The Flyboys

2008 1h 44m EN

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7.6

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★7.6TMDB · 185

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Synopsis

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Two boys from a small town find their courage tested when they accidentally stow away aboard an airplane owned by the mob...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Jesse James
Jason McIntyre
Reiley McClendon
Kyle Barrett
Stephen Baldwin
Silvio Esposito
Tom Sizemore
Angelo Esposito
J. Todd Adams
Lenny Drake
Dallen Gettling
Ed Thomas
Jennifer Slimko
Samantha Barrett
Robert Costanzo
Carmine

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Rocco DeVilliers
Writers: Rocco DeVilliers, Gregory C. Haynes, Jason DeVilliers
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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Released 18 years ago.

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Directed by Rocco DeVilliers, shot by Jim Orr. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Lisle Moore. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Rocco DeVilliers shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Jesse James and Reiley McClendon and Stephen Baldwin carry the top of the cast.

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IMDB entry: tt0357668 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Rocco DeVilliers directs. Jim Orr behind the camera. Lisle Moore scores. Rocco DeVilliers cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 18 years ago.
2Directed by Rocco DeVilliers, shot by Jim Orr. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Lisle Moore. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Rocco DeVilliers shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Jesse James and Reiley McClendon and Stephen Baldwin carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0357668 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Classified under 12 themes, including "adolescence", "airplane", "killing", "parachute".

The technical file

Cinematography: Jim Orr
Original score: Lisle Moore
Editing: Rocco DeVilliers
Sound: Kent Sparling
Stunt coordinator: Dan Urness
Runtime: 104 min · 1h 44m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: The Flyboys (2008)

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CinemaSerf2024-05-31
★ 6/10
Based quite loosely on the activities of a famed group of young American pilots who joined the French cause during the Great War, this is a rather disappointing drama. James Franco takes the lead as the charming "Rawlings". He's a man who doesn't really think rules apply to him, but like the rest of his disparate gang, is a brave man who knows how to get his balsa-wood bi-plane up and dangerous. Back then, there was still a certain code of honour between the warring parties and their Bosch opponents (including the "Red Baron") observed some of the niceties of war - a dignity useful on occasion as weapons jamming and engines failing wasn't uncommon. Then he encounters "Lucienne" (Jennifer Decker) in an house of ill-repute, falls for her and must then undertake a perilous rescue mission - against the orders of CO "Thenault" (Jean Reno). The result? Well, she gets shot and he gets a medal! Thing is, though, she must be relocated to a safe hospital and he has to lead a bombing raid - will they ever meet again? Will their love endure? Did anyone care? The camera loved James Franco here, and he does bring a degree of charisma to help carry it through. Otherwise, though, the acting - especially from Reno, is really flat; there's much too much dialogue and what airborne antics there are are not especially well integrated CGI effects that lack realism and culminate in a rather weakly photographed denouement. It could have been better had they bothered to use a few real planes and scored it a little more engagingly. As it is - it's just too long and plodding.

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