[FreedomCalls]

Yes they filled it with more actions, explosions,

The original was quite infamous in its time for the fact that Paul Mantz, the stunt pilot, was killed while filming the scene of the plane taking off. Life magazine did a spread of pictures of the filming in the desert.

[Jaxter]

"The original was quite infamous in its time for the fact that Paul Mantz, the stunt pilot, was killed while filming the scene of the plane taking off. Life magazine did a spread of pictures of the filming in the desert."

That's why they never show the plane landing at the end of the movie.

[jaydubya2]

FC,

Yes, I'm a big fan of Paul Mantz. He acquired acre's of surplus WW2 aircraft from the government and restored many of them to flying condition. Many of the planes that were beyond repair found there way on to movie sets. Rumor is that he purchased the planes so cheaply that he was able to drain the fuel from the planes fuel tanks, and sell it to cover all of his investment.