This incident was loosely based on Alaska Airlines Flight 261. The amazing pilots did EVERYTHING in their power to keep the plane flying. They were even inverted for a while. Unfortunately, the plane crashed outside of Los Angeles in the pacific ocean. No one made it. The flight was doomed from the start due to poor maintenance because Alaska Airlines tried to cut costs. The pilots fought the plane for 20 minutes before it went down. RIP to everyone who perished.
@@frontcentermusician Yup, instead of coming into work one day and saying "lets do that critical thing we've been neglecting today?" Nope. Negligence all around.
Please. You have NO clue what you're talking about. Negligence is putting off, forgetting to, or improper work assignment in a work related industrial accident. A CEO or Board that dutifully restricts, orders or informs it's labor force or individuals, to break Contractual Regulations that pertain to a public Safety Protocol and standard have just committed a Premeditated device and salonious act. If death occurs in the result of such orders, it is considered Premeditated murder. There is much more but you can go back to your fake knowledge. Please leave legal matters to those who study.
When I was training to get my pilots license one of the first things they taught me - When faced with an emergency situation the most important thing to remember is to never stop flying the airplane. While fictional, this is a great example of that training.
I don't know many pilots that would freak out like that from various instructors... we've swore but it's a break "oh shit, oh shit..." but it's not freaking out like that. Would have irritated me had I been flying with someone like that trying to troubleshoot... it's like dude, get a grip! We're still alive in the air we got work to do! LOL! I think most pilots, there would have been short bursts of "shit! we lost left engine." "Oh fuck, we're descending blow 6,000." Obviously they made the copilot hysterical to add drama to the movie. But I suppose a really jumpy pilot could have a meltdown... and that would suck being the other pilot.
The co-pilot is such a good actor as well. The fear he expressed was so good it added up to the intensity of this scene. Especially the part when he repeated the Denzel’s words
He did, but the dialogue where he keeps saying "oh no" kept irking me. I dunno, maybe that's realistic that someone would revert to such a simple expression of panic
I disagree when you listen to cockpit recordings on real fatal crashes both pilots are very cool and in control not panicking to the very end. His part in the movie always bothered me that it disrespected airline pilots
@@scottstewart9154 yes watching that TV show about how airlines crashe, it haunts me how professional they are till the recording stops. But this scene didnt irk me, just made me feel that would be me trying but also freaking out and failing. bless all pilots
A few behind the scenes fun facts.... 1. The smooth voice of the man that the Captian is speaking to at Air Traffic Control was Paul V. the film's aviation consultant. They liked his voice so much they hired him for that part. 2. I was in charge of the computer and video playback in the film. In order to have realistic action on all the plane's aviation control screens, we matched the specs of the fictional plane in a flight simulator. Paul V. (who was an experienced pilot), flew the simulator to match the exact story action and details. We were able to record the output from each of the different screens. I was then able to play back each screen in sync, and match the action to each particular moment or sequence when we filmed the actual scenes. The actors could see the gauges and controls responding as though they were really in those actual situations. That's just a little bit of what went into creating these incredibly technical sequences.
shocking it had an aviation consultant given that multiple aspects of this hydraulic failure/engine failure make saving the aircraft completely impossible. i just assumed hollywood ignored the consultant so they could make an interesting story. engines don’t produce power after you put out the fire in it.
Denzel Washington is one of the greatest actors of all time. Every movie I've ever seen him in he's made the character come to life and made me feel like I'm right in the midst of the scene with him. I am in awe.
Yeah he's definitely the GOAT right up there with Brando Pacino Deniro Jack Nicholson etc this movie hit me really close to home when I first watched it because I myself had been a high functioning alcoholic for years watching this movie was extremely triggering it actually haunted me for months after watching it because everything Denzel's character had gone through relating to alcoholism I had experienced thankfully I'm sober now but this movie made me feel a lot of things I didn't want to feel
The best part was he said lever instead of leever. So annoying when people say "leever". Also, lot of intentional fan service in this clip. The director was obviously an anime fan
Trina's injuries-shown in three quick shots-made me sad. But when Whip is looking at her face during the inquest I got teary-eyed cos he could've blamed her, but did not.
@@allanbard6048 true, he almost does blame her, but you can see in his face that knows it would be the wrong thing to do. I also have theory which might be far-fetched; the scene in the hotel room the night before the court hearing, the door to the other room with the minibar is mysteriously open. I think that was Trina's ghost or maybe some kind of divine intervention that lured him in there to get drunk. The way the scene was set up makes it seem that way.
More than that - there's a commonly used trick in audio mixing for movies. It's called a Shepherds Tone. That shrill noise that constantly builds in the background, meant to make things feel more intense or risky. There isn't a traditional one here, but they use the sound of an ever-accelerating plane engine to simulate it! Brilliantly creative, and doubly fitting because, well, plane crash.
+Che Alejandro I dont know if you realize but the thing that amps the intensity up is the constant engine noise somehow managing to getting higher and higher as if it was always throttling up.
Che Alejandro there is a version of this scene where someone added the docking scene music from Interstellar (Hans Zimmer) and does truly intensify this scene check it out.
No matter how many times I watch this movie the ending of this clip makes me cry knowing that one of those young flight attendants loses her life while doing her duty in service to her passengers 😢
As a pilot when he tells the flight attendant to tell her son she loves him always brings chills down my spine. Knowing that it might not work and this might be it.
@@speedbird9313They did a pretty good job. Sure there are some things that don't make sense, but on the other hand I'm impressed by some of the details they included. Seriously, I have never seen a Hollywood movie with relatively accurate RT and flap maneuvering speeds on the PFD :)
@@darrenpereira6011 well it did help prevent them from exploding into a fire ball. Most airplanes actually make it to the ground fine and burst into a fire ball once the engines or wrings are damaged
@@TheDogGoesWoof69guaranteed you would be screaming too. It's a natural reaction. They were scared, they did not know what was happening and they had no control over the situation. Obviously it wasn't under control as everything kept failing and the plane crashed.
Unforgettable, this was the first Denzel's Washington movie that I watched during a turistic bus trip in my country back there in 2014, til this day it have a place in my mind, the story and the cinematography behind are just awesome.
Actually I disagree. Denzel’s characters always seem kind of the same. His acting is a bit one dimensional. Crazy thing is tho, he still absolutely kills it every time without fail. He’s like John Wayne but, you know….good
@@tonysamosa1717 your absolutely right. He’s my favorite actor all time but EVERY charecter has the same exact mannerism. Badass problem solver that remains cool as a cucumber at all times. This applies to his roles as a villain and a hero.
I love this scene, it’s phenomenal. And makes you that much more attached to his character and the plot. The review commission literally says that no other pilot could’ve saved that flight, but didn’t hesitate to send him to jail.
@@MrHavoc313 well, to be fair, being a pilot isn’t an easy task, because the passengers lives are in your hands. Probably him being high and drunk was better, because it probably relaxed him, but managed to keep his focus.
United 93 had me crying at the end those amazing passengers fought so hard right til the end. They almost got the controls back. Now that scene is INTENSE
Even despite the fact that the pilot had been drinking, it amazes me that he goes "full on" when the emergency occurs and handles the situation while the co-pilot is losing his composure. Then he orders the fuel dump and thanks Atlanta for approving it long after he'd already done it. Priceless.
Denzel Washington does a pretty good job making me believe he's a real pilot dealing with a real in-flight crisis, which is a tribute to his acting ability, in much the same way you've made me believe you're a real jackass trolling a comment I made about a year ago. The sad part is, you're not an actor, so you must be a REAL jackass.
It doesn't matter how long I have not watched this ... everytime I do I get EXTREME GOOSEBUMPS .. this is one of the intense , scary , powerful and best scenes of a movie I have ever seen !!!
Some people hate online personal data collection, but it just helped me as I looked up my fandango purchase history. I saw flight on MONDAY, DEC 10 2012 10:00 PM at the Staples Center/LA Live Regal theaters in Los Angeles with an immaculate sound system. The sound dept/editors of the movie dialed in this scene so well, You literally couldn't breathe as the chaos unfolding was ear-splitting. That combined with the chilling silence while gliding made for a once-in-a-lifetime experience i'll never forget. For those moments, we were on that plane. This is the exact reason some movies are a must-watch on a top notch screen with as best sound as possible.
+First Last "South Jet 227... did you say... uh, inverted? Lol." The thing that just astounds me about emergencies like this is how the pilots and crew don't freak out like Evans in this clip, but basically always keep their shit 100% together right to the bitter end. That right there tells me that I'm not qualified to be an airline pilot.
