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Flight of the Phoenix (2004)

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Reviews Counted: 333 Fresh: 176  Rotten:157 Average Rating: 5.4/10
 
Consensus: What this update lacks in tension, it makes up for with generic action. What this update lacks in tension, it makes up for with generic action. more
 
Rated: PG-13
Runtime: 1 hr 53 mins
Theatrical Release: Dec 17, 2004 Wide
Box Office: $20,900,803
Synopsis:
Originally a 1965 Jimmy Stewart vehicle, this FLIGHT gets a rough and ready updating for the new century, with the stalwart Dennis Quaid now inhabiting the title role. He's a pilot on a routine trip out to investigate some remote oil rigs in the Gobi Desert, but things go wrong and he makes a crash... [More]
Originally a 1965 Jimmy Stewart vehicle, this FLIGHT gets a rough and ready updating for the new century, with the stalwart Dennis Quaid now inhabiting the title role. He's a pilot on a routine trip out to investigate some remote oil rigs in the Gobi Desert, but things go wrong and he makes a crash landing in the middle of nowhere. For him, and the men along for the ride, a slow, tortured, thirsty death seems certain, unless the plucky mechanic in the crew (Giovanni Ribisi) can design a whole new plane from the wreckage. As with the original, this is a manly adventure of rugged survival and mechanical ingenuity, only this time there's a woman on board, Kelly (Miranda Otto) who generates some romantic sparks. Some of the other survivors are played by: Tyrese Gibson, Sticky Fingaz, Bob Brown and Kirk Jones. The men and one woman have to tangle with murderous desert raiders and numerous sandstorms in addition to the frequent squabbling amongst themselves. Director John Moore gets a lot of mileage out of the desert backdrop and Ribisi is solid as the mechanic with a troubled past. It was produced by William Aldrich, whose dad Robert directed the Stewart original. Edward Burns (THE BROTHERS McMULLEN) co-wrote the new screenplay. [Less]

Genre: Action/Adventure

Starring: Dennis Quaid, Giovanni Ribisi, Tyrese Gibson, Miranda Otto, Hugh Laurie

Director: John Moore
Screenwriter: Scott Frank, Edward Burns
Producer: William Aldrich, John Davis
Composer: Marco Beltrami

DVD Info

Release:

Mar 11, 2008

[DVD Details]

Blu-Ray Features:

  • Keep Case
  • Widescreen - 2.35

Audio:

  • 5.1 DTS HD Master Audio - English
  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - Spanish, French
  • Subtitles - English, Spanish, French - Optional

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentaries - John Moore - Director; John Davis, Wyck Godfrey - Producers; Patrick Lumb - Production Designer
  • Trailers - 1. High Definition Theatrical Trailers
  • 2. Original Theatrical Trailer

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