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