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{{quote|'''Heinrich Dorfmann:''' I told you there would be no difficulty in building this aeroplane. I also told you it would require an outstanding pilot to fly it. The only thing outstanding about you, Mr. Towns, is your stupidity.}}
{{quote|'''Heinrich Dorfmann:''' I told you there would be no difficulty in building this aeroplane. I also told you it would require an outstanding pilot to fly it. The only thing outstanding about you, Mr. Towns, is your stupidity.}}


''The Flight of the Phoenix'' is a 1965 [[The Film of the Book]] about the crew and passengers of a downed plane in the Sahara desert who, once realizing that rescue is not coming, [[The Great Repair|attempt to build a smaller airplane]] out of the remaining parts of their aircraft.
''The Flight of the Phoenix'' is a 1965 [[The Film of the Book]] about the crew and passengers of a downed plane in the Sahara desert who, once realizing that rescue is not coming, [[The Great Repair|attempt to build a smaller airplane]] out of the remaining parts of their aircraft.


The 1965 film was quite popular, garnering Academy Award nominations for best supporting actor (Ian Bannen) and film editing. The 2004 [[R Emake]] (listed at the bottom of this page) was not as well received.
The 1965 film was quite popular, garnering Academy Award nominations for best supporting actor (Ian Bannen) and film editing. The 2004 [[Remake]] (listed at the bottom of this page) was not as well received.


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* [[The Alcoholic]]: Lew is the co-pilot, and has a drink while they are in the air. Later Capt. Towns accuses him of being drunk the night before the flight and skipping the preliminary checklist - which is why they didn't have a working radio.
* [[The Alcoholic]]: Lew is the co-pilot, and has a drink while they are in the air. Later Capt. Towns accuses him of being drunk the night before the flight and skipping the preliminary checklist - which is why they didn't have a working radio.
* [[All Germans Are Nazis]]: Subverted in that Dorfmann says he wasn't involved in the war and no one has a problem with that. He does get called a Nazi once in the film, though.
* [[All Germans Are Nazis]]: Subverted in that Dorfmann says he wasn't involved in the war and no one has a problem with that. He does get called a Nazi once in the film, though.
* [[And Starring]]: Includes several levels of this. The opening credits begin as follows: "An Associates and Aldrich Company Production starring / [[James Stewart]] / Richard Attenborough / Peter Finch / Hardy Kruger / [[Ernest Borgnine]] as Trucker Cobb / in ''The Flight of the Phoenix''". But Borgnine's credit is just the beginning - they continue with "Co-starring Ian Bannen / Ronald Fraser / Christian Marquand / Dan Duryea as Standish". And they're still not done, moving on to "Also starring George Kennedy / Gabriele Tinti / Alex Montoya". And that's still not the end, as they continue with "Featuring Peter Bravos / William Aldrich / and Barrie Chase as Farida". Worth noting, perhaps, that Bravos and Aldrich die in the crash immediately after the opening credits, and Chase only appears in a flashback/hallucination.
* [[And Starring]]: Includes several levels of this. The opening credits begin as follows: "An Associates and Aldrich Company Production starring / [[James Stewart]] / Richard Attenborough / Peter Finch / Hardy Kruger / [[Ernest Borgnine]] as Trucker Cobb / in ''The Flight of the Phoenix''". But Borgnine's credit is just the beginning - they continue with "Co-starring Ian Bannen / Ronald Fraser / Christian Marquand / Dan Duryea as Standish". And they're still not done, moving on to "Also starring George Kennedy / Gabriele Tinti / Alex Montoya". And that's still not the end, as they continue with "Featuring Peter Bravos / William Aldrich / and Barrie Chase as Farida". Worth noting, perhaps, that Bravos and Aldrich die in the crash immediately after the opening credits, and Chase only appears in a flashback/hallucination.
* [[Bedouin Rescue Service]]: Subverted - the nomads prove to be hostile.
* [[Bedouin Rescue Service]]: Subverted - the nomads prove to be hostile.
* [[Belly Dancer]]: Sgt. Watson Hallucinates about one he saw once.
* [[Belly Dancer]]: Sgt. Watson Hallucinates about one he saw once.
* [[But I Read a Book About It]]: Dorfmann says he has experience building and designing aircraft. He later reveals he works with model aircraft, but it turns out the principles are much the same, just on a smaller scale.
* [[But I Read a Book About It]]: Dorfmann says he has experience building and designing aircraft. He later reveals he works with model aircraft, but it turns out the principles are much the same, just on a smaller scale.
* [[California Doubling]]: Filmed in California and Nevada, representing the Sahara.
* [[California Doubling]]: Filmed in California and Nevada, representing the Sahara.
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Trucker Cobb.
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Trucker Cobb.
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* [[Laughing Mad]]: Lew has a fit of this when he realizes that Dorfmann has no "real airplane" building experience.
* [[Laughing Mad]]: Lew has a fit of this when he realizes that Dorfmann has no "real airplane" building experience.
* [[Misplaced Names Poster]]: The DVD cover.
* [[Misplaced Names Poster]]: The DVD cover.
* [[One Bullet Left]]: In both versions of The Flight of the Phoenix, they have 5 cartridges to start the rebuilt plane's engine - the first three times it stalls, the fourth cartridge is expended to clean out the cylinders, and the last one works perfectly.
* [[One Bullet Left]]: In both versions of The Flight of the Phoenix, they have 5 cartridges to start the rebuilt plane's engine - the first three times it stalls, the fourth cartridge is expended to clean out the cylinders, and the last one works perfectly.
* [[Only Sane Man]]: Lew in his best moments, negotiates the conflicting egos of Towns and Dorfmann.
* [[Only Sane Man]]: Lew in his best moments, negotiates the conflicting egos of Towns and Dorfmann.
* [[The Phoenix]]: The rescue plane is built from the parts of the original.
* [[The Phoenix]]: The rescue plane is built from the parts of the original.
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