Ted Striker
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Ted Striker is the anxious, traumatized former fighter pilot and hilariously inept yet ultimately heroic protagonist of the parody disaster film "Airplane!".
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Airplane!
NERFINISHED
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Airplane! II: The Sequel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
comedy film
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parody film ⓘ |
| associatedWith | ZAZ comedy style ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
overcoming trauma
ⓘ
redemption ⓘ |
| basedOn | Ted Stryker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnCharacterFrom | Zero Hour! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| comicFunction | parody of disaster-movie hero ⓘ |
| createdBy |
David Zucker
NERFINISHED
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Jerry Zucker NERFINISHED ⓘ Jim Abrahams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmSeries | Airplane! series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | parody disaster film ⓘ |
| hasCharacterArc | from neurotic ex-pilot to confident leader ⓘ |
| hasConflictWith | Rex Kramer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFlashbacksTo | wartime missions ⓘ |
| hasFriendOrAlly |
Dr. Rumack
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Steve McCroskey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLoveInterest | Elaine Dickinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPostTraumaticStressFrom | combat experience ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
anxious
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fearful of flying ⓘ heroic ⓘ incompetent ⓘ romantic ⓘ traumatized ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | reluctant hero ⓘ |
| nationality | American (fictional) ⓘ |
| notableAction |
lands a crippled airliner
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overcomes fear of flying ⓘ saves passengers and crew ⓘ |
| notableQuote | "Surely you can't be serious." ⓘ |
| occupation |
fighter pilot
ⓘ
taxi driver ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Robert Hays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarySetting | commercial airliner ⓘ |
| relationshipStatusWithElaineDickinson | on-again, off-again ⓘ |
| servedIn | war ⓘ |
| transportationModeFlown | Boeing 707 (fictionalized airliner) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesRunningGag | drinking problem ⓘ |
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