O New York Times lembrou da data e celebrou: o filme "Apertem os cintos, o piloto sumiu" (Airplane!) completou 30 anos.
"Within months of its release in July 1980 "Airplane!" became the highest-grossing comedy in box office history, a distinction that held until "Ghostbusters" came along in 1984. And it remains one of the most influential. Its anything-goes slapstick and furious pop culture riffs can be seen in the 20-gags-a-minute relentlessness of "The Simpsons," "South Park" and "Family Guy" and grab-bag big-screen parodies like "Epic Movie, "Date Movie" and the "Scary Movie" franchise (the third and fourth installments of which were directed by none other than David Zucker). It also inspired "Airplane II: The Sequel" in 1982."
