Burning Blue (2013)

Two Navy fighter pilots find themselves in the midst of a forbidden relationship throwing their lives and careers into disarray.

Director:

D.M.W. Greer

Writers:

Helene Kvale, D.M.W. Greer (co-writer)

Stars:

Trent Ford, Tammy Blanchard, Morgan Spector

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Trent Ford	...	Daniel Lynch
Tammy Blanchard	...	Susan Stephensen
Morgan Spector	...	William Stephensen
Rob Mayes	...	Matthew Blackwood
William Lee Scott	...	Charlie Trumbo
Cotter Smith	...	Admiral Lynch
Michael Cumpsty	...	Admiral Stephensen
Michael Sirow	...	John Cokely
Mark Doherty	...	Skipper
Chris Chalk	...	Special Agent Jones
Tracy Weiler	...	Nancy
Gwynneth Bensen	...	Tammi
Jordan Dean	...	Stewie
Johnny Hopkins	...	Gorden
Haviland Morris	...	Grace Lynch

Storyline

Following two fatal aircraft accidents aboard an Aircraft Carrier, a government agent is placed aboard the ship. His mission is to determine what may be at the root of these mishaps and prevent the inevitable third chain breaking accident which abruptly changes course when a sailor reports seeing one of the top ranking fighter pilots in a gay club. The aviator and three of his squadron mates and their spouses all become the subject of a deadly modern day witch hunt entangling them in a web of jealousy and deceit which tests their concept of love, friendship and honor and changes their lives forever.

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Plot Keywords:

fighter pilot | airman | gay kiss | gay | nightclub | 

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Taglines:

Deny nothing.

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | Romance | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, some sexual content and graphic nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 June 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Se brûler les ailes

Filming Locations:

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Burning Blue The Film L.P.,Lionsgate,Mercury Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Timothée Chalamet has a brief scene in this movie with Rob Mayes but this was deleted, hence, his name was not included in the cast list.

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Quotes

[last lines]
Daniel Lynch: Say anything, ask me anything. Just don't stop talking to me.

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Crazy Credits

The first ending credits are backdropped against a view of clouds from an airplane traveling across the sky.

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Connections

References The Sound of Music (1965)

User Reviews

Dreadful but then...

Is it me or does every other movie lately have blue in the title? BURNING BLUE, a film about the bizarre perversion and paranoia around gays in the military is actually the worst made film I have seen since WILD WOMEN OF WONGO. It's truly inept. Like a drama directed by Ed Wood. And it is even more rare to witness such bad performances. Simply dreadful. Bad in a not a fun or good way. And then the film feels about 20 years too late.

Then suddenly something happens in the last 10 minutes.

We jump 6 years ahead to a very short scene when Tammy Blanchard, delivering the only truly professional performance in the film, states "Now what will we do?" To which the lead says, " I don't know."

It was so staggering to hear this in an "issue" film. Everything falls apart. The main character is brave beyond measure but then all continues to slide. What will we do? I don't know. Never sounded more honest.