Denzel washington plays the captain, whip whitaker, in flight and thats enough reason for me to see the movie big denzel fan. Best supporting actor for the historical war drama film glory 1989 and best actor for his role as corrupt detective alonzo harris in the crime thriller training day 2001. Above all else theres the matter of denzel washington s character, whip whitaker. That trip, involving treacherous weather and engine failure that threaten the lives of the 102. With denzel washington, nadine velazquez, don cheadle, john goodman. Denzel washington gets real as a hero pilot struggling with alcohol and drugs in flight. Not often does a movie character make such a harrowing personal journey that keeps us in deep sympathy all of the way.
Denzel washingtons movies ranked, from worst to best. Denzel washington is one of the most intriguing actors that i have ever seen. Flight movie clip featuring denzel washington collider. This is a good movie and it will keep you interested. By now you know what the movie is about, so i wont rehash. Flight is a great, morally complex movie about a heroic pilot who also happens to be an addict. Airline pilot whip whitaker washington miraculously lands his plane after a mid air. But the moment is jarring and audience expectations for the movie star washington can be a serious thing.
Denzel washington excels as a pilot whose heroics hide a very dark side. Immediately following the crash, he is hailed a hero but an investigation soon leads to questions that put the captain. Airline pilot whip whitaker washington miraculously lands his plane after a midair catastrophe but questions arise as to who or what was really at fault. In fact, on one particularly bad day and in one of the most intensely immersive scenes ever put on film whip pulls off a stupendously improbable landing as the. Flight stars denzel washington as an alcoholic pilot. Flight stars denzel washington as an alcoholic pilot the new. Zemeckis, directing his best movie since cast away 2000, about a different kind of disaster, makes you see that whip is a beautiful indulger, as. Flight 2012 cast and crew commercial airline pilot whip whitaker denzel washington has a problem with drugs and alcohol, though so far hes managed to complete his flights safely. Denzel washington descends in this weak movie about the airline industry, which is filled with so many fallacies that it cannot support its improbable story line. First official synopsis for robert zemeckis and denzel washingtons flight.
Denzel washington and director robert zemeckis flight. Denzel washington deftly plays an alcoholic pilot initially hailed for landing a damaged plane. He is the middle of three children of a beautician mother, lennis, from georgia, and a pentecostal minister father, denzel washington, sr. An airline pilot saves almost all his passengers on his. An airline pilot saves almost all his passengers on his malfunctioning airliner which eventually. It stars denzel washington as william whip whitaker sr. Laughter, if not tears, is the only fair response to much of what the movie shows. Flight trailer 2012 official movie trailer in hd starring denzel washington, john goodman, don cheadle, melissa leo directed by robert zemeckis actionpacked mystery thriller an airline. Denzel washingtons movies ranked, from worst to best from magnificent seven to malcolm x, we break down every one of the fences.
Whip denzel washington attempts to pull the flight out of a nosedive. This movie centers around a pilot whose plane ends up crashing. Twitter denzel washington stars in the robert zemeckis drama about an airline pilot who saves dozens of lives but faces. So i headed off for a saturday matinee, fully expecting that this movie, like almost every aviation movie ive ever seen, would take some liberties with the technical aspects of the flying scenes.
Captain whitaker denzel washington is a pilot for southjet airlines, and this morning he will be flying a plane from orlando to atlanta, if he can stay awake and lucid at the controls. Flight trailer 2012 denzel washington movie official hd. Released november 2nd, 2012, flight stars denzel washington, don cheadle, kelly reilly, john goodman the r movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 18 min, and. Commercial airline pilot whip whitaker denzel washington has a problem with drugs and alcohol, though so far hes managed to complete his flights safely. Denzel washington, director robert zemeckis, john goodman, melissa leo, kelly reilly, bruce greenwood, and writer john gatins talk flight. Denzel washingtons natural gravitas seems all the more fascinating when tainted by sins and secrets in this tale of a functioningalcoholic. An intensely personal drama told on an epic scale, flight stars denzel washington as whip whitaker, a boozeandcocaineaddicted airline pilot who nevertheless manages to show up for work each day. Although the story is important and the movie raises important questions, it is again denzels performance which makes this movie unforgettable. Denzel washington pilots quite the flight sheknows.
Over the course of his decades in show business, denzel washington has done pretty much everything hes played cops good and bad, lawyers, reporters, educators, doctors, mobsters, and more, earning multiple academy awards and more than a billion dollars in box office grosses along the way. Top 30 denzel washington films by fuoriclasse created 04 nov 2012. Qf72 hero pilot kevin sullivans quick thinking saves 315 people sunday night duration. There is nothing funny about flight, but should you hear howls of laughter coming from the back of the theater, chances are theres a pilot in the audience. Airline captain william whip whitaker denzel washington is jolted awake just before their final descent and the aircraft goes into a steep dive as a result of an apparent catastrophic failure. Flight is a 2012 american drama film directed by robert zemeckis and written by john gatins. Denzel washington stars in flight as heroic, flawed. Flight segues into a brave and tortured performance by denzel washington one of his very best.
Flight is a soso movie with denzel washington as a commercialairline pilot who crashlands a plane while drunk, high, hung over, and horny. An airline pilot saves almost all his passengers on his malfunctioning airliner which eventually crashed, but an investigation into the. With denzel washington, meg ryan, lou diamond phillips, michael moriarty. The script was first optioned by denzel washingtons then agent ed limato, who had been kicking it around hollywood for several months until washington showed interest. Academy award winner denzel washington stars in this riveting and powerful. Army officer, despondent about a deadly mistake he made, investigates a female chopper commanders worthiness for the medal of honor. He has received two golden globe awards, one tony award, and two academy awards. An airline pilot saves almost all his passengers on his malfunctioning airliner which eventually crashed, but an investigation into the accident reveals something troubling. A movie clip from director robert zemeckis flight, starring denzel washington as a heroic pilot who is investigated for wrongdoing after a crash. In the new movie flight, denzel washington plays an intoxicated pilot who performs a miraculous inverted flight to save an airliner from crashing. Academy award winner denzel washington stars in this riveting and powerful nailbiting thriller from robert zemeckis, the academy awardwinning director of forrest gump and cast away.
Denzel washingtons speech will leave you speechless one of the most eye opening speeches ever duration. Its one of those movies that everyone should see, and also brilliantly deals with the subject of homosexuality. He literally transforms himself physically, mentally and spiritually, and its worth noting that he trained boxing for over a year to prepare himself for the. The movie, directed by robert zemeckis and starring denzel washington, james badge dale, john goodman, don. Played by a titanic denzel washington, hes a veteran commercial pilot whose greatest vocation should be his flying but, for this and that reason. What the airline industry thinks of flight with denzel. A pilots view on flight this article is more than 7 years old the takeoff scenes are pretty accurate, says pilot ben edwards, but youd never get a drunk like denzel washingtons character into a. Flight 2012 the freefall scene 110 movieclips youtube. Denzel washingtons natural gravitas seems all the more fascinating when tainted by sins and secrets in this tale of a functioningalcoholic pilot, writes peter bradshaw. Denzel washington gets real and takes flight to film the portion where whitaker inverts the plane midair to stop the dive, the sections of the plane were placed on a rotisserie rig. After opening with one of the most terrifying flying scenes ive witnessed, in which an airplane is saved by being flown upside down, robert zemeckis flight segues into a brave and tortured performance by denzel washington one of his very best.
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