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Tim Molloy

They Took a Lot From a 1957 Airplane Movie

Paramount

Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker started out writing Airplane! as a parody of all disaster movies, but based it especially on the 1957 airplane drama Zero Hour.

They used the concept — a romance in mid-air, as our heroes struggle to land the plane safely — but packed it with jokes.

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