Movies and TvShows featuring "substitute-pilot" theme.

Ex-fighter pilot Ted Striker is a traumatized war veteran turned taxi driver. He overcomes his fear of flying to regain the love of his ex-girlfriend, stewardess Elaine Dickinson. On their flight, the crew and passengers fall sick from food poisoning, leaving no one to fly the airplane except for Ted. With the help of Captain Rex Kramer, Ted must overcome his trauma and safely land the plane despite challenges like engine damage and a thunderstorm. Ted succeeds and reunites with Elaine.

When a dying man reveals the location of a hidden treasure, a group of strangers pursue the fortune, facing comedic mishaps and wild adventures along the way.

In this spoof of disaster movies, an ex-pilot afraid to fly due to trauma suffered in WWII must land the plane when the crew falls ill.