Flight of the Phoenix (2004)

Director:

John Moore

Writers (WGA):

Lukas Heller (1965 screenplay)
Scott Frank (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

17 December 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

The only way out is up

Plot:

Survivors of a plane crash in the Mongolian desert work together to build a new plane.

Plot Keywords:

Sandstorm | Box Office Flop | Airplane Accident | Airplane Design | Airplane

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Dennis Quaid	...	Frank Towns
Tyrese Gibson	...	A.J.
Giovanni Ribisi	...	Elliott
Miranda Otto	...	Kelly
Tony Curran	...	Rodney
Sticky Fingaz	...	Jeremy (as Kirk Jones)
Jacob Vargas	...	Sammi
Hugh Laurie	...	Ian
Scott Michael Campbell	...	Liddle
Kevork Malikyan	...	Rady
Jared Padalecki	...	Davis
Paul Ditchfield	...	Dr. Gerber
Martin Hindy	...	Newman (as Martin 'Mako' Hindy)
Bob Brown	...	Kyle
Anthony Wong	...	Lead Smuggler
Yi-ding Wang	...	Smuggler #2
Kee-yick Cheng	...	Smuggler #3
Vernon Lehmann	...	Smuggler #4
Derek Barton	...	Voice Actor (voice)
Jim Lau	...	Voice Actor (voice)

Directed by
John Moore

Writing credits (WGA)
Lukas Heller		(1965 screenplay)
Scott Frank		(screenplay) and
Edward Burns		(screenplay)

Produced by
William Aldrich	....	producer
Alex Blum	....	producer
John Davis	....	producer
Wyck Godfrey	....	producer
Ric Kidney	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Marco Beltrami

Cinematography by
Brendan Galvin		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Don Zimmerman

Casting by
Deborah Aquila
Sarah Trevis
Mary Tricia Wood

Production Design by
Patrick Lumb

Art Direction by
Christopher Bass		(as Christopher James Bass)
Timothy M. Earls
Alan Hook
Andrew Menzies		(supervising art director)

Set Decoration by
Eliza Solesbury
Matthew Sullivan

Costume Design by
George L. Little

Makeup Department
Ron Berkeley	....	makeup artist: Mr. Quaid
Fiona Connon	....	makeup department head
Rick Findlater	....	makeup artist
Beverly House	....	key hair stylist: second unit
Beverly House	....	key makeup artist: second unit
Geraldine Jones	....	hair department head (as Gerry Jones)
Annette Keet	....	makeup artist
Kelly Nelson	....	hair stylist: Mr. Quaid
Malanie Rigby	....	hair stylist: second unit
Malanie Rigby	....	makeup artist: second unit
Amanda Ross	....	hair stylist: second unit
Amanda Ross	....	makeup artist: second unit
Jade Snell	....	hair stylist: second unit
Jade Snell	....	makeup artist: second unit
Craig Taylor	....	hair stylist: second unit
Craig Taylor	....	makeup artist: second unit
Richard Wilkinson	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Ric Kidney	....	unit production manager
Shelly Kidney	....	production supervisor
Guy Nockles	....	production manager: Namibia
Jean-Roux Viljoen	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Marc Biart	....	second assistant director: second unit
Lyda Blank	....	second assistant director: Africa
Ferdi Burger	....	second second assistant director
Guy Clothier	....	second assistant director: aerial unit
Daisy Cummins	....	second assistant director: second unit
Stephen P. Del Prete	....	second assistant director: second unit
Danny Green	....	assistant director: additional photography
Danny Green	....	second assistant director: blue screen unit
Douglas Plasse	....	second assistant director (as Doug Plasse)
Jimmy N. Roberts	....	second unit director (as Jimmy Roberts)
Lisa C. Satriano	....	first assistant director (as Lisa Satriano)
Nick Satriano	....	first assistant director: second unit
Sheila van Zyl	....	second second assistant director (as Sheila Lucy van Zyl)
Julian Wall	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Mark Auret	....	property master
John Andrew Baker	....	set dresser
Bruce Bisbey	....	art department coordinator
Jennifer Blatt	....	stand-by art director
Matthys Boshoff	....	stand-by set decorator: second unit
Micheal Brennan	....	set decorating stand-by
Adam Cameron	....	leadman
Jack Cloete	....	carpenter
June Connon	....	chargehand stand-by props
Ryan Cosgrove	....	art department assistant
Adriana Dardas	....	set designer
Romek Delmata	....	concept artist: Phoenix (as Romek Delimata)
Romek Delmata	....	storyboard designer
Storm Dyssel	....	assistant stand-by props (as Storm Dyssell)
John Eaves	....	illustrator
Thinus Erwee	....	set dressing assistant
Cuan Eveleigh	....	stand-by props
Wallace David February	....	painter
Jac Joel	....	draughtsman
Naaman Marshall	....	model maker
Josie Minty	....	props buyer
Kevin Morrissey	....	set designer
Boris Rivett-Carnac	....	assistant property master
Vicki Routs	....	set dressing buyer
Julio Scholze	....	props buyer
Etienne Smit	....	swing gang (as Etienne Smits)
Delarey Wagenar	....	lead man

