# First trailer for "Sully"--Miracle on the Hudson movie **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 30, 2016, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-trailer-for-sully-miracle-on-the-hudson-movie/758782 "2016-06-30T14:40:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2016, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-trailer-for-sully-miracle-on-the-hudson-movie/758782/41 "2016-07-01T14:37:59Z")
> [@Finagle](#): > > Not only this, but the actual crash was seven years ago! They’re not exactly striking while the iron is hot. It’s a Clint Eastwood movie. I don’t think he has ever cared about things like that. He makes movies that interest him and his track record gives him the ability to get them done. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2016, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-trailer-for-sully-miracle-on-the-hudson-movie/758782/42 "2016-07-01T14:39:27Z")
> [@hogarth](#): > > Yeah, next thing you know they’ll be making an “Angry Birds” movie. What about a [_Tetris_ trilogy?](http://variety.com/2016/film/news/tetris-movie-trilogy-1201805092/) :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2016, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-trailer-for-sully-miracle-on-the-hudson-movie/758782/43 "2016-07-01T16:13:11Z")
> [@friedo](#): > > I’m really having trouble imagining how they turn this into a movie without making 90% of it up. The actual incident lasted only 10 minutes and there was precisely zero controversy about anyone involved. So either they’re going to have to make up a bunch of soap opera about the aftermath, or extend the length of the preflight/boarding/takeoff/crash sequence by about 20 times, or both. They’re going to fill in the time with the backstory of the birds, ruthlessly slaughtered by a fanatical pilot trying to set a cross country record in a new jet. It will be just like a reboot of Titanic from the iceberg’s POV. ---
**Author:** ![Anamorphic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/anamorphic/32/3057_2.png) [@Anamorphic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anamorphic)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2016, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-trailer-for-sully-miracle-on-the-hudson-movie/758782/44 "2016-07-01T17:15:41Z")
[QUOTE= Snowboarder Bo] I’ve seen Captain Sullenberger speak at least twice and I won’t be seeing this film.? [/QUOTE] > [@Czarcasm](#): > > Why? Capt. Sully is well known for his outright refusal to go down to quarries and throw things. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2016, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-trailer-for-sully-miracle-on-the-hudson-movie/758782/45 "2016-07-01T19:30:49Z")
> [@Anamorphic](#): > > Capt. Sully is well known for his outright refusal to go down to quarries and throw things. He also says, “Roger” instead of, “Aye”. ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2016, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-trailer-for-sully-miracle-on-the-hudson-movie/758782/46 "2016-07-01T19:34:31Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > They’re going to fill in the time with the backstory of the birds, ruthlessly slaughtered by a fanatical pilot trying to set a cross country record in a new jet. > > It will be just like a reboot of Titanic from the iceberg’s POV. [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=19445846#post19445846](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=19445846#post19445846) ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2016, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-trailer-for-sully-miracle-on-the-hudson-movie/758782/47 "2016-07-01T20:49:24Z")
> [@TonySinclair](#): > > They could have him meet a mermaid. This time, played by Angie Dickinson. ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2016, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-trailer-for-sully-miracle-on-the-hudson-movie/758782/48 "2016-07-01T22:29:28Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > So it’s a trilogy then? Did Peter Jackson direct it? ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2016, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-trailer-for-sully-miracle-on-the-hudson-movie/758782/49 "2016-07-01T23:07:07Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > What about a [_Tetris_ trilogy?](http://variety.com/2016/film/news/tetris-movie-trilogy-1201805092/) :eek: The first movie is really slow but the pace picks up considerably by the finale. ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2016, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-trailer-for-sully-miracle-on-the-hudson-movie/758782/50 "2016-07-02T00:44:34Z")
My worry is that any movie with Tom Hanks in it as a captain will be full of made-up incidents. _Captain Phillips_ was, according to the other crew members of the ship, very inaccurate. I don’t know of any reason that _Sully_ would be similarly wrong, but casting Hanks isn’t a good idea, I think. Hanks needs to play some villains and not just heroes: > **[Crew members: ‘Captain Phillips’ is one big lie](https://nypost.com/2013/10/13/crew-members-deny-captain-phillips-heroism/)** > > It’s made for Hollywood: the story of an average American family man, captain of a cargo ship in dangerous waters, his vessel overtaken by armed Somali pirates demanding ransom, saving his crew by … ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2016, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-trailer-for-sully-miracle-on-the-hudson-movie/758782/51 "2016-07-02T02:03:29Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > That may be a little strong (I read it too). Yes, he certainly ran over it in his mind for quite a while, but nobody died and nobody even got hurt. No human fatalities, but there were several injuries, one of them fairly serious (IIRC, a flight attendant had a cut on her thigh that went all the way to the bone, and had some long-term nerve damage). ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2016, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-trailer-for-sully-miracle-on-the-hudson-movie/758782/52 "2016-07-02T02:03:34Z")
