*AIRPLANE II: THE SEQUEL (1982) ABSOLUTELY THE VERY LAST DRAFT Original Script

Description

This is a vintage original script from the smash 1980's sci-fi comedy,
AIRPLANE II: THE SEQUEL
, released in 1982 by Paramount Pictures and
directed by Ken Finkleman
, in which a faulty computer causes a passenger space shuttle to head straight for the Sun. Can Ted Striker (Robert Hays) save the day and get the shuttle back on track - again? The cast includes Lloyd Bridges, Raymond Burr, Chuck Connors, Rip Torn, Chad Everett, Peter Graves, Julie Hagerty, Kent McCord, James A. Watson Jr., and William Shatner.
As indicated on the interior title page, this draft was comically referred to as "
ABSOLUTELY THE VERY LAST DRAFT!
" and dated May 28, 1982, which was written by the film's director, Ken Finkleman. It consists of 139 pages (plus one additional page at the end) on white stock which have been 3-hole punched and bound with two metal grommets between a dark blue cardstock front and back cover. It is complete in very fine- condition with a small scratch in the top left corner of the front cover; light signs of wear and discoloration along the bottom 3 in. of the front cover; and light signs of age discoloration along various portions of the spine. There are no tears or stains to the interior pages.
Leslie Nielsen turned down an offer to return as Dr. Rumack due to his commitment to the comedy series,
Police Squad!
(1982), created by Zucker, Abrahams, and Zucker, the creative team behind the original
Airplane!
(1980) movie. His character only appears in flashback sequences from the first film. His character was replaced by the character Dr. Stone, portrayed by John Vernon. At one point, William Shatner looks into a periscope and sees the USS Enterprise from
Star Trek: The Original Series
(1966). This is the only time the original television version of the Enterprise appeared on the big screen. For the theatrical movies, it had been heavily modified. Among the original passengers who return for the second film are the hysterical woman who gets slapped (during the courtroom scene), the middle-aged couple who talk about the weird things they have done, and the old lady who endures Ted Striker's boring stories. Also, if you look at the peripheral passengers, you will see an Asian man in what appears to be a soldier's uniform. This may or may not be a slight reference to the Asian soldier in the first film (James Hong), who commits harakiri after listening to Ted's stories in the first film.