Airplane II: The Sequel

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. A sequel to the 1980 film Airplane!, it was released on December 10, 1982.

Airplane II: The Sequel
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKen Finkleman
Written byKen Finkleman
Produced byHoward W. Koch
Starring
CinematographyJoe Biroc
Edited byDennis Virkler
Tina Hirsch
Music byElmer Bernstein
Richard Hazard
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • December 10, 1982 (1982-12-10)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$15 million
Box office$27.2 million

The team who wrote and directed the original Airplane! (Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker) had no involvement with this sequel. Paramount, having faced a similar situation with Grease 2 earlier in that year, hired Finkleman, who wrote Grease 2, to write and direct Airplane II as well.

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