What Happened to Airplane 2: The Sequel?

When 1980’s AIRPLANE! proved to be a massive hit, becoming one of the highest-grossing films of the year – up there with THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK and Best Picture winner KRAMER VS. KRAMER – it was inevitable that it would get a sequel. But how often are comedy sequels good anyway? When have they ever really recaptured the magic and the laughter of the original? Well, AIRPLANE II: THE SEQUEL gave it a go…by basically being the same movie. Except this time around, ZAZ wisely opted out, leaving the production without the strong leaders who reinvented the spoof genre. Instead, they got the guy who wrote GREASE 2, one of the most notoriously awful sequels ever!

So, strap in – no, not to an airplane but a space shuttle – as we find out: WTF Happened to This Movie?!...The Sequel!

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[stellaVista]

The whole sequence on the moonbase, where the actors activate the doors by imitating the Star Trek door-sounds and Shatner steps through the door that was supposed to be a TV-screen is one of the funniest scenes in any movie ever!

[meduseldtales]

The escape scene where the tracking light turns to a spotlight for a guy singing "love boat" is the funniest gag in either movies. And Shatner is the best too. Undervalued classic.

[kj]

"We'd better get to the tower Lieutenant."
"We have no tower".
"No tower?"
"Just a bridge sir."
" why the hell aren't I notified about these things?" classic shatner.

[neneshubby]

"It was Striker who couldn’t handle it. And he went to pieces.”
“Andy went to pieces?"
"No, Andy was the navigator. Buddy went to pieces. It was awful how he came unglued."
"Howie came unglued?"
"No, Howie was a rock! The best tailgunner in the outfit. Buddy came unglued."
"And he bailed out?"
"No. Andy hung tough. Buddy bailed out. How he survived was a miracle."
"Then Howie survived?"
"No. Afraid not. We lost Howie the next day."
"Over Macho Grande?”
"No. I don't think I'll ever get over Macho Grande. Those wounds run pretty deep."

[ShmankyTube]

I like the joke with William Shatner coming through the door after you're made to think it's a view screen.

[wstine]

"Oh, cut the bleeding heart crap, will ya? We've all got our switches, lights, and knobs to deal with, Striker. I mean, down here there are literally hundreds and thousands of blinking, beeping, and flashing lights, blinking and beeping and flashing."

[tskmaster]

Airplane 2 the Sequel is a tough sequel to love but a hard movie to hate.

[joedavis]

It’s just as hilarious. I love both Airplanes equally. Classic comedy! The part with the vacuum that’s trying to kill him gets me every time 😂.

[wstine]

Personally, I enjoy Airplane 2 just as much as the first for its cast.

[Wizardboots]

The DANGER VACUUM gag was as funny as anything in the original 😂

[martinhavelock]

It's still far funnier than 99.9% of 'comedies' released in the last two decades by Hollywood.

[gryce]

The Love Boat guy, William Shatner and “we’re also out of coffee” are some of the funniest gags ever.

[robvegas]

I dig Airplane 2. Every scene with William Shatner is absolute gold. That gag when he is on the screen and then pops out of the door from that weird room is a winner. Fun fact the Airplane movies were called Flying High here in Australia.

[LordVolkov]

I really enjoy Airplane 2, and have watched it more than the original. Most of the space specific/sci-fi jokes really land for me, and everything Shatner does is gold.

[shamusomalley]

Haven't seen either Aiplane in decades, but watching this makes me realize that most of the gags i remember are from the sequel.

[Djordje_Jovanovic]

I'll watch Airplane II over Grease 2 any day.

[imawesomeyourenot]

Both Airplane 1 and 2 were huge parts of my childhood. I probably know every line in both lol. They are both awesome.

[TwoWrights]

In Australia, Airplane! was titled "Flying High" and the sequel was released under the titles "Spaceship!" and "Flying High II" on VHS here.

[AtheistOrphan]

Looks like I picked the wrong week to give up watching JoBlo’s videos.

[michealoflaherty]

"Can you give us your impression of Mr Stryker"
"I'm sorry, I don't do impressions"