Flyboys (2006)

22/09/2006 (GB)•Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War•2h 18m

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When the world first went to war, they were the first to fly.

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The adventures of the Lafayette Escadrille, young Americans who volunteered for the French military before the U.S. entered World War I, and became the country's first fighter pilots.

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James Franco
Blaine Rawlings
David Ellison
Eddie Beagle
Jean Reno
Capt. Thenault
Philip Winchester
William Jensen
Todd Boyce
Mr. Jensen
Mac McDonald
Sheriff Detweiller
Abdul Salis
Eugene Skinner
Karen Ford
Mrs. Jensen
Scott Hazell
Cinema Usher

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A review by Wuchak

7.0

Written by Wuchak on Nov 29, 2019

***Americans volunteers become fighter pilots in France during WW1*** Before the USA enters WW1, a young Texas cowboy (James Franco) joins the Lafayette Escadrille in France, a squadron of American fighter pilots. The volunteers are trained and soon experience the glory, anxieties and horrors that go with air combat. “Flyboys" (2006) was inspired by real events and comes in the tradition of similar WW1 aviation flicks “The Blue Max” (1966) and “Aces High" (1976). Whilst not great like the exceptional “Blue Max,” the blockbuster-ish “Flyboys” is more compelling than the mundane “Aces ...