Surely it hasn’t been 40 years since “Airplane!” Premiered? It has. And don’t call me Shirley!
A masterpiece of off-the-wall comedy, “Airplane!” celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2020 with a brand-new Blu-ray in the Paramount Presents line, as well as a limited edition Blu-ray Steelbook, both arriving on July 21st from Paramount Home Entertainment.
Originally released in July of 1980, “Airplane!” was a major hit and became a pop-culture touchstone. Voted “one of the 10 funniest movies ever made” by the American Film Institute, the film continues to be widely referenced and quoted 40 years after its theatrical debut.
The Paramount Presents Blu-ray and limited edition Steelbook each includes the newly remastered film from a 4K transfer supervised by writers/directors Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker, a new Filmmaker Focus on the directors, a new Q&A with the directors recorded at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood in January 2020, and an isolated music score by Elmer Bernstein. The discs also include previously released audio commentary with the directors and producer Jon Davison.
Robert Hays stars as an ex-fighter pilot forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning. The all-star cast also includes Julie Hagerty, Robert Stack, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, Leslie Nielsen, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The outrageous comedy spoof skewers airplane disaster flicks, religious zealots, television commercials…and everything else in its path.
Additional titles available in the Paramount Presents collection on Blu-ray include: “Fatal Attraction,” “King Creole,” “To Catch a Thief,” “Flashdance,” “Days of Thunder” and “Pretty In Pink.” This collectible line spans celebrated classics to film-lover favorites, each from the studio’s renowned library. Every Paramount Presents release features never-before-seen bonus content and exclusive collectible packaging.
Available on Blu-ray as well as a limited edition Blu-ray Steelbook July 21st
