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:

aircraft cockpit | missile attack | captain | lieutenant | vertical take off and landing aircraft | 

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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, 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

Conventional aircraft seen on the USS Vinson include various models of the F/A-18 Hornet, E-2 Hawkeye, and EA-6 Prowler, plus a glimpse of an SH-60 Seahawk helicopter.

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Goofs

The USS Abraham Lincoln is located in the Philippine Sea. The three Talons and the EDI fly westwards, to Myanmar. It is daylight in the Philippine Sea but nighttime in Myanmar. Although it is conceivable that they were flying from dawn westwards to where it was still just before dawn, there were a lot of people and traffic on the street, which would have indicated that it was early evening in Myanmar.

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Quotes

Lt. Ben Gannon: Don't think, drink!

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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

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Fictional Movie Aircraft (2014)

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Soundtracks

Different
Written by Jason Vena, Kaylan Cloyd, Christian McAlhaney, Ryan Zwiefelhofer, and Nick Radovanovic
Performed by Acceptance

User Reviews

Video Game Fun

I recently went to see the movie "The Island", a movie that contains about 60 straight minutes of action. However, all the chasing and stuff blowing up was meaningless, and hence, uninteresting (see my review). "Stealth", on the other hand, actually had a plot, albeit of the pulp military thriller novel variety, but nevertheless a story you can follow. This movie was critically panned more than "The Island", but I was more entertained by far with this film.

First of all, the flying effects sequences are like playing a high quality video game. Since I don't play video games, this was a fun ride. In fact, I was taken aback somewhat at how many intensely complex effects shots there were in this film. Along with it, virtually everything in sight is blown up. Blown up real good. Yes, it is possible to blow things up with a certain amount of creativity and originality. You could possibly be reminded of "Apocalypse Now" with the size and amount of fireballs riddled throughout.

Oh yeah, characters. Well, the only real name you recognise is Jamie Foxx. Obviously cast before his success with "Ray", he is actually a pretty minor character. There is competent acting, but this movie isn't about Academy Award performances. The story, as one critic characterised it, is a live action version of "Team America". Enough countries are invaded and attacked to start World War III, (but then again, all good things come in threes). You are not expected to buy any of the implausible details of the film. If you are capable of not exercising your mind too much in a situation like this, you can accept that most of the big thrills in this film were probably thought up first, and then a story built around it. But that means you are not side-tracked with much of any dumb fluff (save a completely uneventful visit to Thailand).

So, in comparison to Michael Bay, Rob Cohen is up to par, and maybe even exceeds with a slightly more entertaining product. You certainly could do far worse.