Flight

Flight

138 mins | Drama | Nov. 2, 2012

Commercial airline pilot Whip Whitaker has a problem with drugs and alcohol, though so far he's managed to complete his flights safely. His luck runs out when a disastrous mechanical malfunction sends his plane hurtling toward the ground. Whip pulls off a miraculous crash-landing that results in only six lives lost. Shaken to the core, Whip vows to get sober -- but when the crash investigation exposes his addiction, he finds himself in an even worse situation.

Flight

138 mins | Drama | Nov. 2, 2012

Flight
Commercial airline pilot Whip Whitaker has a problem with drugs and alcohol, though so far he's managed to complete his flights safely. His luck runs out when a disastrous mechanical malfunction sends his plane hurtling toward the ground. Whip pulls off a miraculous crash-landing that results in only six lives lost. Shaken to the core, Whip vows to get sober -- but when the crash investigation exposes his addiction, he finds himself in an even worse situation.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Paramount, ImageMovers, Parkes-MacDonald Productions
Original title Flight
Directors Greg Gilman, Dana J. Kuznetzkoff, Luca Kouimelis, Steve Starkey, Robert Zemeckis
Writers John Gatins

Cast

Denzel Washington

as Whip Whitaker

Don Cheadle

as Hugh Lang

Kelly Reilly

as Nicole

John Goodman

as Harling Mays

Bruce Greenwood

as Charlie Anderson

Brian Geraghty

as Ken Evans

Tamara Tunie

as Margaret Thomason

Nadine Velazquez

as Katerina Marquez

Peter Gerety

as Avington Carr

Melissa Leo

as Ellen Block

Carter Cabassa

as Son on Plane

Adam C. Edwards

as Father on Plane

Conor O'Neill

as Kip

Charlie E. Schmidt

as Tiki Pot

Will Sherrod

as Schecter

Boni Yanagisawa

as Camelia Satou

Adam Tomei

as Fran

Dane Davenport

as Derek Hogue

John Crow

as Field Reporter

E. Roger Mitchell

as Craig Matson

Ravi Kapoor

as Dr. Kenan

Jill Jane Clements

as Morning Nurse

Tommy Kane

as Mark Mellon

James Badge Dale

as Gaunt Young Man

Susie Spear Purcell

as Waitress

Philip Pavel

as Bartender

Piers Morgan

as Himself

Jim Tilmon

as Himself

Charles Z. Gardner

as Pentecostal Minister

Tom Nowicki

as Len Caldwell

Jason Benjamin

as Carr's Business Guy / Stalking Reporter

Ric Reitz

as Carr's Attorney

Timothy Adams

as Whip's Dad

Darius Woods

as Young Will

Ron Caldwell

as Trevor

Dylan Kussman

as Two Beer Barry

Janet Metzger

as Sheila

Bethany Anne Lind

as Vicky Evans

Sharon Blackwood

as Peach Tree Employee

Pam Smith

as Peach Tree Employee

Justin Martin

as Will Whitaker Jr.

Shannon Walshe

as Tilda Banden

Rhoda Griffis

as Amanda Anderson

Michael Beasley

as Officer Edmonds

Ted Hall

as TV Reporter

Laila Pruitt

as Girl on Elevator

Precious Bright

as Mom on Elevator

Steve Coulter

as NTSB Officer at Hearing

Ted Huckabee

as Prison Guard

Sarah Clark

as Radio Talk Show Host (voice)

Vinnie Hasson

as Radio Talk Show Host (voice)

Randy Thom

as Radio Stock Market Reporter (voice)

Dennis P. Wise

as Air Traffic Controller (voice)

Paul Volle

as Air Traffic Controller (voice)

Hal Williams

as Whip's Dad (voice)

Kwesi Boakye

as Young Will (voice)

Jennifer Olympia Bentley

as Naked Girl in Helmet (uncredited)