Stealth (2005)

Director:

Rob Cohen

Writer (WGA):

W.D. Richter (written by)

Release Date:

29 July 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Fear The Sky

Plot:

Deeply ensconced in a top-secret military program, three pilots struggle to bring an artificial intelligence program under control ... before it initiates the next world war.

Plot Keywords:

Pilot | Artificial Intelligence | Aircraft Carrier | Navy | Military

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Josh Lucas	...	Lt. Ben Gannon
Jessica Biel	...	Lt. Kara Wade
Jamie Foxx	...	Lt. Henry Purcell
Sam Shepard	...	Capt. George Cummings
Richard Roxburgh	...	Dr. Keith Orbit
Joe Morton	...	Capt. Dick Marshfield
Ian Bliss	...	Lt. Aaron Shaftsbury
Ebon Moss-Bachrach	...	Tim
Michael Denkha	...	Naval Controller
Rocky Helton	...	Master at Arms
Clayton Adams	...	USS Abraham Lincoln Sailor
Maurice Morgan	...	USS Abraham Lincoln Sailor
Woody Naismith	...	USS Abraham Lincoln Sailor (as Christopher Naismith)
Charles Ndibe	...	USS Abraham Lincoln Sailor
Nicholas Hammond	...	Executive Officer

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense action, some violence, brief strong language and innuendo.

Runtime:

121 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Korean | Russian | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS (8 channels)

Certification:

Brazil:14 | Argentina:13 | Taiwan:PG-12 | Sweden:11 | Canada:14A | Norway:11 | France:U | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Iceland:14 (original rating) | South Korea:12 | Malaysia:U | USA:PG-13 (certificate #40124) | Australia:M | Singapore:PG | Ireland:12A | UK:12A | Hong Kong:IIA | Finland:K-15 | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Philippines:PG-13 | Mexico:B | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Australia

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

When Keith Orbit is looking at the code for the AI, we can see that the code is written in LaTeX, which is a language for typesetting mathematics much as HTML is used on the Internet for typesetting web pages.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Refueling booms have that cone on the end for several reasons: one is stability; another is to help guide the refueling probe into the receptacle. By shooting off that cone the boom would whip around so violently that it would be impossible to pinpoint its end. Also, inside that cone are protrusions which interact on the aircraft probe valve system to allow the passage of fuel. Without that interaction, the interlock on the probe would never open.

Quotes:

Lt. Ben Gannon: Don't think, drink!

Movie Connections:

References 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Soundtrack:

L.S.F. (Lost Souls Forever)

Good, no-brainer, popcorn film

I really enjoyed Stealth. I watched it when I was in the mood for a movie I didn't have to think too much about. I was rewarded with a roller-coaster of a movie.

Yes, i know that the aeroplanes in the film wouldn't fly, it isn't realistic, and all of the other comments I have heard about it's authenticity. However, planted in the film (i know they are not mentioned much), but there are some valid issues about the use of unmanned war machines, and detaching the horror of war from war, essentially making it more morally acceptable.

To be honest, when you watch a Rob Cohen film, you really shouldn't be expecting Oscar winning stuff. You should expect entertainment, and this film delivers.