The Aviator

Titolo originale: The Aviator
Regia: Martin Scorsese |
Anno: 2004
Origine: Germany | United States of America |
Generi: Dramma
Tag: ladykiller | pilot | biography | womanizer | phobia | aviation | u.s. congress | flying boat | test flight |
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio | Cate Blanchett | Kate Beckinsale | John C. Reilly | Alec Baldwin | Alan Alda | Ian Holm | Danny Huston | Gwen Stefani | Jude Law | Adam Scott | Matt Ross | Kelli Garner | Frances Conroy | Brent Spiner | Stanley DeSantis | Edward Herrmann | Willem Dafoe | Kenneth Welsh | J.C. MacKenzie | Jacob Davich | Amy Sloan | Sam Hennings | Joe Chrest | Rufus Wainwright | Harry Standjofski | Vince Giordano | Josie Maran | Justin Shilton | Arthur Holden | Raymond Ducasse | Joseph P. Reidy | Stéphane Demers | Yves Jacques | Loudon Wainwright III | Jason Cavalier | Chris Ufland | Al Dubois | Alan Toy | Sebastian Tillinger | Francesca Scorsese | Charlotte Scott | James Bradford | Joe Cobden | Linda E. Smith | Alan Fawcett | Jordan St. James | David Purdham | Kevin O'Rourke | Lisa Bronwyn Moore | Emma Campbell | Martha Wainwright | Vincent Laresca | Matt Holland | Dennis St John | Keith Campbell | Al Vandecruys | James Rae | Kathleen McAuliffe | Nellie Sciutto | Terry Haig | James McNamara | John Koensgen | Vladimir Kuznetsov Smith | Mark Akeson | Jason Pollard | Heather Petrone | Danielle Franke | Meghan Elizabeth | Elizabeth DeCicco | Elisa Dyann | Isabelle Champeau | Al Coronel | Gerardo Lo Dico | Anne V. Coates | Brian T. Lynch |

Gli anni d'oro dell'eccentrico miliardario Howard Hughes, industriale, produttore, regista, progettista e aviatore, ma ancora più celebre per i suoi amori per le dive più belle e famose dell'epoca.

