IMSD - Internet Movie Script Database

[kentauros]

Oooo, and look what popped up on a search:


Airplane!

AIRPLANE


Written by

Jim Abrahams, David Zucker & Jerry Zucker





SHOOTING SCRIPT
June 11, 1979
Revised 6/15/79




FADE IN:

EXT. SKY - JUST ABOVE CLOUDS - NIGHT

OMINOUS, THREATENING MUSIC. The upper tail fin of a jet
plane emerges through the cloud layer and PASSES THROUGH the
FRAME like a shark's fin through water. It passes by again
in the opposite direction. MUSIC BUILDS as the fin comes
straight TOWARD the CAMERA, MUSIC SWELLS to CRESCENDO as
entire jet plane lifts out of clouds and passes overhead.
TITLE SLASHES ACROSS SCREEN, "AIRPLANE!"

CREDITS and MUSIC continue over following.

EXT. AIRPORT - NIGHT (STOCK)

ESTABLISHING terminal building.

EXT. TERMINAL BUILDING - PASSENGER LOADING ZONE - NIGHT

Airport bus arrives. Stewardess ELAINE DICKINSON steps off.
CAMERA FOLLOWS Elaine as she walks to terminal building.

P.A. SYSTEM (female v.o.)
The white zone is for immediate loading
and unloading of passengers only. There is
no stopping in the red zone.

P.A. SYSTEM (male v.o.)
The red zone is for immediate loading and
unloading of passengers. There is no
stopping in the white zone.

P.A. SYSTEM (female v.o.)
No. The white zone is for loading and
unloading, and there is no stopping in the
red zone.

P.A. SYSTEM (male v.o.)
The red zone has always been for loading
and unloading, and there is never stopping
in a white zone.

P.A. SYSTEM (female v.o.)
Don't tell me which zone is for stopping
and which zone is for loading.

P.A. SYSTEM (male v.o.)
Listen, Betty. Don't start up with your
white zone shit again!


It's just as funny reading it as watching it! :rofl:

[kentauros]

1. Boy, the Lounge is SLACKING these days...

'twas a time when the mere hint of the movie "Airplane!" brought out scads of comments with favourite lines and scenes.

Now, given access to the full script (with scenes and lines that weren't in the released film) and it garners only *crickets*

Okay y'all, what happened? Or is this just a "faze" (and daze) we're going through? :P

[nolabear]

2. Oh, you know, it's summer. But this is brilliant, and thanks for the post!

I know a bazillion people who will now never do anything but read scripts. I just might be one of them.

[kentauros]

3. I haven't looked up any other scripts, but I am tempted.

Such as seeing if they have either "The Producers" or "Young Frankenstein" :D