“Airplane!” is one of the most beloved and influential comedies to ever hit the silver screen. Surely you want to know more about it. The new book “Surely You Can’t Be Serious: The True Story of ...

Robert Hayes, Julie Hagerty, and Leslie Nielsen starred as a pilot, a flight attendant, and a deadpan doctor onboard the doomed flight. The comedy earned universal acclaim from critics and was named ...

NPR's A Martinez talks to David Zucker, Jim Abrahams and Jerry Zucker, the trio who wrote and directed Airplane!, about their new book Surely You... New book examines the making of the 1980 comedy ...

When the creators of the 1980 comedy classic “Airplane!” were casting the lead role of pilot Ted Striker — eventually played by Robert Hays — they saw a slew of actors who weren’t right for the role.

(JTA) — Growing up in Milwaukee in the 1950s, brothers David and Jerry Zucker entertained themselves by performing skits for their family during Hanukkah parties. In a recent conversation, David ...

Shooting a TV sitcom while also making “Airplane!,” it’s no wonder Bellevue High graduate Robert Hays looks wrung out in the classic comedy. Hays with his indispensable co-star, Julie Hagerty, and ...

I'm about to ask three guys how they made a funny movie 43 years ago that still gets quoted today. HAYS: (As Ted) Surely you can't be serious. NIELSEN: (As Dr. Rumack) I am serious. And don't call me ...