proved the spoof movie could be a blockbuster, and it added rapid-fire pacing to the formula, along with plenty of corny one-liners (“Surely you can’t be serious.” “I am serious.

This cover image released by St. Martin's Press shows Surely You Cant Be Serious: The True Story of Airplane!, by David Zucker, Jim Abrahams and Jerry Zucker. (St. Martin's Press via AP ...