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.

Click here to watch the video




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