The aviator /
Follows the life of Howard Hughes as the twentysomething millionaire, having already made a fortune improving the design of oil-drilling bits, who comes to Hollywood with an interest in getting into the picture business. It doesn't take long for Hughes to jump from producer to director of his f...
| Uniform Title: | Aviator (Motion picture : 2004) |
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English French |
| Language Notes: | Closed-captioned (bonus material not closed-captioned). Sound tracks: English (Dolby surround 5.1) and French (Dolby surround stereo.; dubbed in Quebec), with optional subtitles in English, French, and Spanish. |
| Published: |
Burbank, CA :
Warner Home Video,
[2005]
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| Edition: | 2-disc widescreen ed. |
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| Summary: | Follows the life of Howard Hughes as the twentysomething millionaire, having already made a fortune improving the design of oil-drilling bits, who comes to Hollywood with an interest in getting into the picture business. It doesn't take long for Hughes to jump from producer to director of his first major film project, a World War I air epic. The film was a massive hit, and the eccentric inventor became a mogul in Hollywood, making Jean Harlow a star and enjoying a romance with Katharine Hepburn. But Hollywood's old-boy network never fully accepted Hughes, and in time his passion for flying began to reclaim his attentions. In time, he began designing new planes, setting air speed records, flying around the world, and risking his life testing aircraft. Hughes also found time to romance Ava Gardner and founded his own airline, Trans-World Airlines. As his ideas became bolder and more eccentric, he gained many powerful enemies. |
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| Item Description: | Originally released as a motion picture in 2004. Dual-layer format. Widescreen format; enhanced for widescreen TVs. Special features: disc 1. Audio commentary by Martin Scorsese -- disc 2. "Howard tells Ava about his car accident" deleted scene ; "A life without limits": the making-of The aviator featurette ; "Modern marvels : Howard Hughes" a 45-minute documentary by The History Channel ; The affliction of Howard Hughes : obsessive-compulsive disorder: OCD panel discussion with Leonardo DiCaprio, Martin Scorsese and Howard Hughes' widow Terry Moore ; The visual effects of The aviator ; Constructing The aviator ; Costuming and scoring The aviator ; The aviator and the age of glamour ; An evening with Leonardo DiCaprio and Alan Alda. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 2 videodiscs (170 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD; Dolby digital. DVD-ROM minimum system requirements: InterActual Player (included on the disc); Microsoft Windows 98SE; Microsoft IE 5.5; Macromedia Flash Player 6.0; an Internet connection; a DVD-ROM drive; and a DirectShow compatible DVD decoder. This DVD will not work in a CD-ROM drive and the DVD-ROM features are not available on Apple Mac OS. |
| Audience: | MPAA rating: PG-13. Bonus material not rated. |
| Awards: | Academy Awards, 2005: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Cate Blanchett), Best Achievement in Art Direction (Dante Ferretti (art director), Francesca Lo Schiavo (set decorator)), Best Achievement in Cinematography (Robert Richardson), Best Achievement in Costume Design (Sandy Powell), Best Achievement in Editing (Thelma Schoonmaker) |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Robert Richardson ; editor, Thelma Schoonmaker ; music, Howard Shore ; costume designer, Sandy Powell ; production designer, Dante Ferretti ; visual effects supervisor, Rob Legato ; special effects supervisor, R. Bruce Steinheimer. |
| ISBN: | 079079523X |