gliders in movies

Thomas Crown Affair (both pilatus B4 with Steeve mac Queen and duo Discus
with Pierce Brosnan)
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Has anyone compiled a list of movies in which gliders appear? I tried
googling, and it turned up some of the obvious names, such as _The
Thomas Crown Affair_ and _The Boy Who Flew With Condors_, but nothing
like a comprehensive listing.

Johan Larson (whose interest in soaring was triggered by a brief scene
in the movie _Wind_)

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Thomas Crown Affair (both pilatus B4 with Steeve mac Queen and duo Discus
with Pierce Brosnan)

Steve flew a 1-23

I recorded the Brosnan version off the air and ran through it at high speed
(DVR's are wonderful!) looking in vain for the glider scene. Maybe the
channel cut it out... where in the movie does the scene appear?

"Herve Hurlin" wrote in message
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Thomas Crown Affair (both pilatus B4 with Steeve mac Queen and duo Discus
with Pierce Brosnan)
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Has anyone compiled a list of movies in which gliders appear? I tried
googling, and it turned up some of the obvious names, such as _The
Thomas Crown Affair_ and _The Boy Who Flew With Condors_, but nothing
like a comprehensive listing.

Johan Larson (whose interest in soaring was triggered by a brief scene
in the movie _Wind_)

schrieb:

Has anyone compiled a list of movies in which gliders appear? I tried
googling, and it turned up some of the obvious names, such as _The
Thomas Crown Affair_ and _The Boy Who Flew With Condors_, but nothing
like a comprehensive listing.

Johan Larson (whose interest in soaring was triggered by a brief scene
in the movie _Wind_)

The Sky Trap
A young glider pilot gets in trouble after disturbing some drug dealers
after an outlanding near the US/Mexican border.
I haven't seen the whole thing but there are only few moments in it
without a glider. Mostly Blanik.

Interestingly http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0348049/ says it's a British
production,
http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movie...ml?v_id=129031 says it's
US.

Regards
Marcel Duenner

Well, if we're going to include made-for-TV movies, we must not forget
Skyward, 1980, directed by Ron Howard. A parapalegic girl follows a
pair of Jantars to the local airport, takes flying lessons, even goes
for a ride with Derek Piggot in a 2-32.


MaD wrote:
The Sky Trap
A young glider pilot gets in trouble after disturbing some drug dealers
after an outlanding near the US/Mexican border.
I haven't seen the whole thing but there are only few moments in it
without a glider. Mostly Blanik.

Interestingly http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0348049/ says it's a British
production,
http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movie...ml?v_id=129031 says it's
US.

Regards
Marcel Duenner

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Has anyone compiled a list of movies in which gliders appear? I tried
googling, and it turned up some of the obvious names, such as _The
Thomas Crown Affair_ and _The Boy Who Flew With Condors_, but nothing
like a comprehensive listing.

Didn't Sabrina Jackintell make a brief appearance? It could have been
on television show rather than a movie. Saw a photo of Sabrina in
Soaring magazine and at first thought she was a professional model...

Regards,

-Doug

In the U.S., the latest Ameriprise commercial has a very brief clip of a
glider: a cockpit view and then an outside view. Maybe two seconds total.

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Has anyone compiled a list of movies in which gliders appear? I tried
googling, and it turned up some of the obvious names, such as _The
Thomas Crown Affair_ and _The Boy Who Flew With Condors_, but nothing
like a comprehensive listing.

Johan Larson (whose interest in soaring was triggered by a brief scene
in the movie _Wind_)

Found another movie...sounds great...."The Sky Trap" directed by Ron
Howard in 1980. Plot is of a glider pilot that lands out on a runway
close to the border and accidently disturbs drug smugglers.....sounds
like a normal day in Arizona or Texas! I haven't seen it, but you can
bet I will try to find this film. Besides which, Ron Howard is a
pretty good director!
Micki

Oops, almost forgot the "Tears for Fears" Video -- "Everyone wants to
rule the world"...almost all of the beginning are glider flight scenes.
According to a quote by the Director, he considers the 2-33 scene's to
be "Flights of Fantasy".

micki

MickiMinner wrote:
Found another movie...sounds great...."The Sky Trap" directed by Ron
Howard in 1980. Plot is of a glider pilot that lands out on a runway
close to the border and accidently disturbs drug smugglers.....sounds
like a normal day in Arizona or Texas! I haven't seen it, but you can
bet I will try to find this film. Besides which, Ron Howard is a
pretty good director!
Micki

I think you are confusing these two movies:
"Skyward"(1980)(by Ron Howard) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081526/
and
"The Sky Trap"(1978)(by Jerome Courtland)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0348049/

"Skyward" is about a parapelegic girl who learns to fly. "The Sky Trap"
is about two kids who run afoul of drug dealers.

Good luck getting your hands on them. I don't think either one has ever
been released on DVD or VHS. Where would one even begin looking?

Johan Larson