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Surely you can't be serious.
— Ted Striker ‧ Airplane!
Behind the line May contain spoilers.
Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
Striker is questioning whether an impossible request can be real. His ordinary expression of disbelief sets up a joke when the other speaker responds as though he has used someone’s name.
- AFI100 Movie Quotes, number79; selected film wording and same-film synopsis.Reference checked
- AFI SilverAirplane! screening synopsis prints the Striker/Rumack exchange with explicit speaker labels.Reference checked
Context reviewed