Captain Clarence Oveur
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Captain Clarence Oveur is a bumbling airline pilot and central comedic figure in the 1980 parody film "Airplane!"
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airline pilot
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ |
| aircraftFlownInFiction | Boeing 707 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| airlineEmployerInFiction | Trans American Airlines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Airplane! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
comedy film
ⓘ
disaster film parody ⓘ |
| appearsInSequel | Airplane II: The Sequel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnGenreTradition | 1970s airline disaster movie captains ⓘ |
| characterStatus | survives events of Airplane! ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy |
David Zucker
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jerry Zucker NERFINISHED ⓘ Jim Abrahams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dialogueStyle | straight-faced delivery of outrageous lines ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Airplane! universe ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn | parody film ⓘ |
| hasHumorStyle |
parody
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slapstick ⓘ wordplay ⓘ |
| languageSpokenInFiction | English ⓘ |
| medium | live-action film ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | source of absurd humor ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
deadpan comedic dialogue
ⓘ
inappropriate cockpit conversations with a child passenger ⓘ |
| notableScene | cockpit scenes with young passenger Joey ⓘ |
| occupation | airline pilot ⓘ |
| partOfEnsemble | Airplane! cockpit crew ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Peter Graves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedByInSequel | Peter Graves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleIn | central comedic figure ⓘ |
| screenTimeType | supporting character ⓘ |
| sharesScreenWith |
Dr. Rumack
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ⓘ
Elaine Dickinson NERFINISHED ⓘ Roger Murdock NERFINISHED ⓘ Ted Striker NERFINISHED ⓘ Victor Basta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudienceEffect | comic relief ⓘ |
| worksOnRouteInFiction | Los Angeles to Chicago flight ⓘ |
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