A biopic depicting the early years of legendary director and aviator Howard Hughes' career from the late 1920s to the mid 1940s.A biopic depicting the early years of legendary director and aviator Howard Hughes' career from the late 1920s to the mid 1940s.A biopic depicting the early years of legendary director and aviator Howard Hughes' career from the late 1920s to the mid 1940s.
- Won 5 Oscars
- 89 wins & 131 nominations total
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- TriviaDirector Martin Scorsese designed each year in this movie to look just the way a color movie from that time period would look. Achieved mainly through digitally enhanced post-production, Scorsese re-created the look of Cinecolor and two-strip Technicolor. Watch in particular for the scene where Howard Hughes (Leonardo DiCaprio) meets Errol Flynn (Jude Law) in the club. Hughes is served precisely placed peas on a plate, and they appear blue or turquoise, just as they'd have looked in the two-strip Technicolor process. As Hughes ages throughout the movie, the color gets more sophisticated and full-bodied.
- GoofsThe scene in which Howard Hughes locks himself in the projection room and cuts off most contact from the outside world for an extended period of time is somewhat misleading. Though Hughes battled germ phobia all of his life (the fear of germs was instilled in him early on by his mother) Hughes did not become a recluse until much later in his life. The scene that is portrayed in the movie is very similar to a documented incident where Hughes did spend almost a year in a private movie theater however it wasn't until he was near 50 years old.
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[last lines]
Howard Hughes: [repeating over and over again] The way of the future...
- Crazy creditsThe Warner Brothers logo is the classic shield version, and is shown in 2-color Technicolor, rendered as a static painted card instead of the modern 3D animated sequence.
Featured review
Chaotic But Compelling
The Aviator is typical Scorsese: chaotic, self-indulgent, grandiose and a film clearly different from the indistinguishable blend of movies. As you can surmise, the film is a mixed bag. The scale and artistry are worth noting as is DiCaprio's performance(although it feels like he only kicks into gear for the latter half), but some other parts are too wild. And many of the supporting roles feel artificial and obnoxious i.e Cate Blanchett.
Howard Hughes' life is certainly one worth retelling; a pioneer of aviation and film who struggled with severe mental issues and The Aviator does a fair job accomplishing it.
Howard Hughes' life is certainly one worth retelling; a pioneer of aviation and film who struggled with severe mental issues and The Aviator does a fair job accomplishing it.
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- Feb 16, 2022
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- Phi Công Tỷ Phú
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- Budget
- $110,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $102,610,330
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $858,021
- Dec 19, 2004
- Gross worldwide
- $213,719,942
- Runtime2 hours 50 minutes
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- 2.39 : 1
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