Flight of Fury (2007) (V)

Director:

Michael Keusch

Writers (WGA):

Steven Seagal (screenplay) &
Joe Halpin (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

20 February 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Thriller

Tagline:

A flight plan to freedom...

Plot:

John, is sent in to recover a stolen Stealth Bomber. His trusty sidekick Rojar and John's ever faithful Jessica...

Plot Keywords:

Pilot | Bomber | Terrorist | Airplane | Lesbian Scene

Cast

Steven Seagal	...	John Sands
Steve Toussaint	...	Ratcher
Angus MacInnes	...	General Barnes
Mark Bazeley	...	Jannick
Ciera Payton	...	Jessica
Alki David	...	Rojar
Tim Woodward	...	Admiral Pendleton
Vincenzo Nicoli	...	Stone
Katie Jones	...	Eliana
Bart Sidles	...	Captain 'Fox' Hinkle
Cristina Teodorescu	...	Liza
Rares George Panfil	...	Williams
Noah Lee Margetts	...	Eliana's Soldier
Karen Shenaz David	...	General Barnes's OPS Soldier (as Karen David)
Daniel Rymer	...	Detective #1 (as Dan Rymer)

Also Known As:

Black Thunder (USA) (working title)
Enemy of the Unseen (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, some language and brief sexuality.

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

UK | Romania | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Argentina:16 | Finland:K-15 | Australia:MA | New Zealand:R16 | South Korea:18 | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Bucharest, Romania

Company:

Castel Film Romania

Trivia:

Except for Seagal's character having a shady CIA-type past, Flight of Fury is an almost scene-by-scene remake of the 1988 Michael Dudikoff vehicle Black Thunder (1998/II). Despite this, the writer of "Black Thunder," William C. Martell, received no official credit for the screenplay, only a "thanks" buried in the end credits of "Flight of Fury." Steven Seagal and his writing partner 'Joe Halpin' received full credit for the screenplay.

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Alki David throws a grenade in the back of a truck, the safety pin has been pulled, but the safety (firing) handle is still in place, but the grenade explodes.

Quotes:

John Sands: [to Jannick] How old are you, now?
Jannick: I'm drinking age.
John Sands: Drinking age?

Movie Connections:

Features Doom (1993) (VG)

Soundtrack:

Country Steel

They don't come much hotter than Ciera Payton

You've gotta hand it to Steven Seagal: whatever his other faults may be, he does have good taste in women. If you pick a Seagal movie, chances are there will be one or more very beautiful women in it. And usually, they do not function as mere eye candy; they get involved in the action and fight, shoot guns, kill with knives, etc. "Flight of Fury" offers the duo of Ciera Payton (who has a very sexy face, with luscious lips to match Angelina Jolie's) and Katie Jones, and finds time to get them involved in both a catfight AND a little lesbian fondling! And if it seems like I'm spending a little too much time talking about them, it's because the rest of the movie, although passable, is so unexciting that it's hard to find much else to talk about. Ironically, the weakest aspect is probably Seagal himself, who looks as if he can't even be bothered to try to pretend to care. This being a military-type actioner, there is very little fighting in it, and he doesn't fit into his role (a stealth fighter pilot, "the best in the world", of course) very well, which may explain his almost offensive sleepwalking. (*1/2)