Subj : Re: And good new comedies
To   : boraxman
From : Nightfox
Date : Fri Apr 18 2025 18:07:47

  Re: Re: And good new comedies
  By: boraxman to Nightfox on Sat Apr 19 2025 12:33 pm

 bo> I didn't know it was called Airplane! until much later.  I also didn't
 bo> realised that ZAZ didn't make Flying High 2 until much later too.

 bo> I think it was to make the name more distinctive.  There was an Australian
 bo> movie called "Airport 80" at the time, and perhaps it was too similar.  We

I suppose that makes sense.

 bo> also call Burger King "Hungry Jacks" because there was an already existing
 bo> Burger King business in Australia.

I'd heard about that.

 bo> Here is another tidbit.  Airplane! is largely a parody of an earlier
 bo> flight "disaster" movie called Zero Hour!.

I'd heard about that too. :)

Nightfox
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