Airplane II Enterprise Footage

Kamdan · April 8 2013, 04:22 AM

Does anyone know what episode the footage of the Enterprise was lifted from in Airplane II?

sbk1234 · April 8 2013, 04:36 AM

I think it was simply stock footage used in just about every episode of Star Trek.

ssosmcin · April 8 2013, 04:54 AM

Pretty sure it was the piece used at the start of Operation -- Annihilate! It was only used one more time, in The Tholian Web (unless I missed an occurrence).

http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/File...Airplane_2.jpg

ZapBrannigan · April 8 2013, 05:37 AM

Did anyone see it on the big screen? I wonder if they cropped the starfield to fit the wide screen, and how did the resolution hold up at such magnification.

Grant · April 8 2013, 09:44 PM

ZapBrannigan wrote:

Did anyone see it on the big screen? I wonder if they cropped the starfield to fit the wide screen, and how did the resolution hold up at such magnification.

I did see it on the big screen and just can't remember that far back and of course, i probably wasn't thinking of those things during the movie. Now I would though--too late.

Metryq · April 9 2013, 12:14 AM

I have just the Murdock scenes from AIRPLANE II in my archives. The video is from DVD, and it is cropped to a 16:9 aspect. The footage has an obvious grain difference from the rest of the movie.

That "video wall" gag was the funniest bit (which is why I didn't keep the rest of the movie).

ZapBrannigan · April 9 2013, 12:51 AM

Metryq wrote:

I have just the Murdock scenes from AIRPLANE II in my archives. The video is from DVD, and it is cropped to a 16:9 aspect. The footage has an obvious grain difference from the rest of the movie.

That "video wall" gag was the funniest bit (which is why I didn't keep the rest of the movie).

Grain or no grain, the Enterprise was the best looking piece of hardware in that film by a long way. It would be a nice little clip to have...

Amasov · April 10 2013, 06:56 PM

Over Macho Grande?

Also from IMDB.

"The machine whose purpose William Shatner's staff cannot fathom is a prop from the Regula 1 Space Station set of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan."

Say what you want, Airplane II, while not as good as the first, was still incredibly funny.

Admiral Buzzkill · April 10 2013, 07:08 PM

Most of the props from Regula 1 were rental pieces used in a variety of movies at that time, so the set decorators of Airplane II may or may not have been aware of their Trek connection - no, it would not have been "too great a coincidence."

Garrovick · April 10 2013, 07:44 PM

Amasov wrote:

Over Macho Grande?

Also from IMDB.

"The machine whose purpose William Shatner's staff cannot fathom is a prop from the Regula 1 Space Station set of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan."

Say what you want, Airplane II, while not as good as the first, was still incredibly funny.

Elaine, this is faster than man has ever traveled before...

OOOOOOHHHHHH WOOOOOOOW

But yeah, the shot of the Enterprise was from Operation Annihilate - the only other time they used the shot in The Tholian Web, they were going through interphase and there were no stars in the background. It's a great shot, wonder why they didn't use it more often.

Dale Sams · April 12 2013, 02:52 AM

"What's your impression"
"I'm sorry, I don't do impressions. My profession is psychiatry"

Keith1701 · April 12 2013, 04:31 AM

ZapBrannigan wrote:

Metryq wrote:

I have just the Murdock scenes from AIRPLANE II in my archives. The video is from DVD, and it is cropped to a 16:9 aspect. The footage has an obvious grain difference from the rest of the movie.

That "video wall" gag was the funniest bit (which is why I didn't keep the rest of the movie).

Grain or no grain, the Enterprise was the best looking piece of hardware in that film by a long way. It would be a nice little clip to have...

This was a very funny movie for sure.

publiusr · April 14 2013, 10:24 PM

That looked very clean--the best that flyby has looked. The only time the Datin model was seen on the big screen

Hambone · April 19 2013, 07:52 PM

Amasov wrote:

Over Macho Grande?

I don't think I'll ever get over Macho Grande.

Mark_Nguyen · April 19 2013, 11:25 PM

Those wounds... Run pretty deep.

Mark

April 8 2013, 04:22 AM	#1
Kamdan Lieutenant Commander	Airplane II Enterprise Footage Does anyone know what episode the footage of the Enterprise was lifted from in Airplane II?

April 8 2013, 04:36 AM	#2
sbk1234 Rear Admiral Location: Los Angeles	Re: Airplane II Enterprise Footage I think it was simply stock footage used in just about every episode of Star Trek. __________________ In all the history of the world, a riot has NEVER broken out at a Sci-Fi convention. "It's a fucking TV show!" - Gary Lockwood

April 8 2013, 04:54 AM	#3
ssosmcin Commodore Location: New Yawk	Re: Airplane II Enterprise Footage Pretty sure it was the piece used at the start of Operation -- Annihilate! It was only used one more time, in The Tholian Web (unless I missed an occurrence). http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/File...Airplane_2.jpg __________________ "Tranya is people!"

April 8 2013, 05:37 AM	#4
ZapBrannigan Commander Location: New York State	Re: Airplane II Enterprise Footage Did anyone see it on the big screen? I wonder if they cropped the starfield to fit the wide screen, and how did the resolution hold up at such magnification.

April 9 2013, 12:14 AM	#6
Metryq Commander	Re: Airplane II Enterprise Footage I have just the Murdock scenes from AIRPLANE II in my archives. The video is from DVD, and it is cropped to a 16:9 aspect. The footage has an obvious grain difference from the rest of the movie. That "video wall" gag was the funniest bit (which is why I didn't keep the rest of the movie). __________________ "No, I better not look. I just might be in there." —Foghorn Leghorn

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April 10 2013, 06:56 PM	#8
Amasov Rear Admiral Location: Boston, MA	Re: Airplane II Enterprise Footage Over Macho Grande? Also from IMDB. "The machine whose purpose William Shatner's staff cannot fathom is a prop from the Regula 1 Space Station set of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan." Say what you want, Airplane II, while not as good as the first, was still incredibly funny. __________________ YouTube http://www.youtube.com/FomorViceroy

April 10 2013, 07:08 PM	#9
Admiral Buzzkill The Man Location: Defying Gravity	Re: Airplane II Enterprise Footage Most of the props from Regula 1 were rental pieces used in a variety of movies at that time, so the set decorators of Airplane II may or may not have been aware of their Trek connection - no, it would not have been "too great a coincidence." __________________ I had steak and a loaded baked potato for dinner on Sunday. As a steak I enjoyed it a lot, but as macaroni and cheese I thought it was disappointing.

April 12 2013, 02:52 AM	#11
Dale Sams Captain	Re: Airplane II Enterprise Footage "What's your impression" "I'm sorry, I don't do impressions. My profession is psychiatry"

April 14 2013, 10:24 PM	#13
publiusr Fleet Captain	Re: Airplane II Enterprise Footage That looked very clean--the best that flyby has looked. The only time the Datin model was seen on the big screen

April 19 2013, 11:25 PM	#15
Mark_Nguyen Commodore Location: Calgary, Alberta	Re: Airplane II Enterprise Footage Those wounds... Run pretty deep. Mark __________________ Mark Nguyen - Producer The 404s - Improv Comedy Group Oh, I like that Trek thing too...