Airplane! quotes

54 total quotes

McCroskey
Multiple Characters
Rumack
Striker

View Quote Rumack: Captain, how soon can you land?
Capt. Oveur: I can't tell.
Rumack: You can tell me, I'm a doctor.
Capt. Oveur: No, I mean I'm just not sure.
Rumack: Well, can't you take a guess?
Capt. Oveur: Well, not for another two hours.
Rumack: You can't take a guess for another two hours?

View Quote Reporter: What kind of plane is it?
Johnny: Oh it's a big pretty white plane with red stripes, curtains in the window and wheels. It looks like a big Tylenol.

View Quote Murdock: Do you want me to check the weather, Clarence?
Capt. Oveur: No, why don't you take care of it.

View Quote McCroskey: I want the best available man on this, a man who knows that plane inside and out and won't crack under pressure.
Johnny: How 'bout Mr. Rogers?

View Quote Johnny : This? Why I could make a hat, or a brooch, a pterodactyl. . .
Reporter : What kind of plane is it?

View Quote The last thing he said to me, "Doc," he said, "Sometime when the crew is up against it, the breaks are beating the boys, tell them to get out there and give it all they got and win just one for the Zipper. I don't know where I'll be then, Doc," he said, "but I won't smell too good, that's for sure."

View Quote MCrosky : Johnny, what can you make outta this? [hands him a piece of paper]

View Quote Radar Man: Bad news, the fog's getting thicker...
Johnny: (Leaps in from nowhere) And Leon's getting LAAAAAAAAARRRRGEEEEEEERRRRRRRR!! (Jumps offscreen again.)

View Quote Striker: Surely you can't be serious?
Rumack: I am serious. And don't call me Shirley. Note: this exchange is ranked #79 in the American Film Institute's list of the top 100 movie quotations in American cinema.

View Quote Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue.

View Quote Elaine: Ted! What are you doing here! You can't fly this plane!
Striker: That's what I've been trying to tell these people!

View Quote Johnny : Me John! Big tree.

View Quote Striker: Surely there must be something you can do.
Rumack: I'm doing everything I can, and stop calling me Shirley.

View Quote Johnny : And Leon's getting laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrger.
Towergy : [holding up a newspaper] Captain, look at this!

View Quote Off to the tower? Rapunzel! Rapunzel!