Flight

Year:

2012

Duration:

138 min

Genres:

Drama | Thriller

IMDB rate:

7.3

Director:

Robert Zemeckis

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 13 wins & 37 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2012-11-02

Filming Locations: Atlanta First United Methodist Church - 360 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Earnings

Budget: $31,000,000

Opening Weekend: $24,900,566 (USA) (4 November 2012)

Gross: $93,772,375 (USA) (14 February 2013)

Cast

Actor

Character

Melissa Leo

Flight

Kelly Reilly

Flight

Nadine Velazquez

Katerina Marquez

Denzel Washington

Whip Whitaker

Carter Cabassa

Son on Plane

Adam C. Edwards

Father on Plane (as Adam Ciesielski)

Tamara Tunie

Margaret Thomason

Brian Geraghty

Ken Evans

Conor O'Neill

Kip

Charlie E. Schmidt

Tiki Pot (as Charlie E. Schmidt Jr.)

Will Sherrod

Schecter

Boni Yanagisawa

Camelia Satou

Adam Tomei

Fran

Dane Davenport

Derek Hogue

John Crow

Field Reporter

Bruce Greenwood

Charlie Anderson

E. Roger Mitchell

Craig Matson

Ravi Kapoor

Dr. Kenan

John Goodman

Harling Mays

Jill Jane Clements

Morning Nurse

Tommy Kane

Mark Mellon

James Badge Dale

Gaunt Young Man

Don Cheadle

Hugh Lang

Susie Spear Purcell

Waitress (as Susie Spear)

Philip Pavel

Bartender

Piers Morgan

Himself

Jim Tilmon

Himself

Charles Z. Gardner

Pentecoastal Minister (as Reverend Charles Z. Gardner)

Peter Gerety

Avington Carr

Tom Nowicki

Len Caldwell

Jason Benjamin

Carr's Business Guy / Stalking Reporter

Ric Reitz

Carr's Attorney

Timothy Adams

Whip's Dad

Darius Woods

Young Will

Ron Caldwell

Trevor

Dylan Kussman

Two Beer Barry

Janet Metzger

Sheila

Bethany Anne Lind

Vicky Evans

Sharon Blackwood

Peach Tree Employee

Pam Smith

Peach Tree Employee

Garcelle Beauvais

Deana

Justin Martin

Will Whitaker Jr.

Shannon Walshe

Tilda Banden

Rhoda Griffis

Amanda Anderson

Michael Beasley

Officer Edmonds

Ted Hall

TV Reporter

Laila Pruitt

Girl on Elevator

Precious Bright

Mom on Elevator

Steve Coulter

NTSB Officer at Hearing

Ted Huckabee

Prison Guard

Sarah Clark

Radio Talk Show Host (voice)

Vinnie Hasson

Radio Talk Show Host (voice)

Randy Thom

Radio Stock Market Reporter (voice) (as Randall Thom)

Dennis P. Wise

Air Traffic Controller (voice)

Paul Volle

Air Traffic Controller (voice)

Hal Williams

Whip's Dad

Kwesi Boakye

Young Will

Anthony W. Allen

Democrat Staff Member (uncredited)

Carlos Aviles

Prison Inmate (uncredited)

Jon Avren

Doctor (ER) (uncredited)

Jon Bailey

FBI Agent (uncredited)

Jennifer Olympia Bentley

Naked Girl in Helmet (uncredited)

Judi Blair

Field Reporter (uncredited)

Candace Blanchard

Reporter #7 (uncredited)

Tara Bond

Reporter (uncredited)

Adam Bouse

Funeral Attendee (uncredited)

Larry A. Brewer

Plane Passenger (uncredited)

Nicky Buggs

Reader (uncredited)

Cabrenna H Burks

Hospital Patient Visitor (uncredited)

Miller Carbon

Airplane Passenger (uncredited)

Alonzo Cook

NTSB Hearing Member (uncredited)

Jonathan Cook

Waiter (uncredited)

Samantha Gillies Cox

NTSB Republican Member (uncredited)

Gerald Duckworth

Whit's Sober Friend (uncredited)

Brian F. Durkin

Young Cop (uncredited)

Thomas Elliott

Mike (uncredited)

Holly Firfer

Reporter (uncredited)

Rob Fuller

Prisoner (uncredited)

Curtis Gammage

Margaret's Husband (uncredited)

