With the
Jerry Zucker-
Jim Abrahams-
David Zucker team absent, this sequel to the cash-cow 1980 spoof
Airplane once again finds garrulous man-with-a-past Ted Striker (
Robert Hays) compelled to take over the controls of crippled aircraft, all the while trying to patch up his relationship with stewardess Elaine (
Julie Hagerty). This time, the first passenger space shuttle is launched into orbit -- and takes off for the moon - but the on-board computer malfunctions and sends the craft hurtling toward the sun, threatening the lives of everyone on board.
Lloyd Bridges and
Peter Graves return from the first
Airplane, while
William Shatner,
Chad Everett,
Sonny Bono,
Raymond Burr and Chuck Conners join the cast, as they too lampoon their established images. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide