Stealth (2005)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Director:

Rob Cohen

Writer (WGA):

W.D. Richter (written by)

Release Date:

29 July 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Fear The Sky

Plot:

Deeply ensconced in a top-secret military program, three pilots struggle to bring an artificial intelligence program under control ... before it initiates the next world war.

Plot Keywords:

Pilot | Artificial Intelligence | Aircraft Carrier | Navy | Military

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Josh Lucas	...	Lt. Ben Gannon
Jessica Biel	...	Lt. Kara Wade
Jamie Foxx	...	Lt. Henry Purcell
Sam Shepard	...	Capt. George Cummings
Richard Roxburgh	...	Dr. Keith Orbit
Joe Morton	...	Capt. Dick Marshfield
Ian Bliss	...	Lt. Aaron Shaftsbury
Ebon Moss-Bachrach	...	Tim
Michael Denkha	...	Naval Controller
Rocky Helton	...	Master at Arms
Clayton Adams	...	USS Abraham Lincoln Sailor
Maurice Morgan	...	USS Abraham Lincoln Sailor
Woody Naismith	...	USS Abraham Lincoln Sailor (as Christopher Naismith)
Charles Ndibe	...	USS Abraham Lincoln Sailor
Nicholas Hammond	...	Executive Officer

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense action, some violence, brief strong language and innuendo.

Runtime:

121 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Korean | Russian | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS (8 channels)

Certification:

Brazil:14 | Argentina:13 | Taiwan:PG-12 | Sweden:11 | Canada:14A | Norway:11 | France:U | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Iceland:14 (original rating) | South Korea:12 | Malaysia:U | USA:PG-13 (certificate #40124) | Australia:M | Singapore:PG | Ireland:12A | UK:12A | Hong Kong:IIA | Finland:K-15 | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Philippines:PG-13 | Mexico:B | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Australia

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

This picture was made with the support of the U.S. Navy and was the first picture to film a completely fictional military aircraft on an actual carrier.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): An elite combatant would not fire a missile in a close-quarters situation, especially when other weapons are available. Anyone with just moderate training would know how to choose the right weapon for the right job.

Quotes:

Lt. Ben Gannon: Captain Marshfield? EDI, did you just turn off Captain Marshfield?
EDI: [brief pause] There was nothing left to say.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "20 to 1: Sizzling Superstars (#8.15)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

(She Can) Do That

Artificial and Unintelligent

If there are any burgeoning film buffs out there with the naivety of an acorn, STEALTH the movie might be amusing to them. But it would take a complete novice to the world of films not to see the formulas of the past all present in this offering. The movies of the fifties, had a standard formula for entertainment and this picture uses them all. The only novelty to this film is the complete lack of originality. The mad scientists' (Richard Roxburgh) role who creates the monster (AI aircraft), has been updated to make him and his monster more benign. It's really not his fault and he has a lawyer/congressman to prove it. The role of bumbling Igor or disposable character is updated to cool, cocky, but sympathetic air wing fighter partner, (Jamie Foxx) The handsome and rugged jungle adventurer, is now the handsome and talented (Josh Lucas) Jet Fighter Pilot. He has all the originality of a bus ticket. The only different characteristic our modern hero possesses is that instead being suave and debonair, he is mentality adroit, physically combative and corrosively abusive of command. Finally, there is the ever present Scientists' daughter, (Jessica Biel) who's been transformed into the token female pilot, who traditionally is plunged into danger, time and time again. Curiously audiences know she won't ever die but will eventually be rescued by the hero. In the classic movie, the girl was helpless and forever screaming, she is now updated to buxom, bikini wearing all American sweetheart. All in all, a formula movie if ever there was one. *