Anthony B. Harris

Republican at NTSB Hearing (uncredited)

Bradford Haynes

News Reporter (uncredited)

Michael Jaegers

Smoking prisoner (uncredited)

Anisa Johnson

NTSB Hearing Board Member (uncredited)

Tara Jones

Reporter (uncredited)

Marie Keefe

Field Reporter (uncredited)

Zack Kibria

NTSB Board Member (uncredited)

Todd Maynor

NTSB Agent (uncredited)

Pj McDonnell

Inmate (uncredited)

Kevin Michael Murphy

Passenger #7 (uncredited)

Camille Murray

NTSB Attendee (uncredited)

Sean Nix

FAA Investigator (uncredited)

Garrick Parks

Cop (uncredited)

Christopher Payne

NTSB Hearing Republican (uncredited)

Travis Pressley

Inmate (uncredited)

Keith Ratchek

Doctor (uncredited)

L. Stephanie Ray

NTSB Hearing Democrat (uncredited)

Tammy Luthi Retzlaff

Photographer (uncredited)

Joel Rogers

Senior FBI Agent (uncredited)

Timothy Scott

Prisoner (uncredited)

J.T. Seidler

Funeral Attendee (uncredited)

Harley Shellhammer

Pilot (uncredited)

Al G. Sillah

NTSB Officer (uncredited)

Tony D Sims

Bus Boy (uncredited)

Gregory Marshall Smith

Greg / Driver (uncredited)

Don Teems

Red Cross Volunteer (uncredited)

Jermaine Thomas

News Reporter (uncredited)

Jackson Walker

Passenger (uncredited)

Wayne Webb

Wounded Passenger (uncredited)

Memi West

Hospital Patron (uncredited)

Amy Wolkis

Airline Passenger (uncredited)

Jacqueline Marie Zwick

TV Reporter (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

When the audience is first introduced to John Goodman's character, he's listening to "Sympathy For The Devil". This song also appeared in Fallen (1998) which also starred him and Denzel Washington.

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Director Robert Zemeckis is a pilot himself.

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During his research, author John Gatins came across a black box recording where the pilots said during an inverted flight: "At least upside down we're flying!"

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Goofs

When Whip wakes in the hospital, he is told that he is in a hospital in south Atlanta. Later, he looks out the window at the Concourse Buildings (The "King" and "Queen"), which are north of Atlanta.

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The NTSB investigation portrayed in the movie includes recovered data from the Cockpit Voice Recorder. US law requires Cockpit Voice Recorders to include at least 30 minutes of audio data from both pilots and Air Traffic Control radio transmissions. The time taken for the plane to crash less than 30 minutes so the audio from the CVR should have included cockpit discussion about Captain Whitaker sleeping as shown in the movie. This audio would have raised serious questions about Captain Whitaker's behavior (aside from his alcohol and drug usage) but nothing about that is mentioned at any point during the NTSB hearing.

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When the plane is out of control and flying upside down, the view from the house on the ground shows that the plane is only about 100ft above the ground, however the view from the cockpit window suggests the plane is flying about 2000ft above the ground.

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Quotes

Whip: This thing is so heavy it's killing me.

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Harling Mays: See y'all on the dark side of the Moon.

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Harling Mays: Do not touch the merch mother fucker!

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Faq

Q

Why would Whip throw the bottles in the trash bin where they could easily be found later?

A

Because he couldn't predict that his flight would crash. An FAA search team is trained to go over a crashed plane with precision, including searching the trash bins of the plane for any evidence. Whip probably thought he could recover the bottles after landing in Atlanta after the passengers and his flight crew had left the plane. He might also have thought he could replace the bottles later. One of the characteristics of being a "functional alcoholic" is having the ability to cover one's tracks with confidence.

Q

What happened to Nicole after she left Whip?

A

At the end, we see pictures of her on the wall in Whip's cell. Although the camera focuses on the last one (the one he took on his porch), you can see that the others were taken in jail, presumably when she came to visit him, along with his ex-wife and son. She's wearing street clothes, and looks clean and healthy. Looks like her recovery is working out well for her.

Q

How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?

A

For detailed information about the amounts and types of (a) sex and nudity, (b) violence and gore, (c) profanity, (d) alcohol, drugs, and smoking, and (e) frightening and intense scenes in this movie, consult the IMDb Parents Guide for this movie. The Parents Guide for Flight can be found here.

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