Binding: Hardcover
Description: Named ONE OF THE BEST Comedy Books OF 2023 AT Vulture Surely You Can't Be Serious is an in - depth and hysterical look at the making of 1980's comedy classic Airplane! by the legendary writers and directors of the hit film. Airplane! premiered on July 2nd 1980. With a budget of $3.5 million it went on to make nearly $200 million in sales and has influenced a multitude of comedians on both sides of the camera. Surely You Can t Be Serious is the first - ever oral history of the making of Airplane! by the creators and of the beginnings of the ZAZ trio (Zucker Abrahams Zucker) charting the rise of their comedy troupe Kentucky Fried Theater in Madison Wisconsin all the way to premiere night. The directors explain what drew them to filmmaking and in particular comedy. With anecdotes behind the scenes trivia and never - before - revealed factoids these titans of comedy filmmaking unpack everything from how they persuaded Peter Graves to be in the movie after he thought the script was a piece of garbage how Lorna Patterson auditioned for the stewardess role in the back seat of Jerry's Volvo and how Leslie Nielsen's pranks got the entire crew into trouble to who really wrote the jive talk. The book also features testimonials and personal anecdotes from well - known faces in the film television and comedy sphere proving how influential Airplane! has been from day one. Four decades after its release Airplane! continues to make new generations laugh. Its many one - liners and visual gags have worked their way into the mainstream culture. This fully organic expansion of the ZAZ trio's fan - base prompted solely by word - of - mouth comes as no surprise to longtime fans. When all around us is in flux laughter is priceless.
Title: Surely You Can't Be Serious The True Story Of Airplane!
Author(s): Zucker Jerry
Publisher: St. Martin's Publishing Group
Barcode: 9781250289315
Pages: 352 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 10/3/2023