Iron Maiden: Flight 666 (Video 2009)

A chronological account of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden's 2008 world tour through India, Australia, Japan, USA, Canada, Mexico and South America in a jet piloted by the band's front man, Bruce Dickinson. Features interviews with the musicians, their road crew and fans.

Directors:

Sam Dunn, Scot McFadyen

Writers:

Sam Dunn, Scot McFadyen

Stars:

Iron Maiden, Vinny Appice, Pat Cash

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Cast

Credited cast:
Iron Maiden	...	Themselves
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Vinny Appice	...	Himself
Pat Cash	...	Himself
Bruce Dickinson	...	Himself
Ronnie James Dio	...	Himself
Janick Gers
Derrick Green	...	Himself
Lauren Harris	...	Herself
Steve Harris	...	Himself
Kerry King	...	Himself
Andreas Kisser	...	Himself
Nicko McBrain	...	Himself
Tom Morello	...	Himself
Dave Murray	...	Himself
Rod Smallwood	...	Himself

Storyline

Come fly with Iron Maiden and enjoy the hospitality of Flight 666 as the boys' take on the biggest tour of their career, flying around the world in their own private Boeing 757. This insight into the background noise that is the logistical workings' of the '2008 Somewhere Back in Time' World Tour is captivating, both behind the scenes as well as on stage. Performing in front of sell out crowds, this "Rocumentary" is an insight into the minds, bodies and souls of the family that is Iron Maiden.

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Plot Keywords:

iron maiden | world tour | australia | 666 | interview | 

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Taglines:

50,000 miles. 5 Continents. 23 Concerts in just 45 Days.

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Genres:

Documentary | Music

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [jp]

Country:

UK Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 April 2009 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Argentina

Company Credits

Production Co:

Banger Films, Phantom Music Management, EMI

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Boeing 757 plane that took the band around the world, flown by their singer Bruce Dickinson, is nicknamed "Ed Force One".

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Quotes

Adrian Smith: [On his earlier days when coming to Japan to tour] I think it's the only place in the world where we physically got mobbed by teenage girls.

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Connections

References Brazil (1985)

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Soundtracks

"Fear of the Dark"
Written by Steve Harris
Performed by Iron Maiden
Published by Imagem Music

User Reviews

Flight 666... Top notch DVD release !!!

This was written by me for a metal forum. I am in no way associated with Iron Maiden, DVD retailers, or any of the like. I am a lifelong Iron Maiden fan going back to 1982, and I wanted to share my take on the new DVD release.

= "Flight 666: The Film," came out today, June 9th, and it is worth every penny of its purchase price. For anyone who saw Iron Maiden on The Somewhere Back in Time Tour, or has seen Maiden at any time in the past, I don't have to tell you how good of a show they put on, we all know, already. I wanted to just add my two cents about this DVD release, for anyone who was thinking about buying it, because not only is it an official Maiden release, it is also one hell of a bargain for what you get. = Whether you get the "standard" issue, or the "deluxe" issue (only difference is the packaging, and you get an expanded booklet in the deluxe version) you get two discs. Disc 1 is "Flight 666 The Movie," and Disc 2 is the concert footage from the film in its entirety, city to city. = All footage from both discs is shot in high def, so everything looks great, I can't imagine what this looks like on the BLU-RAY format, must be mindblowing. The sound mix is excellent, and each disc caters to various sound systems no matter how simple or how high end they are. Sound formats include Dolby Digital 2.0, Dolby Digital 5.1, NTSC-PCM, and DTS. Personally I always like DTS, so I was pretty excited. = As far as being a good bargain..... It is. I purchased this at B@$t B%y. They only had the "deluxe" edition which was listed at $16.99, but it's on sale for $11.99 !!!! It's less expensive than most audio cd's. = As far as the content is concerned, well that is left up to the viewer. I thought the movie itself was pretty entertaining, a good mix of live footage, and documentary footage. The live concert disc is excellent because they go song to song, city to city, and you get to check out different Maiden fans, and venues from all over the world. = As usual Iron Maiden delivers the goods with a class and integrity that most bands have never had, or lost a long time ago (ie. see Lars Ulrich in movie footage). Overall this is a quality DVD release, at a very fair price. It seems like Iron Maiden is always a step ahead of the game.