Flight of the Phoenix

2004

Action / Adventure / Drama / Romance / Thriller

59
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 30% · 117 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 40% · 50K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.1/10 10 59328 59.3K

robbery based on novel or book sandstorm affectation pilot gobi desert

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Plot summary

When an oil rig in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia proves unproductive, an aircraft crew are sent to shut the operation down and fly them out. On the flight out over the desert on the way to Beijing, Capt. Frank Towns and co-pilot A.J. are unable to keep their cargo plane, a C-119 Flying Boxcar, in the air when a violent sandstorm strikes. Crash-landing in a remote uncharted part of the desert, the two pilots and their passengers -- a crew of oil workers and a drifter -- must work together to survive by rebuilding the aircraft. Soon, low supplies and a band of merciless smugglers add even greater urgency to their task.

Director

John Moore Photo
John Moore

Top cast

Giovanni Ribisi Photo
Giovanni Ribisi as Elliott
Dennis Quaid Photo
Dennis Quaid as Frank Towns
Hugh Laurie Photo
Hugh Laurie as Ian
Tyrese Gibson Photo
Tyrese Gibson as A.J.
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752.15 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
PG-13
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 53 min
Seeds 15
2.08 GB
1920*818
English 5.1
PG-13
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 52 min
Seeds 13

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by CinemaSerf 5 / 10

I think to be fair to this reimagining

I think to be fair to this reimagining of the story, it tries to be different from the 1965 version. They shift the location and update the dialogue and up to a point that gives it a fighting chance. A plane gets caught up in a sandstorm over the Gobi desert and crashes. It falls to the survivors to work out a plan before the water runs out. Sadly, though, aside from the efforts from Giovanni Ribisi as designer "Elliott" (and that's because at times he resembles Hardy Kruger) the acting is pretty woeful. Dennis Quaid ought to be commended for taking on the Jimmy Stewart role - that was never going to be easy, but he just hasn't the screen presence. The rest of the ensemble form an unremarkable bunch and John Moore's direction does little to deliver any sense of peril or desperation as their predicament gets worse and their personal relationships become more and more fraught. It looks ok, but in the end comes across as little better than an OK television movie that I questioned the necessity for.
Reviewed by Narate 4 / 10

_"The design is perfect, the only flaw is

_"The design is perfect, the only flaw is that we have to rely on you to fly it."_ I grew up always seeing the poster but never watching this. Now that I have seen it, I can see why. It is a little boring and just not that interesting. Something tells me the original must be the one that has all the flavor.
Reviewed by drystyx 2 / 10

This could be one of those "so bad

This could be one of those "so bad it's good" movies some day. It's a remake of the classic film about men in a hopeless situation when their small plane crashes in the desert. Hope comes back when one of the men reveals he can make an airplane, and the others believe him. In such a story, the subplots and side stories make the story. Here, the subplots and side stories are cartoonish and contrived. The characters are totally without motivation. One can almost see the actors wince about being part of such a horribly written story. In fact, one almost wonders if it was written for the purpose of some day being a "so bad it's good" story. I'm not sure. There really isn't any charm to this movie, no inspiration, no motivation, and that might be too bad to even make the "so bad it's good" list.
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