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17 December 2004 (USA) moreTagline:
The only way out is up morePlot:
Survivors of a plane crash in the Mongolian desert work together to build a new plane. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
2 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(10 articles)
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Why bother! more (195 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Dennis Quaid | ... | Frank Towns | |
| Tyrese Gibson | ... | A.J. | |
| Giovanni Ribisi | ... | Elliott | |
| Miranda Otto | ... | Kelly Johnson | |
| Tony Curran | ... | Alex Rodney | |
| Sticky Fingaz | ... | Jeremy (as Kirk Jones) | |
| Jacob Vargas | ... | Sammi | |
| Hugh Laurie | ... | Ian | |
| Scott Michael Campbell | ... | James Liddle | |
| Kevork Malikyan | ... | Rady | |
| Jared Padalecki | ... | John Davis | |
| Paul Ditchfield | ... | Dr. Gerber | |
| Martin Hindy | ... | Newman (as Martin 'Mako' Hindy) | |
| Bob Brown | ... | Kyle | |
| Anthony Wong | ... | Lead Smuggler |
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Rated PG-13 for some language, action and violence.Parents Guide:
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113 minCountry:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
UK:12 (video rating) (2005) | UK:12A (original rating) | Canada:14A (DVD rating) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #41095) | Taiwan:PG-12 | Norway:11 | Iceland:14 | Malaysia:U | South Korea:12 | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Finland:K-11 (DVD rating) | Germany:12 | Ireland:12A | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:M (DVD rating) | Philippines:G | Singapore:PG | Greece:K-13 | Peru:14 | Argentina:13Fun Stuff
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Factual errors: The nomads spoke Cantonese, a dialect only prevalent in southern China, and yet the location is the Gobi desert near Mongolia, where they speak Mongolian, not Chinese (let alone Cantonese). moreQuotes:
[preparing for takeoff]A.J.: [as Bill Cosby] OK, all set, Mr. President. I think it's about time that we do the checklist as the two Bills. What do you say, buddy?
Frank Towns: [as Bill Clinton] Why change a good thing? Go ahead.
A.J.: Allow me to grab my bulletin. Seatbelts.
Frank Towns: I always like to have a little something strapped to my lap. Check.
A.J.: Windows, doors and hatches.
Frank Towns: Closed and secure, so no-one can disturb us.
A.J.: Water injection.
Frank Towns: That's what she said. Check.
A.J.: Gyro.
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I'm not saying that I didn't get caught up in this a bit, but then I searched my memory for the original, which cam out when I was pretty young. It starred Jimmy Stewart, who was a good deal more balanced than Dennis Quaid. There is nothing new here, other than a Mongol hoard and Mongolia itself. The point, of course, is to build a plane from carcass of the older, larger one. I think what was missing was true characterization. While everyone seemed to wear their emotions on their sleeves, they were like worker ants with little visible personality. At the beginning, the captain would rather let everyone die than put forth some effort. The in-fighting seems really strained. The characters who wander off don't seem to have reason other than it's the right thing to do. There is an ugly scene with a nomadic tribe. As if the process of getting out of the desert wasn't bad enough. There is also a problem with wear and tear on the principles involved. They seem to stay pretty healthy despite their hard work and the hopeless nature of their predicament. I'm not saying it's a bad movie. It's just not different enough or well acted enough to make it any better than the first.