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The Last Flight of Noah's Ark

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  • 1h 37m
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5.7/10
1.4K
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Elliott Gould in The Last Flight of Noah's Ark (1980)
  • Adventure
  • Family
When a plane carrying various animals makes a forced landing on a desert island, the only chance to escape is to convert the plane into a boat.When a plane carrying various animals makes a forced landing on a desert island, the only chance to escape is to convert the plane into a boat.When a plane carrying various animals makes a forced landing on a desert island, the only chance to escape is to convert the plane into a boat.
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
1.4K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Charles Jarrott
  • Writers
    • Ernest K. Gann(story)
    • Steven W. Carabatsos(screenplay)
    • Sandy Glass(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Elliott Gould
    • Geneviève Bujold
    • Ricky Schroder
Top credits
  • Director
    • Charles Jarrott
  • Writers
    • Ernest K. Gann(story)
    • Steven W. Carabatsos(screenplay)
    • Sandy Glass(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Elliott Gould
    • Geneviève Bujold
    • Ricky Schroder
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    • 14User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 4 nominations

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    Elliott Gould
    Elliott Gould
    • Noah Duganas Noah Dugan
    Geneviève Bujold
    Geneviève Bujold
    • Bernadette Lafleuras Bernadette Lafleur
    • (as Genevieve Bujold)
    Ricky Schroder
    Ricky Schroder
    • Bobbyas Bobby
    Vincent Gardenia
    Vincent Gardenia
    • Stoneyas Stoney
    Tammy Lauren
    Tammy Lauren
    • Julieas Julie
    John Fujioka
    John Fujioka
    • Clevelandas Cleveland
    Yuki Shimoda
    Yuki Shimoda
    • Hiroas Hiro
    John P. Ryan
    John P. Ryan
    • Cosloughas Coslough
    Dana Elcar
    Dana Elcar
    • Benchleyas Benchley
    Ruth Manning
    • Charlotte Braithwaiteas Charlotte Braithwaite
    Arthur Adams
    • Leipzig Manageras Leipzig Manager
    Austin Willis
    Austin Willis
    • Slabotskyas Slabotsky
    Peter Renaday
    • Irate Pilotas Irate Pilot
    • (as Pete Renaday)
    Bob Whiting
    • Chaplainas Chaplain
    • Director
      • Charles Jarrott
    • Writers
      • Ernest K. Gann(story)
      • Steven W. Carabatsos(screenplay)
      • Sandy Glass(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The Boeing B-29 Superfortress featured in the flying sequences was Fertile Myrtle, Air Force 45-21787, Navy BuNo 84029, Civil Registration N91329. From 1951 to 1956 it was used by the Navy and NACA to launch the Douglas D-558-II Skyrocket at Edwards Air Force Base, California. It is currently in the collection of the International Sport Aviation Museum in Lakeland, Florida. Four other partial B-29 Superfortresses were acquired from the China Lake Naval Weapons Center, California. One was used for interior shots at the Disney studio. Another was used for night sequences afloat in MGM's outdoor tank. The third was used for the crash site on the island and the fourth was made into the floating Noah's Ark. They were returned to the Navy after filming concluded.
    • Quotes

      Noah Dugan: We nearly get killed and you wanna open a Sunday school for the enemy?

    • Connections
      Featured in Vintage Video: The Last Flight of Noah's Ark (1980) (2020)
    • Soundtracks
      Half of Me
      Lyrics by Hal David

      Music by Maurice Jarre

      Performed by Alexandra Brown

    User reviews14

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    Top review
    10/10
    A Feel-Good Movie that Really Works!
    this is the best feel-good movie of all time. nothing too bad happens but it's not boring. nothing too surprising happens but it's not predictable. nothing too funny happens but it's not stupid. it's corny but perfectly so. Elliott Gould is good. he is a better actor when it comes to serious/comedies, like Robert Altman's "The Long Goodbye" and/or "California Split", but he's having fun here and so does the audience. the woman in the movie is cute. she is a missionary and Gould flies her to an island but they go the wrong way and end up on the wrong island, this one seemingly deserted. tagging along, as it were, are two kids played by Ricky Shroder (now Rick) and Tammy Lauren, who would grow up to be very gorgeous. also there is a bull and a duck, as the kids pets, and two Japanese men on the island who've been there for 35 years and don't know that the war is over. they are gungho with the rising flag, but then they turn good when the missionary lady goes and meets them. and then they put the rising star flag on the plane that crashed that they all transform into a boat. here i had my only problem. the Japanese, during the war, sided with the Nazis. wouldn't Elliott Gould or the missionary lady have a problem with having that flag as the main mast on the ship? and wouldn't the two men, upon learning that America nuked three of their cities to win the war, get sort of angry? but oh well, it doesn't matter. there is a shark in the movie too and it's very scary, even though it's only stock footage, and the ending is almost sad but then gets happy and you will smile during the end credits. oh and another funny thing is that the credits in the beginning happen twenty minutes into the movie after a couple of thugs, who are after Gould for owing them money, are chasing the airplane that is taking off. and the two thugs are played by Dana Elcar of "Baretta" fame, and John Ryan ("Runaway Train"), usually a heavy in movies. here he's bumbling. Vincent Gardenia makes an important cameo. he played the chief inspector in "Death Wish" who was always sneezing.
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    • Release date
      • June 25, 1980 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Disney's Official Site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Bruchlandung im Paradies
    • Filming locations
      • Kaua'i, Hawaii, USA
    • Production company
      • Walt Disney Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $6,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $11,000,000
    • Gross worldwide
      • $11,000,000
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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