The Aviator

Rating: 9/10 Drama

Release Year: 2004 Language: en

Overview

A biopic depicting the life of filmmaker and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes from 1927 to 1947, during which time he became a successful film producer and an aviation magnate, while simultaneously growing more unstable due to severe obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Cast Members

Leonardo DiCaprio as Howard Hughes Cate Blanchett as Katharine Hepburn Kate Beckinsale as Ava Gardner John C. Reilly as Noah Dietrich Alan Alda as Senator Ralph Owen Brewster Danny Huston as Jack Frye Ian Holm as Professor Fitz Alec Baldwin as Juan Trippe Gwen Stefani as Jean Harlow Jude Law as Errol Flynn Willem Dafoe as Roland Sweet Adam Scott as Johnny Meyer Matt Ross as Glenn Odekirk Kelli Garner as Faith Domergue Frances Conroy as Mrs. Hepburn Brent Spiner as Robert Gross Stanley DeSantis as Louis B. Mayer Edward Herrmann as Joseph Breen Kenneth Welsh as Dr. Hepburn J. C. MacKenzie as Ludlow Jacob Davich as Howard Hughes - 9 Years Old Amy Sloan as Howard Hughes's Mother Sam Hennings as Frank Keith Campbell as Marine Kevin O'Rourke as Spencer Tracy Nellie Sciutto as Secretary Vince Giordano as Cocoanut Grove Band Member Jason Cavalier as Cocoanut Grove Patron Rufus Wainwright as Cocoanut Grove Vocalist #1 Loudon Wainwright III as Cocoanut Grove Vocalist #2 Martha Wainwright as Cocoanut Grove Vocalist #3 Al Dubois as Pan Am Executive #1 John Koensgen as Pan Am Executive #2 Harry Standjofski as Crony of Louis B. Mayer Josie Maran as Cigarette Girl Joe Chrest as Hell's Angels Director of Photography Justin Shilton as Hell's Angels Pilot Arthur Holden as Radio Announcer Joseph P. Reidy as Aide to Howard Stéphane Demers as Maitre d' Yves Jacques as Waiter Chris Ufland as Engineer Sebastian Tillinger as Timer James Bradford as Uncle Willy Francesca Scorsese as Little Girl Alan Toy as Man on Crutches Joe Cobden as Another Guest #1 Linda E. Smith as Another Guest #2 David Purdham as Emcee Alan Fawcett as Chairman MPA Lisa Bronwyn Moore as Noah's Wife Emma Campbell as Helen - Jack Frye's wife Vincent Laresca as Jorge Matt Holland as Hughes' Staff Person Dennis St John as Nick the Custodian Al Vandecruys as Doctor James Rae as FBI Agent Kathleen McAuliffe as Brewster's Maid Terry Haig as Another Senator Heather Petrone as Danielle Franke as Esquire Starlet (uncredited) Meghan Elizabeth as Starlet (uncredited) Elizabeth DeCicco as Starlet (uncredited) Elisa Dyann as Coat Check Girl (uncredited) Isabelle Champeau as Editor (uncredited) Al Coronel as Bi-Plane Mechanic (uncredited) Gerardo Lo Dico as Military Officer (uncredited) Anne V. Coates as Howard Hughes' Film Editor (uncredited) Jacob Davich as Howard Hughes (9 yrs old) Amy Sloan as Howard Hughes' Mother Sam Hennings as HELL'S ANGELS Stunt Coordinator Joe Chrest as HELL'S ANGELS Director of Photography Harry Strandjofski as Crony of Louis B. Mayer Justin Shilton as HELL'S ANGELS Pilot Raymond Ducasse as Roscoe Turner Charlotte Scott as Little Girl Jordan St. James as Hughes' Aide at Censor Hearing Emma Campbell as Jack Frye's Wife, Helen Dennis St John as Custodian James McNamara as James McNamara (voice) Vladimir Kuznetsov Smith as Caretaker Mark Akeson as Caretaker Jason Pollard as Caretaker Heather Petrone as Vivien Leigh (uncredited)