Two hilarious examples of parody done right
Long ago---in the 1980's---I had both these movies separately on VHS. What a delight to re-own these two classic films together in one DVD package! "Airplane", the one that re-invented the "cuckoo" comedy, does for disaster flicks what "Blazing Saddles" did for movie westerns. The directing trio of the Zucker brothers & Jim Abrahams gleefully beat the genre to a pulp, with the sheer number of good jokes far outnumbering the groaners (thankfully!). The "serious" actors in the film---Lloyd Bridges, Robert Stack, and particularly, Leslie Nielsen---would never be looked at the same way again with this movie. It's the badge of a good film which gets quoted over & over again to this very day.
The trio returned in 1984 to do the sometimes-overlooked "Top Secret!", a flick with the giddy spirit of "Airplane". This time around, it targets WWII intrigue/Elvis Presley flicks (strange bedfellows, but it works) as an unlikely hero in heartthrob rocker Val Kilmer manages to save the day. There...
Airplane! (1980) / Top Secret! (1984)
I loved both of these movies when I was a teenager. Now I am buying them both for my children. If you like good, dumb and stupid humor than this video is for you. Fun for the whole family! and laugh away while you can
Simply the two of the 3 funniest movies ever made
I have now bought 3 copies of "Top Secret" as people have borrowed copies. Both have cheesy puns, sight gags and tons of quotable lines like "Yes, I know a little German... he's over there (points to a little person in liederhosen).
Just buy it... you won't be disappointed.
(By the way, the third movie is "The Naked Gun")
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