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FLYBOYS is a historical drama concerning the Lafayette Escadrille, a French regiment of American volunteer airmen serving the allied cause in WWI before the US became officially involved.

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ProducerDean Devlin, Mark Frydman

EAN5039036034432

eBay Product ID (ePID)61591511

Product Key Features

Film/TV TitleFlyboys

ActorJennifer Decker, David Ellison, Jean Reno, Ian Rose, Lex Shrapnel, Abdul Salis, James Franco, Martin Henderson

DirectorTony Bill

FormatDVD

LanguageEnglish

Release Year2007

FeaturesWidescreen, Commentary by Director Tony Hill and Producer Dean Devlin\Deleted Scenes\Two Featurettes

Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen

Run Time133 Mins

GenreGeneral, Action & Adventure

Additional Product Features

Certificate12A/12

Number of Discs1

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America

Director of PhotographyHenry Braham

ReviewsNew York Times - FLYBOYS is ever so nice, in the manner of a Norman Rockwell illustration....[The director] is a gentleman, moving things along with a tidy, well-mannered hand, Variety - Lovingly and knowledgably made, Ultimate DVD - Like TOP GUN with biplanes, this hugely fun movie has plenty of eye-catching dogfights...

Consumer AdviceContains moderate war action and injury detail

Additional InformationFLYBOYS is a good old-fashioned historical drama concerning the Lafayette Escadrille, a French regiment of American volunteer airmen serving the allied cause in WWI before the US became officially involved. James Franco plays Blaine, a Texas rancher; he bunks with Eugene (Abdul Salis), an African American boxer whose been living in Paris as an ex-patriate to get away from American racism. Other fighters include a pampered New York scion (Tyler Labine) and a lanky, lazy Kansan (David Ellison). They all train under the patient hand of the French commander, succinctly embodied by the wondrous Jean Reno (LEON). Martin Henderson (TORQUE) is good and brusque as a jaded flier with a bunch of kills under his belt and an obsession with an ace German fighter; he wont let the new kids drink in the officer's club until theyÆve shot down their first planes. It all unfolds in a no-nonsense linear narrative that reminds one of early films like THE DAWN PATROL (1930) and WINGS (1927); and there's a comfortingly familiar orchestral score that's heavy with the cloud-invoking wooden flute. But the CGI-enhanced aerial dogfight scenes are the crux of the feature, and history fans should be frothing at the mouth with all the zeppelins, dogfights and enemy chivalry. There's plenty of well-researched period detail and even some romance in the form of a good girl gone semi-bad from a nearby brothel (the very charming Jennifer Decker).

Movie/TV TitleFlyboys

ComposerTrevor Rabin

Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1

ScreenwriterBlake Evans, David S. Ward

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by ernes_dixo
15 Jul, 2020
plenty of action, liked the planes
Good action film
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by garweb7
08 Sep, 2020
Very good
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by madbluepie
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Great film and great price
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by chinat79
14 Apr, 2021
Amazing moviie
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by GLSEHqSdQpS@Deleted
22 Jun, 2016
Compulsive viewing
Action packed,based on facts,flying scenes excellent,characters bring home tragedy of war,will watch this again,great movie.
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by djohnners
25 Apr, 2024
Perfect! Thank you 😊
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18 May, 2024
Excellent, thank you
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