Sunday, January 14, 2018
Hello Video Lovers,
Most people believe the 1980 comendy AIRPLANE was a parody of the Airport disaster movies popular in the 1970s. But Airplane! is actually a near shot-for-shot remake of Zero Hour! from 1957.
Just how similar are these films? Scroll down to find out.
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Where did the inspiration for Airplane! come from?
An extended look at the similarities between the original 1957 film and the more well-known comedy-remake from 1980.
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