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Airplane was not strictly an original, it was a remake/spoof of Zero Hour from 1957 and more broadly spoofing the "disaster" film concept.
by throwawayboise 5y ago
Airplane was not strictly an original, it was a remake/spoof of Zero Hour from 1957 and more broadly spoofing the "disaster" film concept.
- selimthegrim 5y agoYou could also argue it was spoofing the Airport films which were based on books.
- QuercusMax 5y agoThere are a significant number of scenes in Airplane that are directly lifted from Zero Hour. I haven't checked recently, but I think it's almost a scene-for-scene remake in many respects.
- PopePompus 5y agoHere's a video comparing the two: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-v2BHNBVCs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-v2BHNBVCs It really was a remake of a "serious" drama as a comedy.
- selimthegrim 5y agoI didn’t realize Hailey was behind both.
- newsclues 5y agoSpoofs are derivative works but original works compared to remakes or sequels.