Airplane! (1980)

I Speak Jive

When a flight attendant struggles to understand her jive-talking passengers, a friendly old lady (Barbara Billingsley) steps in.

Directed by Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and David Zucker.

© Paramount 2012

Released in 1980 by Paramount.

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  • producer: Jim Abrahams
  • producer: Jerry Zucker
  • producer: Hunt Lowry
  • producer: David Zucker
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  • cinematographer: Joseph F. Biroc
  • composer: Elmer Bernstein
  • editor: Patrick Kennedy
  • costume-designer: Rosanna Norton
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  • studio: Paramount

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