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The Aviator

  • 19851985
  • PGPG
  • 1h 36m
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5.5/10
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The Aviator (1985)
A 1920s mail pilot and a rich man's daughter crash-land on a mountain full of hungry wolves.
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A 1920s mail pilot and a rich man's daughter crash-land on a mountain full of hungry wolves.A 1920s mail pilot and a rich man's daughter crash-land on a mountain full of hungry wolves.A 1920s mail pilot and a rich man's daughter crash-land on a mountain full of hungry wolves.
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1.3K
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    • George Miller
    • Ernest K. Gann(based upon the book by)
    • Marc Norman(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Christopher Reeve
    • Rosanna Arquette
    • Jack Warden
    • George Miller
    • Ernest K. Gann(based upon the book by)
    • Marc Norman(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Christopher Reeve
    • Rosanna Arquette
    • Jack Warden
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 9User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    Tyne Daly, Marcia Strassman, Sam Wanamaker, and Jack Warden in The Aviator (1985)
    Rosanna Arquette and Sam Wanamaker in The Aviator (1985)
    Rosanna Arquette in The Aviator (1985)
    Rosanna Arquette and Christopher Reeve in The Aviator (1985)
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    Rosanna Arquette and Christopher Reeve in The Aviator (1985)

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    Christopher Reeve
    Christopher Reeve
    • Edgar Anscombe
    Rosanna Arquette
    Rosanna Arquette
    • Tillie Hansen
    Jack Warden
    Jack Warden
    • Moravia
    Sam Wanamaker
    Sam Wanamaker
    • Bruno Hansen
    Scott Wilson
    Scott Wilson
    • Jerry Stiller
    Tyne Daly
    Tyne Daly
    • Evelyn Stiller
    Marcia Strassman
    Marcia Strassman
    • Rose Stiller
    Will Hare
    Will Hare
    • Old Man
    Robert Pierce
    Robert Pierce
    • Student Pilot
    Glenn Neufeld
    • George Hansen
    Frano Lasic
    Frano Lasic
    • Daniel Hansen
    Ron Travis
    • Probosky
    Jeff Harding
    Jeff Harding
    • Carson
    Paul Reid Roman
    • Counterman
    Paul Lichtman
    • Customer
    Timothy Stack
    Timothy Stack
    • First Officer
    Larry B. Williams
    • Second Officer
      • George Miller
      • Ernest K. Gann(based upon the book by)
      • Marc Norman(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      One of Christopher Reeve's hobbies was flying. At the time the movie was made and released, Reeve flew his own six-passenger twin engine Beechcraft plane. Reeve was a qualified pilot with around 2,000 hours flying experience and had commercial, instrument, and multi-engine ratings. Reeve once said: "I thought it would be fun to mix acting and airplanes. Flying is something that comes naturally to me; it certainly helped me with Superman."
    • Goofs
      The Boeing Stearman plane used in the film had his maiden flight in 1936. It can't have flown in the early 1920s.
    • Quotes

      Moravia: [on the phone] I think that someday the world will be entirely populated with bureaucrats such as yourself because the real people will do away with themselves out of frustration!

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: The Aviator/Mask/Sylvester (1985)

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    8/10
    Enjoyable, with a really good performance by Reeves.
    Chris Reeves's legacy will always be Superman, but he proves here that he was a fine actor who could really nail his character. He does a great job as an introverted, bitter pilot. The other reviewer is correct that Rosanna Arquette is annoying; however, she's not at all the worst part of the movie. If anything is annoying, it's the painfully inaccurate portrayal of wolves. Look, filmmakers, wolves do not stalk people through the woods and attack them out of the blue. This is real life, not "The Howling." Other than those small complaints, though, this simple survival story is fun and engaging, and definitely worth noting for Reeves. 8/10 stars.
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    • Release date
      • March 15, 1985 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Yugoslavia
    • Production companies
      • United Artists
      • Mace Neufeld Productions
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    • 1 hour 36 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Stereo

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