You learn something every morning.

[roseembolism]

Courtesy of metafilter:

I already knew about "Airplane!",   the parody of the 70s "Airport" series.  What I didn't know, is that "Airplane!" is also a very close remake of the 1950's film "Zero Hour!".  In fact the serious dialog in "Airplane!" is practically word-for-word from Zero Hour.  It says a lot about 1950's drama that it needs very little twisting around to make an excellent comedy.

And courtesy of Youtube, we get a comparison of the "dramatic" scenes from "Zero Hour!" and "Airplane!".  Scary, isn't it?

Comments

[baronlaw.livejournal.com]

Wow what a difference 20 years makes!

[roseembolism.livejournal.com]

Arguably, the 23 years before "Airplane!" make more of a difference than the 23 years after. I can far more easily see a film like "Airplane!" being made in 2003 than in 1957.

But then, that's what living on the far side of the Singularity is like.

[random-girl.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I laughed outloud at this.