Approfondimenti

Leonardo DiCaprio and John C. Reilly previously co-starred in Buon compleanno Mr. Grape (1993). D
The only Best Picture Oscar nominee of the year to be nominated for Original Screenplay. D
Four of the miniature airplanes used in creating the effects for this movie are now on display at th [...] D
Cate Blanchett had three different red-hair wigs for this movie. D
Standing six feet (1.83 meters) tall, Leonardo DiCaprio is four inches smaller than the actual Howar [...] D
Nicole Kidman was also considered for the role of Katharine Hepburn. When the scheduled start date w [...] D
The original screenplay was inspired by the book "Howard Hughes: The Untold Story" by Peter Harry Br [...] D
Loudon Wainwright III, Rufus Wainwright, Martha Wainwright: Each appear as vocalists at the Coconut [...] D
Martin Scorsese initially approached cinematographer Janusz Kaminski to film this movie, but he was [...] D
Cate Blanchett's portrayal of Katharine Hepburn makes her the first performer to win an Oscar for pl [...] D
Leonardo DiCaprio and Alec Baldwin would star together in another Martin Scorsese movie The Departed [...] D
Included among the "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die," edited by Steven Schneider. D
Cate Blanchett felt that accurately reproducing Katharine Hepburn's distinctive upper class New Engl [...] D
In his speech at the Golden Globe Awards, Leonardo DiCaprio revealed that Michael Mann had a hand in [...] D
The Hughes H-1 speed record breaking aircraft was expected to have been depicted in this movie by a [...] D
Several cast members in this movie have been directed by Woody Allen: Alan Alda in Crimini e misfatt [...] D
Steven Spielberg was interested in directing a Howard Hughes biopic. D
Francesca Scorsese's debut. D
Kate Beckinsale and Alec Baldwin have previously starred in Pearl Harbor (2001), although they didn' [...] D
The hangar in which the real-life Howard Hughes partially built his famous "Spruce Goose" airplane w [...] D
In preparation for her role as Katharine Hepburn, Cate Blanchett learned to play tennis and golf, an [...] D
Two scenes were filmed aboard the retired ocean liner R.M.S. Queen Mary, permanently berthed in Long [...] D
Howard Hughes claimed that the Mitsubishi Zero was copied after his H-1 racer because of several sim [...] D
Director Martin Scorsese requested that Cate Blanchett watch the first fifteen movies of Katharine H [...] D
During her argument with Howard about the telephone bugs, Ava Gardner (Beckinsale) asks, "What do yo [...] D
Martin Scorsese: In a tuxedo and slicked hair, pulling a woman from behind Hughes as he walks the re [...] D
Katharine Hepburn also appeared in La regina d'Africa (1951) for director John Huston, who was the f [...] D
The Marvel Comics character Tony Stark AKA Ironman, portrayed famously by Robert Downey Jr. in the M [...] D
Alan Alda avoided watching newsreel footage of the real Senator Owen Brewster. Alda felt that public [...] D
Jane Lynch's scenes as Amelia Earhart were cut from the movie. D
The winning of the Best Cinematography Oscar has been attributed to the unique use of period color p [...] D
Martin Scorsese claims that he paid $500,000 of his own money to cover over-budget expenses. D
Theatrical movie debut of Gwen Stefani. Martin Scorsese was looking for someone to fill the role of [...] D
Despite the fact that this was filmed in Super 35, "Filmed in Panavision" is listed in the end credi [...] D
The theme played after Katharine Hepburn tells Howard that she's leaving him, and after the scene in [...] D
One of a handful of dramatic feature films about Howard Hughes. These include: The Aviator (2004), L [...] D
Gwen Stefani was roughly 34 years old at the time she played Jean Harlow, who was only 19 years old [...] D
The music played just before the plane crash of Hughes (also used earlier in the movie), is the Tocc [...] D
This movie's wide release date in the United States, December 24, 2004, would have been Howard Hughe [...] D
Also in preparation for his role as Howard Hughes, Leonardo DiCaprio spent some time with an O.C.D. [...] D
First movie by director Martin Scorsese to gross over $100 million in the U.S. D
The real Howard Hughes was still married to Ella Botts Rice during the production of Gli angeli dell [...] D
This was the first feature film with which Leonardo DiCaprio's production company "Appian Way" was i [...] D
The budget for the costumes was $2 million. D
In 2020, Martin Scorsese told the New York Times that he seriously considered retiring from filmmaki [...] D
Received the most Academy Award nominations for 2005, with eleven total. D
Hughes' "flying yacht", which was used in the scenes with Katharine Hepburn was a replica of a Sikor [...] D
The screenplay is credited to John Logan, who had earlier written the TV movie "RKO 281", about Orso [...] D
This movie's prints came from a digital intermediate. This digital master has been digitally grain r [...] D
Angelina Jolie revealed in a 2021 interview that she was offered a major role, but declined it becau [...] D
When Hughes is being sworn in for his testimony before congress, there is a flurry of flashbulbs aro [...] D
The only Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio film rated PG-13. D
According to Martin Scorsese, filming was completed in ninety-one days. D
Kate calls Howard by the pet name "city mouse". She, in contrast, would be the country mouse. This r [...] D
Freckles were painstakingly painted onto Cate Blanchett's face, arms, and chest to make her resemble [...] D
Leonardo DiCaprio spent a day with Jane Russell to hear her memories and impressions of Howard Hughe [...] D
In 1938, when Hughes approaches Katharine Hepburn, he asks her if she would like to play a round of [...] D
Purely adjusted for inflation, Gli angeli dell'inferno (1930) approximately $4M budget, would be app [...] D
Michael Mann was originally going to direct this movie, but having directed back-to-back biopics Ins [...] D
Production was delayed in October 2003, when wildfires in southern California burned several sets. D
Noah Dietrich, who was the business manager of Howard Hughes, is portrayed by Ed Flanders in The Ama [...] D
Howard Hughes and Ava Gardner once had a physical fight in the office of Louis B. Mayer. During the [...] D
Anne V. Coates: The editor of Lawrence d'Arabia (1962) and The Elephant Man (1980) appears as one of [...] D
Features Alan Alda's only Oscar-nominated performance. D
The cast includes four Oscar winners: Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Anne V. Coates, and Martin [...] D
Jude Law starred in this movie with Leonardo DiCaprio. Jude also starred in Il talento di Mr. Ripley [...] D
Many had tried to produce a Howard Hughes biopic before this. Among the failed attempts are: 1. A co [...] D
Kate Beckinsale gained twenty pounds for her portrayal of Ava Gardner. D
The two-engine flying boat, seen numerous times in the movie (including when Howard & Kate fly over [...] D
The movie's portrayal of Faith Domergue mixes details of her life with that of Mamie Van Doren, with [...] D
Barry Pepper was due to play Howard Hughes' chief engineer, Glenn Odekirk, but due to prior commitme [...] D
Director Martin Scorsese designed each year in this movie to look just the way a color movie from th [...] D
When then XF-11 spy plane crashed, the wing crashed through the roof of the home of movie and TV sta [...] D
Bob Hoskins was originally considered for the role of Senator Owen Brewster. D
Leonardo DiCaprio received an Oscar nomination for playing Howard Hughes, as had Jason Robards, Jr. [...] D
Gwyneth Paltrow was originally signed on to play Ava Gardner, but dropped out. She was replaced at t [...] D
Released through Miramax Films, whose parent company was The Walt Disney Company. Before forming his [...] D
Howard Hughes' Los Angeles house in this movie was actually the house in which he lived on Muirland [...] D