AMC Theatres® Takes Off With Classic Comedy "Airplane!"
Tickets on Sale Now for Special Showings on Jan. 29 and Feb. 1
Kansas City, Mo. (Jan. 21, 2011) - AMC Theatres (AMC), a leading theatrical exhibition and entertainment company, is proud to partner with Paramount Pictures Corporation to offer guests the chance to see the hit comedy AIRPLANE! for a limited time, exclusively in more than 150 theatres.
Together with Paramount, AMC will feature this classic movie that was originally released on July 2, 1980. AIRPLANE! stars Leslie Nielsen as Dr. Rumack, which was his first comedic role and cemented him as one of the country's funniest actors. Now more than 30 years later, AMC guests can laugh again at the great lines delivered by Nielsen such as "I am serious...and don't call me Shirley."
"You won't want to miss this!" said Robert J. Lenihan, president of programming at AMC. "We are pleased to partner with Paramount to offer guests the opportunity to relive this hilarious, PG-rated movie when it hits the big screen again."
AIRPLANE! grossed more than $83 million at the box office and was the fourth highest grossing movie in 1980. It was named to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress on Dec. 28, 2010 as one of 25 films that are "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant to American culture and to be preserved for all time. Premiere magazine voted AIRPLANE! one of the "50 greatest comedies of all time" in 2006.
Directed and written by Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry Zucker, AIRPLANE! features the all-star cast of Nielsen, Robert Hays, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Grave, Julie Hagerty and cameos by Barbara Billingsley and Ethel Merman.
Dubbed as "The craziest flight you'll ever take!," AIRPLANE! is the tale of ex-fighter pilot Ted Striker (Hays), who is now afraid to fly but chases the love of his life Elaine (Hagerty), a flight attendant. After dinner is served on the plane, the crew falls ill and are treated by Dr. Rumack (Nielsen). Elaine is instructed by the control tower supervisor Steve McCroskey (Bridges) to activate the plane's autopilot but that someone on board will need to land the plane, which is when Striker takes over the cockpit.
Showings will be at 12:30 p.m. local time on Saturday, Jan. 29 and 7 p.m. local time on Tuesday, Feb. 1 Tickets for this limited- time, special event and a list of participating markets and theatres are now available online at www.AMCTheatres.com/airplane or at participating theatres.
About Paramount Pictures Corporation Paramount Pictures Corporation (PPC), a global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment, is a unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), a leading content company with prominent and respected film, television and digital entertainment brands. The company's labels include Paramount Pictures, Paramount Vantage, Paramount Classics, Insurge Pictures, MTV Films and Nickelodeon Movies. PPC operations also include Paramount Digital Entertainment, Paramount Famous Productions, Paramount Home Entertainment, Paramount Pictures International, Paramount Licensing Inc., Paramount Studio Group, and Worldwide Television Distribution. www.paramount.com
About AMC Entertainment Inc. Headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., AMC Entertainment Inc. is a leading theatrical exhibition and entertainment company. With a history of industry leadership and innovation dating back to 1920, the company today serves hundreds of millions of guests annually through interests in 380 theatres with 5,325 screens in five countries. www.AMCTheatres.com.