The Aviator
The Aviator
Release: 2004-12-17
·Runtime: 170m
·★ 7.2
Drama
A biopic depicting the life of filmmaker and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes from 1927 to 1947, during which time he became a successful film producer and an aviation magnate, while simultaneously growing more unstable due to severe obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Production Countries
Germany
United States of America
Production Companies
Warner Bros. Pictures
Miramax
Initial Entertainment Group
Forward Pass
Appian Way
IMF
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Jude Law
as Errol Flynn
Frances Conroy
as Mrs. Hepburn
J.C. MacKenzie
as Ludlow
Vince Giordano
as Cocoanut Grove Band Member
Joseph P. Reidy
as Aide to Howard
James Rae
as FBI Agent
Stanley DeSantis
as Louis B. Mayer
Kenneth Welsh
as Dr. Hepburn
Kate Beckinsale
as Ava Gardner
Willem Dafoe
as Roland Sweet
John Koensgen
as Pan Am Executive #2
Yves Jacques
as Waiter
Kevin O'Rourke
as Spencer Tracy
Lisa Bronwyn Moore
as Noah's Wife
Linda E. Smith
as Another Guest #2
Rufus Wainwright
as Cocoanut Grove Vocalist #1
Arthur Holden
as Radio Announcer
Jason Cavalier
as Cocoanut Grove Patron
Al Dubois
as Pan Am Executive #1
Francesca Scorsese
as Little Girl
Alan Toy
as Man on Crutches
Emma Campbell
as Jack Frye's Wife, Helen
Elisa Dyann
as Coat Check Girl (uncredited)
Leonardo DiCaprio
as Howard Hughes
John C. Reilly
as Noah Dietrich
Alec Baldwin
as Juan Trippe
Harry Standjofski
as Crony of Louis B. Mayer
Justin Shilton
as HELL'S ANGELS Pilot
Chris Ufland
as Engineer
Elizabeth DeCicco
as Starlet (uncredited)
Jacob Davich
as Howard Hughes (9 yrs old)
Sam Hennings
as HELL'S ANGELS Stunt Coordinator
David Purdham
as Emcee
Vincent Laresca
as Jorge
Nellie Sciutto
as Secretary
Isabelle Champeau
as Editor (uncredited)
Gwen Stefani
as Jean Harlow
Matt Ross
as Glenn Odekirk
Edward Herrmann
as Joseph Breen
Sebastian Tillinger
as Timer
James Bradford
as Uncle Willy
Joe Cobden
as Another Guest #1
Matt Holland
as Hughes' Staff Person
Keith Campbell
as Marine
Al Coronel
as Bi-Plane Mechanic (uncredited)
Alan Alda
as Senator Ralph Owen Brewster
Kelli Garner
as Faith Domergue
Alan Fawcett
as Chairman MPA
Josie Maran
as Cigarette Girl
Brent Spiner
as Robert Gross
Terry Haig
as Another Senator
Cate Blanchett
as Katharine Hepburn
Danny Huston
as Jack Frye
Adam Scott
as Johnny Meyer
Joe Chrest
as HELL'S ANGELS Director of Photography
Anne V. Coates
as Howard Hughes' Film Editor (uncredited)
Ian Holm
as Professor Fitz
Amy Sloan
as Howard Hughes' Mother
Loudon Wainwright III
as Cocoanut Grove Vocalist #2
Heather Petrone
as Vivien Leigh (uncredited)
Stéphane Demers
as Maitre d'
Danielle Franke
as Esquire Starlet (uncredited)
Crew
Tim Monich
Dialect Coach
Craig Hosking
Aerial Coordinator
Toby Bronson
Set Costumer
Doug Coleman
Stunt Coordinator
Hélèna Laliberté
Stunts
Petur Hliddal
Sound Mixer
Howard Shore
Original Music Composer
Vernon Davidson
Additional Second Assistant Director
Michael Mann
Producer
Morag Ross
Makeup Department Head
Robert Stromberg
Visual Effects Supervisor
Eliza Coleman
Stunts
Donna Keegan
Stunts
Peter Dress
Second Second Assistant Director
Dante Ferretti
Production Design
Cathy Scorsese
Assistant Property Master
Dan Perri
Title Designer
Thelma Schoonmaker
Editor
Rick Yorn
Executive Producer
Bob Weinstein
Executive Producer
Keith Campbell
Stunts
Adam Gerstel
Visual Effects Editor
Robert Legato
Visual Effects Supervisor, Second Unit Director
Claude Paré
Supervising Art Director
Joey Box
Stunts
Graham King
Producer
Sandy Powell
Costume Design
Michael Jackman
Post Production Supervisor
Robert Richardson
Director of Photography
Francesca Lo Schiavo
Set Decoration
Dana Gonzales
Additional Camera
Martin Scorsese
Director, Executive Producer
Tyler W. Gaisford
Picture Car Coordinator
Duncan Jarman
Prosthetic Makeup Artist
John Logan
Screenplay
Jean Frenette
Stunt Coordinator
Leonardo DiCaprio
Executive Producer
Joseph P. Reidy
Co-Producer, First Assistant Director
Harvey Weinstein
Executive Producer
Meghan Rafferty
Casting Assistant