02 Jul 1980
Airplane!
An ex-fighter pilot forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.
The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery
Film noir parody with a private eye trying to solve the murder of his milkman.
Top Billed Cast
Gabriel Dell Malcolm
Will Geer Dr. Simpson
Barbara Harris Miss Helen Fredericks
Anjanette Comer Arlevia Jessup
Joyce Van Patten Ida Mae
Richard Gautier Oscar Cornell
Nita Talbot Jasmine Cornell
Vincent Gardenia Big Daddy Jessup
Jackie Coogan Detective Chief Anderson
Sorrell Booke Dr. Melon
Huntz Hall Deputy Roy
Nicholas Colasanto Bert
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