Helicopters on the Big Screen Part II

[joker]

OK, I'd like to develop a theme started in another thread...helicopters in movies.

 

But here, I'd simply like to collect a list of movies / TV where helicopters are used.

 

The list would include a very brief description of the shot(s), helicopters used, length etc..etc. Limited discussion, just an objective list...

 

What d'ya think?

 

Joker

 

 

I'll start with that all time favourite...P.S. (This is not the best, as I'm on holiday and this is off the top of my head!)

 

Film: Apocolypse Now

Helicopter Types: Huey

Length Of Clip: Multiple Shots - best being about 2-5 mins long set to the music of Wagner's Ring - Ride of the Vakyries!

Description: Many helicopters in formation preparing an attack on a village.

[Guest rookie101]

hmmm...let me think here

 

Film: Outbreak

Helicopter(s): multiple apperances of MD-500's and UH-1's

Length: latter half of the movie. Includes a chase between an MD and Huey

 

Film: Swordfish

Helicopter(s): MD-900 Explorer, Bell 429 (?), and the S-64 (Erickson Aircrane)

Length: The MD shows up in the last 20 mins. and get's blown up, the 429 shows up only briefly, but the aircrane is in there for 5-8 min carrying a bus

 

Film: Italian Job

Helicopter(s): MD-530

Length: Near the end of the movie there is some superb flying by the pilot which includes a chase scene and some low level hovering in an enclosed loading area.

 

Film: X-Men 2

Helicopter(s): Bell-210 I think and Boeing 107 Vertol (Columbia Helicopters)

Length: Brief, when the school is invaded the 107 is unloading some troops and the 210's are just flying around.The 107 had a grey/black color scheme.

[excelsior!!]

film:blackhawk down helicopter type:special ops uh-60s/littile birds(not sure of their official name scenes:rangers fast-roping out of blackhawks/blackhawks providing sniper cover/littile birds making strafing runs. And of course a couple of blackhawks getting shot down.

[Ace]

Film: Gone in 60 Seconds

Helicopter Types: I'll get back to you on that

Length Of Clip: Unknown

Description: Chase scene in the concrete riverbed between Nicholas Cage in his 1960's Mustang and a helicopter

Website: Gone in 60 Seconds

[excelsior!!]

I forgot one. film:godzilla helicopter:ah-64 apache scenes:a really good chase scene with the apaches chasing godzilla and blowing up the chrysler building!

[Heli_Girl]

Film: Resident Evil 2

Heli Types: Don't remember..

Length: About 2 minutes

Description: Helis shooting at the main chick while she's running through a glass building, Then the big monster guy saves her and shoots them down

 

Hah, im not very descriptive...

[HeloPitts]

Firebirds- Tommy Lee Jones, Nicholas Cage

Apaches,Cobras,kiowas,blackhawks,hughes 500D aka scorpion attack helicopter

 

Airwolf "great show"

Bell deuce,Bell 206, and hughes 500

[Goldy]

ok..you're forgetting the biggest helicopter movie of all time... " Blue Thunder"..

 

Or am I the only one old enough to remember ??

[dcdawn]

how about a list on all the helis in the James Bond movies

[HeloPitts]

Magnum PI need I say more

hughes 500

[PhilJ]

Jaws2 300C on floats

helicopter gets eaten by shark trying to rescue kids in dinghys

[Vaqueroaero]

Deadly Encounter - Hughes Charlie model. Starring Larry Hagman. Dreadful acting and storyline, but simply breathtaking flying. Made by a helicopter pilot for helicopter pilots. I had the honor of meeting Mr Hagman and asked him about the stunts. His reply: "It was nuts".

[Guest rookie101]

Film: Gone in 60 Seconds

Helicopter Types: I'll get back to you on that

Length Of Clip: Unknown

Description: Chase scene in the concrete riverbed between Nicholas Cage in his 1960's Mustang and a helicopter

Website: Gone in 60 Seconds

 

I am positive that it was an AS-350 that was in that chase scene and the helicopter was only involved for 5 or 6 mins of that chase. I want that mustang!!!

 

ok..you're forgetting the biggest helicopter movie of all time... " Blue Thunder"..

 

Or am I the only one old enough to remember ??

 

 

Uh, I am drawing a blank on this one, sorry dude.

[cmsrally]

With alittle research found out that Blue Thunder is a Gazelle with mods.

 

The tv show Rip Tide. The Screaming Me-Me, a Sikorsky S-58T.

[Ace]

I am positive that it was an AS-350 that was in that chase scene and the helicopter was only involved for 5 or 6 mins of that chase. I want that mustang!!!

Thanks rookie! I was gonna break out my copy of the movie and watch it just for that clip but maybe I'll just get a screenie for ya. Thanks again!

 

And yeah, I want that Mustang as well!

 

Isn't it cool how we get excited about helicopters and everywhere we go, that's all we see? I'm walking past the video store in the mall the other day and nearly broke my neck when I saw a helicopter flying on the TV screens. What is wrong with me?

 

 

 

Oh, found this site that ya'll might be interested in. It's an index of Rotary Flight in the movies. Don't cheat now. You have to come up with a movie you actually know of.

 

Here's the link: Rotary Action

[nbit]

I highly advise seeing this thread at verticalmag.com. It has 36 pages of helicopter movie information replies from the members there with lots of helicopter movie trivia.

[WHIRLYDUDE]

The film speed with keanu reeves and sandra bullock . Brilliant shot looking down from above thru the rotors of a MD530 notar onto the bus . Seen that on big screen tv many times .

Also first blood with stalone at the beginning i think its a 206 jetranger and stalone throws a stone at the windscreen .

[klas]

I was partial to Birds of Prey, starring David Janssen, when I was young.

[RotorWeed]

http://www.rotaryaction.com/

 

 

Birds of Prey was one of my favorite movies as a kid.

 

Rotor

[Heli_Girl]

There are just sooo many movies to list off... But one thing i have noticed from seeing Helis in movies is that just about all of them end up getting blown up or shot down! Anyone else seem to notice this?

 

Oh another movie..

S.W.A.T

Many Helis throughout the movie

Huey dropping them off in the beginning, Police heli getting shot by a sniper(another downed heli, as i said), and other helis following the convoy through downtown.

[HelliBoy]

With alittle research found out that Blue Thunder is a Gazelle with mods.

 

Blue thunder was actually an Alouette, freind of mine got the special edition DVD with the 'making of' stuff. They had two full size and a bunch of RCs for filming

[RotorWeed]

Blue thunder was actually an Alouette, freind of mine got the special edition DVD with the 'making of' stuff. They had two full size and a bunch of RCs for filming

 

 

I've never seen a Alouette helicopter with a fenstron tail rotor. Blue thunder looks to me like it was built from a Gazelle.

 

Rotor

[Goldy]

With alittle research found out that Blue Thunder is a Gazelle with mods.

 

The tv show Rip Tide. The Screaming Me-Me, a Sikorsky S-58T.

 

That S-58 is still flying today. Its stationed at Whiteman Airport north of L.A....it's just not pink anymore !..sorta an old orange color...

[HelliBoy]

Thats funny. Just rechecked the DVD and they're saying allouette, the dip$h!t$s dont even know what type of heli they used.

[mechanic]

I liked 3 from my childhood, Cough, LOL, TV series.

 

 

 

1. Airwolf

 

2. 240 Robert, the chick flying the heli was hot , I think her screen name was Morgan? Can't remember.

 

3. Magnum PI

 

 

 

I never really liked Blue Thunder for some reason?