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Cast
Robert Hays (Ted Striker)Julie Hagerty (Elaine Dickinson)Leslie Nielsen (Dr. Rumack)Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Roger Murdock)Lloyd Bridges (Steve McCroskey)Peter Graves (Captain Clarence Oveur)Lorna Patterson (Randy)Robert Stack (Captain Rex Kramer)Stephen Stucker (Johnny Henshaw-Jacobs)Otto (Otto)Jim Abrahams (Religious Zealot #6)Frank Ashmore (Victor Basta)Jonathan Banks (Gunderson)Craig Berenson (Paul Carey)Barbara Billingsley (Jive Lady)Lee Bryant (Mrs. Hammen)Joyce Bulifant (Mrs. Davis)Mae E. Campbell (Security Lady)
Directors
Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker
Synopsis
A man afraid to fly must ensure that a plane lands safely after the pilots become sick.
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