Denzel is the MAN. Not only was he drunk and coked out of his gourd on set, he ACTUALLY crashed that plane for realism. Wow, how did he not get an Oscar for that performance.
@@jshepard152 k Cool lol just making sure I didn't miss anything obvious. Its disappointing they made his character like that, I would have liked the movie more, if it had been like miracle on the Hudson.
This scene is one of the best I’ve ever seen in film. It’s great how it remains almost entirely continuous with limited cuts. It also displays a kind of rawness to it with the variety of emotions thanks to some incredible acting by everyone involved. And there’s a lot of tension considering the unpredictable nature of the conflict. Really well done all around.
I wouldnt be able to. If the fucking captain says that, he thinks he's done. Those final moments of any air crash, I cant even fathom what it must've been like. You know you're in for a gruesome death. fuck, man. those poor souls.
The arc of Denzel’s character in this film is probably the most complete screenwriting in modern film-making. It speaks to the varying degrees of substance abuse before and after life-changing events. It’s not just, “Well he was an addict before and he’s still an addict now.” There’s an obvious correlation between abuse and the emotional highs and lows we feel based on the decisions we make throughout the course of our lives. It is our nature. That’s what he owns up to in the end. Not that he has a problem. But that it is inescapable. Regardless of whether you view his character as a hero, or a villain.
this movie had many powerful scenes, but this one was amazingly gripping. truly one of the best and most harrowing fight/crash scenes in any movie ever.
It's pretty badass to calmly tell people to say "I love you" to their children for the black box recording just before you're about to do a barrel roll in your airliner. (Edit, aileron roll).
You can find black box recordings on youtube and elsewhere on the internet. The professionalism exhibited by men who know they're almost certainly about to die is surprising and chilling.
But also any FO that acted like this would be dismissed from duty when the FFA listened the to black box. They are so highly trained and professional, and have done 1000s of hours, rehearsing exact scenarios like this. You do not start losing your shit and screaming, in the cockpit, unless there's a bloody missile coming at your plane. You fight for that plane until every last second, you do anything and everything to fly it, you use crew resource management and every procedure you can think of, and NEVER give up. This FO gave up while they were still at 30,000 feet! For me that First Officer is the most unrealistical part of the movie. And should never be in a cockpit again. Great job by the actor though, but he got given a terrible script for his part
And why not? We've been told that corporations are supposedly people, they answer only to their shareholders, so too bad for the little guy who gets the short end of the stick
Such great film making! Direction, acting, sound, everything! Then when you get to the "real" story, emotionally moving and thought-provoking. One of my favorites. I've watched it 4 or 5 times.
The attention to detail, incredible acting, audio, extreme human emotion like nothing ever seen in hardly any movie ever, lighting, CGI and camera angles made this one of the most emotional inducing scenes ever witnessed in film history
@@InThisStyleGMinor when making a movie the director has to find the right mix of serving their art to not so smart people and some very smart people. You don’t want to go to fat either way. This was a perfect mix I feel
I’ve heard a lot of stories about stewards and stewardesses and the brave actions they take. I love the portrayal of the entire flight crew in this scene
Eric K Right? That scene always stuck with me, especially the part where he just watches the wing hit the top of that church. I don’t know it was like surreal for him and the audience. Pilots are trained for these situations but no amount in training in the world can keep you from being in that surreal state.
I have seen this set piece several times. And every time it gets me. The decision to stay "inside" the aircraft. The sound design. The beyond perfect editing. The selection of shots. The acting. Perfect film making, and stunning in its ability to repeatedly make an emotional impact.
The staying inside the aircraft really makes it feel a lot more like you're there, no way to get out of this situation and you're now just along for the ride and have to hope the pilot knows what their doing. The only parts being outside the plane being from another person, the engine being extinguished and fuel being dumped allows you to see what is going on and those parts aren't for long only a few seconds before you are right back inside the plane listening to the pilots commands and the terror from the passengers.
That guy along side Denzel is a great actor. His panic was stressing me out. The ability of Denzel to stay calm and not absorb any of that residual panic is amazing! I know they’re acting but the point is still there
Have a huge fear of flying but I can’t stop rewatching this, the acting, especially Denzel Washington, is damn incredible in this and it makes it all the more captivating So much respect
Flying is actually extremely safe, even when commercial planes have failures which is very rare there are multiple ways and many redundancies to safely land the plane.
@@Drelam thats such complete fucking bullshit and you know it. Planes go down for every reason imaginable and any mechanical failure at 30000 feet at hundreds of miles per hour is a death sentence. Planes crash all the time for every reasom under the sun. And DO NOT quote some bullshit statictic about car vs plane crashes. EVERYBODY DRIVES, NOBODY FLIES of fucking course there would be more car crashes. Planes are not fucking safe. Go watch every episode of mayday/air disasters and see how little thing imaginable, including deliberate shit, sends 100s of people at a time to one of the worst deaths imaginable. I fucking hate people like you
Ross Rallown You might actually be the most uninformed person ever... You say you watch Mayday and air disasters... Ever noticed how all the flights are from 1970-1990? After each crash there is an investigation and the planes are improved. Also most of the crashes are due to pilot error not airplane malfunction. Flying is extremely safe. 3300 people die on average every day in cars. If we put that into perspective. There would have to be 12 Airbus A330 crashes EVERY DAY to reach 3300 deaths! If we take into account all plane crashes and get a yearly average only 500 people a year die from plane crashes! That includes small private aircraft which crash more often. Around 1.250.000 people die in car crashes every year and another 500.000 are permanently disfigured injured. Now try and tell me planes are unsafe?
Ross Rallown You can have an opinion on everything but in this instance you’re just wrong... You also condemn us for using statistics??? And you say that there are more planes than cars around and that’s why the number is so high. That’s also wrong. 1.000 people die in train crashes every year and only 500 in planes. But you’re not afraid to go on a train are you? I mean for fucks sake 10.000 people die because of toilets every year yet you’re still willing to take a shit? Unless you use diapers? I hear they’re pretty safe. My point is that people die from everything. People choke on food, People slip on ice, And people fall down stairs. That doesn’t mean food, ice and stairs are inherently dangerous. Do people die on planes? Yes. But people also die on anything and everywhere else. Planes aren’t unsafe just because people died and will continue to die on. Planes aren’t 100% safe but nothing is. Besides I’m willing to live with a 9.999999% chance of survival. Fearing that 0.00000001% is just stupid.
@@rossrallown5608 I actually love those shoes and believe it or not have probably seen every episode I'm still not scared at all to go on a plane check out a live feed of every commercial flight happening this second and you will see what I mean.
I'm a student Pilot and also a Police officer; very few have seen or smelled death, as annoying as you think the co pilot was, this is as real as he could make it, that proves he's a great actor. THIS is how most humans would react in the real world. Seeing CERTAIN death coming at you is no joke. We're just blessed to have Denzel sharing this world with us, he is naturally calm, cool and collected, which makes these movie roles so suited for him.
With all due respect, I've read a lot of crash transcripts. Yes, there are pilots that react like this FO did, but most don't. If you have time, have a read of the Alaska 261 transcript - the crash this movie is based on. Both pilots maintained their composure and fought like hell all the way to the end.
@@CplHenderson They tried inverted didn't work could not get the nose to come up Alaska 261 pilots were as much as fault as the airline. They screwed with the trim so many times it just pulled out of the jam nut. They should have turned back right away when the found the trim didn't work correctly.
no matter how many times I watch this scene, I always feel as if I cant breathe at the end of it. the juxtaposition of all the chaos, the scariness of the situation to Denzel's calmness gets to me every time. what an amazing actor!!!! would love to meet him someday
I know this is a fictional account, but a man struggling with his own personal chaos being able to fly a dying plane and save almost everyone doesn't surprise me. It's the gem of this story. And the ending is beautiful.
@@vorpalrobot he didn’t cause the crash , he had to get out the storm , the plane was faulty and should have been fixed , it had over 1200hrs of flight time on an unmaintained part
@@fatforek6638 It’s also loosely based off of Olympic Airways flight 411, a large Boeing 747 with over 400 passengers (mostly Americans) flown by a very experienced ex military pilot. The plane had engine failures and literally flew in between buildings in downtown Athens for more than 20 minutes skimming numerous apartments below knocking down several television antennas. The pilots and crew accepted their fate doing all they possibly could to crash anywhere that wasn’t vastly populated to minimize as many deaths as possible. Just like this scene the captain was forced to make decisions that went against protocol causing the copilot to slightly hesitate before doing what he was told. Later he had to dump all the fuel, and barley managed to clear a large hill by only 3 meters from the plane. Somehow he ultimately managed to safely land the jumbo jet with zero serious injuries whatsoever. What’s more insane is that experienced pilots have been unable to recreate or save the flight in simulations without quickly stalling into the city.
Yeah and the guy who said that they tested it on a bunch of other pilots for simulations none of them did better than him in fact all of them crashed with no survivors
@@Mordecai9052 Only large widebody jets (B747, B767, B777, B787; A330, A340, A350, A380) are equipped with a fuel jettison system. Narrowbody jets (B717, B727, B737, B757, A319, A320, A321, MD-80, DC-9) are not. This is because larger planes are heavier and usually carry more fuel and fly longer routes, while most narrowbody planes are lighter and fly shorter routes. For most widebody planes, the maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) is greater than the maximum landing weight (MLW). The whole point of dumping fuel is to reduce the aircraft's weight in order to make a quick emergency landing. Narrowbody planes carry less fuel the widebody planes, and if they had to lose fuel weight, the pilots would have to idle the engines in order to burn it off. In this scene, they show either a DC-9 or an MD-80 (they look almost identical), and neither of these narrowbody jets have the abiltty to dump fuel. All of that said, I know it's just a movie. There's a lot wrong with this scene, but it's still entertaining to watch.
I'm an Iraq combat vet and this sequence made me cry not ashamed to say. There were moments over there when I knew we were dead but we didn't die. We fought just like this pilot and came out the other side alive. If I ever meet Denzel I'll probably tear up.
This reminds me of the story of Olympic Airways flight 411, a large Boeing 747 with over 400 passengers (mostly Americans) flown by a very experienced ex military pilot. The plane had engine failures and literally flew in between buildings in downtown Athens for more than 20 minutes skimming numerous apartments below knocking down several television antennas. The pilots and crew accepted their fate doing all they possibly could to crash anywhere that wasn’t vastly populated to minimize as many deaths as possible. Just like this scene the captain was forced to make decisions that went against protocol causing the copilot to slightly hesitate before doing what he was told. Later he had to dump all the fuel, and barley managed to clear a large hill by only 3 meters from the plane. Somehow he ultimately managed to safely land the jumbo jet with zero serious injuries whatsoever. What’s more insane is that experienced pilots have been unable to recreate or save the flight in simulations without quickly stalling into the city.
@@asasas9146 Possibly. Although the minimum speed for a 747 is 180 mph and they were going 158 mph, which is impossible on paper, and certainly not something we will see again any time soon
Even though I have seen this movie twice before my stomach is in knots watching this clip. Absolutely fantastic acting by all , and what an intense scene.
Anytime I have flown, I always make a point to thank the pilots for getting us down safely. Pilots don't get the fanfare that an athlete gets, but they should.
The last flight I took was severely delayed. The Lufthansa pilot actually came out to talk to us all just like Denzel does in the film and it made such a difference. He also was there when we left and it was nice to be able to say thank you.
It would be embarrassing if every time I reached an airport I was greeted by fanfare. I enjoy the current environment where people look on with curiosity with the select few who come up to ask questions. Or maybe that's because I enjoy planes more than people 0_0
If this was United Airlines, they would have the flight attendants on the PA telling the passengers to don't forget to sign up for their mileage plus credit card while fastening seat belts and placing head forward in the crash position...they are relentless.
This and the opening scene of Gravity are the two most intense scenes in cinema. I swear, I was in the theater sweating bullets during this scene.... well freaking done!
I saw Gravity in a theatre, not really knowing what to expect. And I agree, I will never forget the opening of Gravity, I remember discovering after several minutes that my mouth was hanging open during all of it. Incredible special effects that gave such a sense of what it would be like to be there in real life.
As a fresh out of flight training pilot I commend Denzel Washington on his performance and the writers for the movie. He used his knowledge of how the aircraft would react in this situation to come to the best possible outcome, he did everything in his power to keep as many people alive as he could.
As Part of a camera crew member for mythbusters, we actually re-enacted this scene. We hired the real Denzel Washington to fly a plane but had to get him sauced on the plane. I’m talking but chugs and everything. We basically had to strap himself in the cockpit. He was wasted man. Then he did a few flips and rollovers. Luckily we turned on auto pilot at the end so it landed the plane for us. Great time!
About once a year I stumble upon this scene and no matter how many times I watch it it never fails to elicit tears and shortness of breath. To think that this is a miniscule fraction of the horror all of the people who died in an airplane crash must have felt. I still think being a Pilot is one of the most stressful jobs. To know that 100+ peoples lives are in your hands and that poop can hit the fan in a second with no real help around the corner because you are thousands of feet in the air is a terrifying thought.
But it doesnt hit, the planes fly just fine all the time. Many airlines have not even had a single deadly crash. In fact if the problem hits you wanna be higher up in the air not lower
Well there are counter measures and redundancies in place for bad events, still you are in the air alone without help I agree. And the former seems to be going away as companies try to save money
The most important thing for any pilot in the air in the event of a major problem is to stay calm, think of the solution, don't ever hesitate. especially to keep your passengers calm and comfortable.
Denzel is mesmerizing. He can take the most generic, mundane script and turn it into a masterpiece of greatness. Freaking icon we will never see again. Fortunately, we have a lot of his talent left
I agree though I think this script is pretty damn good(though maybe u were talking about other Denzel movies) and could've been pulled off by a few other actors but not the way Denzel does it
When he tells her to tell her little boy Trevor that she loves him... omg, one of the best moments in movie history. Good boy. Absolutely kills me every time.
@@hanhanlon4441 He was high on cocaine and drank prior to the flight. That's the predicament in the movie - had he been sober, would he have been able to stay this sharp and focused?
@@saturdayers Who knows... I can't advocate drinking or using substances before flying, but it's possible that it can help a person stay calm for a relatively short enough time to focus at high intensity.
Even when you watch it on youtube and you've seen it a million times before and in the theater, my eyes can't help but well up. Incredible scene all around, very raw, beautiful acting, incredible CGI, sound design, the cuts are perfect. It feels like the director was made to make scenes like this. The rest of the movie is good but it takes a different tone and I'd love to watch a whole movie like this scene if he can find a story to make it work.
@@lizs8506they didnt do something wrong indeed they saved many peoples life, much other pilots tried the exact same situation but they all faalde with all the ppl on board dead
This movie does what a. movie should do, it entertains. whether it's technically accurate or not this whole scene from the moment denzel wakes up until he is knocked unconscious on impact was riveting edge of your seat Hollywood entertainment at it's best.
I’ve been in an emergency landing , landing gear broken, with panic all over the plane, including the crew. The emotions you go through are rough. First panic, then realizing you’re going to die, realizing you should’ve spent more time with family and friends instead of working, to acceptance of your fate in a couple of minutes flat. The moment you hear ‘BRACE FOR IMPACT’ you truly think these will be the last words you will hear. We survived, but I was so shocked I survived that my mind could not understand that I was alive for several days after the event. As if I was in between life and death, but not alive anymore. When you accept death as your immediate fate, surviving that death is as a big of an emotional shock as death would have been. A complete mindfuck. This scene encapsulates the panic and the raw emotions of knowing you’re going to die, knowing you’re never again going to see your closed ones and the fear of the unknown, meaning will there be life again after death or will I just dissapear in an eternal darkness. Plane crashes must be amongst the most traumatizing experiences after war.
Watching this while I’m at 34,000 feet. Thanks JetBlue for the free WiFi!
:D
In commercial aviation nothing is for free!
Pervert! haha...
Dang free?
Complimentary! It’s “free” for people who already paid for it somewhere else.
From being a pilot student I was taught that you never give up in an emergency, you keep doing everything you can. This is a great example!
I couldn’t do that
@Trump Lost, cry about it M yeah??? lmao you're a clown
Hell yeah buddy. My dad's a pilot, and the number one rule is: Fly the Aircraft. Do not stop flying until you're back on the ground. No matter what.
@@CranesNotSkyHooks my respect to your dad I couldn’t do it
@Trump Lost, cry about it M this is so fucking funny like. What the fuck 😂😂😂
This incident was loosely based on Alaska Airlines Flight 261. The amazing pilots did EVERYTHING in their power to keep the plane flying. They were even inverted for a while. Unfortunately, the plane crashed outside of Los Angeles in the pacific ocean. No one made it. The flight was doomed from the start due to poor maintenance because Alaska Airlines tried to cut costs. The pilots fought the plane for 20 minutes before it went down. RIP to everyone who perished.