> [@Wendell\_Wagner](#): > > My worry is that any movie with Tom Hanks in it as a captain will be full of made-up incidents. _Captain Phillips_ was, according to the other crew members of the ship, very inaccurate. I don’t know of any reason that _Sully_ would be similarly wrong, but casting Hanks isn’t a good idea, I think. Hanks needs to play some villains and not just heroes. [He did](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0257044/). It didn’t do especially well at the box office. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2016, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-trailer-for-sully-miracle-on-the-hudson-movie/758782/53 "2016-07-02T02:35:40Z")
> [@gaffa](#): > > [He did](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0257044/). It didn’t do especially well at the box office. Neither did THE LADYKILLERS. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2016, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-trailer-for-sully-miracle-on-the-hudson-movie/758782/54 "2016-07-02T12:58:04Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > No human fatalities, but there were several injuries, one of them fairly serious (IIRC, a flight attendant had a cut on her thigh that went all the way to the bone, and had some long-term nerve damage). How was she injured? Where do flight attendants shelter for emergencies? ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2016, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-trailer-for-sully-miracle-on-the-hudson-movie/758782/55 "2016-07-02T14:20:48Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > How was she injured? Where do flight attendants shelter for emergencies? Not sure about the cause of injury, but the attendants would most likely be sitting on jump seats at the front and rear of the cabin. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2016, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-trailer-for-sully-miracle-on-the-hudson-movie/758782/56 "2016-07-02T18:24:04Z")
I saw “Captain Phillips” on DVD. It was very good, but I don’t think it was in wide release. One of the Somali actors was nominated for an Oscar, and deservedly so. It just wasn’t the type of movie that would be a box-office hit, and I’ve seen it on my local TV listings. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2016, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-trailer-for-sully-miracle-on-the-hudson-movie/758782/57 "2016-07-02T18:30:21Z")
Unless it turns out that Sully got bitten by a radioactive spider or exposed to gamma rays that make him a rage monster, I can’t see how this movie will be watchable in the least. Pass. $5 says they make up 50% of the shit in the film. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2016, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-trailer-for-sully-miracle-on-the-hudson-movie/758782/58 "2016-07-02T18:30:56Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > I saw “Captain Phillips” on DVD. It was very good, but I don’t think it was in wide release. One of the Somali actors was nominated for an Oscar, and deservedly so. It just wasn’t the type of movie that would be a box-office hit, and I’ve seen it on my local TV listings. _Captain Phillips_ earned $218 million against a $55 million budget. It’s not _Titanic_, but it was a certified hit. ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2016, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-trailer-for-sully-miracle-on-the-hudson-movie/758782/59 "2016-07-02T18:32:31Z")
Of course it was in wide release. It was a movie starring Tom Hanks. It opened on 3,020 screens in the U.S. and it was a moderately big hit although not quite a blockbuster: > **[Captain Phillips (2013) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1535109/?ref_=tt_dt_bus)** > > Captain Phillips: Directed by Paul Greengrass. With Tom Hanks, Catherine Keener, Barkhad Abdi, Barkhad Abdirahman. The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the U.S.-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first... All you have to do to look up how much money a movie cost and how much it made is to go to the webpage about the movie on the Internet Movie Database, go down to the section called “Box Office”, and click on that. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2016, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-trailer-for-sully-miracle-on-the-hudson-movie/758782/60 "2016-07-03T23:09:00Z")
Had “Captain Phillips” been made 20 years earlier, it would quite likely have been a made-for-TV docudrama with a title like “The Captain Phillips Story”. Ditto the “Sully” picture. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-trailer-for-sully-miracle-on-the-hudson-movie/758782.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-trailer-for-sully-miracle-on-the-hudson-movie/758782.md?page=4)