Dissecting the Casual Racism of “Airplane!”
Airplane! (1980) is a fun spoof comedy with lots of laughs, right? I watched this film for the first time the other night. I loved it. Then came the racist jokes.
Camping, Camping
The fully loaded Trabi rolled towards the Baltic Sea and father Detlef is for once in excellent mood. Did he not agreed with his friend Alfred, located immediately each issue back with an urgent telegram from the resort. But as the two then adventurous go stalking in the jungle of the big city, they experience a failure after another. Sullen Detlef longs for marriage Trott and campground. There would be matched and over the years rather bland become married woman Eveline is undergoing a remarkable transformation.
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The fully loaded Trabi rolled towards the Baltic Sea and father Detlef is for once in excellent mood. Did he not agreed with his friend Alfred, located immediately each issue back with an urgent telegram from the resort. But as the two then adventurous go stalking in the jungle of the big city, they experience a failure after another. Sullen Detlef longs for marriage Trott and campground. There would be matched and over the years rather bland become married woman Eveline is undergoing a remarkable transformation.
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Genre:Comedy, Drama
Written By:Klaus Gendries, Klaus Poche
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Runtime:85 minutes
Studio:DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme, Fernsehen der DDR
Cast
Klaus Gendries
Director
Ursula Karusseit
Eveline Engel
Dieter Franke
Detlef Engel
Sybille Winkler
Nina Engel
Henry Hübchen
Thomas Flemming
Rolf Ludwig
Alfred Pommeranz
Wolfgang Greese
Kurt Tabbert
Hildegard Alex
Hilde Tabbert
Katharina Rothärmel
Kollegin
Clarissa Freistedt
Schülerin
Gertraud Last
Lehrerin
Hermann Wagemann
Erster Fischer
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