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Amelia

Year:
Duration:
111 min
Genres:
Adventure | Biography | Drama | Romance
IMDB rate:
5.8
Director:
Mira Nair
Awards:
3 wins & 4 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 2009-10-23
Filming Locations: Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada
Earnings
Budget: $40,000,000
Opening Weekend: $3,904,047 (USA) (25 October 2009)
Gross: $14,241,034 (USA) (10 January 2010)
Cast
Actor
Character
Ryann Shane
Ryann Shane
Amelia
Hilary Swank
Amelia Earhart
Richard Gere
George Putnam
Ewan McGregor
Gene Vidal
Christopher Eccleston
Fred Noonan
Joe Anderson
Bill Stultz
Cherry Jones
Eleanor Roosevelt
Aaron Abrams
Slim Gordon
Dylan Roberts
Leo Bellarts
Scott Yaphe
William Dalten
Tom Fairfoot
Balfour
William Cuddy
Gore Vidal
Elizabeth Shepherd
Frances Putnam
Richard Donat
Gallagher
Scott Anderson
Parade Reporter
Sarah Kitz
George's Secretary
Keelin Jack
Student
Jeremy Akerman
Sheriff
Derek Keurvorst
Minister
Thomas Hauff
Man at Opera House
Sarah Dood
1st Woman at Opera
Danielle Bourgon
2nd Woman at Opera
Hamish McEwan
Paul
Michael Daly
Frank Cipriani
Jeffrey Knight
Commander Thompson
Paul Johnston
Thomas O'Hare
Michael Richard
Reporter #1
Daniel Janks
Reporter #2
Ron Smerczak
Reporter #3
Kerin McCue
Movie Tone Announcer
Richard Lothian
Coastguard Man
Divine Brown
Torch Singer
Elizabeth Saunders
Louise Thaden
Precious Chong
Gladys O'Donnell
Kathryn Haggis
Powder Puff Aviator
Duane Murray
Cleveland Reporter
Joe Renzi
Welsh Singer
Geoff Gillespie
Welsh Singer
Andrea Ciacci
Commodification Montage Dancer
Julia Juhas
Commodification Montage Dancer
Alexandra MacLean
Commodification Montage Dancer (as Alexandra Maclean)
Kristen Munro
Commodification Montage Dancer (as Kristen Munroe)
Eva Redpath
Commodification Montage Dancer
Jamie Holmes
Commodification Montage Dancer
Brittany Gray
Commodification Montage Dancer
Karissa Strain
Commodification Montage Dancer
Katie Strain
Commodification Montage Dancer
Valerie Saija
Commodification Montage Dancer
Nina Strazzulla
Commodification Montage Dancer
Leanne Melissa Bishop
Amelia's Make-up Artist (uncredited)
James Byron
Charlie (uncredited)
Amelia Earhart
Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gillian Ferrier
Student (uncredited)
Michael Malott
Constitution Hall Announcer (uncredited)
Did you know?
Trivia
The 1927 Packard 7 Passenger used in the movie was actually Charles Lindbergh's car, given to him by the mayor of New York (Jimmie Walker) after his direct, non-stop flight from New York to Paris. The chauffeur in the movie is the owner of the car from RM Classic Cars of Blenheim.
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The movie shows Amelia Earhart finishing third in the first Santa Monica-to-Cleveland Women's Air Derby in 1929, but does not explain why. At the last stop before the final leg of the race to Cleveland, Amelia Earhart and her friend Ruth Nichols were tied for first. Nichols took off right before Earhart, but her aircraft clipped a tractor on the runway and flipped over. Instead of taking off, Earhart ran to Ruth's plane to drag her to safety. After Earhart was sure that Nichols was not seriously hurt, she took off for Cleveland but finished third largely due to her delayed takeoff. A Warner Bros. movie, Women in the Wind (1939), is also based on this air race and features a plot loosely inspired by this incident.
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A Lockheed 12 Electra Junior was used to represent the modified 10E Electra that Ms. Earhart flew in her final flight. The 12 is smaller than the 10.
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Goofs
When Amelia Earhart is flying and thinking about riding the horse, the horse and rider switch from trotting to galloping between shots but the sound is of a horse cantering throughout the entire scene.
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The third-class petty officer, who is nodding off, salutes the second-class petty officer when he enters the room. Enlisted men only salute officers, not each other. Additionally, Navy and Coast Guard personnel never salute indoors, and they do not salute while "uncovered" (not wearing headgear.)
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The last view of an Electra showed an aircraft with a modern VOR receiver antenna at mid-point just forward of the rear horizontal stabilizer.
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Quotes
Gore Vidal: Why don't you marry my father? Then I won't be afraid of anything anymore.
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Amelia Earhart: Who wants a life imprisoned in safety?
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Fred Noonan: Might be easier to shoot me.
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Faq
Q
A Note Regarding Spoilers
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The following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. Spoiler tags have been used sparingly in order to make the page more readable.
Q
What became of Elinor Smith?
A
Elinor Smith [1911-2010], licensed as a pilot when she was 16 years old, had a long career as a test pilot and record-breaking aviatrix.
Q
Is "Amelia" based on a book?
A
No. Amelia is based on a script written by American screenwriter Ronald Bass. However, the screenplay was based on Bass' research utilizing Earhart biographies such as East to the Dawn: The Life of Amelia Earhart (1997) by Susan Butler, The Sound of Wings (1989) by Mary S. Lovell, and Amelia Earhart: The Mystery Solved (1999) by Elgen and Mary Long.
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Photos from cast
Ryann Shane Mia Wasikowska
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