@@MARSBELLA1 they didn't murder. Negligence isn't murder. It's man slaughter at most.
Just because it was a pain to get to the jack screw and add a couple dollars of grease. Sad.
@@frontcentermusician Yup, instead of coming into work one day and saying "lets do that critical thing we've been neglecting today?" Nope. Negligence all around.
Please. You have NO clue what you're talking about. Negligence is putting off, forgetting to, or improper work assignment in a work related industrial accident. A CEO or Board that dutifully restricts, orders or informs it's labor force or individuals, to break Contractual Regulations that pertain to a public Safety Protocol and standard have just committed a Premeditated device and salonious act. If death occurs in the result of such orders, it is considered Premeditated murder. There is much more but you can go back to your fake knowledge. Please leave legal matters to those who study.
@@alcondragon Get off your high horse bra, acting like a pretentious little bitch.
“We’re alright we’re flying…”
The smoothest line delivery ever. 🐐 actor
The pilot from the Air Alaska flight actually said it when they inverted. That line is just written into the movie from someone who actually did it
@@Somethingwittyxs4ku Legend.
gliding, not flying
@@master-debater that’s after they lose power. I’m quoting the line Denzel says when they are inverted. Cheers. Love your user name by the way. 😂
All dead!
When I was training to get my pilots license one of the first things they taught me - When faced with an emergency situation the most important thing to remember is to never stop flying the airplane. While fictional, this is a great example of that training.
First officer never got that memo.
@@jshepard152 yeah he pretty much panicked lol, fairly unrealistic imo.
Aviate Navigate communicate ..
this reminds me of the captain from flight 261 ;(
This trick won’t work with Cessnas though. Only the heavy jets with the big heavy stabilizers. Damn jack screws!
best scene to be watching while waiting at the gate.
Noseefood lmaoo wtf!
Noseefood
Lol!!!!!!
You do that, and some people will take another flight!
or in flight movie
lol
watch final destination after that one ;)
The best problem solvers are the ones who stay calm under pressure
Aa Ra and who are on illicit drugs and alcohol 🤣🤣
The fact of the matter is that he did not panic whether he was high or not in which case he was high, maintaining self control is a key to success.
I don't know many pilots that would freak out like that from various instructors... we've swore but it's a break "oh shit, oh shit..." but it's not freaking out like that. Would have irritated me had I been flying with someone like that trying to troubleshoot... it's like dude, get a grip! We're still alive in the air we got work to do! LOL!
I think most pilots, there would have been short bursts of "shit! we lost left engine." "Oh fuck, we're descending blow 6,000." Obviously they made the copilot hysterical to add drama to the movie. But I suppose a really jumpy pilot could have a meltdown... and that would suck being the other pilot.
@@jmitterii2 and you took that are videos what the black box Pilots co-pilot voice freaking out.
It's v tough to do....v v tough.
This is such a ridiculously powerful scene. I've seen it several times but it always gets to me. Just emotionally overwhelming.
Agreed
The co-pilot is such a good actor as well. The fear he expressed was so good it added up to the intensity of this scene. Especially the part when he repeated the Denzel’s words
Yeah. He was fantastic.
@@missnurse78 Yes he did a great job as well. Very realistic.
He did, but the dialogue where he keeps saying "oh no" kept irking me. I dunno, maybe that's realistic that someone would revert to such a simple expression of panic
I disagree when you listen to cockpit recordings on real fatal crashes both pilots are very cool and in control not panicking to the very end. His part in the movie always bothered me that it disrespected airline pilots
@@scottstewart9154 yes watching that TV show about how airlines crashe, it haunts me how professional they are till the recording stops. But this scene didnt irk me, just made me feel that would be me trying but also freaking out and failing. bless all pilots
He should of got a Oscar for this .. I felt like I was on the flight myself
Should have*
Got an*
I agree. Man, when he tells the flight attendant to tell her son that she loves him (for the black box), my eyes were a little wet.
Shay B ON GOD
Chris M I’m surprised not many pilots in real accidents do this
The "The black box, tell Trevor you love him" part gets me every time. He was looking out for her.
it was making a point that even though he was drunk, he still had all of his sensibilities.
im a father and that put me to tears
lol
@@lorandd.9126me too
@@lorandd.9126me too
This has to be one of the best scenes in cinema history.
Amd it actually happened. Except the pilots never had a real chance to save it. Rip to those heroes, I think of them often.
A few behind the scenes fun facts.... 1. The smooth voice of the man that the Captian is speaking to at Air Traffic Control was Paul V. the film's aviation consultant. They liked his voice so much they hired him for that part. 2. I was in charge of the computer and video playback in the film. In order to have realistic action on all the plane's aviation control screens, we matched the specs of the fictional plane in a flight simulator. Paul V. (who was an experienced pilot), flew the simulator to match the exact story action and details. We were able to record the output from each of the different screens. I was then able to play back each screen in sync, and match the action to each particular moment or sequence when we filmed the actual scenes. The actors could see the gauges and controls responding as though they were really in those actual situations. That's just a little bit of what went into creating these incredibly technical sequences.
What?! This movie had an aviation consultant???😆😂🤦🏻♂️
shocking it had an aviation consultant given that multiple aspects of this hydraulic failure/engine failure make saving the aircraft completely impossible. i just assumed hollywood ignored the consultant so they could make an interesting story. engines don’t produce power after you put out the fire in it.
@@japonte173 And you don't produce any stupid youtube comments after I punch you in the head.
@@japonte173 Engines produce power so long as they have fuel/air and pistons you aint no mechanic son.
@@Neoprenesiren if you think jet engines have pistons you can go be confidently wrong elsewhere.
First officer: It's not possible!
Denzel: No, it's necessary.
J Shepard lol I get this reference
easy, easy...
alright alright alright tars
Underrated comment
I understood that reference!
Denzel Washington is one of the greatest actors of all time. Every movie I've ever seen him in he's made the character come to life and made me feel like I'm right in the midst of the scene with him. I am in awe.
"Denzel Washington is one of the greatest actors of all time."-- ABSOLUTELY!
Yeah he's definitely the GOAT right up there with Brando Pacino Deniro Jack Nicholson etc this movie hit me really close to home when I first watched it because I myself had been a high functioning alcoholic for years watching this movie was extremely triggering it actually haunted me for months after watching it because everything Denzel's character had gone through relating to alcoholism I had experienced thankfully I'm sober now but this movie made me feel a lot of things I didn't want to feel
So True. By far, one of the best actors ever.
@@colloquialsoliloquy6391 Fallen is my low key favorite movie from him!
@@EricGadson Tis quality ,and with a unique and terrifying premise.
Can't even think of a bad Denzel film ,Virtuosity maybe?
Everytime i see this clip, the line where he tells Margaret to tell her son she loves him ...gets me.
that moment of relative peace just before impact really makes this scene epic
Yeah I noticed that too, really brings it home.
The best part was he said lever instead of leever. So annoying when people say "leever".
Also, lot of intentional fan service in this clip. The director was obviously an anime fan
@@Gizamalukeix what do you mean by fan service what was it
@@matthewwilson4030 The views showing up the flight attendant's skirt. Very common in anime lol. Not saying it's bad, just pointing it out 😂
@@Gizamalukeix why tf would i want to see up a flight attendants skirt
Phenomenal acting, especially by Tamara Tunie who plays Margaret. When she said "goodbye" to her son on the black box that gave me goosebumps.
That part sets the scene for me emotionally for sure.
Yeah I’m fuckin crying rn
Yeah that part broke me
Trina's injuries-shown in three quick shots-made me sad. But when Whip is looking at her face during the inquest I got teary-eyed cos he could've blamed her, but did not.
@@allanbard6048 true, he almost does blame her, but you can see in his face that knows it would be the wrong thing to do.
I also have theory which might be far-fetched; the scene in the hotel room the night before the court hearing, the door to the other room with the minibar is mysteriously open. I think that was Trina's ghost or maybe some kind of divine intervention that lured him in there to get drunk. The way the scene was set up makes it seem that way.
I don't care if the man was a drunk. For saving all thoses people, he should have be treated as a god Damn hero
Had I been the judge, I would have sentenced him to rehab. But not prison.
Your grammar is off but you are right
@@alphacentauri4665 HOW? Is he part of the maintenance crew as well???
@@alphacentauri4665 Maybe you should watch the movie before giving a stupid ass post "dog"
The FAA needed a patsy, and he gave them one.
