Airplane!: 5 stars

Most pilot characters are human. Some aren’t. The 1980 movie, Airplane! tells the story of a man who has lost his way.

The automatic pilot is, at first glance, an average man. With a broad smile and tuft of brown, plastic hair, he is the backbone for all post-earth hysteria. When two lovers caught in a quarrel cannot steer the plane to safety, it is the automatic pilot who first comes to mind.

His steady and often low-key presence is able to keep the plane adrift during a particularly tumultuous period. Although he seems a perfect companion for the flighty stewardess, the automatic pilot isn’t as normal as she thought.

Battling a possible sex addiction, the automatic pilot insists on blow jobs to fly the plane. Without them, he is completely useless.