Airplane II: The Sequel

Airplane II: The Sequel
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ken Finkleman
Written by	Ken Finkleman
Produced by	Howard W. Koch
Starring	Robert Hays Julie Hagerty Lloyd Bridges Chad Everett William Shatner
Cinematography	Joe Biroc
Edited by	Dennis Virkler Tina Hirsch
Music by	Elmer Bernstein Richard Hazard
Production company	Howard W. Koch Productions
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	December 10, 1982 (1982-12-10)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$15 million[1]
Box office	$27.2 million[2]

Airplane II: The Sequel (titled Flying High II: The Sequel in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Japan, and the Philippines) is a 1982 American parody film written and directed by Ken Finkleman in his directorial debut and starring Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Lloyd Bridges, Chad Everett, William Shatner, Rip Torn, and Sonny Bono. A sequel to the 1980 film Airplane!, it was released on December 10, 1982.

The team who wrote and directed the original Airplane! (Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker) had no involvement with this sequel. Paramount, having faced a similar situation with Grease 2 earlier in that year, hired Finkleman, who wrote Grease 2, to write and direct Airplane II as well. Ultimately, the film received mixed reviews from critics and was a commercial disappointment, grossing $27.2 million against a $15 million budget. A third film, Airplane III, was announced in a post-credit message, but was cancelled due to the film's lackluster performance.^[3]