Plot
An ex-fighter pilot is forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.
Cast
Robert Hays
Ted Striker
Julie Hagerty
Elaine Dickinson
Leslie Nielsen
Dr. Rumack
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Roger Murdock
Lloyd Bridges
Steve McCroskey
Peter Graves
Capt. Clarence Oveur
Robert Stack
Captain Rex Kramer
Lorna Patterson
Randy
Jill Whelan
Lisa Davis
Ann Nelson
Hanging Lady
Jim Abrahams
Religious Zealot #6
Jonathan Banks
Gunderson
Crew
Elmer Bernstein
Original Music Composer
Jon Davison
Producer
Jerry Zucker
Director
David Zucker
Director
Jim Abrahams
Director
Joseph F. Biroc
Director of Photography
Jim Abrahams
Writer
David Zucker
Writer
Jerry Zucker
Writer
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