It’s been 11 years, and I still like this scene, anybody watching in July 2024?
july 21st shout out
July 27th! Yes!
August 7th!
August 14th
What Is'd the name of this movie
I like how there’s no background music makes it more professional
In a plane crash scene you never need background music the alarms in the cockpit are enough
More realistic, perhaps?
More than that - there's a commonly used trick in audio mixing for movies. It's called a Shepherds Tone. That shrill noise that constantly builds in the background, meant to make things feel more intense or risky. There isn't a traditional one here, but they use the sound of an ever-accelerating plane engine to simulate it! Brilliantly creative, and doubly fitting because, well, plane crash.
I just noticed that
Background music would’ve killed the scene
0:05 "We're gonna start descending in a second now."
Damn right.
The very definition of foreshadowing
This needs more likes this is actually funny
Plane: eh ok
Lmaooooo
he said any second but okayu
I love how theres no music in this scene...amps up intensity by 100
+Che Alejandro Same with The Exorcist.
+Che Alejandro I dont know if you realize but the thing that amps the intensity up is the constant engine noise somehow managing to getting higher and higher as if it was always throttling up.
only music are alarms and engine sounds
Che Alejandro there is a version of this scene where someone added the docking scene music from Interstellar (Hans Zimmer) and does truly intensify this scene check it out.
Che Alejandro yeah
No matter how many times I watch this movie the ending of this clip makes me cry knowing that one of those young flight attendants loses her life while doing her duty in service to her passengers 😢
aren't both of the young flight attendants dying in this scene?
As a pilot when he tells the flight attendant to tell her son she loves him always brings chills down my spine. Knowing that it might not work and this might be it.
And what about the inaccuracies? 🤔
@@speedbird9313 very good writing
@@dancingtrout6719
And what about the inaccuracies? 🤔🤷🏻♂️🤪
its fiction@@speedbird9313
@@speedbird9313They did a pretty good job. Sure there are some things that don't make sense, but on the other hand I'm impressed by some of the details they included. Seriously, I have never seen a Hollywood movie with relatively accurate RT and flap maneuvering speeds on the PFD :)
Most realistic part, dumps the fuel at 21k feet and received approval to do so at 12k feet.
Thank you :|
the "realistic" part is dumping fuel on an MD-80
@@darrenpereira6011 well it did help prevent them from exploding into a fire ball. Most airplanes actually make it to the ground fine and burst into a fire ball once the engines or wrings are damaged
@@darrenpereira6011 it reduced their weight and it didn’t hurt them, the engines blew so the fuel would have been useless
@@darrenpereira6011 it helped a great deal, since that was fuel that did not ignite and/or explode on impact.
When the flight attendant says that she loves her son and that he is a good boy, gets you right in the feels. I'm not crying, you're crying.
Yessssss! I teared up😢😢😢😢😢
And the kebab?
@@TheDogGoesWoof69guaranteed you would be screaming too. It's a natural reaction. They were scared, they did not know what was happening and they had no control over the situation. Obviously it wasn't under control as everything kept failing and the plane crashed.
@@TheDogGoesWoof69 that's incredibly selfish and disturbing.
Dang y’all teared up?
Unforgettable, this was the first Denzel's Washington movie that I watched during a turistic bus trip in my country back there in 2014, til this day it have a place in my mind, the story and the cinematography behind are just awesome.
Denzel is one of the few actors that can actually change his DNA to portray a character. His legacy is huge.
Actually I disagree. Denzel’s characters always seem kind of the same. His acting is a bit one dimensional. Crazy thing is tho, he still absolutely kills it every time without fail. He’s like John Wayne but, you know….good
@@tonysamosa1717 your absolutely right. He’s my favorite actor all time but EVERY charecter has the same exact mannerism. Badass problem solver that remains cool as a cucumber at all times. This applies to his roles as a villain and a hero.
well said Christine.
@@tonysamosa1717 Pacino is similar. Kills it in every role even though his overall demeanor is the same
Exactly
This is how a professional should act under stressful circumstances
ikr? ice cold blood, wow!
I don’t think he deserved jail time! In the end He should have been sent to rehab.
U got to be kidding me.
Hell he flu into a thunderstorm . That's insanity.
... and under 1G of coke.
Probably one of the most scary yet fascinating scenes ever in movies.
Watching this baked is tension/anxiety to the max
John Bremner it’s scared cause it relates in true History and it involves to any human being.
yes fr real
Knowing that it’s based on a real flight Alaskan 261
I watched this while smoking weed, it was so intense omg
Dude was drunk the entire time. Most American moment in history tbh
nobody gets drunk with 2 small bottles of vodka
@@AECZC01he woke up drunk though too
@@AECZC01 3*
I love this scene, it’s phenomenal. And makes you that much more attached to his character and the plot. The review commission literally says that no other pilot could’ve saved that flight, but didn’t hesitate to send him to jail.
he wasn't responsible for the peoples deaths but was still operating a vehicle drunk and high
yet saved everyone else's. injustice is injustice pencil neck.
@@MrHavoc313 well, to be fair, being a pilot isn’t an easy task, because the passengers lives are in your hands. Probably him being high and drunk was better, because it probably relaxed him, but managed to keep his focus.
@@BJenno I hope you will never procreate
@@MrHavoc313 You sound just like the American justice system.
I’ve seen this scene numerous times and it still gives me chills like no other scene I’ve ever watched
You need to watch more movies then Lol.
United 93 had me crying at the end those amazing passengers fought so hard right til the end. They almost got the controls back. Now that scene is INTENSE
"Say I love you Trevor, black box, say I love you"
Simply chilling.
@@kedrprao I was just going to write that very thing.
If only it resembled reality in the slightest and wasn't a massive insult to anyone who knows more than 4 things.
Even despite the fact that the pilot had been drinking, it amazes me that he goes "full on" when the emergency occurs and handles the situation while the co-pilot is losing his composure.
Then he orders the fuel dump and thanks Atlanta for approving it long after he'd already done it. Priceless.
Adrenaline plus years experience.
2degucitas years of experience both flying and on drugs
Charles Thomson no kidding, really? What was YOUR FIRST CLUE?
Denzel Washington does a pretty good job making me believe he's a real pilot dealing with a real in-flight crisis, which is a tribute to his acting ability, in much the same way you've made me believe you're a real jackass trolling a comment I made about a year ago.
The sad part is, you're not an actor, so you must be a REAL jackass.
Charles Thomson cat is smarter than you are, fucktard
It doesn't matter how long I have not watched this ... everytime I do I get EXTREME GOOSEBUMPS .. this is one of the intense , scary , powerful and best scenes of a movie I have ever seen !!!
I remember watching this in the theater. This scene was so loud it made everyone jump
😂 😀😀😀
RS2002 it was nuts
Some people hate online personal data collection, but it just helped me as I looked up my fandango purchase history. I saw flight on MONDAY, DEC 10 2012
10:00 PM at the Staples Center/LA Live Regal theaters in Los Angeles with an immaculate sound system. The sound dept/editors of the movie dialed in this scene so well, You literally couldn't breathe as the chaos unfolding was ear-splitting. That combined with the chilling silence while gliding made for a once-in-a-lifetime experience i'll never forget. For those moments, we were on that plane. This is the exact reason some movies are a must-watch on a top notch screen with as best sound as possible.
you need to diamond hand a share or more of AMC, my dude
"Say I love you Trevor" this is the calmest way he can tell her that, they may not make it out of this one.
"South Jet 227...Did you say...Uhhh inverted..?" Priceless! Hahaha!
+Devante Davis South Jet 227
Trijicon Is that what he said lol?
Devante Davis yes
I'm an air traffic controller and I can vouch for how scary it would be to hear the pilot of a passenger plane say they're flying inverted. Lol.
+First Last "South Jet 227... did you say... uh, inverted? Lol."
The thing that just astounds me about emergencies like this is how the pilots and crew don't freak out like Evans in this clip, but basically always keep their shit 100% together right to the bitter end. That right there tells me that I'm not qualified to be an airline pilot.
Denzel is the MAN. Not only was he drunk and coked out of his gourd on set, he ACTUALLY crashed that plane for realism. Wow, how did he not get an Oscar for that performance.
This scene didn't get completely real until 4:19 when the captain asked about Trevor... so well written, so great in execution... love this film
The co-pilot panicking seemed very unrealistic though. Did that happen in real life? I would be surprised.
@@kbanghart
Course not. Very unrealistic.
