✈️ Interesting fact: Airplane! (1980) — Almost every line of dialogue in the film was played completely straight on purpose, even though the script was packed with absurd jokes. The directors specifically cast serious dramatic actors like Leslie Nielsen to deliver ridiculous lines without winking at the audience. This deadpan delivery made the humor land harder and turned Nielsen into an unexpected comedy icon. Many of the jokes were lifted almost word for word from the disaster movie Zero Hour