This film is a towering classic (as is the book), from the golden age of cinema...love every second of it. It even has a Felini section added in (night scene in rome),when when the crew had an impromptu evening with the great man while filming.
My father shot a somewhat similar sequence with 8mm. Except it was real. Engines start up, taxing, and he captured about seven or eight B-25 racing down the runway. He was a WWII pilot in Fenny India (now Feni Bangladesh) - 70 missions with a 400 mile trip on one engine. In the 1980's and 90's he duplicated VHS copies of his 13 minute film over and over for his Army/Air Force buddies. My dad wanted to be a Filmmaker in the AAF but instead they gave him the keys to a NEW $200,000 B-25 and to
One of my favorite war movies, filmed down in Guaymas, Mexico. I think some ex- B-25 pilots flew these for Nichols as they did as young flyboys in WWII--this movie was made in 1969. I think Stephen Spielberg's father was a navigator in B-25s in Europe during the war.
Wish it ran a few more minutes because Milo shows the Colonel a crateful of silk and he asks where he got so much and it cuts to Yossarian saying "where the hell's my parachute?!"
It's worth listening to Mike Nichols on the DVD extras, talking about how many times they reshot incredible scenes like this because they were after a particular quality of light, etc.
The best mountains and the most beautiful ones those in San Carlos Nuevo Guaymas, Sonora, México, the most well known Tetawaki at 3:05 background =) awesome movie
@jrcadet4 I heard there was also the fact that those planes were twice as hard to handle on takeoff because they'd normally be loaded down with bombs and these were obviously empty
@jennifersman Yes and no. The turbulence was a nightmare, but a lightly-loaded aircraft is more maneuverable--it gave the guys a slight safety factor during the mass takeoffs. (But to judge from production photos, the actual bomb-drop missions took off in flights of three or four. I suspect the pilots had had enough by then.)
Terrifying. According to the late Frank Tallman (aerial supervisor for the film), they cut the spacing between the airplanes to 50 ft for the mass takeoffs...which meant the guys behind the lead aircraft were fighting massive turbulence. Tallman's crew made seventeen of those IN ONE DAY. Ye Gods.
This film is a towering classic (as is the book), from the golden age of cinema...love every second of it. It even has a Felini section added in (night scene in rome),when when the crew had an impromptu evening with the great man while filming.
My father shot a somewhat similar sequence with 8mm. Except it was real. Engines start up, taxing, and he captured about seven or eight B-25 racing down the runway. He was a WWII pilot in Fenny India (now Feni Bangladesh) - 70 missions with a 400 mile trip on one engine. In the 1980's and 90's he duplicated VHS copies of his 13 minute film over and over for his Army/Air Force buddies. My dad wanted to be a Filmmaker in the AAF but instead they gave him the keys to a NEW $200,000 B-25 and to
My boyfriend was the Co-Pilot of the #4 aircraft taking off!!!!!!
One of my favorite war movies, filmed down in Guaymas, Mexico. I think some ex- B-25 pilots flew these for Nichols as they did as young flyboys in WWII--this movie was made in 1969. I think Stephen Spielberg's father was a navigator in B-25s in Europe during the war.
My favourite book, my favourite film.
Wish it ran a few more minutes because Milo shows the Colonel a crateful of silk and he asks where he got so much and it cuts to Yossarian saying "where the hell's my parachute?!"
you cannot do that with CGI...period!
Wow, it's a star studded cast.
I just love it... :D
It's worth listening to Mike Nichols on the DVD extras, talking about how many times they reshot incredible scenes like this because they were after a particular quality of light, etc.
milo freaking pissed me off!!
The best mountains and the most beautiful ones those in San Carlos Nuevo Guaymas, Sonora, México, the most well known Tetawaki at 3:05 background =) awesome movie
Why no full movie?
@jrcadet4 I heard there was also the fact that those planes were twice as hard to handle on takeoff because they'd normally be loaded down with bombs and these were obviously empty
yeah, something about them actually acquiring all the aircraft used in the film.
absolute funniest clip of all time. Great upload thanks
flying the big bird
This scene reminds me of Coppola's helicopter take off in Apocalypse Now. Perhaps he was influenced by this scene...
@jennifersman Yes and no. The turbulence was a nightmare, but a lightly-loaded aircraft is more maneuverable--it gave the guys a slight safety factor during the mass takeoffs. (But to judge from production photos, the actual bomb-drop missions took off in flights of three or four. I suspect the pilots had had enough by then.)
Terrifying. According to the late Frank Tallman (aerial supervisor for the film), they cut the spacing between the airplanes to 50 ft for the mass takeoffs...which meant the guys behind the lead aircraft were fighting massive turbulence. Tallman's crew made seventeen of those IN ONE DAY. Ye Gods.
So where is the video?
so who searched this up cause of the rise against song, survival's guilt? :D
That was Orr probably :D
i dont know the detail but theres a story about this movie having the worlds third largest airforce or something......can anyone elaborate
I heard it was filmed in Mexico ......... (?)
Anybody remember the name of the guy Alan Arkin played?
John Yossarian You are a weird person Capt