# 'Airplane Movie Thread' thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 27, 2006, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-movie-thread-thread/341794 "2006-01-27T02:15:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2006, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-movie-thread-thread/341794/1 "2006-01-27T02:15:12Z")
I thought I’d start an index of airplane movie threads. Rather than discuss individual films here, let’s post to their existing threads. If you start or find an airplane-movie thread, please post the link here. [_Airport 1975_ (1974)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=331157) [_The Aviator_ (2004)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=292474) [_The Battle Of Britain_ (1968)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=352618) [_The Dam Busters_ (1954)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=354856) [_The High And The Mighty_ (1954)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=328625) [_Islands In The Sky_ (1953)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=325969) [_Memphis Belle_ (1990) and _Memphis Belle_ (1944)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=354941) [_633 Squadron_(1964)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=355853) [_Spitfire_ (_The First Of The Few_) (1942)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=355092) [_12 O’Clock High_ (1949)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=275341) ---
**Author:** ![Curate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Curate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Curate)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2006, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-movie-thread-thread/341794/2 "2006-01-27T02:31:29Z")
An airplane movie related question: Are the Hurricanes used in _A Piece of Cake_ still around and flyable? ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2006, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-movie-thread-thread/341794/3 "2006-01-27T02:56:04Z")
I am sure [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=298356&highlight=airplane%21) isn’t the only thread on Airplane! ---
**Author:** ![Small\_Clanger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc348/32.png) [@Small\_Clanger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Clanger)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2006, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-movie-thread-thread/341794/4 "2006-01-27T12:57:02Z")
As competition for The High and the Mighty, here’s a real lemon. [Panic in the Skies](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=353969) This film is so bad, it deserves more ridicule. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2006, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-movie-thread-thread/341794/5 "2006-01-27T13:44:48Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > I am sure [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=298356&highlight=airplane%21) isn’t the only thread on Airplane! No, no. You were supposed to say, " **Surely** [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=298356&highlight=airplane%21) isn’t the only thread on Airplane! ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2006, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-movie-thread-thread/341794/6 "2006-01-27T14:04:28Z")
That’s right, and don’t call him Shirley. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2006, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-movie-thread-thread/341794/7 "2006-01-27T14:11:03Z")
> [@Small Clanger](#): > > [Panic in the Skies](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=353969) > > This film is so bad, it deserves more ridicule. As much as [Final Descent](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0127557/)? That would be tough. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2006, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-movie-thread-thread/341794/8 "2006-01-27T16:47:57Z")
[_Airplane!_ (1980)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=298356) [_Airport 1975_ (1974)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=331157) [_The Aviator_ (2004)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=292474) [_The Battle Of Britain_ (1968)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=352618) [_The Dam Busters_ (1954)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=354856) [_The High And The Mighty_ (1954)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=328625) [_Islands In The Sky_ (1953)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=325969) [_Memphis Belle_ (1990) and _Memphis Belle_ (1944)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=354941) [_Panic In The Skies!_ (1996)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=353969) [_633 Squadron_(1964)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=355853) [_Spitfire_ (_The First Of The Few_) (1942)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=355092) [_12 O’Clock High_ (1949)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=275341) I didn’t include _Final Descent_ because the link is not to a thread. Are there threads for _Always_ (1989) or _Top Gun_ (1986)? I wasn’t able to search for them. (‘Always’ is too common, ‘top gun’ words are too short.) ---
**Author:** ![stpauler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2006, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-movie-thread-thread/341794/9 "2006-01-27T17:12:27Z")
The movie everyone is excited for: [Snakes on a Plane!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=333593) ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2006, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-movie-thread-thread/341794/10 "2006-01-27T18:12:44Z")
> [@Curate](#): > > An airplane movie related question: Are the Hurricanes used in _A Piece of Cake_ still around and flyable? The planes in the Masterpiece Theater were Spitfires, not Hurricanes. The squadron in the book used Hurricanes. I have seen restored Spitfires flying around, and I’m sure someone’s restored a Hurricane of two. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2006, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-movie-thread-thread/341794/11 "2006-01-29T14:57:39Z")
[_Final Descent_ (1997)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=356103) [_Top Gun_ (1986)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=356242) ---
**Author:** ![Llama\_Llogophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2006, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-movie-thread-thread/341794/12 "2006-01-30T00:22:28Z")
My favorite airplane movie right now is [The Hunters](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051750/) , with Robert Mitchum. It’s about Korean War air combat. There is some truly breathtaking footage of F-86 Sabres, one of my favorite planes. This is why one of the final flying scenes broke my heart (although I won’t spoil it here). The film was made long enough ago that they couldn’t use real MiG-15’s for the enemies. If you look closely, you’ll see they dressed up some late model F-84’s (the kind with swept wings) as MiGs. They also show an actual crash, but they couldn’t find any good footage of an F-86 going in. You’ll see them cut away to an F-100, which is destroyed spectacularly. Very different from the book, but each are enjoyable in their own way. ---
**Author:** ![Ale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2006, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-movie-thread-thread/341794/13 "2006-01-30T01:16:12Z")
Does [1941](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078723/) qualify?, it´s about 1/3 an airplane movie anyway. The shots of the P-40 flying around a canyon are great, and the chase along Hollywood´s streets is something to remember. "Major General Joseph W. Stillwell: Bombs! I don’t hear any bombs! Now they’re up there. They came all the way from Asia. Don’t you think they’d bring a few bombs along? " 😃 And John Belushi is a riot as a deranged pilot. Aslo, I just seen [Fly Away Home](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116329/), its that a valid entry too?, if anything it shows the real beauty of flight, it´s very inspiring. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2006, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airplane-movie-thread-thread/341794/14 "2006-02-02T15:11:50Z")
SDMB threads: [_Airplane!_ (1980)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=298356) [_Airport 1975_ (1974)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=331157) [_Always_ (1989)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=356656) [_The Aviator_ (2004)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=292474) [_The Battle Of Britain_ (1968)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=352618) [_The Dam Busters_ (1954)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=354856) [_Final Descent_ (1997)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=356103) [_The High And The Mighty_ (1954)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=328625) [_Islands In The Sky_ (1953)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=325969) [_Memphis Belle_ (1990) and _Memphis Belle_ (1944)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=354941) [_Panic In The Skies!_ (1996)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=353969) [_633 Squadron_(1964)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=355853) [_Snakes On A Plane_ (2006)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=333593) [_Spitfire_ (_The First Of The Few_) (1942)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=355092) [_Top Gun_ (1986)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=356242) [_12 O’Clock High_ (1949)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=275341)