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Airplane II: The Sequel (titled Flying High II: The Sequel in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Japan, and the Philippines) is a 1982 American parody film written and directed by Ken Finkleman in his directorial debut and starring Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Lloyd Bridges, Chad Everett, William Shatner, Rip Torn, and Sonny Bono.
Dec 10, 1982 · Ted Striker, the ex-fighter pilot who hates flying, saves the day again on a space shuttle with a faulty computer. Watch the trailer, see the cast and crew, read user and critic reviews, and find out the trivia and goofs of this sequel to Airplane! (1980).
- (57K)
- Comedy, Sci-Fi
- Ken Finkleman
- 1982-12-10
Airplane II: The Sequel. 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...
- (19)
- Ken Finkleman
- PG
- Robert Hays
Oct 9, 2014 · Fasten your seatbelts for a ride you'll never forget - Airplane II: The Sequel. There's a mad bomber on board, the first lunar shuttle is about to self-destruct, the engines are not working,...
- 2 min
- 23.2K
- Paramount Movies Digital
Ted Striker, the ex-fighter pilot who hates flying, escapes from the mental asylum and saves the first passenger space shuttle, the Mayflower One, from crashing into the Sun. He faces a computer glitch, a bomb threat, and his ex-fiancée's fiancé on the way to the Moon.
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. Ken Finkleman. Director, Screenplay.
Roger Ebert criticizes the sequel for being a retread of the original "Airplane" and lacking a story or a connection to the stars. He praises the first 10 minutes for being genuinely funny, but warns that the movie is a waste of time.
