Flight of the Phoenix (2004)
- Starring:
- Dennis Quaid, Tyrese Gibson, (more)
- Director(s):
- John Moore
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13
- Category:
- Action / Adventure
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Based on a novel by Elleston Trevor, director John Moore's The Flight of the Phoenix is a remake of a 1965 film of the same name starring film icon James Stewart. The story revolves around the plight of Captain Frank Towns (Dennis Quaid), a pilot whose C-119 cargo plane full of oil workers could not withstand the violent winds of a desert sandstorm. Stranded in the harsh terrain of Mongolia's Gobi Desert (a departure from the original, in which the plane crashed in the Sahara), Frank and his navigator face an equal challenge in maintaining order among the survivors. The group of oilmen had planned on an uneventful trip to shut off a group of rigs falling below their productivity expectations -- not fending for their very lives. Before long, some men are revealed as cowards, while others exhibit a surprising show of strength, all the while hoping that the wreckage of the original plane can be salvaged before a Lord of the Flies situation occurs. Miranda Otto is featured in a supporting role, as well as Giovanni Ribisi and Tyrese Gibson. ~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 113 mins
Complete Cast:
- Dennis Quaid - Capt. Frank Towns
- Giovanni Ribisi - Elliott
- Tony Curran - Rodney
- Bobby Brown - Kyle
- Kevork Malikyan - Rady
- Jim Lau - (Voice)
- Kirk "Sticky Fingaz" Jones - Jeremy
- Anthony Wong - Lead Smuggler
- Martin "Mako" Hindy - Newman
- Kee-Yick Cheng - Smuggler #3
- Tyrese Gibson - AJ
- Miranda Otto - Kelly
- Derek Barton - (Voice)
- Hugh Laurie - Ian
- Jacob Vargas - Sammi
- Scott Michael Campbell - Liddle
- Jared Padalecki - Davis
- Paul Ditchfield - Dr. Gerber
- Yi-Ding Wang - Smuggler #2
- Vernon Lehmann - Smuggler #4
- Director(s):
- John Moore
- Writer(s):
- Scott Frank, Edward Burns
- Producer(s):
- Wyck Godfrey, T. Alex Blum, William Aldrich
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13(Questionable for Children, Profanity, Violence, Adult Situations, Adult Humor)
- Categories:
- Action / Adventure
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