Airplane II: The Sequel

PG

1982

1 hr. 25 min.

Comedy

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42%

19 Reviews

Tomatometer

50%

50,000+ Ratings

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Though haunted by combat memories, heroic pilot Ted Striker (Robert Hays) agrees to return to the cockpit to man the controls of Mayflower One, America's first commercial spacecraft. But, as soon as Mayflower One lifts off, an electrical malfunction sends the ship veering off course. A shaken Striker struggles to guide the shuttle through a treacherous asteroid belt, tame its failing computer systems and stop the disgruntled Joe Seluchi (Sonny Bono) from detonating a deadly bomb on board.

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Bryce G

The first Airplane is in my top 3 movies of all time, the sequel is in my bottom 3.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/27/24

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Daniel B

Airplane II: The Sequel, sigue demostrando igual que en su primera parte un humor tan desmesurado y tan políticamente incorrecto que sigue siendo asombroso, tal vez, un poco menos efectiva que en su primera parte, pero lo irrealista y absurdo de esta nueva aventura le da un toque irrisible que vaya que funciona… alocada e incoherente protagonizada por los héroes que ya conocemos una continuación que parece estar situada en un nuevo universo.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/06/24

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Brianna B

Straight up terrible

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

11/18/23

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Matthew B

Airplane II's biggest failure was its refusal to move out of the shadow of the first movie. The same characters, storyline, and even many of the same jokes were recycled, hardly suggesting a franchise at the height of its strength. With such a thin stretching of material, the promise at the end of the credits that there would be a third movie was always going to be optimistic. Along the way, the movie spoofs a number of other films, including Star Wars, 2001: A Space Odyssey, E.T. and the Star Trek films, none of which deserve to be mocked. The story does include a few elements from other air disaster movies, but it is essentially more of the same. I had the unusual experience of watching Airplane II before I saw the original movie, and I have to admit that without prior knowledge of the earlier movie, the sequel is rather funny. After seeing the first movie, some of the jokes this time round seem tired, but I still think that it has some good moments. If you would like to read my full review of both Airplane movies, I made a blog about them at https://themoviescreenscene.wordpress.com/2020/06/27/flight-of-the-spoofs-airplane-1980-and-airplane-ii-the-sequel-1982/

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/31/23

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Red T

It's Disappointingly Bad. The first 15 minutes is actually REALLY good and on par with the first one but than it just goes with jokes that fall flat, stupid, or are just repeating what the first one did almost exactly setup and delivery. Than it gets hit or miss and the last 15 minutes with William Shatner is actually the worst part, he just isn't funny at all and I couldn't wait for it to end. The acting is ok itself but just is weighed down by the subpar jokes. The music is boring, the editing is terrible and just trying to rehash the plot except in space. This is clearly trying to capitalize on the Sci-Fi craze. The visual gags again aren't good in general outside of the first 15 minutes. Watch the first 15 minutes and than turn this off.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

05/18/23

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StephenPaul C

The least funny 01 hour: and 25 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/13/23

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Ken Finkleman

Director

Robert Hays

Ted Striker

Julie Hagerty

Elaine Dickinson

Lloyd Bridges

Steven McCroskey

Peter Graves

Capt. Clarence Oveur

William Shatner

Cdr. Buck Murdock

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Roger Ebert

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The first five or 10 minutes of Airplane II -- The Sequel are genuinely funny -- so funny I thought maybe this movie was going to work. That turned out to be a premature hope.

Rated: 2/4

Oct 23, 2004

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Nell Minow

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Rated: 2/5

Aug 20, 2003

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Almar Haflidason

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Rated: 2/5

Apr 17, 2001

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Brian Costello

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Classic comedy with frequent sex and drug references.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 12, 2014

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Steve Crum

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Less hilarious than its predecessor, but still a hundred or so laughs.

Rated: 4/5

Jan 10, 2009

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Emanuel Levy

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Rated: 2/5

Jul 17, 2005

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Synopsis

Though haunted by combat memories, heroic pilot Ted Striker (Robert Hays) agrees to return to the cockpit to man the controls of Mayflower One, America's first commercial spacecraft. But, as soon as Mayflower One lifts off, an electrical malfunction sends the ship veering off course. A shaken Striker struggles to guide the shuttle through a treacherous asteroid belt, tame its failing computer systems and stop the disgruntled Joe Seluchi (Sonny Bono) from detonating a deadly bomb on board.

Director: Ken Finkleman
Screenwriter: Ken Finkleman
Production Co: Paramount
Rating: PG
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 21, 2010
Sound Mix: Stereo

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