Hollywood Outbreak<p>If you believe the words of the late Leslie Nielsen -- and surely you do -- the secret to the success of "Airplane!" was the genius casting of very serious actors in roles that had them saying very funny things.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Airplane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Airplane</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Comedy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Comedy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Parody" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Parody</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LeslieNielsen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LeslieNielsen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PeterGraves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeterGraves</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LloydBridges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LloydBridges</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Movie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Movie</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Film" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Film</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClassicComedy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClassicComedy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Humor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Humor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Satire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Satire</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MovieAnniversary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MovieAnniversary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CultClassic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CultClassic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BehindTheScenes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BehindTheScenes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FilmHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FilmHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AirplaneMovie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AirplaneMovie</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/80s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>80s</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/80sMovies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>80sMovies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/80sNostalgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>80sNostalgia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Movies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Movies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MovieNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MovieNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EntertainmentNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EntertainmentNews</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.hollywoodoutbreak.com/2025/07/04/leslie-nielsen-found-airplane-to-be-seriously-funny/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">hollywoodoutbreak.com/2025/07/</span><span class="invisible">04/leslie-nielsen-found-airplane-to-be-seriously-funny/</span></a></p>