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Release Date:
22 December 1989 (USA)
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Tagline:
They couldn't hear him. They couldn't see him. But he was there when they needed him... Even after he was gone.
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A romantic adventure about a legendary pilot's passion for dare-devil firefighting and his girl. full summary | add synopsis
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Pilot
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Forest Fire
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Falling In Love
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Ghost
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Firefighting
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Awards:
2 nominations
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(17 articles)
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Positive review of movie, comparing and contrasting to Ghost
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Richard Dreyfuss | ... | Pete Sandich |
 | Holly Hunter | ... | Dorinda Durston |
 | Brad Johnson | ... | Ted Baker |
 | John Goodman | ... | Al Yackey |
 | Audrey Hepburn | ... | Hap |
 | Roberts Blossom | ... | Dave |
 | Keith David | ... | Powerhouse |
| Ed Van Nuys | ... | Nails |
 | Marg Helgenberger | ... | Rachel |
 | Dale Dye | ... | Don |
 | Brian Haley | ... | Alex |
 | James Lashly | ... | Charlie |
| Michael Steve Jones | ... | Grey |
 | Kim Robillard | ... | Air Traffic Controller |
| Jim Sparkman | ... | Dispatcher |
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122 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) |
Dolby (35 mm prints)
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Spain:T |
South Korea:15 |
Brazil:Livre |
Portugal:M/12 (Q) |
Argentina:13 |
Chile:14 |
Finland:K-12 |
France:U |
Iceland:L |
Peru:14 |
Singapore:PG |
Sweden:11 |
UK:PG |
USA:PG |
West Germany:12 |
Australia:PG
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Whilst filming this, Steven Spielberg told John Goodman that he would make the perfect Fred Flintstone. Five years later, Goodman indeed played the famous cartoon character in The Flintstones (1994).
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Continuity: Pete puts out the fire in Al's port engine and the propeller can be seen coming to a halt. In the next scene, the propeller is spinning again.
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Referenced in The Incredibles (2004)
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CRAZY LOVE
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This is a quality film, and it is one of the reasons why I think John Goodman is a really a good actor who often goes unnoticed. This movie would have been decent with any cast, but I think the combination of John Goodman, Holly Hunter, and Richard Dreyfuss really brought the story to life. Additionally Spielberg does a good job of incorporating the supernatural presence of Pete Sandich's ghost without relying on dramatic special effects. This movie is somewhat similar in theme to Ghost (which came out one year after Always), but Ghost focuses more on the supernatural aspects and goes to great lengths to show the ghost walking through doors and other objects. To a certain extent these special effects take center stage in ghost, whereas in Always you never see Richard Dreyfuss walk through anything. All of the cool supernatural stuff happens offscreen leaving the plot and the characters as the main focal point. That being said I think that the action scenes with the planes flying over the forest fires are really thrilling. It's beautiful, and intense. (I think it makes the dogfights in Top Gun look like a Carousel ride) Go rent this movie.