Sound Department
James Bolt	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Jim Bolt)
Christian Bourne	....	second boom operator
Jim Brookshire	....	adr supervisor
Jim Brookshire	....	dialogue supervisor
Peter Brown	....	sound effects editor
Derek Casari	....	adr engineer
Susan Dawes	....	dialogue editor (as Susan Shackelford Dawes)
Simon Firsht	....	boom operator
Kevin Globerman	....	digital recordist
Tim Gomillion	....	sound recordist
Randall Guth	....	assistant sound editor
Craig Heath	....	sound recordist (as Craig 'Pup' Heath)
Doug Hemphill	....	sound mixer (as D.M. Hemphill)
Doc Kane	....	adr mixer
Skip Longfellow	....	first assistant sound editor
John Morris	....	foley editor
Dan O'Connell	....	foley artist
Rodger Pardee	....	sound effects designer
Rodger Pardee	....	sound effects recordist
Michele Perrone	....	adr editor
Charleen Richards	....	adr mixer (as Charleen Richards-Steeves)
Dennis Rogers	....	sound recordist
William Stein	....	re-recording engineer
Robert Troy	....	dialogue editor
Ian Voigt	....	production sound mixer
Jay Wilkinson	....	supervising sound editor
Anthony Woodman	....	sound librarian

