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Dec 16, 2004 · “Flight of the Phoenix” is a fairly faithful remake of the 1965 adventure classic, with no big surprises, But it uses special effects to create scenes unavailable to the earlier film, including sensational sandstorms, a detailed crash sequence and a convincing takeoff.
On a flight over the Gobi Desert in Mongolia, Capt. Frank Towns (Dennis Quaid) and co-pilot A.J. (Tyrese Gibson) are unable to keep their cargo plane in the air when a violent sandstorm strikes.
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- John Moore
- PG-13
- Dennis Quaid
Jan 1, 2000 · Flight Of The Phoenix Review. After picking up a crew of oil workers, pilot Frank Towns (Quaid) runs into a sandstorm and crashes into the Gobi desert. Survival prospects seem dim, until...
Feb 25, 2005 · As remakes go, John Moore's adventure drama Flight Of The Phoenix is a much smoother ride than Robert Aldrich's 1965 James Stewart vehicle.
Flight of the Phoenix ignores the human drama to focus on cockamamie setbacks that are harder to swallow than the plane's motor oil. Full Review | Original Score: D+ | Apr 13, 2005
It's not hard to see the appeal of Robert Aldrich's The Flight of the Phoenix, a riveting adventure film featuring an all-star cast headed by Jimmy Stewart and Richard Attenborough.
The Flight of the Phoenix is a 1965 American survival drama film produced and directed by Robert Aldrich, based on the 1964 novel of the same name by English author Elleston Trevor. [3] The story follows a small group of men struggling to survive their aircraft's emergency landing in the Sahara.
