Stealth (2005)

Deeply ensconced in a top-secret military program, three pilots struggle to bring an artificial intelligence program under control before it initiates the next world war.

Director:

Rob Cohen

Writer:

W.D. Richter

Stars:

Josh Lucas, Jessica Biel, Jamie Foxx

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Josh Lucas	...	Lt. Ben Gannon
Jessica Biel	...	Lt. Kara Wade
Jamie Foxx	...	Lt. Henry Purcell
Sam Shepard	...	Capt. George Cummings
Richard Roxburgh	...	Dr. Keith Orbit
Joe Morton	...	Capt. Dick Marshfield
Ian Bliss	...	Lt. Aaron Shaftsbury
Ebon Moss-Bachrach	...	Tim
Michael Denkha	...	Naval Controller
Rocky Helton	...	Master at Arms
Clayton Adams	...	USS Abraham Lincoln Sailor
Maurice Morgan	...	USS Abraham Lincoln Sailor
Woody Naismith	...	USS Abraham Lincoln Sailor (as Christopher Naismith)
Charles Ndibe	...	USS Abraham Lincoln Sailor
Nicholas Hammond	...	Executive Officer

Storyline

In the near future, the Navy develops a fighter jet piloted by an artificial intelligence computer. The jet is placed on an aircraft carrier in the Pacific to learn combat manuevers from the human pilots aboard. But when the computer develops a mind of its own, it's the humans who are charged with stopping it before it incites a war...

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Plot Keywords:

pilot | artificial intelligence | navy | fighter jet | military | 

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Taglines:

Fear The Sky

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense action, some violence, brief strong language and innuendo

Details

Official Sites:

Columbia Tristar [France] Sony Pictures [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Korean Russian Spanish

Release Date:

29 July 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Furtif

Filming Locations:

Australia

Box Office

Budget:

$135,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$13,251,545, 31 July 2005, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$32,116,746

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$76,932,872

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation, Original Film, Phoenix Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

121 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS (8 channels)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Keith Orbit looks at the code for the AI, it's written in LaTeX, a language for typesetting mathematics, much as HTML is used on the Internet for typesetting web pages.

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Goofs

The soldiers are told that going into North Korean airspace would be an act of war. However, the US is still technically still at war with North Korea. The Korean conflict has never officially ended, and the peace proceedings are violated regularly across the DMZ.

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Quotes

Lt. Henry Purcell: [as he is chasing EDI in the canyon] Look, I was the only one to defend you, but if you make me I will blast your areoelastic ass right out of the sky! Now lets stop flying around like this, this is crazy!

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Crazy Credits

After the end of the credits, we go back to Korea and see the wreckage of EDI. We pass through most of the wreckage until we stop on EDI's central core. Suddenly, the red eye begins to glow.....

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Connections

Referenced in Jeopardy!: 2005 College Championship Quarterfinal Game 3 (2005)

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Soundtracks

Aqueous Transmission
Written by Brandon Boyd, Michael Einziger (as Michael Einziger), Alex Katunich,
Jose Pasillas (as Jose Pasillas II) and Chris Kilmore
Performed by Incubus
Courtesy of Epic Records
By Arrangement with Sony BMG Music Entertainment

User Reviews

Good, no-brainer, popcorn film

I really enjoyed Stealth. I watched it when I was in the mood for a movie I didn't have to think too much about. I was rewarded with a roller-coaster of a movie.

Yes, i know that the aeroplanes in the film wouldn't fly, it isn't realistic, and all of the other comments I have heard about it's authenticity. However, planted in the film (i know they are not mentioned much), but there are some valid issues about the use of unmanned war machines, and detaching the horror of war from war, essentially making it more morally acceptable.

To be honest, when you watch a Rob Cohen film, you really shouldn't be expecting Oscar winning stuff. You should expect entertainment, and this film delivers.