Old Movies

[A Squared]

>>>>>>Some one mentioned Murphy's War. I think that was a Grumman Goose that he fixed up in that movie.

Nope, that was a Duck, sometimes it's hard to keep the grumman waterfowl straight.


Goose, radial engine twin, flying boat.

Duck, Single radial engine biplane, conventional looking except for a huge single pontoon built into the underside, like a giant tumor on an otherwise attractive airplane.

 

[Skyliner]

Another one I thought of- "Charley Varrick." (1973)

This doesn't have that much flying in it, but it features Walter Matthau as an independent crop-duster pilot who also happens to be a bank robber. Things get interesting when a small-town bank his crew robs has a lot more money than expected. Very entertaining, and the ending is great, with Joe Don Baker chasing Matthau in his Stearman.

I don't think this has been released on VHS or DVD, but it does show up on AMC once in a while.

 

[JBHewlett]

Duck

Ohhh ok so it was a Grumman Duck. Ok I always thought it was a Goose but then again, a goose is a whole lot bigger then a duck for sure. Literally and for the sake of this post. I wonder if there is a Grumman Coot, or a Grumman Loon? Just kidding.

J.

 

[gundriver]

Has anybody mentioned "Flight of the Phoenix" ? If you've seen it recently it won't come as a shock that tragically, the test pilot was killed in that contraption.

 

[Rook]

Some of you guys may have seen this one...


Afterburn starring Laura Dern (Jurassic Park). True story (I think) about the early wire chafing problems with the F-16 that killed a few pilots. I think its like an HBO or Showtime original movie. Good story.

Rook
600' AGL Autopilot on.
'WHEW!'

they teach you THAT! in the CIA?

 

[Chas]

you are foprgetting

fate is the hunter coffee spilling on the dash takes out a passenger jet it was pretty naeat and spooky !! Chas

 

[JBHewlett]

Ememy lines

I posted something about this on the Top Gun post. I know its not an old movie, by any stretch of the imagination, but have any of you seen the movie, "Behind Enemy Lines." I would recommend it if you haven't, the movie is a really great, the flight scenes are really really neat.

As far as old movies, go, I don't guess I would really call this movie an aviation movie, but it does deal with it some. What about the movie "War Games". With Matt Broderick. Its a classic

J.