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.

Eve, 35 years old, has just lost her grandmother. She had promised to accompany her to the island of Lanzarote to celebrate the Burial of the Sardine, a pagan rite that celebrates chaos. Eve lands alone on the volcanic island. As soon as she arrives, her retreat is disrupted by her two best friends, Bonnie and Rita, who have come to surprise her.
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.
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