What is your favorite aviation movie?

one man's opinion...

[ken5050]

Every time I’ve seen it in the last decade or so, they silence the dog’s name..

[TADSLOS]

We just watched “Zero Hour” the other night it was a serious film but its what the movie airplane was based on it was hilarious to watch after watching airplane a gazillion times

I had the same reaction. You can't help but make the comparisons and laugh. Same sound effects, too. That was a hoot.

[taildragger]

in it’s a mad mad mad mad world

Stunt Pilot Frank Tallman, one of the greatest..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Tallman

[laplata]

Yes, three left.

Was it a recent interview?

[count-your-change]

The original “The Fly”.

[Sirius Lee]

Tom Sellick's aviator swashbuckler.:

[pops88]

I can’t believe I forgot Fandango!

[ken5050]

Great film..I think it soon after it came out that I first heard that Rock Hudson was gay.. and “don’t ask, don’t tell” was born...

[rlmorel]

Heh, never saw your limitation on war movies...sorry if I contributed to ruining the thread...

There was a movie “Pushing Tin” that had a great scene in it...Billy Bob Thornton’s character thought he could stand on the runway as a 747 landed right in back of him...they showed his body bouncing up and down being blown like a rag doll down the runway!

I was watching it with three aviation enthusiasts, and we all laughed and replayed the scene over and over until we had tears running down our faces...

[Hoodat]

Does Chitty Chitty Bang Bang count?

[dancusa]

Strategic Air Command Corny, but I love all of the old SAC scenes. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

My Dad was a B-36 crew member from 1951 to 1955. His B-36 Peacemaker crew was stationed in Texas at that time. I saw the movie a few times. They called them "six turning, four burning". They were larger than B-52's. They scared the living daylights out of Russians with the bomb load. The Russians had a re-engineered B-29 rip off at the time.

[rlmorel]

I watched it off Netflix...it was still on there. Interesting story...

[yarddog]

Yes, they interviewed him in Ft. Walton Beach just before that last reunion.

[ErnBatavia]

Firefox...that movie was the biggie in our brand new neighborhood (all new homes), when I bought a corded electric lawnmower - to be quicker and different from the neighbors.

Said mower quickly became known as "Firefox" throughout the 'hood due to the whine it'd emit when I fired it up every Sattidy morning.

[ken5050]

Never saw it.. My library has it..will pick it up on Monday..many thanks..

[ken5050]

I forgive you..LOL...

Thread is a blast..

[MHGinTN]

Why? IMHO, it is because we have lost our souls to political correctness run amok and empowerment of progressive goons. It is even hard to write a novel now adays that delves into the vagaries of the better angels in the human soul. Apparently there is too small a market for things not loaded with sex and degeneracy. I am a fan of the BBC mysteries, like Inspector Morse and Midsomer Murders. The newer offerings are degenerating as a reflection of different, more ‘tolerant’ writers. Even the Dr. Who series is overly influenced by the sexual preferences of the writers and directors who are ‘gay’.

[ken5050]

Dude, it must be cocktail hour where ever you are..

[Exeter]

Re: Post#4
“Joey, do you like movies about gladiators?”

I love this movie!!!

[rlmorel]

Exactly. A very powerful movie. I heard that there were elements of it based on the life of Curtis Lemay.