Special Effects by
H. Barclay Aaris	....	special effects buyer
Vincent Agostino	....	production manager: miniatures/greenscreens
Steve Austin	....	special effects technician
Marc Banich	....	special effects technician
Peter Forbes	....	special effects technician
Don Gray	....	special effects technician: blue screen unit
John E. Gray	....	special effects coordinator: blue screen unit (as John Gray)
Richard L. Hill	....	special effects set foreman (as Richard Hill)
Mark Koivu	....	special effects engineer
Boyd Lacosse	....	special effects technician: blue screen unit
Bernard Lecornu	....	special effects technician
Cecil Lombard	....	special effects technician
Hans Metz	....	special effects shop foreman
Kevin Metz	....	special effects technician
Ken Mieding	....	special effects technician
Mick 'Stuntie' Milligan	....	special effects technician: model/miniatures unit
Justin Parks	....	special effects technician
Stan Parks	....	special effects director
Jeff Pepiot	....	special effects technician
Ken Pepiot	....	special effects technician
Edward T. Reiff Jr.	....	special effects technician
David Rohrer	....	special effects technician
Herman Schaffer	....	special effects technician
Harry Smith	....	special effects technician (as Harry J. Smith Jr.)
Peter Hendry Strauss	....	special effects welder
Cornelius Theron	....	special effects technician
Jacobus van Niekerk	....	special effects technician
Steve Van Niekerk	....	special effects technician
Bruno Van Zeebroeck	....	special effects technician
Mark Yuricich	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Erik Akutagawa	....	scan/record manager
Dorian Anderson	....	model maker
Steve Arguello	....	animator: CafeFX
Will Ashe	....	animator: CafeFX
James J. Atkinson	....	lighting supervisor: Rhythm & Hues (as James Atkinson)
Kenneth Au	....	Inferno artist: Rhythm & Hues (as Ken Au)
Jeff Barnes	....	production executive: CafeFX
Judith Bell	....	digital compositor: CafeFX
Nancy Bernstein	....	executive producer: Digital Domain
Anita Bevelheimer	....	digital compositor: Rhythm & Hues
Munira M. Bhaiji	....	pipeline setup
Carl Booysen	....	model maker
Peter Bowmar	....	effects artist: Rhythm & Hues
Peter Bowmar	....	technical director: Rhythm & Hues
Mike Bozulich	....	lead compositor: CafeFX
Nathan Brunskill	....	Inferno assistant: Rhythm & Hues
Craig Cannon	....	scanning and recording operator: Digital Domain
Ray Cavalluzzi	....	model maker
Pascal Chappuis	....	lighting lead: Rhythm & Hues
Mark Chavez	....	3D modeler: Rhythm & Hues
Nico Claasen	....	model maker
Patrick Clancey	....	digital opticals (as Pat Clancey)
Dylan Cole	....	matte painter: Rhythm & Hues
Chad E. Collier	....	scanning and recording operator: Digital Domain
Daniel Aristoteles Collins	....	systems/operations: Rhythm & Hues
Matthew Collorafice	....	digital compositor
Tom Core	....	digital effects coordinator: Digital Domain
Jack de Bont	....	model maker
Eric Dehaven	....	digital compositor: Rhythm & Hues
Steve Dellerson	....	visual effects producer: Cafe FX
Sean Devereaux	....	visual effects compositor: Digital Domain
Domenic DiGiorgio	....	animator: CafeFX (as Domenic Di Giorgio)
Gregg Domain	....	3D artist
Gregg Domain	....	animator: CafeFX
Scott Dougherty	....	head of production: The Farm
Scott Dougherty	....	visual effects executive producer: The Farm
David Dozoretz	....	pre-visualization effects supervisor
Tim Drnec	....	spydercam coordinator/rigging
Charl Duvenhage	....	model maker
David Ebner	....	visual effects design
Scott Edelstein	....	3D integration artist: Digital Domain
Tony Etienne	....	lighter: Rhythm & Hues
Amanda Finkelberg	....	digital compositor
Vicki Galloway-Weimer	....	visual effects executive producer: CafeFX (as Vicki Galloway Weimer)
Mike George	....	radio control pilot: Phoenix miniature
Steve George	....	model maker
David Goldberg	....	visual effects supervisor
Scott Gordon	....	visual effects supervisor: CafeFX
Victor Grant	....	effects animator: CafeFX
Jon Greenhalgh	....	digital compositor: Mar Vista Ventures
Jonah Hall	....	computer graphics supervisor: Digital Domain
Anthony Harris	....	digital color timer: Rhythm & Hues
Greg Harris	....	model maker
Nick Hiatt	....	texture painter: Rhythm & Hues
Pablo Holcer	....	digital compositor: Rhythm & Hues
Phil Holland	....	scan-, record-, color coordinator
Eric Horton	....	effects lead: Rhythm & Hues
Wei Ho	....	3D modeling supervisor: Rhythm & Hues
Joni Jacobson	....	digital supervisor: Mar Vista Ventures
Josh R. Jaggars	....	digital effects producer
Marvin Jones	....	background prep artist: Rhythm & Hues
Marvin Jones	....	rotoscope artist: Rhythm & Hues
Walt Jones	....	lighting technical director: Rhythm & Hues
