Hello,
Thought I’d try and get a slightly different topic going about aviation related films. Anyobody know of any really great aviation films? There are loads and loads about but they all seem to be about hijackings and rubbish like that.
Has any one of you seen ‘The Langoliers’? It’s a sci-fi type film by Stephen King. It’s complicated to explain but I’d recommend it to anyone interested in commercial aviation. The star of the film is the Lockheed Tristar, very nice aircraft!
By: Benair316P - 8th March 2002 at 18:34
RE: Aviation related films?
Oh rite, cheers V1.
Regards
Benair
By: V1 - 8th March 2002 at 17:44
RE: Aviation related films?
The a/c used in Castaway is an MD-11 – though you’ll see Tom Hanks walking towards and A300 at the airport. You’ll see the centre engine of the MD-11 explode in the water after the plane has crashed, you can also make out the big winglets as the a/c is sinking.
By: Benair316P - 7th March 2002 at 23:20
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Saab, in Castaway I think the a/c Tom was on was an A300.
My favourite is the most recent one i’ve seen. ‘Pushing Tin’. Its about Air Trafic control and the stresses of being a New York Area controller. It has a lot of different a/c in it and some pretty hairy scenes!
Regards
Benair
By: kev35 - 7th March 2002 at 22:40
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A classic aviation film was Airport from Arthur Hailey’s novel. Another decent film using the L-1011 was the Ghost of flight 401.
Kelly, I saw that film about the crop sprayer being delivered and the airliner going out looking for it. I think it had Scott Bakula in it but I can’t remember what it was called. (BTW does anyone else think he’s brilliant as Capt. Archer in Enterprise.)
Regards,
kev35
By: T5 - 7th March 2002 at 20:23
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Castaway was a good film. The special effects were great and the plane crash was brilliant (the way it was done I mean).
I wonder if FedEx actually deliver parcels which are involved in plane crashes and soaking wet?
By: Saab 2000 - 7th March 2002 at 19:40
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[updated:LAST EDITED ON 07-03-02 AT 07:41 PM (GMT)]Anyone remember Castaway with Tom Hanks? He was travelling on a Fedex DC-10 which crashed into the Pacific in a storm.The scenes were quite funny seeing the engines blowing up in the water!
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By: kelly_brooke - 7th March 2002 at 19:24
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I like aviation related films to some of my faves are :
Dambusters
Memphis Belle
Air Force One
Bat 21
Not sure what it is called but it is about a cesna i belive going from the US to NZ and gets lost and they use an airliner to find it, good film cant rember the name though.
A few others I cant think of
By: T5 - 7th March 2002 at 19:00
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I bought it on video after seeing the Langoliers at about 2:00 in the morning on ITV once – incredibly tacky but I love it!
By: GZYL - 7th March 2002 at 18:34
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“Biggest darned Cessna I ever saw!”
Said by a police officer in Passenger 57 when the L1011 lands at that small airport.
By: V1 - 7th March 2002 at 18:00
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Almost forgot – I’ve seen the Langoliers and I quite enjoyed it. The airport used in the film was Bangor, Maine USA. The ending scene with the L-1011 taking off and the airport being eaten is totally weird!!
By: V1 - 7th March 2002 at 17:58
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What about Passenger 57, starring Wesley Snipes? It’s a load of crap, but there are some good shots of the L-1011!!!
By: shauny2k1 - 7th March 2002 at 17:57
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Although it is yet again about hi-jacking, I actually really like Air Force One. Delta Force is good also. I find the whole series of ‘Airplane’ movies to be totally ridiculous. “Put on the co-pilot”, so they get out an inflatable man.
Shaun
By: EGNM - 7th March 2002 at 15:14
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hmmm – Airplane – lol, Concorde and there’s a few with hijacks in. The their is a god – TOP GUN!!!!!!!
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