Filmmakers Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams and David Zucker look back at the 1980 surprise hit.
From left, Jerry Zucker, David Zucker and Jim Abrahams at the Los Angeles premiere of “Airplane!” in 1980. ” that featured unknown leads, veteran character actors not at all famous for comedy, and three lifelong friends, Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams and David Zucker , directing their first major studio movie. It was a sleeper hit at the box office and with critics, thus proving once again screenwriter William Goldman’s Hollywood adage, “Nobody knows anything.
Jim Abrahams: We were all pleasantly thrilled that “Airplane!” was still around. We said it would be a good idea to write this book for our kids and grandkids who might have interest in what went on back then. I said that at a book signing last night, and I got kind of choked up. My young granddaughter was there. Today, her dad texted that she asked him why everybody cared about what Bop had to say.David Zucker: We used to do a live theater show in L.A. called the “Kentucky Fried Theater.
Jerry Zucker: It helped that there were three of us because you either got an instant laugh or nobody laughed. And if nobody laughed, somebody would come up with an alternate idea or slightly changed line. I don’t remember any disagreements. It was always at least two out of three, and if something made us all laugh, we knew it was good.” with a friend of ours. Afterward, he said he would never watch a movie with us again, because we just kept adding our lines.
JZ: We were wildly excited and nervous, but we were so focused and had done all this preparation. I think that night we were just thinking about the first day of shooting.DZ: I set my alarm for the wrong time.DZ: The producers wanted to schedule the simplest shots . It was the scene in the cockpit with Leslie Nielsen, Julie Hagerty and Robert Hays. We got through that. I don’t know if the studio had a lot of confidence in the concept of the film or in the three of us directing.
Donald Liebenson is an entertainment writer. His work has been published in the Chicago Tribune, the Los Angeles Times, VanityFair.com and New York magazine’s Vulture website.We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.
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