@@jshepard152 k Cool lol just making sure I didn't miss anything obvious. Its disappointing they made his character like that, I would have liked the movie more, if it had been like miracle on the Hudson.
@@jshepard152 youre wrong. He was hysterical. Listen to the real tapes.
@@strawsparky33
I have. No one was hysterical.
Co-pilot: “Sir were all about to die!!”
Pilot: “hold on I’ve always wanted to try this”
I'm going to do what's called a "pro gamer move"
Probably Zemeckis ever did
LOL :P
Did he say this in this scene?
@@johnnyrambone no
This scene is one of the best I’ve ever seen in film. It’s great how it remains almost entirely continuous with limited cuts. It also displays a kind of rawness to it with the variety of emotions thanks to some incredible acting by everyone involved. And there’s a lot of tension considering the unpredictable nature of the conflict. Really well done all around.
Tom Hanks did a good one also about the pilot who ditched it in the river.
@@matthewkeating6970 Chelsey Sullenberger. That was a great film! Good call.
@hawtchick69 lol pretty sure it was just called “Sully.” And by “pretty sure,” I of course mean “1000% positive.”
@hawtchick69 😂
The lack of music in this scene really helps the authenticity as well. Gives it that erie feeling of just the events you're watching unfolding.
So underrated. Best decision of addiction ever. BRILLIANT performances. so unfair. a masterpiece
“Say ‘I love you, Trevor.’ Black box” that choked me up.
I wouldnt be able to. If the fucking captain says that, he thinks he's done.
Those final moments of any air crash, I cant even fathom what it must've been like. You know you're in for a gruesome death. fuck, man.
those poor souls.
I thought she was talking to the Captain lol
"This is it baby. Ma I love you."
Why would she say be a good boy to the captain? Are you braindead?
@@RonalCive10 because he was an alcoholic . Haven't you seen the movie
It is hard to believe this movie did not win any Oscars. It is one of Denzel's best dramatic performances in recent years.
FYI it came out 10 years ago.
I agree that it's one of his best. Far better than Training Day and I really liked that too
Y no le han dao un Oscar?😢 madre mia
Ну как он Полчит? ...Америка В Жопе! ЖАЛЬ ...Что Они в ЖопеЕ!...
The plane flipping scene made me goosebump everytime. Denzel bring the scene to a different level. Legendary actor!
The arc of Denzel’s character in this film is probably the most complete screenwriting in modern film-making. It speaks to the varying degrees of substance abuse before and after life-changing events. It’s not just, “Well he was an addict before and he’s still an addict now.” There’s an obvious correlation between abuse and the emotional highs and lows we feel based on the decisions we make throughout the course of our lives. It is our nature. That’s what he owns up to in the end. Not that he has a problem. But that it is inescapable. Regardless of whether you view his character as a hero, or a villain.
One of the best scenes in the history of film. Whenever I'm bored at work I watch this.
me too😉
+AEOKQ This and the launch scene from _Apollo 13_.
lol 😁
ahahahahahaha me too ahahahaha :D
on my break watching it haha
this movie had many powerful scenes, but this one was amazingly gripping. truly one of the best and most harrowing fight/crash scenes in any movie ever.
This movie is fiction , but it is pretty dope.
@@DeMoraJS its inspired by a true story actually the plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261
@@LX7music That one didn't end well
Meh. The 'Alive' crash scene was far more realistic, even more so considering it was shot nearly 30 years ago.
7:37 "If these two should not be wed, Lord, please give us a sign."
Looks more like a baptizing than a wedding.
"Congratulations, son. And just in the nick of time."
I'm WEAK 🤣
😂😂😂😂
Plot twist it was actually a Klan meeting in broad daylight
This scene was really a masterclass by everyone included from the actors to the visuals
It's pretty badass to calmly tell people to say "I love you" to their children for the black box recording just before you're about to do a barrel roll in your airliner. (Edit, aileron roll).
It wasn’t a barrel roll more like a roll over
@@Civ-rg7zw It's called an aileron roll.
Thank you
You can find black box recordings on youtube and elsewhere on the internet. The professionalism exhibited by men who know they're almost certainly about to die is surprising and chilling.
Denzels character he played was already suicidal so why would he of feared death.
The co-pilot acting was also amazing no one is mentioning him. He really sounds legit scared
He really helps sell the absurdity of the scenario.
But also any FO that acted like this would be dismissed from duty when the FFA listened the to black box.
They are so highly trained and professional, and have done 1000s of hours, rehearsing exact scenarios like this.
You do not start losing your shit and screaming, in the cockpit, unless there's a bloody missile coming at your plane.
You fight for that plane until every last second, you do anything and everything to fly it, you use crew resource management and every procedure you can think of, and NEVER give up. This FO gave up while they were still at 30,000 feet!
For me that First Officer is the most unrealistical part of the movie. And should never be in a cockpit again.
Great job by the actor though, but he got given a terrible script for his part
@@Phoenix1664 ahhh ok. Makes sense. since this part was given to him he nailed it.
@@Phoenix1664it’s a movie my dude
Sadly, this movie perfectly reflects the modern world. When something fails, a big company always tries to pin it on joe the working man.
Wesley Oosterbosch even when his tactics were good. 😒😠
RAILROAD, he got RAILROADED
And why not? We've been told that corporations are supposedly people, they answer only to their shareholders, so too bad for the little guy who gets the short end of the stick
Yes, when Joe is driving and Joe is drunk.
Yeah I'd rather not have drunk pilots
Such great film making! Direction, acting, sound, everything! Then when you get to the "real" story, emotionally moving and thought-provoking.
One of my favorites. I've watched it 4 or 5 times.
The attention to detail, incredible acting, audio, extreme human emotion like nothing ever seen in hardly any movie ever, lighting, CGI and camera angles made this one of the most emotional inducing scenes ever witnessed in film history
Except for the Stuka diving sound at 2:27 😂
Titanic: Hold my beer....
Its really good, but the push zoom into a Engine Failure light LOL, this isn't 60s trek
@@InThisStyleGMinor ehh for majority viewers what else would have or could have been shown to make it better?
@@InThisStyleGMinor when making a movie the director has to find the right mix of serving their art to not so smart people and some very smart people. You don’t want to go to fat either way. This was a perfect mix I feel
I’ve heard a lot of stories about stewards and stewardesses and the brave actions they take. I love the portrayal of the entire flight crew in this scene
It’s incredibly in accurate
Did you mean Flight Attendants old man?
Man that silence before the “landing” 👌
Eric K Right? That scene always stuck with me, especially the part where he just watches the wing hit the top of that church. I don’t know it was like surreal for him and the audience. Pilots are trained for these situations but no amount in training in the world can keep you from being in that surreal state.
Eric K it’s really chilling
So true..its a "what In the world is happening" moment
the calm before the storm, it was an amazing touch to the scene
I love how it has such a peaceful feel to it. A fantastic juxtaposition to the chaos just moments before. Very, very effective stuff
One of my favourite Denzel scenes. Incredible and thrilling!
I have seen this set piece several times. And every time it gets me. The decision to stay "inside" the aircraft. The sound design. The beyond perfect editing. The selection of shots. The acting. Perfect film making, and stunning in its ability to repeatedly make an emotional impact.
The staying inside the aircraft really makes it feel a lot more like you're there, no way to get out of this situation and you're now just along for the ride and have to hope the pilot knows what their doing.
The only parts being outside the plane being from another person, the engine being extinguished and fuel being dumped allows you to see what is going on and those parts aren't for long only a few seconds before you are right back inside the plane listening to the pilots commands and the terror from the passengers.
@@Cool-Cat1 exactly!
Totally. The way the sound of the engines spooling up is used to increase the intensity of the scene with no music is artful
Robert Zemeckis is an amazing director!
"Hold my beer"
Yesss I love you man. Your All Star videos are hilarious.
Hahah lmao
Jon Sudano instead of hold by breath
Jon Sudano 😭
Literally lmao
That guy along side Denzel is a great actor. His panic was stressing me out. The ability of Denzel to stay calm and not absorb any of that residual panic is amazing! I know they’re acting but the point is still there
Thats the burden that every chief most carry. Be calm. Its not easy. Not easy.
Best plane scene ever ! Incredible acting and visuals !
Denzel Washington doesn't turn on the shower; he simply stares at it until it starts to cry.
Lame joke. Trying to compare Denzel to chuck Norris. Try again moron
LOL! Nailed it.
@@justinwakeling8669 Tf you yapping all about?
@@edgarquezon9907 your Mum
@@justinwakeling8669 You seem like a really laid-back and well-adjusted guy. People must just love being around you.
