Airplane II: The Sequel
Cast
Robert Hays as Ted Striker
Julie Hagerty as Elaine Dickinson, Shuttle Computer Officer
Lloyd Bridges as Steve McCroskey, Chief Controller
Chad Everett as Simon Kurtz
Peter Graves as Captain Clarence Oveur
Directed by Ken Finkleman
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Rater #1
6/10. What an Interesting movie. I must say that even though I gave Airplane a 6/10 and Airplane II: The Sequel a 6/10, I believe that Airplane was better. I thought that the jokes here were a little odd. They had the weird pilots names and people didn't get sick. Either someone died or they paniced. One of the two.
Robert Hays did a great job again. He's a pretty good actor from my stand point. Julie Hargerty did a so-so job. She was a lot better in the first. Everyone else was eh.
The jokes weren't as funny or numerous. I thought a space shuttle them in the 1980's was a bit weird. 3 things that I know can't actually happen but did happen the movie.
1. How could they have gotten a runway built on the moon without using a Space shuttle themselves? It's impossible for the Space Shuttle to land on the moon because it needs a runway. The runway in the movie was very short, and needed to be a lot longer.
2. When Steve McCroskey is talked to Ted over the intercom, and the shuttle blasts through the walls of the building Steve is in, he still lives. There is not enough oxygen on the moon for him to be just living when he outside.
3. There can't be explosions in space unless they're inside of a machine or something. There needs to be oxygen in Space for anything to explode.
All in all, it was an ok movie. There are some better ones than this, and there are some worse than this.
Rater #2
8/10. In case we couldn't tell, Ken Finkleman decided to put "The Sequel"
in the title. Why, I have no idea, but it gives it somewhat of a
muddles sound. Or maybe saying that most of the jokes are repeated
from the first movie.
Robert Hays yet again plays Ted Striker, but he doesn't have Elaine
(Julie Hagerty). Instead, Simon (Chad Everett) is going to get
married to her as soon as they get back from the first commercial
flight to the moon, where Elaine is stewerdassing. And what does Ted
do? Buy a ticket. And what happens? He has to fly it.
But the controls are out of human hands. A computer, ROK, is driving
the ship. It's a not-so-subliminal parody of 2001: A Space Odyseey.
And what happens to ROK? He becomes drunk with power and becomes
demented. Oh yeah, and there's a crazy person (Sonny Bono) who
brought a time bomb onto the ship. And there's a horse.
Hays strikes right on as Striker, and cheery Hagerty outplays
everyone. Unfourtanetly, as you watch, you'll be waiting in vain for
Leslie Nielsen. Where is he when you need him?
A2TS is still very funny, even though the jokes are used over from
the first one (Austin Powers, anyone?). They're played in different
ways. More "what is it" and "war is hell" jokes are here, but they're
still funny. One setback is the numerous flashbacks which hinder the
course of the "plot". I'm not saying they're not funny, but in a run
of jokes, it's not necessary. And, it seems like a comedy where they
don't know they're in a comedy (the jokes are always funnier that
way).
Luckily, Lloyd Bridges reprises his role as Steve McCroskey, the vice-
driven commander. And Rip Torn makes a miniscule appearance. How
could we forget Stephen Stucket, the delightfully quirky Jacobs
(Johnny in the first) who can lighten up any dank situation.
So, it's still funny (even if it reuses jokes), it's got Sonny Bono,
and it's got Raymond Burr on the other side of the courtroom in a
flashback.
Rater #3
Has not seen movie
Rated PG for nudity, language, and comic violence.
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