James Kabelo	....	model maker
Michael Kaelin	....	digital compositor: Mar Vista Ventures
Nikos Kalaitzidis	....	effects animator: Digital Domain
Michael Kanfer	....	digital imaging consultant
Scott Kilburn	....	animator: CafeFX
Perry M. Kimura	....	digital film scanning and recording
Karen Klein	....	background prep artist: Rhythm & Hues
Karen Klein	....	rotoscope artist: Rhythm & Hues
Roy R. Koerbel	....	model maker (as Roy Koerbel)
Dani Leff	....	visual effects coordinator: Namibia
Randy Leifer	....	model maker
Matthew Leishman	....	character rigger: Rhythm & Hues (as Matt Leishman)
Carlos D. Lemus	....	digital effects animator: Digital Domain
Kelly L'Estrange	....	visual effects producer: Digital Domain
Votch Levi	....	digital compositor: CafeFX
David Lingenfelser	....	visual effects supervisor: The Farm
Larry Livengood	....	model maker
Jim Logiudice	....	model maker
Sophia Lo	....	digital compositor: FuriousFx
Sharl Maritz	....	model maker
Szymon Masiak	....	animator: CafeFX
Valerie McMahon	....	digital artist: Digital Dream (as Valerie V. McMahon)
M. Gavin McMillan	....	lead character rigger: Rhythm & Hues (as Gavin McMillan)
Brandon McNaughton	....	digital compositor: Digital Domain
Phillip Moses	....	visual effects coordinator: CafeFX
Karen M. Murphy	....	visual effects producer
Dan Naulin	....	animator: CafeFX (as Daniel Naulin)
Toby Newell	....	digital compositor: CafeFX
Will Nicholson	....	animator: CafeFX
Gary Nolin	....	visual effects producer: Rhythm & Hues
Mark Norrie	....	animator: CafeFX
Keven Norris	....	texture painter: Rhythm & Hues
Josh Novak	....	designer/animator: main title sequence
Samuel Nunez	....	set data manager: Rhythm & Hues (as Sam Nunez)
Sean O'Connor	....	digital compositor: Furious FX
Kim O'Donnell	....	digital compositor
Brian Openshaw	....	data technical assistant
John O'Reilly	....	model maker
Akira Orikasa	....	animator: CafeFX
Desi Ortiz	....	visual effects editor: CafeFx
Scott Paider	....	Spydercam head rigger
Eric Pender	....	CG supervisor: Cafe FX
Peter Plevritis	....	digital effects animator: Digital Domain
Corinne Pooler	....	producer: Digital Dream
Jerry Pooler	....	visual effects supervisor: Digital Dream
Trever Quade	....	model maker
George Rautenbach	....	visual effects consultant: Namibia
Cory Redmond	....	digital effects artist
David Ridlen	....	look development
Dave Roberts	....	lead model maker: Phoenix miniature
Leigh Roberts	....	model maker
Karl Rogovin	....	visual effects post coordinator
Justin R. Rotolo	....	character rigger: Rhythm & Hues (as Justin Rotolo)
Anthony Ruey	....	technical assistant
Mike Sandrik	....	character supervisor: Rhythm & Hues
Todd Sarsfield	....	digital color grader
Diana Sear	....	3D modeler: Rhythm & Hues
Todd Semmes	....	spydercam coordinator/rigging
Som Shankar	....	3D integration artist: Digital Domain
Scott Shinkle	....	model maker
Mark Shoaf	....	CG supervisor: Furious FX
Steven Short	....	model maker
Andrew Silvestri	....	matchmove supervisor: Rhythm & Hues (as Andy Silvestri)
Fred Simon	....	systems support: Rhythm & Hues
Josh Smith	....	model maker
Roberto Smith	....	animation lead: Rhythm & Hues
Tiffany Smith	....	visual effects producer: Furious FX
Maciek Sokalski	....	digital compositor
Derek Spears	....	visual effects supervisor: Rhythm & Hues
Lisa Spence	....	digital producer: Digital Domain (as Lisa K. Spence)
Ryan Stafford	....	visual effects coordinator: Digital Domain
James Stewart	....	3D modeler: Rhythm & Hues
Michael Stuart	....	art director: miniatures
Robert Tesdahl	....	animator: CafeFX (as Rob Tesdahl)
Robert Tesdahl	....	software developer
Vic Tila	....	model maker
George Trimmer	....	model maker
Gabriel Vargas	....	animator: CafeFX
Chris Villa	....	previsualization artist
Dan Wanket	....	digital effects artist: The Farm
O.D. Welch	....	production executive: CafeFX
Wil Whaley	....	pipeline lead
Tom Williamson	....	digital compositor: CafeFX
Deborah Wiltman	....	digital compositor: CafeFX
Michael Yazijian	....	character texture painter: Rhythm & Hues
Alison Yerxa	....	matte painter: Rhythm & Hues
Stuart Zintl	....	model maker
Lisa Zusmer	....	visual effects production supervisor: Namibia (as Lisa Zusmer Del Prete)
Kevin Aguirre	....	pre-visualization (uncredited)
Anuj Anand	....	matchmove artist (uncredited)
Brandon Craig	....	render supervisor: Rhythm & Hues (uncredited)
Matt Davis	....	Spydercam rigger technician (uncredited)
Harrison Hays	....	render coordinator: Rhythm & Hues (uncredited)
Chad Hofteig	....	pre-visualization (uncredited)
Thomas Mathai	....	data manager (uncredited)
Danny Torres	....	systems engineer (uncredited)
Radost Yonkova	....	visual effects compositor: CafeFX (uncredited)