Have a huge fear of flying but I can’t stop rewatching this, the acting, especially Denzel Washington, is damn incredible in this and it makes it all the more captivating
So much respect
Flying is actually extremely safe, even when commercial planes have failures which is very rare there are multiple ways and many redundancies to safely land the plane.
@@Drelam thats such complete fucking bullshit and you know it. Planes go down for every reason imaginable and any mechanical failure at 30000 feet at hundreds of miles per hour is a death sentence. Planes crash all the time for every reasom under the sun. And DO NOT quote some bullshit statictic about car vs plane crashes. EVERYBODY DRIVES, NOBODY FLIES of fucking course there would be more car crashes. Planes are not fucking safe. Go watch every episode of mayday/air disasters and see how little thing imaginable, including deliberate shit, sends 100s of people at a time to one of the worst deaths imaginable. I fucking hate people like you
Ross Rallown You might actually be the most uninformed person ever... You say you watch Mayday and air disasters... Ever noticed how all the flights are from 1970-1990? After each crash there is an investigation and the planes are improved. Also most of the crashes are due to pilot error not airplane malfunction. Flying is extremely safe. 3300 people die on average every day in cars. If we put that into perspective. There would have to be 12 Airbus A330 crashes EVERY DAY to reach 3300 deaths! If we take into account all plane crashes and get a yearly average only 500 people a year die from plane crashes! That includes small private aircraft which crash more often. Around 1.250.000 people die in car crashes every year and another 500.000 are permanently disfigured injured. Now try and tell me planes are unsafe?
Ross Rallown You can have an opinion on everything but in this instance you’re just wrong... You also condemn us for using statistics??? And you say that there are more planes than cars around and that’s why the number is so high. That’s also wrong. 1.000 people die in train crashes every year and only 500 in planes. But you’re not afraid to go on a train are you? I mean for fucks sake 10.000 people die because of toilets every year yet you’re still willing to take a shit? Unless you use diapers? I hear they’re pretty safe. My point is that people die from everything. People choke on food, People slip on ice, And people fall down stairs. That doesn’t mean food, ice and stairs are inherently dangerous. Do people die on planes? Yes. But people also die on anything and everywhere else. Planes aren’t unsafe just because people died and will continue to die on. Planes aren’t 100% safe but nothing is. Besides I’m willing to live with a 9.999999% chance of survival. Fearing that 0.00000001% is just stupid.
@@rossrallown5608 I actually love those shoes and believe it or not have probably seen every episode I'm still not scared at all to go on a plane check out a live feed of every commercial flight happening this second and you will see what I mean.
I'm a student Pilot and also a Police officer; very few have seen or smelled death, as annoying as you think the co pilot was, this is as real as he could make it, that proves he's a great actor. THIS is how most humans would react in the real world. Seeing CERTAIN death coming at you is no joke. We're just blessed to have Denzel sharing this world with us, he is naturally calm, cool and collected, which makes these movie roles so suited for him.
With all due respect, I've read a lot of crash transcripts. Yes, there are pilots that react like this FO did, but most don't. If you have time, have a read of the Alaska 261 transcript - the crash this movie is based on. Both pilots maintained their composure and fought like hell all the way to the end.
Well said, @val berlin. Well said.
Since you’re a pilot This scenario really happen
@@CplHenderson They tried inverted didn't work could not get the nose to come up Alaska 261 pilots were as much as fault as the airline. They screwed with the trim so many times it just pulled out of the jam nut. They should have turned back right away when the found the trim didn't work correctly.
I am so suprized to hear you find the white co pilot annoying and black man is greatness.
This scene is a perfect life lesson that panic never helps a situation. Stay as calm as you can and do the best you know how or that you are train.
How he did not get the Oscar for this is absolutely out of control, one of the most incredible performances you'll ever see on screen
he fake flew a plane
@@bongobongo985 yeah,.. that's what acting is..
@@bongobongo985mr 1 braincell
@@crummycuzz newsflash.... he wasn't acting. lol
@@genghiskhan9200 denzel after all those drinks.
no matter how many times I watch this scene, I always feel as if I cant breathe at the end of it. the juxtaposition of all the chaos, the scariness of the situation to Denzel's calmness gets to me every time. what an amazing actor!!!! would love to meet him someday
I know this is a fictional account, but a man struggling with his own personal chaos being able to fly a dying plane and save almost everyone doesn't surprise me. It's the gem of this story. And the ending is beautiful.
its mostly based on a true story. only difference is everyone died in the real life crash
He also caused the disaster though. I believe it was mentioned that his reckless takeoff stressed parts of the plane that failed later.
@@vorpalrobot he didn’t cause the crash , he had to get out the storm , the plane was faulty and should have been fixed , it had over 1200hrs of flight time on an unmaintained part
@@fatforek6638 It’s also loosely based off of Olympic Airways flight 411, a large Boeing 747 with over 400 passengers (mostly Americans) flown by a very experienced ex military pilot. The plane had engine failures and literally flew in between buildings in downtown Athens for more than 20 minutes skimming numerous apartments below knocking down several television antennas. The pilots and crew accepted their fate doing all they possibly could to crash anywhere that wasn’t vastly populated to minimize as many deaths as possible. Just like this scene the captain was forced to make decisions that went against protocol causing the copilot to slightly hesitate before doing what he was told. Later he had to dump all the fuel, and barley managed to clear a large hill by only 3 meters from the plane. Somehow he ultimately managed to safely land the jumbo jet with zero serious injuries whatsoever. What’s more insane is that experienced pilots have been unable to recreate or save the flight in simulations without quickly stalling into the city.
@@peterthesneakybastar you can keep posting the same comment all over but is not based on the good performance of the crew of flight 411
“We’re gonna roll it”
“WHAT DO YOU MEAN ROLL IT?!”
Gets me everytime 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Gotta love how despite being drunk and just awoken from a deep sleep the Captain is still cool and calm in moment of crisis.
Denzel **Fucking** ton
What a hero🙄
Lol idk if you ever been drunk at work not recommended or anything but um you get caught in a tough decision like say you get very sober
You do everything better a little buzzed
To be fair, pretty sure he took a good hit of coke before boarding the plane
It really hits you when he tells her to leave a goodbye message for her son....
Yeah, I also thought that was a really powerful part of the scene.
no
@@johnbiebe4092 are you gay?
Dude idk I’ve just been in a depressed mood that made me burst out into tears
Maxwell songs
Dang she hit her head so hard the engine failed 6:57
southstingray 60 I’m done 😂🤣😂
southstingray 60 lmfao
XD
(coconut hit sound)
experimental memes lol
This scene gives me chills. Reminds me so much of myself. Sometimes us addicts are the most talented people .
he definitely knew that airplane even if he was a hopeless drunk
Yeah and the guy who said that they tested it on a bunch of other pilots for simulations none of them did better than him in fact all of them crashed with no survivors
He Most Definately Knows!
Although in real life, you can't dump fuel on a DC-9.
@@isaacmirage6696 I dont know anything about planes, why couldnt you? Is it an obvious answer?
@@Mordecai9052 Only large widebody jets (B747, B767, B777, B787; A330, A340, A350, A380) are equipped with a fuel jettison system. Narrowbody jets (B717, B727, B737, B757, A319, A320, A321, MD-80, DC-9) are not. This is because larger planes are heavier and usually carry more fuel and fly longer routes, while most narrowbody planes are lighter and fly shorter routes. For most widebody planes, the maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) is greater than the maximum landing weight (MLW). The whole point of dumping fuel is to reduce the aircraft's weight in order to make a quick emergency landing. Narrowbody planes carry less fuel the widebody planes, and if they had to lose fuel weight, the pilots would have to idle the engines in order to burn it off. In this scene, they show either a DC-9 or an MD-80 (they look almost identical), and neither of these narrowbody jets have the abiltty to dump fuel. All of that said, I know it's just a movie. There's a lot wrong with this scene, but it's still entertaining to watch.
I'm an Iraq combat vet and this sequence made me cry not ashamed to say. There were moments over there when I knew we were dead but we didn't die. We fought just like this pilot and came out the other side alive. If I ever meet Denzel I'll probably tear up.
@@BudFuddlacker We get it. You vape.
Surf Wisely.
well denzel never really actually did this, but i do have to admit, he did a good job at portraying his act
u must be a gay batty man
Why would you be ashamed to cry? Stop letting toxic masculinity rule you.
Did you invert a helicopter?
