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Flight of the Phoenix( 2004)

TV-MAActionAdventureDrama
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Out of the ashes, hope will rise.

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Dennis Quaid

      Frank Towns

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      Tyrese Gibson

      AJ

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      Giovanni Ribisi

      Elliott

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      Miranda Otto

      Kelly

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      Tony Curran

      Rodney

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      Sticky Fingaz

      Jeremy

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      Jacob Vargas

      Sammi

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      Hugh Laurie

      Ian

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      Scott Michael Campbell

      Liddle

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      Kevork Malikyan

      Rady

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      Jared Padalecki

      Davis

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      Paul Ditchfield

      Dr. Gerber

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      Martin Hindy

      Newman

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      Bob Brown

      Kyle

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      Anthony Brandon Wong

      Lead Smuggler

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      Derek Barton

      Voice Actor (voice)

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      Jim Lau

      Voice Actor (voice)

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      Yi-ding Wang

      Smuggler #2

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      Kee-yick Cheng

      Smuggler #3

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      Vernon Lehmann

      Smuggler #4

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    Review 3Discussion

    A review by drystyx

    2
    Written by drystyx on Tue Apr 18 2023
    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...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    45000000.00

    Revenue

    21009180.00

    Keywords

    • robbery
    • based on novel or book
    • sandstorm
    • pilot
    • gobi desert
    • mongolia
    • survival
    • disaster
    • airplane crash
    • struggle for survival
    • desert
    • based on movie
    • oil rig 
    • desert storm
    • smugglers
    • cargo plane
    • crash survivor