Airplane II: The Sequel
A traumatized pilot returns to the controls of a malfunctioning lunar shuttle in a relentlessly absurd sequel spoof.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- anarchic
- irreverent
- witty
- comedy marathon
- lazy weekend
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film an overextended and repetitive follow-up whose barrage of sight gags falls well short of the original.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film repeatedly layers one-liners, comic signs, puns, and visual jokes throughout the lunar-shuttle crisis.
The disaster-film and aviation-comedy formula is transferred from a passenger aircraft to the Mayflower One lunar shuttle.
Ted Striker is haunted by wartime trauma and a previous aviation catastrophe yet must take control when the shuttle malfunctions.
The plot reprises Ted's reluctant return to the controls, replacing the aircraft with an untested passenger lunar shuttle.
Films like Airplane II: The Sequel, and why
Airplane!
shares anarchic parody, rapid-fire sight gags, slapstick escalation, and aviation-disaster spoofing
Spaceballs
shares broad parody, science fiction adventure trappings, absurdist humor, and ensemble comic performances
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
shares deadpan spoofing, physical comedy, genre parody, and an endangered-vehicle premise
Amazon Women on the Moon
shares high-concept science fiction comedy, disaster-movie satire, and irreverent visual gags
Movie Details
- Director
- Ken Finkleman
- Release Date
- 1982-12-10
- Runtime
- 84 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (1316)
Cast
- Lloyd Bridges
- Raymond Burr
- Chuck Connors
- Rip Torn
- John Dehner
- Chad Everett
- Peter Graves
- Julie Hagerty
- Robert Hays
- Kent McCord
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Airplane II: The Sequel about?
- A traumatized pilot returns to the controls of a malfunctioning lunar shuttle in a relentlessly absurd sequel spoof.
- What is Airplane II: The Sequel like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Airplane II: The Sequel as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Airplane II: The Sequel violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Airplane II: The Sequel as mild.
- What did critics think of Airplane II: The Sequel?
- Critics broadly found the film an overextended and repetitive follow-up whose barrage of sight gags falls well short of the original.
- Which films are like Airplane II: The Sequel?
- Films with a similar feel include Airplane!, Spaceballs, The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, and Amazon Women on the Moon.
- How long is Airplane II: The Sequel?
- Airplane II: The Sequel runs 84 minutes.
- Where can I watch Airplane II: The Sequel?
- In United States, Airplane II: The Sequel streams on fuboTV, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel.
