In fact, on one particularly bad day and in one of the most intensely immersive scenes ever put on film whip pulls off a stupendously improbable landing as the. Met denzel washington, kelly reilly en don cheadle. Edwards, tamara tunie, brian geraghty, kelly reilly. Denzel washington stars as whip whitaker, a seasoned airline pilot who miraculously crashlands his plane after a midair catastrophe, saving. The film engaged me throughout and you definitely want to see how things unfold, but i felt a bit misled by the title and publicity. Trailers might lead you to believe this is a film about flying. I thought the film would be mainly about the flight and the pilots skills in saving the plane, but. He conveys so much by posture and gesture, as well as speech. Denzel washington stars in flight as heroic, flawed. Twitter denzel washington stars in the robert zemeckis drama about an airline pilot who saves dozens of lives but faces. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes.
In this actionpacked mystery thriller, academy award winner, denzel washington stars as whip whitaker, a seasoned airline pilot, who miraculously crash lands his plane after a midair catastrophe, saving nearly every soul on board. Denzel washingtons movies ranked, from worst to best. Director robert zemeckis is already responsible for one of the most harrowing plane crashes in movie history. The plane crash sequence flight is jawdropping, but bonkers. Denzel washingtons movies ranked, from worst to best from magnificent seven to malcolm x, we break down every one of the fences. One of hollywoods sexiest and most magnetic leading men, denzel washingtons poise and radiantly sane intelligence permeate whatever film he is in, be it a socially conscious drama, biopic, or suspense thriller. The best rated item with denzel washington on netflix is the manchurian candidate and appeared on screen in 2004. He has received two golden globe awards, one tony award, and two academy awards. Flight stars denzel washington as an alcoholic pilot. Laughter, if not tears, is the only fair response to much of what the movie shows. Above all else theres the matter of denzel washingtons character, whip whitaker. The flying and a terrible crash provide background for the story of this man, who has struggled with his illness for years. Denzel washington with chris pine in tony scotts unstoppable. Well, the movie flight starring denzel washington has brought thrill, suspense and truth to this topic.
Released november 2nd, 2012, flight stars denzel washington, don cheadle, kelly reilly, john goodman the r movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 18 min, and. Actor denzel washington has earned popular and critical acclaim for his roles in an array of feature films, including glory, malcolm x, training day and fences. Flight movie clip featuring denzel washington collider. So i headed off for a saturday matinee, fully expecting that this movie, like almost every aviation movie ive ever seen, would take some liberties with the technical aspects of the flying scenes.
Denzel washington as highfunctioning alcoholic in flight. Flight is een amerikaanse dramafilm uit 2012 onder regie van robert zemeckis. His luck runs out when a disastrous mechanical malfunction sends his plane hurtling toward the ground. An airline pilot saves a flight from crashing, but an investigation into the malfunctions reveals something troubling. A movie clip from director robert zemeckis flight, starring denzel washington as a heroic pilot who is investigated for wrongdoing after a crash.
To land the knackered aircraft, he rolls it upside down to stop it plummeting to the ground, before. But it is all about the lead character, captain whip whitaker denzel washington, a man who is a pilot and an alcoholic. Rent flight 2012 starring denzel washington and don cheadle on dvd and bluray. With denzel washington, nadine velazquez, don cheadle, john goodman. There is nothing funny about flight, but should you hear howls of laughter coming from the back of the theater, chances are theres a pilot in the audience. Flight 2012 soundtrack complete list of songs whatsong. Follow the movie on facebook plot summary commercial airline pilot whip whitaker denzel washington has a problem with drugs and alcohol, though so far hes managed to. T he first 3 minutes of flight, starring denzel washington, will be enough for most christian viewers to head for the exits. Denzel washington is, for me, the bogart for our generation. Not often does a movie character make such a harrowing personal journey that keeps us in deep sympathy all of the way. A pilots view on flight this article is more than 7 years old the takeoff scenes are pretty accurate, says pilot ben edwards, but youd never get a drunk like denzel washingtons character into a.
An airline pilot saves almost all his passengers on his malfunctioning airliner which eventually crashed, but an investigation into the. Whip denzel washington attempts to pull the flight out of a nosedive. Denzel washington plays the captain, whip whitaker, in flight and thats enough reason for me to see the movie big denzel fan. All 12 songs from the flight 2012 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions.
The movie, directed by robert zemeckis and starring denzel washington, james badge dale, john goodman, don cheadle and kelly reilly, opens november 2, 2012. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Best supporting actor for the historical war drama film glory 1989 and best actor for his role as corrupt detective alonzo harris in the crime thriller training day 2001. He is the middle of three children of a beautician mother, lennis, from georgia, and a pentecostal minister father, denzel washington, sr. It stars denzel washington as william whip whitaker sr. The director robert zemeckis discusses making flight with denzel washington.
Qf72 hero pilot kevin sullivans quick thinking saves 315 people sunday night duration. Lees ons privacybeleid voor meer informatie over hoe moviemeter met je privacy. After opening with one of the most terrifying flying scenes ive witnessed, in which an airplane is saved by being flown upside down, robert zemeckis flight segues into a brave and tortured performance by denzel washington one of his very best. The film took elements from a true story, including the plane flying inverted, which did actually happen source wikipedia. Airline pilot whip whitaker washington miraculously lands his plane after a midair catastrophe.
This film is inspired by the plane crash of alaska airlines flight 261. The first scene of the film contains gratuitous nudity, as well as abusive drug use and strong profanity. An intensely personal drama told on an epic scale, flight stars denzel washington as whip whitaker, a boozeandcocaineaddicted airline pilot who nevertheless manages to show up for work each day. Denzel washington gets real and takes flight to film the portion where whitaker inverts the plane midair to stop the dive, the sections of the plane were placed on a rotisserie rig. Flight 2012 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Denzel washington is good, as he usually is in films, and john goodman provides decent and amusing support. After steering the plane through a particularly nasty bout of turbulence, denzel washingtons halfcut captain whip has a nap, only to wake up with the plane nosediving.
Academy award winner denzel washington stars in this riveting and powerful nailbiting thriller 1 from robert zemeckis, the academy awardwinning director of forrest gump and cast away. Immediately following the crash, he is hailed a hero but an investigation soon leads to questions that put the captain in a different light. There are several themes that the movie accurately captures. Its a scene that is filled with utter depravityan unflinching look at a man who has hit rock bottom.
Flight 2012 commercial airline pilot whip whitaker denzel washington has a problem with drugs and alcohol, though so far hes managed to complete his flights safely. Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers. After graduating from high school, denzel enrolled at fordham university, intent on a career in journalism. Airline captain william whip whitaker denzel washington is jolted awake just before their final descent and the aircraft goes into a steep dive as a result of an apparent catastrophic failure. After his amazing safe landing of a damaged passenger plane, an airline pilot is praised for the feat, but has private questions about what happened. The movie, directed by robert zemeckis and starring denzel washington, james badge dale, john goodman, don. In this actionpacked mystery thriller, academy award winner, denzel washington stars as whip whitaker, a seasoned airline pilot, who miraculously crash lands his plane after a. Official flight movie clip, starring denzel washington. The plane crash is incredibly tense but it is the hiding of his alcoholism that is the real tension in this movie. Denzel washington excels as a pilot whose heroics hide a very dark side. Flight 2012 the freefall scene 110 movieclips youtube.
257 208 552 216 819 658 1253 736 889 1104 204 170 555 13 1345 277 32 975 617 826 19 278 1162 1240 1158 813 161 1028 402 1185