Airplane!

It's the thirtieth anniversary today of what surely is the funniest film of all time Airplane! (it is and don't call me Shirley). But did you know that it's effectively a remake of a disaster movie called Zero Hour!? A-ha, it is and here's a video that compares scenes from both movies:



So if anyone tells you that there is never merit in remaking something you now have the perfect ammunition beyond the usual suspects (The Thing, The Fly). Airplane!, not only the greatest comedy ever, the greatest remake as well.

(thanks to Ken Plume for the link, follow him on Twitter at @KenPlume he's great and does a lot of interesting podcasts with many famous names, plus he's a comedy Anglophile so he's totally up with the hip Brit scene)