Hays costarred with Leslie Nielsen, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and more in ‘Airplane!,’ a beloved spoof on disaster movies ...

Robert Hays says it was “very difficult” to keep a straight face while filming their now-iconic cockpit scene.

On July 2, 1980, Paramount unveiled a film that would eventually become known as one of the great movie comedy satires. By Ron Pennington On July 2, 1980, Paramount unveiled in theaters Airplane!, ...

Jim Abrahams, the writer-director who helped create comedy classics such as "Airplane!," the "Naked Gun" movies, and the TV series "Police Squad!" has died. He was 80. Abrahams passed away of natural ...

The iconic 1980 film “Airplane!” from the ZAZ directing team, Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry Zucker parodies the plot and characters from the 1957 disaster flick “Zero Hour!” It broke out as a ...

One of the greatest comedies of all time, which couldn't be made today, is now on streaming. Released in 1980, this rambunctious comedy feels like it came from the mind of Spaceballs' Mel Brooks.

EXCLUSIVE: Airplane! writer-directors David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker are teaming up with a cast of celebrities and industry figures to chronicle the making of the influential hit 1980 ...

It’s no secret that the 1980 comedy movie Airplane! is a parody. But for some reason, I’ve spent my entire life believing that Airplane! was a broad parody of 1970s disaster movies. And while the ...