Airplane! slapstick lives again in Wisconsin's new tourism ad
Forget about Milwaukee beer or Door County cherries. Travel Wisconsin has embraced cheesy humour in its new TV ad created by David Zucker and Robert Hays, the director and star, respectively, of the...
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"Surely you can't be serious." "I am serious, and don't call me Shirley." Robert Hays & Leslie Nielsen - "Airplane!" "May the force be with you" /"I am your father" Harrison Ford & James Earl...
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The year was 1970. I can vividly recall it as a sticky, sultry midsummer's day and I was sweating like Robert Hays would later do in "Airplane."
View Article'Airplane!' team reunites in L.A. to shoot Wisconsin tourism ads
David Zucker, Robert Hays and the rest of the key team behind "Airplane!"will shoot three Wisconsin Department of Tourism ads on Thursday in Los Angeles.
View ArticleSurely, we're serious: 'Airplane!' stars back in cockpit
NBA great and actor Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, left, and actor Robert Hays pose with "Otto" during an "Airplane!" photo op at Air Hollywood in Pacoima, Calif., on Sept.
View ArticleRobert Hays to appear in second Wis. tourism ad
Actor Robert Hays is making a second appearance in a Wisconsin tourism commercial, this time with his "Airplane!" co-star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
View ArticleKareem Abdul-Jabbar 'Airplane' Spoof Highlights Wisconsin Tourism
Basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and actor Robert Hays will flash back in time to their days in the cockpit filming the iconic "Airplane!" to create a series of tourism ads for Wisconsin, the...
View ArticleBobby Sherman was honored with the Humanitarian Award at Smothers Theatre
Bobby Sherman went from sharing Peace to Keeping the Peace as and Los Angeles Police Officer and San Bernadino Country Sheriff With wife Brigitte cheering him on Bobby was greeted by a standing ovation...
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View ArticleWisconsin tourism agency's 'Airplane!' ad takes flight
Front row from left, Robert Hays, David Zucker, Jim Abrahams and Jerry Zucker. Back row , Kareem Abdul-Jabbar NBA great and former Milwaukee Bucks star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and actor Robert Hays are...
View ArticleThe Americans and the cold reality of the old Cold War
What would Ronald Reagan do? Oh, probably make a speech about "liberty," issue an ultimatum that could be retracted later and take a nap.
View ArticleNew tourism ad good, but misses the northwoods
A new Department of Tourism ad doesn't feature much of northern Wisconsin, but a Northwoods tourism leader says it will do good things for this region and the state.
View ArticleSurely, You Must Watch This Airplane! Reunion! Sorry For Calling You Shirley,...
Airplane! alumni Robert Hays and Kareem Abdul Jabar are starring in a commercial for Travel Wisconsin where they were back in the cockpit, because nothing makes you want to hop in a plane and go to...
View ArticleKate Taylor: CRTC's porn channel move highlights serious questions about...
You could hear the snickering from St. John's to Victoria Wednesday evening as news broke that Canada's broadcasting regulator was questioning whether three porn channels were living up to their...
View ArticleWatch the mini-a Airplane!a reunion promoting Wisconsin tourism
More than three decades after "Airplane!" came out, the directors and some of the stars have reunited to make ads urging you to go to Wisconsin.
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One of the featured attractions at this year's Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival is a staged reading of Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy by all five members of the legendary Canadian troupe.
View ArticleAirplane! Stars Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Robert Hays Reunite in Tourism Ad
Looks like we picked the wrong week to quit obsessing about Airplane! Robert Hays and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar have reunited for this clip, written by the film's directors, Jerry and David Zucker, that...
View Article'Airplane!' tourism commercials getting national attention
NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and actor Robert Hays pose for photos in a filming scene for a TV commercials for the Wisconsin Department of Tourism.
View ArticleSixteen Scandals: Even Rob Ford gets fresh treatment in a revue full of rich...
From left, Sarah Hillier, Kevin Vidal, Craig Brown, Connor Thompson and Allison Price, in Second City's Sixteen Scandals.
View ArticleA Field in England: Categorically insane, historically hilarious
The easiest way to describe Ben Wheatley's wildly original new film, A Field in England , with its mixture of historical gravity, creepiness and demented humour, is a simple synopsis: It's the English...
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