Stunts
Tamara Andrews	....	horse wrangler
Nelson Awaseb	....	horse wrangler
Willem Beukes	....	horse wrangler
Bob Brown	....	stunt coordinator
Etienne Changuion	....	stunt double
Doc D. Charbonneau	....	stunts
James M. Churchman	....	stunt coordinator (as Jim Churchman)
Suzi Gebhardt	....	horse wrangler
Gary Guercio	....	motorcycle stunts (as Gary L. Guercio)
Adam Horton	....	stunt double
Shawn Kautz	....	stunts
Tyrell Kemlo	....	stunt double
Michelle Kunzle	....	horse wrangler
Babette Maulhardt	....	horse wrangler
Lin Maulhardt	....	horse wrangler
Mike McCoy	....	stunts (as Mike 'Mouse' McCoy)
Casey O'Neill	....	stunts
Stan Parks	....	stunts
Danny Philipovic	....	horse wrangler
Rex Reddick	....	stunts (as Rex J. Reddick)
Jimmy N. Roberts	....	stunt coordinator (as Jimmy Roberts)
Franz Spilhaus	....	stunt rigger
T-Rex	....	stunts
Francois Grobbelaar	....	stunt double (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Ana Alves	....	video assist operator
John Ash	....	electrician
Darren Bailey	....	remote camera technician
Telfer Barnes	....	focus puller
Ciarán Barry	....	camera operator
Ciarán Barry	....	director of photography: second unit
Donal Caulfield	....	time-lapse photographer
John Conroy	....	focus puller: main camera
Sandro Garcia	....	video assist operator
Kevin Greene	....	camera technician: Panavision
Norbert Kitshoff	....	remote camera technician
Michael McDermott	....	gaffer
David J. McGraw	....	video operator: Los Angeles
Philip McKeon	....	assistant camera
Guy Micheletti	....	key grip: second unit
Philip Murphy	....	key rigging grip
David B. Nowell	....	aerial photographer
Christopher Pace	....	generator operator
Brad Peterman	....	first assistant camera: "c" camera
Tatum Roche	....	assistant camera
Gregory W. Smith	....	camera operator
Gregory W. Smith	....	steadicam operator
Des Whelan	....	camera operator: "a" camera
J. Glyn Williams	....	first assistant camera: aerial unit

