Q? Aircraft Carrier Movies.

Mush Martin · 06-26-2009, 05:36 PM

So here is a list of all the Aircraft Carrier Movies I can think of,
Do you know any other Films on subject?

The Bridges at Toko Ri

Tora Tora Tora

Midway

The final Countdown

Flight of the Intruder

Topgun

CastleBravo · 06-26-2009, 05:48 PM

I don't know what you are looking for, but in the movie The Cain Mutinity (1954), the protaganists visited Admiral Nimitz on a CV. The film was done after WWII and the carrier used was the USS Franklin, as I remember.

mako88sb · 06-26-2009, 06:11 PM

There's another Korean war movie called "Men of the Fighting Lady" starring Van Johnson. Not a bad flick but I'm not sure if you can get it on DVD. Still hanging on to my VHS player until it is.

There's also "A Wing and a Prayer" starring Don Ameche and you'll recognize Harry Morgan as well. Has some great shots of Avengers and Helldivers taking off and landing although the film takes place prior and during the battle of Midway.

Rob

Platapus · 06-26-2009, 07:21 PM

I guess it depends on what you consider an Aircraft Carrier Movie.

Are you including any movie that includes scenes of aircraft carriers or does the movie have to be about the carrier?

Mush Martin · 06-26-2009, 07:37 PM

I would venture that I mean the aircraft carrier is endemic to the
plot.

M

Torplexed · 06-26-2009, 08:03 PM

Thirty Seconds over Tokyo (1944)

There are a few carrier scenes in The Hunt for Red October.

I could mention Pearl Har----no I won't.

JSF · 06-26-2009, 09:24 PM

Flat Top and Wing and A Prayer were two excellent carrier movies

SteamWake · 06-26-2009, 10:00 PM

The final countdown? :rotfl:

TarJak · 06-27-2009, 07:08 AM

The Bridges at Toko-Ri, has got to be one of the best carrier flicks ever made. Goes into some excellent detail on carrier ops, flying and has some seriously good combat footage from the Korean War in it too!

IMHO a must see for anyone into naval aviation.

A real oldie is Hell Divers from 1931. Dunno if you can still get it anywhere but is worth a look if nothing else than from the historical value of pre-WWII carrier ops.

Another one with some interesting pre-war fottage is Dive Bomber starring Errol Flynn.

At the end of WWII they made an 8 min short called The Ship That Would Not Die about the USS Franklin in WWII after it was all but destroyed in attacks by the Japanese in 1945.

You can pick the eyes out of this if you are keen: http://www.imdb.com/keyword/aircraft-carrier/

Mush Martin · 06-27-2009, 08:33 AM

That is just awesome thanks all for your responses.

Marcantilan · 06-27-2009, 04:22 PM

The final countdown, what a movie!

Task Force · 06-27-2009, 04:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Torplexed

Thirty Seconds over Tokyo (1944)

There are a few carrier scenes in The Hunt for Red October.

I could mention Pearl Har----no I won't.

Oah, you talking about that movie... err Pearl Horror.

CastleBravo · 06-27-2009, 04:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marcantilan

The final countdown, what a movie!

At the time it was a good flick if you disregard the time travel thing. The F-14 footage was awesome for the time, and in my opinion more realistic than 'top gun'.

CastleBravo · 06-27-2009, 04:45 PM

PBS did a documentary a couple of years back.....here is a link

http://www.pbs.org/weta/carrier/full_episodes.htm

Torplexed · 06-27-2009, 05:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Task Force

Oah, you talking about that movie... err Pearl Horror.

Yes...the movie that may not be mentioned. We all know what it was about. It's that film about the historic Dec 7th, 1941 Japanese attack on an American Love Triangle.

Not to mention all of those 1970s era Oliver Hazzard Perry class frigates which must have been sunk that fateful day.

06-26-2009, 05:36 PM	#1
Mush Martin Silent Hunter Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,374 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Q? Aircraft Carrier Movies. So here is a list of all the Aircraft Carrier Movies I can think of, Do you know any other Films on subject? The Bridges at Toko Ri Tora Tora Tora Midway The final Countdown Flight of the Intruder Topgun __________________ Tutorial

06-26-2009, 07:21 PM	#4
Platapus Rear Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 11,147 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	I guess it depends on what you consider an Aircraft Carrier Movie. Are you including any movie that includes scenes of aircraft carriers or does the movie have to be about the carrier? __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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Mush Martin Silent Hunter Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,374 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I would venture that I mean the aircraft carrier is endemic to the plot. M __________________ Tutorial

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SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,953 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	The final countdown? :rotfl: __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

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TarJak Sea Knight Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 13,054 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	The Bridges at Toko-Ri, has got to be one of the best carrier flicks ever made. Goes into some excellent detail on carrier ops, flying and has some seriously good combat footage from the Korean War in it too! IMHO a must see for anyone into naval aviation. A real oldie is Hell Divers from 1931. Dunno if you can still get it anywhere but is worth a look if nothing else than from the historical value of pre-WWII carrier ops. Another one with some interesting pre-war fottage is Dive Bomber starring Errol Flynn. At the end of WWII they made an 8 min short called The Ship That Would Not Die about the USS Franklin in WWII after it was all but destroyed in attacks by the Japanese in 1945. You can pick the eyes out of this if you are keen: http://www.imdb.com/keyword/aircraft-carrier/ __________________ "there's nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all" - Peter Drucker GWX Website TarJaks Funkraum 2008 Subsim Meet Photo Album Last edited by TarJak; 06-27-2009 at 07:28 AM.

06-26-2009, 05:48 PM	#2
CastleBravo Keelhauled Join Date: May 2009 Location: >>Repeat troll, different username. Posts: 0 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I don't know what you are looking for, but in the movie The Cain Mutinity (1954), the protaganists visited Admiral Nimitz on a CV. The film was done after WWII and the carrier used was the USS Franklin, as I remember.

06-26-2009, 06:11 PM	#3
mako88sb Navy Dude Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 170 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	There's another Korean war movie called "Men of the Fighting Lady" starring Van Johnson. Not a bad flick but I'm not sure if you can get it on DVD. Still hanging on to my VHS player until it is. There's also "A Wing and a Prayer" starring Don Ameche and you'll recognize Harry Morgan as well. Has some great shots of Avengers and Helldivers taking off and landing although the film takes place prior and during the battle of Midway. Rob

06-26-2009, 08:03 PM	#6
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Washington Territory Posts: 5,488 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Thirty Seconds over Tokyo (1944) There are a few carrier scenes in The Hunt for Red October. I could mention Pearl Har----no I won't.

06-26-2009, 09:24 PM	#7
JSF Engineer Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 213 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Flat Top and Wing and A Prayer were two excellent carrier movies

06-27-2009, 08:33 AM	#10
Mush Martin Silent Hunter Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,374 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	That is just awesome thanks all for your responses. __________________ Tutorial

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Marcantilan XO Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina Posts: 438 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The final countdown, what a movie! __________________ Ultima Ratio Regis

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CastleBravo Keelhauled Join Date: May 2009 Location: >>Repeat troll, different username. Posts: 0 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	PBS did a documentary a couple of years back.....here is a link http://www.pbs.org/weta/carrier/full_episodes.htm

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