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Can you fly this plane and land itSurely you can't be seriousI am serious And don't call me Shirley
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Airplane!

I am serious... and don't call me Shirley

Rumack:Can you fly this plane, and land it?Ted Striker:Surely you can't be serious.Rumack:I am serious... and don't call me Shirley

Full Transcript

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Can you fly this plane and land it
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Surely you can't be serious
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I am serious And don't call me Shirley
Available in 15 languages
Duration
9 seconds
Views
2,143
Timestamp in Movie
00:49:50
Uploaded
Mar 09, 2026
Genres
comedy
Production
Paramount Pictures,Howard W. Koch Productions

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Movie Summary

The persons and events in this film are fictitious – fortunately! A masterpiece of off-the-wall comedy, Airplane! features Robert Hays as an ex-fighter pilot forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning; Julie Hagerty as his girlfriend/stewardess/co-pilot; and a cast of all-stars including Robert Stack, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, Leslie Nielsen, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar... and more. Their hilarious high jinks spoof airplane disaster flicks, religious zealots, television commercials, romantic love... the list whirls by in rapid succession, and the story races from one moment of zany fun to the next.

Actors

Robert Hays
Ted Striker
Robert Hays
Leslie Nielsen
Dr. Rumack
Leslie Nielsen
That's right. - Airplane! 00:32
That's right.
No, he can't do that. - Airplane! 00:10
No, he can't do that.
One of the passengers is gonna land that plane. - Airplane! 00:40
One of the passengers is gonna land that plane.
Let's see Altitude 24 000 feetLevel flight Speed 520 knotsCourse 090Trim mixture wash soak rinse spin - Airplane! 00:18
Let's see Altitude 24 000 feetLevel flight Speed 520...
Ted! What are you doing here? You can't fly this plane. That's what I've been trying to tell these p - Airplane! 00:19
Ted! What are you doing here? You can't fly this plane....
Those are the flaps. - Airplane! 00:09
Those are the flaps.
Mayday! - Airplane! 00:10
Mayday!
Mayday Mayday What the hell is that forMay day Why that's the Russian new yearWe'll have a big parade and serve hot hors d'oeuvres - Airplane! 00:08
Mayday Mayday What the hell is that forMay day Why...
I can't stand it anymore. - Airplane! 00:56
I can't stand it anymore.
I know but this guy doing the flying has no airline experience at allHe's a menace to himself and everything else in the airYes birds too - Airplane! 00:09
I know but this guy doing the flying has no airline...
Yes, captain Kramer. - Airplane! 00:06
Yes, captain Kramer.
Our one hope is to build this man upI've gotta give him all the confidence I canStrikerHave you ever flown a multi engine plane beforeNo never ShitThis a goddamn waste of time There's no way he can land this plane - Airplane! 00:16
Our one hope is to build this man upI've gotta give him...
Striker you listen and you listen closeFlying a plane is no different than riding a bicycleJust a lot harder to put baseball cards in the spokes - Airplane! 00:12
Striker you listen and you listen closeFlying a plane is no...
Later we'll run down the landing procedure - Airplane! 00:05
Later we'll run down the landing procedure
All right, now I want you to disengage the automatic pilot. - Airplane! 00:13
All right, now I want you to disengage the automatic pilot.
Just remember the controls will feel very heavy compared to a fighter. - Airplane! 00:11
Just remember the controls will feel very heavy compared to...
Now, one more thing. - Airplane! 00:18
Now, one more thing.
What's going on? - Airplane! 00:34
What's going on?
Striker, before we start, I'd like to say something. - Airplane! 00:47
Striker, before we start, I'd like to say something.
It's a damn good thing he doesn't know how much I hate his gutsIt's a damn good thing you don't know how much he hates your guts - Airplane! 00:10
It's a damn good thing he doesn't know how much I...