Blue Devils: Marine Aviation Squadron VMF-451 (2008)

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Director:

Terrence Dodge Jr.

Writers:

Noel Wilton, Jay Wintermeyer

Stars:

James Anderson, William E. Brown, Stewart Burleigh

Cast

Credited cast:
James Anderson	...	Himself
William E. Brown	...	Himself
Stewart Burleigh	...	Narrator
Archie Donahue	...	Himself
Charles Hodson	...	Himself
Raymond Swalley	...	Himself
Dewey Wambsganss	...	Himself
John Webb	...	Himself
Philip Wilmot	...	Himself
Richard Wood	...	Himself

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

warplane | naval | naval battle | aerial combat | naval uniform | 

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Genres:

Documentary | War

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 December 2008 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Carbondale, Colorado, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

TLD Productions

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

Less is More!

The Blue Devils is a wonderful film and a canny display of how to withhold information till the end to give maximum impact. In a kind of "just the facts" way, we get to know these men who set out day after day to win a battle no one was sure could be won. The future was too scary to even consider. And in using that simple story telling device, we see once again why less is more. These men are all simple and straightforward guys who say it like it is. They don't get all misty eyed and mournful, but you never question the fact that they cared deeply about each other and looked out for one another. I was moved to tears by the end as a result of their heroic struggles and stoic demeanor and their love for their wingmen. The footage is amazing and mind-bogglingly blunt. As are their words. You get a true sense of what life was like on the carriers and in the air. It was one hell of a ride.