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

Did You Know?

Trivia

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

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Quotes

Daniel Lynch: No, I was in love with Matt!

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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)

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Soundtracks

Out Of Season
Written by Brett Hammond and Chris Hicken and Martin Ewens
Performed by Brett Hammond

User Reviews

Top Gun Adjacent :)

This movie reminds me somewhat of Top Gun. Wanting to the best at flight, relying on your mates and trying to hide faults / deficiencies.

This movie was beautifully shot considering locations / sets. With the blessing of the USN it tackled a subject which is til this day still a source of anguish for many current and former service persons in all branches of our military and life in general. The development of the character relationships was just OK in that you get the connection but it was lacking a certain dynamic. The struggles of the main characters against the discriminatory system in the US Armed Forces, their families, friends and themselves is evident and well acted but again, something in the writing / development was lacking. Thankfully there wasn't many of the typical gay clichés in this movie.

On a completely selfish note, while many the gay themed movie has gratuitous nudity and one sex scene after another. I'm kind of disappointed at the one "nude" scene there was. Not what I would've wanted or expected considering the main characters and theme. Again, completely selfish observation on my part though...I'm allowed :)

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 June 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Burning Blue

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