Soul Plane (2004)

Things get raucously funny aboard the maiden flight of a black-owned airline, thanks to some last-minute passenger additions.

Director:

Jessy Terrero

Writers:

Bo Zenga, Chuck Wilson

Stars:

Tom Arnold, Kevin Hart, Snoop Dogg

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tom Arnold	...	Mr. Hunkee
Kevin Hart	...	Nashawn
Method Man	...	Muggsy
Snoop Dogg	...	Captain Mack
K.D. Aubert	...	Giselle
Godfrey	...	Gaeman
Brian Hooks	...	DJ
D.L. Hughley	...	Johnny
Arielle Kebbel	...	Heather Hunkee
Loni Love	...	Shaniece
Mo'Nique	...	Jamiqua
Ryan Pinkston	...	Billy Hunkee
Missi Pyle	...	Barbara
Sommore	...	Cherry
Sofía Vergara	...	Blanca (as Sofia Vergara)

Storyline

Why just fly when you can soar with soul? After a humiliating experience on an airplane, Nashawn Wade sues the airline and is awarded a huge settlement. Determined to make good with the money, Nashawn creates the full service airline of his dreams, complete with sexy stewardesses, funky music, a hot onboard dance club, and a bathroom attendant. Departing from all-new Terminal X in Los Angeles, Soul Plane gives "fly" a whole new meaning taking its passengers on a maiden voyage full of comedy.

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Plot Keywords:

airline | bathroom | airplane | central park manhattan new york city | airplane cargo | 

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Taglines:

We Fly, We Party, We Land

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexual content, language and some drug use

Details

Official Sites:

MGM

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

28 May 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Flúgos járat

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$16,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$7,008,711 (USA) (28 May 2004)

Gross:

$13,922,211 (USA) (25 June 2004)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Turbo Productions, Boz Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min 92 min (extended edition)

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

All scenes featuring Snoop Dogg were filmed within two weeks.

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Goofs

In the beginning, set in 1979, the collage of aircraft above Nashawn's head includes Boeing 777 jets that didn't exist in 1979.

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Quotes

Flame: [calmly, after a stewardess has whispered something into his ear] I'll handle this.
Flame: [screams] THE CAPTAIN'S DEAD!

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Crazy Credits

After the credits roll Snoop Dogg says he'll be back for the sequel.

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Connections

References Punk'd (2003)

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Soundtracks

"Push It"
Written by Herby Azor, Ray Davies
Performed by Salt 'N' Pepa
Courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Crash and burn

I wholeheartedly agree with Greg in Ontario. I saw this movie today with a friend who actually went to the theatre manager afterwards and told him "That was possibly the worst movie I have ever seen." I have seen a LOT of movies with this person, and he's pretty forgiving, so I was actually shocked. (The manager gave him a free pass!)

I was offended by much of the humor in the film (yes, the baked potato scene was on the top of the list!). My friend and I are white and saw the film with a primarily black audience. For awhile I thought, maybe I just don't get this movie because I'm white. Then I realized NO ONE was laughing. The writing was bad; the direction was bad; the timing was almost non-existent.

There were a few funny moments, there was just WAY too much time between them. Even Airplane Two was funnier than this, and that's saying a lot.

I was so dazzled by Snoop Dogg in Starsky and Hutch (as Huggy Bear) that I felt I was sure to enjoy this movie. Nope.

DL Hughley was funny, as usual, but his role was rather small. Tom Arnold had a few funny moments as "the white guy", but most other attempts at humor fell far short of the mark.

Sadly, I was not able to award this film a rating with negative stars.