I don’t know why, but I’ve become a fan of Dennis Quaid ever since Meg Ryan left him. Maybe I just like cheering for the underdog. At any rate, the last time I went to see Shaun of the Dead they played the new trailer for Quaid’s new flick Flight of the Phoenix. The first 15 seconds I thought to myself “This is stupid”, but the rest of the trailer changed my mind.
From what I can gather, the film looks like a cross between Alive and MacGyver. A plain (piloted by Quaid) goes down in the middle of the dessert far from civilization. Supplies are running out when one of the survivors suggests not fixing the plain… but building a new plain from what’s left of the destroyed one. Throw in some action shoots and you’ve got a neat little movie.
Yes, this is a remake, but I still say for today the idea of the film is pretty fresh. I like films with isolated environments because it really allows the actors to take over and carry a film. If you’d like to see the trailer just go here.
