Amelia (2009)

Movie: Amelia (2009)

“Amelia Earhart, a Kansas girl, discovers the thrill of aviation at age 23, and within 12 years has progressed to winning the Distinguished Flying Cross for being the first woman to pilot a plane solo across the Atlantic Ocean. At age 39, she sets out on an attempt to circumnavigate the globe, an adventure that catapults her into aviation myth. Written by Jim Beaver {jumblejim@prodigy.net}”

• Director: Mira Nair
• Release Date:
  23 October 2009 (USA)
• Run Time:
  111 min
• Country: USA , Canada
• Genre: Biography , Drama
• MPAA:
  Rated PG for some sensuality, language, thematic elements and smoking.

Tagline: Defying The Impossible. Living The Dream.

Trivia: Gene Vidal (played by Ewan McGregor), who was widely assumed to have had a romantic relationship with Earhart as depicted in this movie, had only one child, Gore Vidal (played by William Cuddy). Gore eventually grew up to become quite a celebrity himself as a controversial but successful author, screenwriter and political activist.

Goofs: Continuity: When “Bill” Stultz is near the dock where the “Friendship” plane is getting ready to take off, a coffee cup is in his hand. When he decides to get on the plane, he walks down the dock and puts his cup on a barrel. When the plane turns into the harbor a few seconds later, the cup is gone.