Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. The first scene of the film contains gratuitous nudity, as well as abusive drug use and strong profanity. Immediately following the crash, he is hailed a hero but an investigation soon leads to questions that put the captain in a different light. 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. Denzel washingtons movies ranked, from worst to best. A movie clip from director robert zemeckis flight, starring denzel washington as a heroic pilot who is investigated for wrongdoing after a crash. 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. 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. Flight 2012 the freefall scene 110 movieclips youtube. The director robert zemeckis discusses making flight with denzel washington. 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. Flight 2012 soundtrack complete list of songs whatsong.
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. An airline pilot saves a flight from crashing, but an investigation into the malfunctions reveals something troubling. 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. The film took elements from a true story, including the plane flying inverted, which did actually happen source wikipedia. Flight stars denzel washington as an alcoholic pilot.
Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers. The plane crash sequence flight is jawdropping, but bonkers. I thought the film would be mainly about the flight and the pilots skills in saving the plane, but. 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. Denzel washington stars in flight as heroic, flawed. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes. Denzel washington with chris pine in tony scotts unstoppable. After graduating from high school, denzel enrolled at fordham university, intent on a career in journalism. 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. Lees ons privacybeleid voor meer informatie over hoe moviemeter met je privacy. The flying and a terrible crash provide background for the story of this man, who has struggled with his illness for years. Denzel washington is good, as he usually is in films, and john goodman provides decent and amusing support. Qf72 hero pilot kevin sullivans quick thinking saves 315 people sunday night duration. Whip denzel washington attempts to pull the flight out of a nosedive.
The plane crash is incredibly tense but it is the hiding of his alcoholism that is the real tension in this movie. The best rated item with denzel washington on netflix is the manchurian candidate and appeared on screen in 2004. With denzel washington, nadine velazquez, don cheadle, john goodman. To land the knackered aircraft, he rolls it upside down to stop it plummeting to the ground, before. Not often does a movie character make such a harrowing personal journey that keeps us in deep sympathy all of the way.
Flight 2012 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The movie, directed by robert zemeckis and starring denzel washington, james badge dale, john goodman, don. He conveys so much by posture and gesture, as well as speech. 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.
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. Denzel washington stars as whip whitaker, a seasoned airline pilot who miraculously crashlands his plane after a midair catastrophe, saving. All 12 songs from the flight 2012 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. Its a scene that is filled with utter depravityan unflinching look at a man who has hit rock bottom. Laughter, if not tears, is the only fair response to much of what the movie shows. There are several themes that the movie accurately captures. T he first 3 minutes of flight, starring denzel washington, will be enough for most christian viewers to head for the exits. 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. 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. Denzel washington is, for me, the bogart for our generation.
It stars denzel washington as william whip whitaker sr. He is the middle of three children of a beautician mother, lennis, from georgia, and a pentecostal minister father, denzel washington, sr. He has received two golden globe awards, one tony award, and two academy awards. 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. Met denzel washington, kelly reilly en don cheadle. Denzel washington in flight 2012 denzel washington and bruce greenwood in flight 2012 denzel. The movie, directed by robert zemeckis and starring denzel washington, james badge dale, john goodman, don cheadle and kelly reilly, opens november 2, 2012. Rent flight 2012 starring denzel washington and don cheadle on dvd and bluray. Denzel washington plays the captain, whip whitaker, in flight and thats enough reason for me to see the movie big denzel fan.
Twitter denzel washington stars in the robert zemeckis drama about an airline pilot who saves dozens of lives but faces. 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 washington excels as a pilot whose heroics hide a very dark side. 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. Flight is een amerikaanse dramafilm uit 2012 onder regie van robert zemeckis. Well, the movie flight starring denzel washington has brought thrill, suspense and truth to this topic.
Denzel washingtons movies ranked, from worst to best from magnificent seven to malcolm x, we break down every one of the fences. Denzel washington as highfunctioning alcoholic in flight. An airline pilot saves almost all his passengers on his malfunctioning airliner which eventually crashed, but an investigation into the. 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. Trailers might lead you to believe this is a film about flying. Edwards, tamara tunie, brian geraghty, kelly reilly. 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. Director robert zemeckis is already responsible for one of the most harrowing plane crashes in movie history. Flight movie clip featuring denzel washington collider. But it is all about the lead character, captain whip whitaker denzel washington, a man who is a pilot and an alcoholic.
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. 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. This film is inspired by the plane crash of alaska airlines flight 261. Denzel washington, robert zemeckis and kelly reilly on flight.
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