Favorite Aviation Related Films

[brontis5]

I just watched Top Gun the other day and forgot how awesome it is. I was thinking of other great airplane related movies and was wondering what everyone else's favorites would be. My top three are:

1. Memphis Belle
2. Airport '75
3. Top Gun

Later,

Brian

[moose135]

"12 O'Clock High" Of course, to steal a line, it's about airplanes the way "Charlie's Angels" is about law enforcement.

[MarkLawrence]

The Right Stuff - my fav of all time!

[stuart schechter]

hehe, Airplane and Top Gun.

[adam613]

I'd have to say Top Gun, although I didn't particularly enjoy the aviation aspects as much as the dialog...the scene where Maverick and Goose are telling the love interest about the Mig-28s is classic.

I have a lot more least-favorite aviation movies...every once in awhile, I get the urge to watch Pushing Tin, just to remember how bad it is...

[LGA777]

Without a doubt the original 1970 Airport. Just an all around great movie. If anyone on here has never seen it you need to, and it does make the rounds on AMC and TCM cable networks from time to time.

Just to wet your appetite !


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One of my favorite avaition movies scenes of all time ! crank up the speakers and enjoy !

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And the ending scenes !

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Cheers

LGA777

[Matt Molnar]

I have a lot more least-favorite aviation movies...every once in awhile, I get the urge to watch Pushing Tin, just to remember how bad it is...
There is one good moment in that movie. :)

[LGA777]

. I get the urge to watch Pushing Tin, just to remember how bad it is...

While Pushing Tin is pretty bad it does have some cool aviations scenes plus Angelina Jolie.

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LGA777

[Gerard]

I love all the old movies on TCM. Tight now I'm watching "30 Seconds Over Tokyo" and recently watched "12 O'Clock High" and "Dive Bomber".
"Bridges at Toko-Ri" is also excellent as is "Task Force" with Gary Cooper.
For me the best helo related movies are "Birds of Prey", "Blue Thunder" and of course the Robert Duvall section of "Apocaypse Now".
"AirWolf" wasnt a movie though it did start out as a "Made For TV" movie and I still love watching old episodes of that.

[PhilDernerJr]

The Final Countdown.

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[mirrodie]

I havta see Final Countdown.



Until then,

I like Airport, Airport 81 and the one Airport with Janet Black.....747 gets hit by prop plane, mid air helo pilot droff off. Did I get the actress name right?

Iron Eagle

Flight of the Intruder

Airplane....Everytime I see it I pick up a funny line I missed the previous 20 times seen.

[LGA777]

Mario, your where close, her name is Karen Black and that actually was Airport 75, another great movie.

And Phil, I agree, Final Countdown Rocks.

LGA777

[moose135]

The Final Countdown.
That was actually the F-14's first starring role, before Top Gun. One of the Navy guys at the Bethpage dedication last week was on board the Nimitz when they were filming it. Some great Tomcat vs. Zero dogfighting scenes!

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I may have to spring for that DVD.

[brontis5]

I forgot about the Final Countdown, I really need to see that one again. Airport 75 is my favorite of the Airport movies, but I do like them all. You can get all four of them in a DVD collection called the Terminal Pack at Best Buy for 14.99, which I highly recommend. I have never seen Pushing Tin, but I just watched a clip of it on YouTube and I may rent it someday. It looked bad, but interesting.

[Gerard]

>While Pushing Tin is pretty bad it does have some cool aviations scenes plus Angelina Jolie.<

Came across this movie about ATC on another board. Called "Ground Control" from 1998 with Keifer Sutherland as a controller who had quit after a fatal crash
returns to save the day. New Years Eve, bad storm coming, shortage of controllers and some maniac sabotaging the system are all plot points. Interesting that
Keifers character is named "Jack" in this flick.

[Idlewild]

Airport '70, Airplane '80, The Aviator (Scorsese), Whisky Romeo Zulu and that educational film the Smithsonian Flight Museum used to show. And don't call me Shirley.

[MORS-AB-ALTO]

For vintage 50's military footage you can't beat "The Bridges At Toko-Ri" & "Strategic Air Command". Minus the lack or reality "Top Gun" is a no brainer for Tomcat scenes, but "The Great Santini" is a much better movie with USMC F-4's in the spotlight. Though only on DVD "Fighter Fling...The Directors Cut" gets my vote. :borat:

[Matt Molnar]

Surprised no one has mentioned my favorite... Die Hard 2!

[Jetinder]

I'll class films as stuff at the cinema + also being sold on DVD and video.

1) Anything to do with Concorde
2) " " " " " TU144
3) Topgun
4) Memphis Bell
5) Airport (The one with the 707)
6) Airplane
7) Thunderbirds (not the last movie), but original stuff from the 1960s
8) UFO
9) Battle of the planets - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Planets
10) Strategic Air command
11) The Right stuff

[Idlewild]

No one said Baa Baa Black Sheep/Black Sheep Squadron either. Or did they?

[Jetinder]

I forgot to add a few more
:-
Reach for the Sky

The Damm Busters

Firefox, (is ok if you're drunk).

[Idlewild]

[quote="Jetinder"]I'll class films as stuff at the cinema + also being sold on DVD and video.....


8) UFO.
9)battle of the planets - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Planets

Straker and Keyop are the men.