Quite possibly the best movie about Mr Hughes is the Aviator. The Aviator (released in 2004) was done by Martin Scorsese
The Aviator (2004)
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Overview
Director:
Martin ScorseseWriter (WGA):
John Logan (written by)Release Date:
25 December 2004 (USA) more view trailerGenre:
Biography / Drama moreTagline:
For some men, the sky was the limit. For him, it was just the beginning. morePlot Outline:
A biopic depicting the early years of legendary director and aviator Howard Hughes' career, from the late 1920s to the mid-1940s. morePlot Synopsis:
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Flying Boat / Based On History / Billionaire / Historical / Compassion moreAwards:
Won 5 Oscars. Another 45 wins & 63 nominations moreUser Comments:
The Katharine Hepburn Show. more
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)
Leonardo DiCaprio
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Howard Hughes
Cate Blanchett
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Katharine Hepburn
Kate Beckinsale
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Ava Gardner
John C. Reilly
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Noah Dietrich
Alan Alda
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Senator Ralph Owen Brewster
Jude Law
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Errol Flynn
Kelli Garner
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Faith Domergue
Frances Conroy
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Katharine Martha Houghton Hepburn
Brent Spiner
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Robert GrossCreate a character page for: Faith DomergueKatharine Martha Houghton HepburnRobert Gross-----------more...
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Aviator (Germany)
moreMPAA:
Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, sexual content, nudity, language and a crash sequence.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
170 minCountry:
USA / GermanyLanguage:
EnglishColor:
Black and White / ColorAspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
DTS / Dolby Digital / SDDSCertification:
Portugal:M/12 / Malaysia:U / Taiwan:PG-12 / Canada:14A (Ontario) / Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba) / France:U / Argentina:13 / Australia:M / Brazil:12 / Canada:G (Quebec) / Chile:TE / Czech Republic:15 / Finland:K-11 / Germany:12 / Hong Kong:IIA / Iceland:12 / Ireland:12 (video rating) / Ireland:15 (original rating) / Netherlands:12 / Norway:11 / Philippines:PG-13 / Singapore:PG / Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) / Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) / Switzerland:14 (canton of Zurich) / UK:12A (original rating) / UK:12 (video rating) (2005) / USA:PG-13 (certificate #41156) / Indonesia:Dewasa / Sweden:11 / South Korea:15 / Denmark:11Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USA moreMOVIEmeter:
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Forward Pass more
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Trivia:
Received the most Academy Award nominations for the year 2005, with 11 total. moreGoofs:
Continuity: In the first test flight speed test, the cockpit of the aircraft is open, except for the windshield. As the aircraft flies by, there is a glass enclosure over the cockpit. In the next shot, the cockpit glass is gone. moreQuotes:
[first lines]
Allene Hughes: Q-u-a-r-a-n-t-i-n-e.
Young Howard Hughes: Quarantine. Q-u-a-r-a-n-t-i-n-e. Quarantine.
moreMovie Connections:
Referenced in The DiCaprio Code (2006) moreSoundtrack:
Milenberg Joys more
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(Comment on this title)160 out of 261 people found the following comment useful:-
The Katharine Hepburn Show., 26 December 2004
Author: Admiral_Forrest from Charlottetown, Canada
Before Howard Hughes was a recluse so reclusive as to out-Salinger J.D. Salinger, he was a big time stud, who made big movies, flew fast planes, and courted gorgeous ladies; so say Martin Scorsese and John Logan, architects of this latest Hollywood biopic.' Leonardo DiCaprio continues his trend of turning in great performances with great directors, playing Howard Hughes between 1927 and 1947, the years where Hughes conquered the worlds of film and aviation, making room for romance with Katharine Hepburn (Cate Blanchett) and Ava Gardner (Kate Beckinsale). In later years, Hughes's mental problems would become legendary; at this stage in the game, he suffers only from pronounced germ phobia and mild obsessive-compulsive disorder. This is all expertly depicted by Scorsese, Logan, and DiCaprio. Stealing all her scenes is Cate Blanchett, who should start making room on her mantle for her Best Supporting Actress Oscar. It couldn't have been easy to play an iconic movie star like Katharine Hepburn, but Blanchett aces it. Kate Beckinsale, Kelli Garner (Faith Demorgue), and Gwen Stefani (Jean Harlow) are the other women in Howard's life, although none are as clearly defined as Blanchett/Hepburn. The villains of the piece are Alec Baldwin and Alan Alda, playing, respectively, Pan-American Airways CEO Juan Trippe and Trippe's bought-and-paid-for politician, Senator Ralph Owen Brewster. Both excel, with Alda coming off as both slimy and goofy at the same time. Alec Baldwin, like Cate Blanchett, steals every scene he has, playing Trippe as a delightfully suave villain. In his final scene he delivers a wonderful monologue on the future of Hughes's Trans-World Airline, and caps it off with the most hysterical use of the F word in many years. Also appearing: the dependable John C. Reilly as Hughes's business manager Noah Dietrich; Jude Law, who apparently can't go two weeks without seeing himself in a different movie, as movie legend Errol Flynn; Brent Spiner (yay!) as airplane executive Robert Gross; and Willem Dafoe as a photographer. "The Aviator" is overlong, and drags in places, but it is a great movie. I rate it a 9/10.
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