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