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The Aviator is a 2004 American epic biographical drama film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by John Logan. It stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Howard Hughes, Cate Blanchett as Katharine Hepburn, and Kate Beckinsale as Ava Gardner. The supporting cast features Ian Holm, John C. Reilly, Alec Baldwin, Jude Law, Gwen Stefani, Kelli Garner, Matt ...
Jun 14, 2021 · Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio's attempt to restore Hughes’ reputation as a genius outsider who took on both the motion picture and aviation industries is admirable, but there’s only so much that can be accomplished in one film, even if it lasts 166 minutes. Related: The Boy With Green Hair: The Anti-War Film Howard Hughes Tried To Destroy
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Dec 25, 2004 · The Aviator: Directed by Martin Scorsese. With Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Kate Beckinsale, John C. Reilly. A biopic depicting the early years of legendary director and aviator Howard Hughes' career from the late 1920s to the mid 1940s.
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- Biography, Drama
- Martin Scorsese
- 2004-12-25
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- Steven Spielberg and Christopher Nolan both toyed with the idea of making a movie about Howard Hughes. Throughout the 1980s, Steven Spielberg expressed an interest in directing Warren Beatty in a "Citizen Kane-like" biopic of Hughes, calling Hughes a "very interesting subject" in 1990.
- Nicole Kidman was Martin Scorsese's second choice to play Katharine Hepburn in The Aviator. Cate Blanchett was Scorsese's first choice for the role, but she had a prior commitment; so Scorsese turned to Kidman.
- Cate Blanchett did her homework for The Aviator. At Scorsese's request, Blanchett watched all of Hepburn's first 15 movies. Blanchett also screened Hepburn's 1973 interview with Dick Cavett, read a memoir about her, took golf and tennis lessons, and took cold baths just like Hepburn.
- Gwyneth Paltrow was originally signed to play Ava Gardner in The Aviator. The part went to Kate Beckinsale instead, for unknown reasons. Beckinsale gained 20 pounds to play Gardner—mainly by eating chocolates.
Dec 27, 2019 · So there, at least, we get to see DiCaprio at his most charming. But Howard Hughes is as well-known for his intense obsessive-compulsive disorder as for any of his business accomplishments, and ...
Dec 23, 2004 · Powered by JustWatch. Howard Hughes in his last two decades sealed himself away from the world. At first he haunted a penthouse in Las Vegas, and then he moved to a bungalow behind the Beverly Hills Hotel. He was the world's richest man, and with his billions bought himself a room he never left. In a sense, his life was a journey to that lonely ...
An airplane with the ability to fly into the substratosphere across the country, across the world; now, that is the future. Howard Hughes : All right, boys, I want you to rig up something like this. Should give the proper uplift ratios and reduce the need for additional torque support on the front.
