First released in 1980, Airplane! humorously parodies the air disaster movies that dominated the 1970s. The film catapulted Leslie Nielsen to stardom, leading him to feature in numerous comedic ...

Throughout the 1970s, audiences couldn't get enough of disaster movies. The decade began with the all-star blockbuster bomb-on-a-plane thrill ride Airport, based on Arthur Hailey's best-seller.

Seeking distraction from despair, residents flocked to cinemas, catapulting Los Angeles to dominate the list of the country’s ...

Ted soon finds himself stepping up to help fly the plane and face his fears. The film was named as one of the 500 Greatest Movies of All Time by Empire and featured in a similar list by The New York ...

Originally released in 1980, the film aims to make fun of one of the most popular genres from the decade before, that is air disaster ... Movies of All Time by Empire and featured in a similar ...

The Airport films have long been credited with popularizing the disaster movie genre, but their influence also helped to establish the airplane thriller ... movies on this list, which make planes ...

First released in 1980, Airplane! parodies the popular genre of air disaster movies from the 1970s. The film catapulted Leslie Nielsen to stardom, leading him to feature in numerous comedic roles ...

Released in 1980, Airplane! parodies the air disaster movies of the 1970s and catapulted Leslie Nielsen to stardom. Nielsen went on to star in numerous other parodies, including the Naked Gun ...

Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna says five people have now died in the Eaton Fire burning in the Altadena and Pasadena ...