The Story Behind The Rejected Airplane Sequel That Could Have Been


One of the best comedies known to this species, or any existing amidst the cosmos, Airplane! was the movie that made brothers Jerry and David Zucker, along with co-writer/co-director Jim Abrahams, into comedy legends. An off-kilter remake of Zero Hour, the picture would turn its creators into overnight sensations, leading studio management at Paramount Pictures to almost instantly want a sequel.

While we did end up with Airplane II: The Sequel, it was nowhere near where the team known as ZAZ wanted to go. In fact, their original sequel pitch was so wild, I’m still mad it never happened; and I only learned about its existence as recently as I realized that Airplane’s run time is somehow under 90 minutes! Here now is the story behind the Airplane sequel Paramount couldn’t refuse… but did. 

Leslie Nielsen standing in the cockpit in Airplane!

(Image credit: Paramount)

How Airplane Made The Zucker Brothers And Jim Abrahams



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