IMAX cameras follow fighter pilot
Published 9:00 pm Thursday, December 23, 2004
There’s little doubt about the muscular agenda behind “Fighter Pilot: Operation Red Flag,” which opens Sunday at the Boeing IMAX Theater at the Pacific Science Center, Seattle Center.
The movie was filmed with the cooperation of the Air Force and funded by Boeing, but this promotional package also offers authenticity and exhilaration.
| Opens Sunday at the Boeing IMAX Theatre at the Pacific Science Center, Seattle Center. Shows at 1:30, 2:45, 4:00, 5:15 and 7 p.m. daily. 206-443-IMAX,www.pacsci.org/imax/.
Information on the film: www.fighterpilotfilm.com. |
The film, produced and directed by Stephen Low, follows young fighter pilot John Stratton as he undergoes Red Flag, the final round of flight training before actual combat. Established in 1975, Red Flag is a rigorous, two-week program used by all four branches of the U.S. military, as well as forces from 27 countries.
With Imax cameras, digital surround sound and the know-how of cinematographer Clay Lacy (who also shot “Top Gun”), the 45-minute movie shows you the preparation, teamwork and visceral thrills of aerial combat.
Aircraft in the movie include F-15E Strike Eagles and a variety of F-16s, F-18 Hornets, bombers, search-and-rescue aircraft, and reconnaissance planes. And thanks to the Air Force’s resources, director Low was allowed to direct real dogfighting in the sky.
You want to know what flying and fighting feel like, see this movie.
