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8 October 1942 (USA) moreTagline:
NUNCA COMO HASTA AHORA SE FILMO LA GUERRA EL EL AIRE TAN CRUENTA, TAN REAL, TAN VIOLENTA! (original Argentine poster - all caps) morePlot:
The Flying Tigers are a band of American Mercenaries called upon by China to help fight the Japanese two years before Pearl Harbour full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. moreNewsDesk:
(3 articles)
John Woo Divebombs Into WWII Again With ‘Flying Tiger Heroes’ (From MTV Movies Blog. 6 July 2009, 10:00 AM, PDT)
McQuarrie To Write Flying Tigers
(From EmpireOnline. 19 December 2008, 1:34 AM, PST)
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campy and over-the-top fun moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| John Wayne | ... | Capt. Jim Gordon | |
| John Carroll | ... | Woodrow 'Woody' Jason | |
| Anna Lee | ... | Brooke Elliott | |
| Paul Kelly | ... | Hap Smith - Pilot | |
| Gordon Jones | ... | 'Alabama' Smith | |
| Mae Clarke | ... | Verna Bales | |
| Addison Richards | ... | Col. R.T. Lindsay | |
| Edmund MacDonald | ... | 'Blackie' Bales - Pilot | |
| Bill Shirley | ... | Dale | |
| Tom Neal | ... | Reardon - Pilot | |
| Malcolm 'Bud' McTaggart | ... | McCurdy - Pilot (as Malcolm 'Bud' McTaggart) | |
| David Bruce | ... | Lt. Barton - Pilot | |
| Chester Gan | ... | Mike - Mechanic | |
| Jimmie Dodd | ... | 'Mac' McIntosh - Pilot (as James Dodd) | |
| Gregg Barton | ... | 'Tex' Norton - Pilot |
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102 minCountry:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)Certification:
USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | West Germany:12 (f) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved (PCA #8468) | UK:PGFun Stuff
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This movie broke all boxoffice records for Republic Pictures by a large margin and was one of the top grossing movies of the year. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When the burning cargo plane is waved off at the Rangoon airport, it has only the right landing gear down. Moments later the pilots are shown raising the left landing gear. moreQuotes:
Woody Jason: Maybe we can have dinner some time.Brooke Elliott: I never get quite *that* hungry.
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Battle Hymn of the Republic moreFAQ
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I am a real sucker for some of the old Republic films--particularly the wartime films. Yes, I know they are NOT artistic masterpieces and the movies of course take advantage of many cinema clichés BUT they also deliver wonderful, if somewhat low-brow, entertainment.
Despite John Wayne being billed as the lead, he is in fact somewhat of a background figure during much of the movie. Instead, the main focus seems to be on the incredibly glib and cocky John Carrol. He's a jerk and he's terribly selfish but boy can he fly. And, Wayne, being an old pal of Carrol's knows that down deep Carrol will prove himself in the end.
Along the way, we are treated to a liberal dose of the nobility of our Chinese comrades in arms as well as the inherent decency of our volunteer pilots. While all basically true, it has all the expected touches of a WWII American propaganda film. For me, that's not really a bad thing, as this film and others like it succeed in being great entertainment. In fact, because of this, I have seen this film several times. It's not exactly deep or sophisticated, but sometimes we NEED a film we can just enjoy and not think too deeply about.