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''[[The Aviator]]'' is a 2004 biopic about [[Howard Hughes]], a 20th century industrialist, film producer/director... and, well, [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|aviator]]. [[Martin Scorsese]] directed it, and [[Leonardo DiCaprio]] stars as the titular character; the film also features [[Cate Blanchett]] (in her [[Academy Award]] winning role), [[Kate Beckinsale]], and [[All-Star Cast|a bunch of really famous people]] playing other famous people.
The story documents the production of 1930's ''Hell's Angels'', Hughes's relationship with [[Katharine Hepburn]], and his ever-worsening obsessive-compulsive disorder. It won five out of eleven Oscar nominations, including Best Supporting Actress.
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* [[American Accents]]: [[Leonardo DiCaprio]] uses a Texas accent while [[Cate Blanchett]] does [[Katharine Hepburn]]'s iconic New England or [[
* [[Badass Mustache]]: [[Errol Flynn]] (naturally), Johnny Meyer, and later Howard.
* [[Berserk Button]]: Don't ever call the Hercules the Spruce Goose to Howard's face. He won't like it.
* [[Buxom Is Better]]: This is Howard's argument to the [[Hays Code|MPAA]] when they object to the prevalence of "mammaries" in his film ''[[The Outlaw]]''.
{{quote|'''Glenn Odekirk''': Howard, you really think they're gonna let you put out a whole movie just about tits?
'''Howard Hughes''': Sure. Who doesn't like tits?}}
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* [[The Consigliere]]: Odie and Noah Dietrich are - or at least try to be - this for Howard.
* [[Cool Plane]]: One would hope...
* [[Courtroom Antic]]: Howard gets pretty belligerent in the Senate hearing, producing a lot of [[Disregard That Statement
** Also a case of [[Truth in Television]]- the Senate scene was actually heavily based off of, sometimes word for word, the actual footage of Hughes during the hearing, who indeed did eventually start interrogating the senator.
* [[Development Hell]]: In-universe with the long, long production of ''Hell's Angels''.
* [[Downer Ending]]: The film ends with Hughes relapsing into his madness.
* [[Drink Order]]: "Milk, in the bottle, with the cap still on."
* [[Ejection Seat]]: Averted when {{spoiler|the XF-11 crashes
* [[Fiery Redhead]]: [[Katharine Hepburn]].
* [[Friendly Enemy]]: Juan Trippe to Howard Hughes.
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* [[Glamorous Wartime Singer]]: Martha Wainwright's brief appearance at the Coconut Grove. Rufus is also quite glamorous, but he ''technically'' doesn't sing during the war.
* [[Golden Age of Hollywood]]: This film takes place smack in the middle of it.
* [[Hollywood Healing]]: Almost averted: {{spoiler|after the plane crash, Howard ''does'' develop scars all over his torso, but his face stays in pretty good shape considering the huge fireball that exploded toward it earlier. It helps that he partially hides the scarring with a mustache
** The real-life Hughes did in fact start sporting that mustache after the crash to hide a scar on his lip.
* [[Hope Spot]]: After successfully standing up to Congress and getting the Hercules to fly, it seems like Hughes has finally overcome his mental instability. However, at the end of the film [[Downer Ending|he relapses into his madness.]]
* [[Hypocritical Humor]]:
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* [[Jar Potty]]: Part of Howard's first major breakdown.
* [[Kill It with Fire]]: Howard does this to all his clothes after {{spoiler|Katharine leaves him, presumably to get rid of her germs
* [[Kinda Busy Here]]: Howard says this on the phone during an argument with Katharine.
* [[Madness Mantra]]: One of the symptoms of Howard's OCD.
* [[Mangst]]: Practically Howard Hughes's middle name, especially as he tries to combat the symptoms of his [[Super OCD|obsessive-compulsive disorder]].
* [[Man On Fire]]: {{spoiler|
* [[Married to the Job]]: The reason {{spoiler|[[Katharine Hepburn]] dumps Howard
* [[A Minor Kidroduction]]: We get to see Howard's mother plant the seeds of germophobia in his mind when he's a kid.
* [[The Missus and the Ex]]: Howard goes to dinner at Katharine's parents' house; her ex-husband is inexplicably hanging out with her family. You can guess how that turns out.
* [[Mommy Issues]]: It's implied that this was one of Howard Hughes' reasons why he had so many "eccentricities."
* [[Neat Freak]]: Oh boy.
* [[No Ending]]: As men in black suits start walking towards him (or at least he ''thinks'' they're walking towards him) he starts saying "The way of the future" repeatedly. Brief flashback, then he says "the way of the future" a few more times. Roll credits.
* [[Playing Gertrude]]: Leo, much to his detriment. Seriously, the guy was two years after playing a 16-year-old Frank Abagnale in ''[[Catch Me If You Can]]'' to playing a late-thirties Howard Hughes. A case study in how make-up and good acting can only do so much.
* [[Practical Voice Over]]: Many scenes are narrated by news reports coming through a radio somewhere.
* [[Precision F-Strike]]: Alec Baldwin's last line.
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* [[Tabloid Melodrama]]: Averted when Howard bribes a paparazzo not to publish photos of [[Katharine Hepburn]] and the married [[Spencer Tracy]] cavorting on a boat.
* [[Ticker Tape Parade]]: After his around-the-world flight.
* [[Title Drop]]: Done by Hughes {{spoiler|in the immediate aftermath of the XF-11 crash
{{quote|'''Hughs:''' I'm Howard Hughes... The aviator.}}
* [[Tomboy]]: [[Katharine Hepburn]] plays golf and wears slacks. See also [[Wholesome Crossdresser]].
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