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22/09/2006 Drama, History, War 2h 18m
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When the world first went to war, they were the first to fly.

Overview

The adventures of the Lafayette Escadrille, young Americans who volunteered for the French military before the U.S. entered World War I, and became the country's first fighter pilots.

  1. Tony Bill

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. James Franco

    Blaine Rawlings

  2. David Ellison

    Eddie Beagle

  3. Jean Reno

    Capt. Thenault

  4. Philip Winchester

    William Jensen

  5. Todd Boyce

    Mr. Jensen

  6. Mac McDonald

    Sheriff Detweiller

  7. Abdul Salis

    Eugene Skinner

  8. Karen Ford

    Mrs. Jensen

  9. Scott Hazell

    Cinema Usher

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak
Written by Wuchak on 2019-11-29
***Americans volunteers become fighter pilots in France during WW1***

Before the USA enters WW1, a young Texas cowboy (James Franco) joins the Lafayette Escadrille in France, a squadron of American fighter pilots. The volunteers are trained and soon experience the glory, anxieties and horrors that go with air combat.

“Flyboys" (2006) was inspired by real events and comes in the tradition of similar WW1 aviation flicks “The Blue Max” (1966) and “Aces High" (1976). Whilst not great like the exceptional “Blue Max,” the blockbuster-ish “Flyboys” is more compelling than th...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$60,000,000.00

Revenue
$17,858,059.00

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