Animation Department
Domenic DiGiorgio	....	animator
Peter Menich	....	digital artist
Roberto Smith	....	animator

Casting Department
Chris Bustard	....	extras casting: Los Angeles
Caitlin McKenna-Wilkinson	....	adr voice casting
Jennifer Ricchiazzi	....	casting assistant
Jennifer L. Smith	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Yaa Boaa Aning	....	costumer
Charl Boettger	....	wardrobe assistant
Kirsten Dauth	....	costume ager/dyer
Adrienne Greshock	....	costume assistant
Darion Hing	....	costume supervisor
Daniel J. Lester	....	assistant costume designer
Carolyn Marston	....	key costumer
Carlane Passman	....	assistant costume designer
Tyra Youland	....	costume dyer and ager

Editorial Department
Linda Avitabile	....	assistant digital intermediate producer
Terra Bliss-Alvarez	....	digital intermediate producer (as Terra Bliss)
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Pamela Choules	....	assistant editor
Kevin Du Toit	....	editorial assistant
Michael Eaves	....	digital color timer
Greg Gritton	....	editorial assistant
Chris Jensen	....	digital colorist assistant
Curtis Lindersmith	....	digital intermediate editor
Dennis McNeill	....	color timer
Pat Munnik	....	color timer: rushes
Catherine Pantazopoulos	....	colorist
Heather Rafferty	....	apprentice editor
Dan Zimmerman	....	first assistant editor
Dean Zimmerman	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Bill Abbott	....	music editor
Pete Anthony	....	conductor
Pete Anthony	....	orchestrator
Marco Beltrami	....	conductor
William Boston	....	orchestrator (as Bill Boston)
Jeff Carson	....	supervising music editor
Sandy DeCrescent	....	music contractor
Mark Graham	....	music librarian
Jon Kull	....	orchestrator
John Kurlander	....	score recordist
John Kurlander	....	scoring mixer
Jason Lloyd	....	scoring stage manager
John Rodd	....	score recordist
Carlos Rodriguez	....	orchestrator
Buck Sanders	....	electronic score producer
Tom Steel	....	scoring stage manager
Jermaine Stegall	....	musician: clarinet
Jermaine Stegall	....	orchestrator
Sally Stevens	....	vocal contractor
Bill Talbott	....	scoring technician
Ceiri Torjussen	....	orchestrator
Marcus Trumpp	....	orchestrator
Buck Sanders	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)

Other crew
Tamara Andrews	....	horse wrangler
Nelson Awaseb	....	horse wrangler
Willem Beukes	....	horse wrangler
Gaby Beyers	....	set production assistant
Willem Bezuidenhout	....	animal wrangler
Nerissa Black	....	rushes coordinator
Brooke Brooks	....	assistant: Mr. Davis
Deborah J. Chesebro	....	assistant accountant: additional crew
Brandon Dahl	....	post-production accountant
Cecile Defosse	....	script supervisor: second unit
Lynette Ely	....	production coordinator
Michal Engrth	....	assistant accountant
Evan Feuerman	....	assistant accountant
John H. Fisher	....	assistant: Mr. Aldrich
Anne C. Ford	....	production accountant
Jason Frazier	....	stand-in: Giovanni Ribisi
Stephen French	....	documentary filmmaker
Jocelyn Fritz	....	assistant: Mr. Quaid
Kathryn C. Galberth	....	production assistant
Rachael Lin Gallaghan	....	key assistant production coordinator
Suzi Gebhardt	....	horse wrangler
Michael McCormick Hall	....	assistant: Mr. Blum
Beau Holden	....	assistant: Mr. Quaid
De' Leon Howard III	....	photo double: Tyrese Gibson
Damiana Kamishin	....	key production coordinator
Tilu Khalayi	....	second assistant accountant
Michelle Kunzle	....	horse wrangler
Collin Livingston	....	caterer
Babette Maulhardt	....	horse wrangler
Lin Maulhardt	....	horse wrangler
Michael Miller	....	second assistant accountant
Juhlene Moller	....	assistant accountant
David Paris	....	aerial coordinator
David Paris	....	helicopter pilot
Lance Peters	....	armorer
Danny Philipovic	....	horse wrangler
Nada Pinter	....	script supervisor
Paul 'Sled' Reynolds	....	animal wrangler (as Sled Reynolds)
Nicole Rodionoff	....	shipping coordinator
Dezi Rorich	....	publicist
Rip Russell	....	assistant accountant
Rebecca Saenz	....	production assistant
Veronika Skarlandtova	....	construction accountant
Stan Spry	....	production secretary
Erik Stone	....	assistant: Mr. Godfrey
Rex M. Teese	....	technician: Arri Loc Pro 35
Jacques Terblanche	....	set production assistant
Christopher Tipton	....	assistant: Mr. Davis
Gert Uys	....	assistant aerial coordinator
Gert Uys	....	helicopter pilot
Alison van Biljon	....	assistant production coordinator
Peter Veverka	....	assistant: Mr. John Moore
Jerri Whiteman	....	assistant accountant
David Wilson	....	publicist
Andreas Maaninka	....	additional modeler (uncredited)

Thanks
Mike Le	....	special thanks

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