Flight (I) (2012)

An airline pilot saves almost all his passengers on his malfunctioning airliner which eventually crashed, but an investigation into the accident reveals something troubling.

Director:

Robert Zemeckis

Writer:

John Gatins

Stars:

Nadine Velazquez, Denzel Washington, John Goodman

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 9 wins & 31 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nadine Velazquez	...	Katerina Marquez
Denzel Washington	...	Whip Whitaker
Carter Cabassa	...	Son on Plane
Adam C. Edwards	...	Father on Plane (as Adam Ciesielski)
Tamara Tunie	...	Margaret Thomason
Brian Geraghty	...	Ken Evans
Kelly Reilly	...	Nicole
Conor O'Neill	...	Kip
Charlie E. Schmidt	...	Tiki Pot
Will Sherrod	...	Schecter
Boni Yanagisawa	...	Camelia Satou
Adam Tomei	...	Fran
Dane Davenport	...	Derek Hogue
John Crow	...	Field Reporter
Bruce Greenwood	...	Charlie Anderson

Storyline

Whip Whitaker is a commuter airline pilot. While on a flight from Orlando to Atlanta something goes wrong and the plane starts to fly erratically. With little choice Whip crashes the plane and saves almost all on board. When he wakes up in the hospital, his friend from the airline union introduces him to a lawyer who tells him there's a chance he could face criminal charges because his blood test reveals that he is intoxicated with alcohol and cocaine. He denies being impaired, so while an investigation is underway, he is told to keep his act together. However, letting go of his addiction is not as easy as it seems...

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Plot Keywords:

addiction | blood | cocaine | lawyer | alcoholic | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for drug and alcohol abuse, language, sexuality/nudity and an intense action sequence

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 November 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

El vuelo

Filming Locations:

Atlanta First United Methodist Church - 360 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$31,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$24,900,566 (USA) (2 November 2012)

Gross:

$93,749,203 (USA) (8 February 2013)

Company Credits

Production Co:

ImageMovers, Paramount Pictures, Parkes/MacDonald Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

138 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Datasat Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The script was first optioned by Denzel Washington's then agent Ed Limato who'd been kicking it around Hollywood for several months until Denzel showed interest. However, in order to get the film made with the studio's modest take-it-or-leave-it $28m budget, Washington and director Robert Zemeckis accepted a reported tenth of their usual salaries.

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Goofs

From the farm porch cattle seen in the distance instantly move from the fence to the tree line.

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Quotes

Whip: I drank the night before the flight.

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Connections

Featured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #21.115 (2013)

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Soundtracks

"Going Down"
Written by Don Nix
Performed by The Jeff Beck Group (as Jeff Beck Group)
Courtesy of Epic Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

User Reviews

Don't read too many reviews - experience it for yourself.

By now you know what the movie is about, so I won't rehash.

What you have here is the anti-Sully Sullenberg. Denzel is incredible as the best pilot you don't want flying your plane, or do you????? Tough questions and tough decisions as Denzel deals with, or doesn't deal with, the aftermath. You pull for him every step of the way, but the problem is which way do you pull? The visuals are very good, gripping, scary. I felt like I was hit hard in the chest while watching the plane.

Make sure the little kiddies stay home, but you need to see this movie. I hope the Academy hands Denzel the Oscar.