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Director:
Writer (WGA):
John Logan (written by)
Release Date:
25 December 2004 (USA)
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Tagline:
For some men, the sky was the limit. For him, it was just the beginning. more
Plot:
A biopic depicting the early years of legendary director and aviator Howard Hughes' career, from the late 1920s to the mid-1940s. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Won 5 Oscars.
Another 45 wins
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64 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(222 articles)
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User Comments:
The Katharine Hepburn Show.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Leonardo DiCaprio | ... | Howard Hughes | |
| Cate Blanchett | ... | Katharine Hepburn | |
| Kate Beckinsale | ... | Ava Gardner | |
| John C. Reilly | ... | Noah Dietrich | |
| Alec Baldwin | ... | Juan Trippe | |
| Alan Alda | ... | Senator Ralph Owen Brewster | |
| Ian Holm | ... | Professor Fitz | |
| Danny Huston | ... | Jack Frye | |
| Gwen Stefani | ... | Jean Harlow | |
| Jude Law | ... | Errol Flynn | |
| Adam Scott | ... | Johnny Meyer | |
| Matt Ross | ... | Glenn Odekirk | |
| Kelli Garner | ... | Faith Domergue | |
| Frances Conroy | ... | Mrs. Hepburn | |
| Brent Spiner | ... | Robert Gross |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Aviator (Germany)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, sexual content, nudity, language and a crash sequence.
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Runtime:
170 min
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Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Taiwan:PG-12 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Malaysia:U |
Canada:14A (Ontario) |
Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba) |
France:U |
New Zealand:M |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Brazil:12 |
Canada:G (Quebec) |
Chile:TE |
Czech Republic:15 |
Finland:K-11 |
Germany:12 |
Hong Kong:IIA |
Iceland:12 |
Ireland:12 (video rating) |
Ireland:15 (original rating) |
Netherlands:12 |
Norway:11 |
Philippines:PG-13 |
Singapore:PG |
Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) |
Switzerland:14 (canton of Zurich) |
UK:12A (original rating) |
UK:12 (video rating) (2005) |
USA:PG-13 (certificate #41156) |
Indonesia:Dewasa |
Sweden:11 |
South Korea:15 |
Denmark:11
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Trivia:
Several changes were made in the movie to the relationship between Katharine Hepburn and Howard Hughes. Hepburn did not in fact leave Howard for 'Spencer Tracy'. The two broke up long before she had met Spencer Tracy. And lastly, Katharine Hepburn's brother committed suicide when she was little, not during her years as a star.
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Goofs:
Continuity: When Howard rolls out the "Spruce Goose" at the dinner party, the plane's eight engines are shown with propellers spinning, then seen from a different angle they are not spinning, and then back to a head-on shot they are spinning again.
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Quotes:
[first lines]
Allene Hughes: Q-u-a-r-a-n-t-i-n-e.
Young Howard Hughes: Quarantine. Q-u-a-r-a-n-t-i-n-e. Quarantine.
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Allene Hughes: Q-u-a-r-a-n-t-i-n-e.
Young Howard Hughes: Quarantine. Q-u-a-r-a-n-t-i-n-e. Quarantine.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "HBO First Look: The Departed: Facing a Loaded Gun (#13.15)" (2006)
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Soundtrack:
Blue Skies
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Before Howard Hughes was a recluse so reclusive as to out-Salinger J.D. Salinger, he was a big time stud, who made big movies, flew fast planes, and courted gorgeous ladies; so say Martin Scorsese and John Logan, architects of this latest Hollywood biopic.' Leonardo DiCaprio continues his trend of turning in great performances with great directors, playing Howard Hughes between 1927 and 1947, the years where Hughes conquered the worlds of film and aviation, making room for romance with Katharine Hepburn (Cate Blanchett) and Ava Gardner (Kate Beckinsale). In later years, Hughes's mental problems would become legendary; at this stage in the game, he suffers only from pronounced germ phobia and mild obsessive-compulsive disorder. This is all expertly depicted by Scorsese, Logan, and DiCaprio. Stealing all her scenes is Cate Blanchett, who should start making room on her mantle for her Best Supporting Actress Oscar. It couldn't have been easy to play an iconic movie star like Katharine Hepburn, but Blanchett aces it. Kate Beckinsale, Kelli Garner (Faith Demorgue), and Gwen Stefani (Jean Harlow) are the other women in Howard's life, although none are as clearly defined as Blanchett/Hepburn. The villains of the piece are Alec Baldwin and Alan Alda, playing, respectively, Pan-American Airways CEO Juan Trippe and Trippe's bought-and-paid-for politician, Senator Ralph Owen Brewster. Both excel, with Alda coming off as both slimy and goofy at the same time. Alec Baldwin, like Cate Blanchett, steals every scene he has, playing Trippe as a delightfully suave villain. In his final scene he delivers a wonderful monologue on the future of Hughes's Trans-World Airline, and caps it off with the most hysterical use of the F word in many years. Also appearing: the dependable John C. Reilly as Hughes's business manager Noah Dietrich; Jude Law, who apparently can't go two weeks without seeing himself in a different movie, as movie legend Errol Flynn; Brent Spiner (yay!) as airplane executive Robert Gross; and Willem Dafoe as a photographer. "The Aviator" is overlong, and drags in places, but it is a great movie. I rate it a 9/10.