To pack so many accomplished jokes in such a short movie is genius - particularly in 1974.

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Re:David Zucker reflects on "Airplane!" in 2021 by mdp2021 on Tuesday October 19, 2021 @05:23AM (#28916295)

Again (really, again): it's not "thought", it's "eyes" (analysis vs synthesis). On this side. On your side: you are just not seeing it.

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Re:David Zucker reflects on "Airplane!" in 2021 by conradfr on Tuesday October 19, 2021 @06:16AM (#28916594)

You should respect comedy more, it's way harder to do than drama.

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