David Zucker Reunites with 'Airplane' Star for Wisconsin Tourism Spot
Hollywood movie director David Zucker and actor Robert Hays assured reporters Monday they were serious about a new commercial spot aimed at boosting the state's tourism, and promised comedic hijinks.
When actor Robert Hays, known most notably for his role in the cult classic “Airplane!,” was asked to join director and producer David Zucker in Wisconsin for a new commercial spot aimed at driving tourists to the state, he said, “Surely, you can’t be serious." “Thirty-two years since we worked together (in ‘Airplane!’) and I thought, 'Shoot, why not come out here and push ourselves on Wisconsin,'" Hays said. "Make you guys miserable for a few days.” Hays and Zucker, joined by state Tourism Secretary Stephanie Klett and Gov. Scott Walker, announced the new commercial, cracked jokes and spit quips during a press conference Monday. Zucker, a Shorewood native who has directed, produced and written some of the most successful comedy films over…
Denise Konkol
4:24 pm on Monday, June 25, 2012
Airplane! has always stood as comedic genius, perhaps because it took such 'serious' actors with great one-liners. more ›