Soul Plane (2004)

User Rating:

3.7/10   

Director:

Jessy Terrero

Writers (WGA):

Bo Zenga (written by) &
Chuck Wilson (written by)

Release Date:

28 May 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Music

Tagline:

What goes up, must get down.

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Airline | Bathroom | Airplane | Boyfriend Girlfriend Relationship | Airport

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

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 (as Mo'Nique)
Ryan Pinkston	...	Billy Hunkee
Missi Pyle	...	Barbara
Sommore	...	Cherry
Sofía Vergara	...	Blanca (as Sofia Vergara)

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

86 min | USA:92 min (extended edition)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Brazil:18 (DVD rating) | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Iceland:16 | Netherlands:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Canada:18A | Finland:K-15 | Germany:12 | Singapore:M18 | UK:18 | USA:R (certificate #39992) | USA:Unrated (mile-high edition)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

Captian Mack's resume shows his "Relevant Experience" as: "275 Hours Flight Simulation (with honors"), "Beat F-15 Flying Eagle on X-Box (twice)" and "Saw Top Gun" 7 Times.

Goofs:

Continuity: As passengers pass through security, a man in a white muscle shirt disappears immediately after passing through the metal detector. An older woman in a floral shirt appears in front of, then behind, then in front of the metal detector; the first time an old man follows her through but he's missing in the very next shot.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Getaway: Black Monday (2004) (VG)

Soundtrack:

Keep It Movin

One stereotype after another

I think the best acting in Soul Plane is the plane itself. It looks like the plane is very nice looking from both the outside and the inside. The plane has more personality than the people in this movie. Every single character in this movie is a stereotype. We have the one white couple. The pilot who is afraid of heights. The stewardeses who are dressed like hookers. The one gay character who looks at everybody. The language is offensive, with repeated use of the offensive N-word that whites cannot use but blacks inexplicably do. Why did this movie need to push for an R rating when it could have gone for a PG or a PG 13 would suffice. I give this movie a 4/10 and that is only for the great looking plane.