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Airplane II: The Sequel

Airplane II: The Sequel

For the ride of your life... All you need for Christmas are your two front seats!

19826.11h 25m

Overview

A faulty computer causes a passenger space shuttle to head straight for the sun, and man-with-a-past Ted Striker must save the day and get the shuttle back on track – again – all the while trying to patch up his relationship with Elaine.

Directed by Ken Finkleman
Written by Ken Finkleman, Al Jean, Mike Reiss
Produced by Howard W. Koch
Box OfficeBudget: $15.0MRevenue: $27.2M

Top Cast

Lloyd Bridges

Lloyd Bridges

Steve McCroskey

Raymond Burr

Raymond Burr

Judge D.C. Simonton

Chuck Connors

Chuck Connors

The Sarge

Rip Torn

Rip Torn

Bud Kruger / President Reagan

John Dehner

John Dehner

The Commissioner

Chad Everett

Chad Everett

Simon Kurtz

Peter Graves

Peter Graves

Capt. Clarence Oveur

Julie Hagerty

Julie Hagerty

Elaine Dickinson

Robert Hays

Robert Hays

Ted Striker

Kent McCord

Kent McCord

Dave Unger

Themes & Keywords

space marinemoonspace travelcoffeesequelspoofbomb plantingaftercreditsstingeranarchic comedy

About Airplane II: The Sequel

Airplane II: The Sequel is a comedy film released in 1982 exploring themes of space marine, moon, space travel, coffee, sequel, spoof. Directed by Ken Finkleman, it stars Lloyd Bridges, Raymond Burr, Chuck Connors. A faulty computer causes a passenger space shuttle to head straight for the sun, and man-with-a-past Ted Striker must save the day and get the shuttle back on track – again – all the while trying to patch up his relationship with Elaine.

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