Airplane! (1980)

Don't Call Me Shirley

After killing his seatmate, Striker (Robert Hays) is invited into the cockpit to take over the plane.

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

© Paramount 2013

Released in 1980 by Paramount.

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