# "Airplane!" Back In Theaters? Surely You Can't Actually Mean That! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 17, 2011, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-back-in-theaters-surely-you-cant-actually-mean-that/567905 "2011-01-17T04:19:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2011, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-back-in-theaters-surely-you-cant-actually-mean-that/567905/81 "2011-01-23T01:35:21Z")
Nervous? ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2011, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-back-in-theaters-surely-you-cant-actually-mean-that/567905/82 "2011-01-23T02:48:21Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Nervous? Yes. ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2011, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-back-in-theaters-surely-you-cant-actually-mean-that/567905/83 "2011-01-23T02:49:42Z")
Where did you get that DRESS? It’s AWFUL! And those _shoes_ and that _coat…jeez!_ * * * Seriously, this is awesome. There’s an AMC I go to all the time, and a client gave me two AMC passes for Xmas. I’ll have to ask the guy next to me to pinch me to make sure I’m not dreaming… ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2011, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-back-in-theaters-surely-you-cant-actually-mean-that/567905/84 "2011-01-23T03:39:42Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Nervous? > [@RickJay](#): > > Yes. First time? ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2011, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-back-in-theaters-surely-you-cant-actually-mean-that/567905/85 "2011-01-23T03:48:10Z")
No, I’ve been nervous lots of times. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2011, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-back-in-theaters-surely-you-cant-actually-mean-that/567905/86 "2011-01-23T03:56:31Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > OK. Not for another two hours. You can’t tell me for another two hours? ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2011, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-back-in-theaters-surely-you-cant-actually-mean-that/567905/87 "2011-01-23T04:58:11Z")
“Hey, you know what they say: see a broad to get dat booty yak 'em…” (finish it, somebody!;)) Q ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2011, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-back-in-theaters-surely-you-cant-actually-mean-that/567905/88 "2011-01-23T05:03:56Z")
> [@Quasimodem](#): > > “Hey, you know what they say: see a broad to get dat booty yak 'em…” > > (finish it, somebody!;)) Leg ‘er down an’ smack 'em yak 'em! ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2011, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-back-in-theaters-surely-you-cant-actually-mean-that/567905/89 "2011-01-23T05:40:31Z")
**Spoons** , I used to misunderstand that one: “If they got that booty-yakum” “Lay 'em down and smack’em yakum!” I know that’s kinda close.😉 Being a drummer, I kinda “improvised” on the word “booty” sometimes and went “boodily”. 🙂 Quasi ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2011, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-back-in-theaters-surely-you-cant-actually-mean-that/567905/90 "2011-01-23T05:49:28Z")
Well, I did the best I could. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2011, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-back-in-theaters-surely-you-cant-actually-mean-that/567905/91 "2011-01-23T05:50:25Z")
According to IDMb, yours was exactly right! 🙂 Q ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2011, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-back-in-theaters-surely-you-cant-actually-mean-that/567905/92 "2011-01-24T03:28:32Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > You can’t tell me for another two hours? No. I mean we can’t land for another two hours. ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2011, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-back-in-theaters-surely-you-cant-actually-mean-that/567905/93 "2011-01-24T07:37:38Z")
**Leaffan** I believe the way that quote goes is: **Rumack:** Captain, how soon can you land? **Captain Oveur:** I can’t tell. **Rumack:** You can tell me. I’m a doctor. **Captain Oveur:** No. I mean I’m just not sure. **Rumack:** Well, can’t you take a guess? **Captain Oveur:** Well, not for another two hours. **Rumack:** You can’t take a guess for another two hours? Unbelievably hilarious stuff !!! ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2011, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-back-in-theaters-surely-you-cant-actually-mean-that/567905/94 "2011-01-31T07:49:13Z")
Okay, so Mr. Rilch and I saw it yesterday. **Awesome.** Not much of a crowd, but it was midday. Spontaneous applause for most of the cast, when they first appeared. Leslie Nielsen got the biggest hand! Some people were saying the lines, but very softly, and towards the end I could feel people tensing up when they knew a particular gag was coming. Such as “The fog is getting thicker.” [collective breath-hold] “And Leon’s getting llllllllarrrrrrrger!” Afterwards, we got free copies of the original poster! And another audience member pointed out how short it was: barely 90 minutes. No B-plot, and a pretty linear plot overall. It appears that this is part of an ongoing AMC promotion. They’re going to show **Sixteen Candles** next month, and come to think of it, IIRC there was a showing of **Back to the Future** not long ago. I so. hope. they do **Wargames**. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2011, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-back-in-theaters-surely-you-cant-actually-mean-that/567905/95 "2011-01-31T12:30:35Z")
I bought my tickets for tomorrow night’s show in advance, and now it looks likely that they’ll go to waste – the forecast calls for a major snow/ice storm to hit here tomorrow afternoon. Grrr. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2011, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-back-in-theaters-surely-you-cant-actually-mean-that/567905/96 "2011-01-31T13:11:29Z")
I just wanted to tell you both good luck. We’re all counting on you. ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-back-in-theaters-surely-you-cant-actually-mean-that/567905/97 "2011-02-01T01:01:02Z")
> [@Hal\_Briston](#): > > I bought my tickets for tomorrow night’s show in advance, and now it looks likely that they’ll go to waste – the forecast calls for a major snow/ice storm to hit here tomorrow afternoon. Grrr. Oh, the irony. ☹ Look on the bright side, though. I’ve now got “River of Jordan” stuck in my head. To be fair, though, if that really was Lorna Patterson singing (and it did sound like her speaking voice), she was pretty awesome. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-back-in-theaters-surely-you-cant-actually-mean-that/567905/98 "2011-02-01T01:18:29Z")
After talking to some folks from the theater, I found that hardly anyone goes to these things (buncha savages in this town…), so I went there today and returned the advance tickets I had bought. That way, if the roads are ok tomorrow, I’ll just go and buy them again. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-back-in-theaters-surely-you-cant-actually-mean-that/567905/99 "2011-02-01T01:31:46Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > _removes sunglasses._ > _removes sunglasses._ yeeeeaaaahhhh!!! ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-back-in-theaters-surely-you-cant-actually-mean-that/567905/100 "2011-02-01T01:56:40Z")
> [@Hal\_Briston](#): > > I bought my tickets for tomorrow night’s show in advance, and now it looks likely that they’ll go to waste – the forecast calls for a major snow/ice storm to hit here tomorrow afternoon. Grrr. We got fog right down to the deck, every place east of the Rockies. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-back-in-theaters-surely-you-cant-actually-mean-that/567905.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-back-in-theaters-surely-you-cant-actually-mean-that/567905.md?page=6)