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1) Wings
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
Two young men, one rich, one middle class, who are in love with the same woman (Hollywood's first "It-girl," Clara Bow), become fighter pilots in World War I. Stunningly realistic flying sequences, all filmed without faking or processing shots, highlight this story of two airmen pals and an ambulance nurse they both love, first winner of an **Academy Award** for Best Picture. Winner of Best Picture and Best Effects, Engineering Effects at the **Academy...
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
After more than 30 years of service as one of the navy's top aviators, Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. Training a detachment of graduates for a special assignment, Maverick must confront the ghosts of his past and his deepest fears, culminating in a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those who choose to fly it.
Language
English
Formats
Description
A magical storyline about a desert-stranded pilot (Richard Kiley) and a wandering child from a faraway place. Together, the two share encounters that amuse, charm and touch the heart. Have you ever acquired wisdom from a fox (Gene Wilder)? Cared for a rose that was special beyond all other roses? Visited a far-off, far-out king? Witnessed the wily dance of a snake (Bob Fosse)? The universe-no, life-is an enchanting place, even more so when it's shared...
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2008.
Edition
Full screen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Fly girl: Fifties music backs the effors of Pilot Uniqua while she delivers singing telegrams to a grumpy pirate, a quiet-loving queen, and even the Abominable Snowman. Who goes there?: It's a madcap museum adventure set to Flamenco as rookie security guard Tyrone tries to chase down some runaway works of art before Curator Tasha returns. What's bugging you?: Rumba plays as pest controllers Tyrone and Uniqua try to rid Lady Tasha's mansion of wormans...
Publisher
Binge Box
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
6 videodiscs (DVD) (approximately 709 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Top gun: At the elite Navy Fighter Weapons School, cocky, young pilots compete against one another in the air as well as on the ground. Bonus features include commentary, featurette, music videos, behind-the-scenes, and more.
Jerry Maguire: A sports agent suffers a mental breakdown and must place all his chips on one athlete to save his career.
Mission impossible: Ethan Hunt, a secret agent framed for the deaths of his espionage team. Fleeing from...
Language
English
Formats
Description
Aviation and sports come together in STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND. This 1955 American film is starring James Stewart and June Allyson, and is directed by Anthony Mann. Robert "Dutch" Holland (James Stewart) is a professional baseball player with the St. Louis Cardinals. As a former B-29 bomber pilot during World War II, he is also an officer on inactive status in the United States Air Force Reserve. During spring training in St. Petersburg, Florida, he is...
Series
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Edition
Full screen version.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (DVD) (617 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Everyone's favorite furry cargo pilot returns for more high-altitude heroics! Baloo and his crew face off against familiar foes, like the evil Colonel Spigot, and a whole new batch of rogues in 27 episodes of full-throttle thrills!
8) Amelia
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Kansas-born girl Amelia Earhart discovers the thrill of aviation at age 23. Within 12 years she goes on to win the Distinguished Flying Cross for being the first woman to pilot a plane solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Amelia and her husband/business partner George Putnam have an enduring marriage that could not be broken by her determination to fly, nor by her passionate affair with Gene Vidal. At age 39, she sets out on an attempt to circumnavigate...
9) Top gun
Language
English
Description
Widescreen. Maverick Mitchell is a daring young flyer in the U.S. Navy who is out to become the best of the best at the Navy's prestigious fighter weapons school.
10) Sully
Publisher
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Formats
Description
On Thursday, January 15th, 2009, the world witnessed the "Miracle on the Hudson" when Captain, Chesley Sullenberger glided his disabled plane onto the frigid waters of the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 aboard. However, even as Sully was being heralded by the public and the media for his unprecedented feat of aviation skill, an investigation was unfolding that threatened to destroy his reputation and his career.
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2005.
Edition
Special collector's edition.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (DVD) (148 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A commercial airliner develops engine trouble while flying over the Pacific Ocean. The pilot panics, so it is up to the washed-up co-pilot to get the plane down safely. Based on an Ernest K. Gann bestseller.
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Robert Redford, in the title role, barnstorms across the Midwest, taking on rival after rival in his quest for the number one spot in the skies."--Container.
Series
Language
English
Description
"Cmdr. Frank 'Spig' Wead was a pioneer aviator, renowned screenwriter (whose works included John Ford's They Were Expendable) and a man of war. The skies beckoned Spig to action; a crippling injury ultimately left him powerless to act, propelling him to discover the power of his pen. He was talented, driven, flawed, and a friend of Ford's--and the subject of this compassionate biography"--Container.
14) Airplane!
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this spoof of disaster movies, Ted Striker, an ex-Navy pilot, just got dumped by his long-time girlfriend Elaine Dickinson, who works as a stewardess. In his wish to get her back, he follows her aboard a plane, although he has had a deep aversion against anything winged since he lost several men in the war. During flight, he tries to make up with her again and again, but a crisis looms as the crew and many passengers get seriously ill due to a...
Publisher
Bob Hoover Project, LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (86 min.) : sound, colour with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"WWII veteran, prisoner of war, accomplished test pilot, pace plane for the Unlimited Reno races, air show pilot -- Bob Hoover is considered by many to be one of the founding fathers of modern aerobatics. Jimmy Doolittle called him " ... the greatest stick and rudder man who ever lived." Flying the feathered edge preserves the stories, the friendships, and the legacy that surrounds this man who quietly touched the trajectory of aviation's many developments...
Publisher
Dreamscape Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, color, with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"In 1921, a young woman arose from the poverty of the Texas cotton fields. She captured the hearts of the American Black population, teaching them to overcome not only the racial barriers of the time but also the barriers within themselves. She dared to dream, and she challenged them to do so as well. Her name was Bessie Coleman. And, for Bessie Coleman, the sky was the limit..."--Container.
Publisher
Hen's Tooth Video
Pub. Date
2010.
Edition
[Widescreen format].
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Eve Tozer hires Patrick O'Malley, a washed-up aviator, and races against a deadline in a desperate attempt to meet the ransom demands of the men who have kidnapped her industrialist father in China.
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2005]
Edition
Full screen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (78 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When an airplane pilot claims he can deliver mail and supplies faster than the sled-dog team, Balto and his pals rise to the challenge. What begins as a competition ends up as a search for the airplane pilot.
19) Amelia Earhart
Series
Publisher
Wonderscape Entertainment, LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 21 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In this brand-new, 2016, high-definition program, students will learn all about Amelia Earhart. What was Amelia like as a child? What important influences in her life ignited her passion for planes and flying? What were her major accomplishments and historic flights? The answers to all of this are covered in depth with detailed graphics, diagrams, exciting video and an "animated" appearance from Amelia Earhart herself!
20) Flight
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (138 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A seasoned airline pilot miraculously crash lands his plane after a mid-air catastrophe, saving nearly every soul on board. After the crash, Whip is hailed as a hero, but as more is learned, more questions than answers arise as to who or what was really at fault and what really happened on the plane.
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