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