This reminds me of the story of Olympic Airways flight 411, a large Boeing 747 with over 400 passengers (mostly Americans) flown by a very experienced ex military pilot. The plane had engine failures and literally flew in between buildings in downtown Athens for more than 20 minutes skimming numerous apartments below knocking down several television antennas. The pilots and crew accepted their fate doing all they possibly could to crash anywhere that wasn’t vastly populated to minimize as many deaths as possible. Just like this scene the captain was forced to make decisions that went against protocol causing the copilot to slightly hesitate before doing what he was told. Later he had to dump all the fuel, and barley managed to clear a large hill by only 3 meters from the plane. Somehow he ultimately managed to safely land the jumbo jet with zero serious injuries whatsoever. What’s more insane is that experienced pilots have been unable to recreate or save the flight in simulations without quickly stalling into the city.
Wow
Reminds me of the flight it was based on.
Adrenaline probably helped
Maybe the simulations aren't perfect enough?
@@asasas9146 Possibly. Although the minimum speed for a 747 is 180 mph and they were going 158 mph, which is impossible on paper, and certainly not something we will see again any time soon
Even though I have seen this movie twice before my stomach is in knots watching this clip. Absolutely fantastic acting by all , and what an intense scene.
This scene is just brilliantly directed and acted. The serenity and surrealness before impact is perfectly illustrated Its burned into my mind
Brilliant direction would require some aviation knowledge, which unfortunately is missing😕
Anytime I have flown, I always make a point to thank the pilots for getting us down safely. Pilots don't get the fanfare that an athlete gets, but they should.
The last flight I took was severely delayed. The Lufthansa pilot actually came out to talk to us all just like Denzel does in the film and it made such a difference. He also was there when we left and it was nice to be able to say thank you.
I do the exact same thing. They are my heroes ❤
It would be embarrassing if every time I reached an airport I was greeted by fanfare. I enjoy the current environment where people look on with curiosity with the select few who come up to ask questions. Or maybe that's because I enjoy planes more than people 0_0
Absolutely right. Airline flight crews and air traffic controllers are certainly unsung heroes far more deserving of praise than they get.
Every time I deplane, if the pilot is there as we exit, I always say, "Way to grease her in!" and that always produces a smile. :)
4:18 always gets me. Denzel doesn’t know if they r gonna make it so he wants the mother to at least have her final words. Amazing scene
Denzel just read his script..🤷🏻♂️
cause he's drunk
@@speedbird9313 You don't enjoy any movies because "lol they aren't real", huh? What a bummer of a life you suffer through.
@@speedbird9313don’t be a miserable hater let people enjoy it
@@kindofabigdeal7284 Its been 8 months.. let it go😂🤪
The most touching part of this clip is when the mother talks to her son ! Gives me goosebumps and tears every time.
If this was United Airlines, they would have the flight attendants on the PA telling the passengers to don't forget to sign up for their mileage plus credit card while fastening seat belts and placing head forward in the crash position...they are relentless.
😂😂😂
Right before they'd beat someone for their seat.
They’re all doing that on Alaskan and American now too. It’s disgusting.
Lmaoooo! 😂
Hahahahahahahaha
This and the opening scene of Gravity are the two most intense scenes in cinema. I swear, I was in the theater sweating bullets during this scene.... well freaking done!
Bro I agree when it comes to this movie, but Gravity was straight up terrible lmao sorry
And Saving Private Ryan
And the opening scene of Drive
I saw Gravity in a theatre, not really knowing what to expect. And I agree, I will never forget the opening of Gravity, I remember discovering after several minutes that my mouth was hanging open during all of it. Incredible special effects that gave such a sense of what it would be like to be there in real life.
Have you seen Narc with Ray Liotta and Jason Patric? I saw that in theaters and that was one of the most intense openings ever!
As a fresh out of flight training pilot I commend Denzel Washington on his performance and the writers for the movie. He used his knowledge of how the aircraft would react in this situation to come to the best possible outcome, he did everything in his power to keep as many people alive as he could.
As Part of a camera crew member for mythbusters, we actually re-enacted this scene. We hired the real Denzel Washington to fly a plane but had to get him sauced on the plane. I’m talking but chugs and everything. We basically had to strap himself in the cockpit. He was wasted man. Then he did a few flips and rollovers. Luckily we turned on auto pilot at the end so it landed the plane for us. Great time!
The way he stays totally calm under such tremendous pressure is beyond inspiring
He was drunk thats why have u not watched the movie 😭
About once a year I stumble upon this scene and no matter how many times I watch it it never fails to elicit tears and shortness of breath. To think that this is a miniscule fraction of the horror all of the people who died in an airplane crash must have felt. I still think being a Pilot is one of the most stressful jobs. To know that 100+ peoples lives are in your hands and that poop can hit the fan in a second with no real help around the corner because you are thousands of feet in the air is a terrifying thought.
Well said.
But it doesnt hit, the planes fly just fine all the time. Many airlines have not even had a single deadly crash. In fact if the problem hits you wanna be higher up in the air not lower
Well there are counter measures and redundancies in place for bad events, still you are in the air alone without help I agree. And the former seems to be going away as companies try to save money
The most important thing for any pilot in the air in the event of a major problem is to stay calm, think of the solution, don't ever hesitate. especially to keep your passengers calm and comfortable.
true but when your plane about to crash easy said then done
Denzel is mesmerizing. He can take the most generic, mundane script and turn it into a masterpiece of greatness. Freaking icon we will never see again. Fortunately, we have a lot of his talent left
I agree though I think this script is pretty damn good(though maybe u were talking about other Denzel movies) and could've been pulled off by a few other actors but not the way Denzel does it
WTF? You call a dramatic, life or death plane crash "MUNDANE" ?!
as an actor myself, i would _love_ to be working on set with this man and just watch...and learn
When he tells her to tell her little boy Trevor that she loves him... omg, one of the best moments in movie history. Good boy. Absolutely kills me every time.
I could watch this scene 1000 times and still be thrilled by it every time
This scene was so brilliant. I love how he stayed utterly focused knowing if he lost it everyone on board would be dead.
With like 80 things beeping at him and people yelling trying to mess his shit up
@@jackburton6330 I know, and he never yelled back! He spoke in a calm controlled way giving instructions. What an ace!
@@hanhanlon4441 He was high on cocaine and drank prior to the flight. That's the predicament in the movie - had he been sober, would he have been able to stay this sharp and focused?
@@saturdayers Who knows... I can't advocate drinking or using substances before flying, but it's possible that it can help a person stay calm for a relatively short enough time to focus at high intensity.
@@saturdayers smh wow probably not?
Being brilliant can save lives. This Pilot is the perfect example of brilliance!
Not sure that this is one of the greatest films but this is, hands down, one of the greatest scenes ever filmed. Mesmerising
Even when you watch it on youtube and you've seen it a million times before and in the theater, my eyes can't help but well up. Incredible scene all around, very raw, beautiful acting, incredible CGI, sound design, the cuts are perfect. It feels like the director was made to make scenes like this. The rest of the movie is good but it takes a different tone and I'd love to watch a whole movie like this scene if he can find a story to make it work.
Yep, too bad they couldnt get the aviation stuff right🙄
I'm very curious as I'm not a pilot. What did they get wrong?
Zemeckis is a godsend.
@@lizs8506they didnt do something wrong indeed they saved many peoples life, much other pilots tried the exact same situation but they all faalde with all the ppl on board dead
Great scene , great movie and Denzel the best actor of my lifetime .
This movie does what a. movie should do, it entertains. whether it's technically accurate or not this whole scene from the moment denzel wakes up until he is knocked unconscious on impact was riveting edge of your seat Hollywood entertainment at it's best.
Keith Bradley o
I’ve been in an emergency landing , landing gear broken, with panic all over the plane, including the crew. The emotions you go through are rough. First panic, then realizing you’re going to die, realizing you should’ve spent more time with family and friends instead of working, to acceptance of your fate in a couple of minutes flat. The moment you hear ‘BRACE FOR IMPACT’ you truly think these will be the last words you will hear. We survived, but I was so shocked I survived that my mind could not understand that I was alive for several days after the event. As if I was in between life and death, but not alive anymore. When you accept death as your immediate fate, surviving that death is as a big of an emotional shock as death would have been. A complete mindfuck. This scene encapsulates the panic and the raw emotions of knowing you’re going to die, knowing you’re never again going to see your closed ones and the fear of the unknown, meaning will there be life again after death or will I just dissapear in an eternal darkness. Plane crashes must be amongst the most traumatizing experiences after war.