Film 1982. Written by Ken Finkleman. Directed by Ken Finkleman. Starring Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Lloyd Bridges, Chad Everett, William Shatner.
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1Air Pakistan BBBTransportationAirlines

Air Pakistan




2Altar Boy BBBPeriodicalsMagazines

Altar Boy
Magazine priest reads.



3Church of Lunar ConsciousnessBBBReligionChurches

Church of Lunar Consciousness
The Airplane II version of Airplane's Church of Religious Conciousness.

4Daily Star BBBPeriodicalsNewspapers

Daily Star
Newspaper headline: Lunar Shuttle Heads for Disaster.



5The Des Moines InstituteBBBResearch InstitutesInstitutes

The Des Moines Institute
Hospital where Joey was supposed to go to Des Moines for an operation to cure his impotence.

6Di-Gel BBBDrugsMedicine

Di-Gel
Digestive medicine in airport gift shop.



7Grand Dresden Hotel BBBTravelHotels

Grand Dresden Hotel
Sticker on Sonny Bono's bomber's briefcase.



8Houston Daily Journal BBBPeriodicalsNewspapers

Houston Daily Journal
Newspaper headlines: "Madman on Loose", "Lunar Shuttle XR-2300 Flies Tomorrow"



9International Inquirer BBBPeriodicalsNewspapers

International Inquirer
Tabloid newspaper headline: Man Has Sex Change / Marries Self.



10Iran Air BBBTransportationAirlines

Iran Air
Airline.



11I'm Alright, You're Alright BBBLiteratureBooks-Misc

I'm Alright, You're Alright
Book in Sonny Bono's briefcase - spoof of Thomas A. Harris' I'm OK- You're OK.



12Jerusalem News BBBPeriodicalsNewspapers

Jerusalem News
Newspaper headline: They Shouldn't Have Gone in the First Place.



13Ken's TruckingBBBServicesShipping and Storage

Ken's Trucking
The truck that Ted leaps out of to get into the skyport is named "Ken's Trucking" and has a Canadian maple leaf on it. This is an inside joke since "Ken" is Writer-Director Ken Finkleman who is from Canada, hence the Maple Leaf.

14Lunar Shuttle XR-2300BBBVehiclesSpacecrafts

Lunar Shuttle XR-2300


15Mayflower 1 BBBVehiclesSpacecrafts

Mayflower 1
The first passenger shuttle to the moon.



16News 14 Buffalo BBBTelevisionTV-News

News 14 Buffalo
TV news.



17Pan Universe BBBTravelTravel Services

Pan Universe
Space faring version of airline Pan Am, now with service to the moon.



18Psycho Month BBBPeriodicalsMagazines

Psycho Month
Magazine Sonny Bono's bomber reads.



19Public Broadcasting TelevisionBBBCinemaTV Stations

Public Broadcasting Television


20R.O.K. 4000 BBBComputersA.I.

R.O.K. 4000
The Airplane equivalent of HAL 9000 from Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey.

21Rocky XXXVIII BBBCinemaMovies-Sequels

Rocky XXXVIII
Movie poster in airport gift shop behind Sonny Bono when he buys the second time bomb on the right.



22Ronald Reagan Hospital for the Mentally ... BBBHealthcareHospitals-Mental Health

Ronald Reagan Hospital for the Mentally Ill
The mental hospital Ted Striker spent some time in: "We cure people the old fashioned way"



23Ted Striker's 400 Polka FavoritesBBBMusicAlbums

Ted Striker's 400 Polka Favorites
An album Ted put out in his earlier days.

24Tokyo 4 BBBTelevisionTV Shows-misc

Tokyo 4
TV news.



25Transcendental Air BBBTransportationAirlines

Transcendental Air
Canting or non-chanting options available.



FICTITIOUS TIMELINE
26March 5, 1980 Dates20th Century: 80sEvents

March 5, 1980
When the in-flight meal sickens the flight crew, ex-fighter pilot and traumatized war veteran turned taxi driver Ted Striker successfully lands Trans American Flight 209. Date mentioned during courtroom scene of Ted's trial.



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27Alpha Beta Lunar Base MapStructuresMilitary Bases

Alpha Beta Lunar Base
Lunar base, destination of Pan Universe Lunar Shuttle XR-2300.




28Macho GrandeMapNatureNatural Areas

Macho Grande
Where Ted lost most of his squad during the war.

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30The young boy's dog's name. OtherTriviaName Game-Animals

The young boy's dog's name.
Dort
Scraps
Everglot





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