The Aviator (Howard Hughes played by DiCaprio)

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The Aviator

Release Date: December 17, 2005 (NY, LA, SF; wide release: December 25)
Studio: Miramax Films
Director: Martin Scorsese
Screenwriter: John Logan
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, John C. Reilly, Kate Beckinsale, Jude Law, Adam Scott, Kelli Garner, Gwen Stefani, Nellie Sciutto, Alec Baldwin, Danny Huston, Matt Ross, Ian Holm, Alan Alda, Frances Conroy, Vincent Laresca, Justin Shilton, Brent Spiner, Josie Maran, Sam Hennings, Willem Dafoe, Stanley DeSantis, Jacob Davich
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for thematic elements, sexual content, nudity, language and a crash sequence)
Official Website: Miramax.com/Aviator

Plot Summary: "The Aviator" tells the story of aviation pioneer Howard Hughes (DiCaprio), the eccentric billionaire industrialist and Hollywood film mogul famous for romancing some of the world's most beautiful women. The drama recounts the years of his life from the late 1920s through the 1940s, an epoch when Hughes was directing movies and test flying innovative aircraft he designed and created. It also chronicles Hughes' struggle with his physical disabilities and phobias, and his increasingly erratic, obsessive-compulsive behavior that led him ultimately to isolate himself from his associates and withdraw from the world.

[Dr. Scarpetta]

Wanted to hear some reviews from Freepers. I enjoyed it. Leonardo was very good and I defintely learned alot about aviation at the time.

I totally agree. It's sad how such a brilliant man like Howard Hughes went downhill.

[Hildy]

Even sadder is that today he could be treated with simple medication. It's a shame.

[agarrett]

  I saw it over the weekend with my wife and mother-in-law. Have to agree - DiCaprio gave a surprisingly good performance. Very good movie, I'd recommend it.

Drew Garrett

[monkapotamus]

I just saw it. Now I understand why it was passed over for the best picture Academy Award. It is about a Texan *gasp* who was wealthy (oh no!) who was also innovative, intelligent and believed in hard work (as opposed to his girlfriend Kate Hepburn's socialist family) and established corporations (doh!) related to military and defense (how intolerable!) Though Howard Hughes suffered from obsessive compulsive disorder, that affliction just couldn't compete with the assisted suicide in Clint's film.