Where Does The Time Go? Airplane!-The Movie Turns 40!!

[+ Gar1eth]

https://www.airspacemag.com/daily-planet/forty-years-ago-emairplaneem-was-seriously-funny-disaster-flick-180975288/

 

Gman

 

PS: And don't call me Shirley!!

[AceHardware]

Am I the only one who feels oddly attracted to Otto Pilot and wants to re-inflate him?

[+ Gar1eth]

Not too bad for 73 years old. I wish I looked this good at 59-1/2.

 

 

Gman

[Daverwr]

So many amazing lines... “I take my coffee black, like my men”, “I speak jive”, “I picked the wrong day to give up cocaine”, “Jimmy, have you ever seen a naked man?”

[rvwnsd]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0j2dVuhr6s:70

[+ RJD]

“Cut me some slack, Jack. Chump don’ want no help, chump don’t get ‘da help!”

[+ BenjaminNicholas]

Best movie.

 

Cancel culture would shit if this were released today.

[+ azdr0710]

legendary.....

 

[+ Gar1eth]

Kareem Abdul Jabbar is 73. Does that make anyone feel old?

 

Gman

[mike carey]

Cancel culture would shit if this were released today.

When someone cited the 'I can speak jive' line my thoughts were exactly that. (There could be a reasonable argument that some African-American patterns of speech should be considered as a dialect version of English rather than substandard or stereotyping, but we're not there yet. English as spoken by indigenous Australians, particularly in remote communities, is considered as a distinct dialect, Aboriginal English. That way schools don't demonise its use, rather they teach students the differences between it and standard English. *ends diversion*)

[+ Gar1eth]

When someone cited the 'I can speak jive' line my thoughts were exactly that. (There could be a reasonable argument that some African-American patterns of speech should be considered as a dialect version of English rather than substandard or stereotyping, but we're not there yet. English as spoken by indigenous Australians, particularly in remote communities, is considered as a distinct dialect, Aboriginal English. That way schools don't demonise its use, rather they teach students the differences between it and standard English. *ends diversion*)

 

But doesn't the word dialect really imply substandardness? For example, I say/use the word y'all for the 2nd person plural instead of you. This is a southern "dialect," but I know it's not standard. And I wouldn't (more than likely?) use it in a formal paper. I might use it in a speech. But it would depend on the subject and the audience.

 

Gman

[mike carey]

But doesn't the word dialect really imply substandardness? For example, I say/use the word y'all for the 2nd person plural instead of you. This is a southern "dialect," but I know it's not standard. And I wouldn't (more than likely?) use it in a formal paper. I might use it in a speech. But it would depend on the subject and the audience.

 

Gman

No, not necessarily, dialect can be regional or cultural. Swiss German, for example. Not standard doesn't necessarily mean substandard. I wouldn't call that southern usage a dialect variation, just usage and vocabulary. More broadly, I wouldn't call English as spoken in the UK at large, Canada, the US, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand distinct dialects, but rather distinct versions of standard English. (I'm not so sure about some of the UK regional variants, they might qualify.) Aboriginal English, by contrast, includes some grammatical structures from indigenous languages that differ from standard English.

[Guy Fawkes]

Just happened to watch it yesterday.

ps: Surely you jest!

 

https://www.airspacemag.com/daily-planet/forty-years-ago-emairplaneem-was-seriously-funny-disaster-flick-180975288/

 

PS: And don't call me Shirley!!

[Becket]

Loved the silly guy in the tower? "The tower! The tower! Rapunzel!" "Did I leave the iron on?" "How 'bout Mr. Rogers?" "Antie Em! It's a twister!" What was his name? Johnny?

[+ Gar1eth]

Loved the silly guy in the tower? "The tower! The tower! Rapunzel!" "Did I leave the iron on?" "How 'bout Mr. Rogers?" "Antie Em! It's a twister!" What was his name? Johnny?

 

Yes!!

 

Gman

[dcguy20]

Such fond memories! I remember seeing it for the first time while recovering from lung surgery. Not such a wise idea as it hurt so much to laugh.

[rvwnsd]

Loved the silly guy in the tower? "The tower! The tower! Rapunzel!" "Did I leave the iron on?" "How 'bout Mr. Rogers?" "Antie Em! It's a twister!" What was his name? Johnny?

"There's a sale at Penney's!"

[+ poolboy48220]

"Johnny, how about some coffee?" "No thank you!"

[+ Reisr30]

Best movie evah!

[Daverwr]

One of the subtleties that always brings a smile to me is the sound every time they show the aircraft flying. It’s the sound of a propeller aircraft!

[+ pdxleo]

My teenaged sense of humor was indelibly set by "Airplane", Monty Python films, and too many Saturday midnights at the RiverPark Theatre "Rocky Horror Picture Show" viewings - oh the good ol' days!

[AceHardware]

Reporter after short press conference: "How about some pictures, boys?" And they proceed to strip the wall of framed photos.

[Guest MiguelMichel]

One of my favourite movies. I kinda can recite it all by heart. "That's impossible, they're on instruments!"

[+ E.T.Bass]

When someone cited the 'I can speak jive' line my thoughts were exactly that. (There could be a reasonable argument that some African-American patterns of speech should be considered as a dialect version of English rather than substandard or stereotyping, but we're not there yet. English as spoken by indigenous Australians, particularly in remote communities, is considered as a distinct dialect, Aboriginal English. That way schools don't demonise its use, rather they teach students the differences between it and standard English. *ends diversion*)

According to the documentary The Story of English, African American variations of the English language are true dialects that in part trace back to Africa where English was first learned from the British, for example the expression "I be talking...." vs. "I am talking" is a figure of speech how English was learned in Africa. Also, the tendency to say "I aksed you..." vs. " I asked you ..." traces back to English in Africa, centuries ago.

Though it is years since I saw the documentary, I recall there were isolated communities in the southeastern US where the old folk still spoke a dialect traced directly to African English.

Edited August 11, 2020 by E.T.Bass

[jeezifonly]

My two favorite moments:

Elaine recounting her early relationship with (Hayes) on a mission in Africa where she’s teaching poor village women how to use Tupperware to keep hot dog buns fresh to “stretch your food dollars”

And of course Ethel Merman...