Stealth Review

Stealth

Release Date: 8th September 2005 - Australia

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Original Film

Phoenix Pictures

Laura Ziskin Productions

AFG Talons Productions

Distribution 
Sony Pictures Australia

Genre: Sci-Fi/Action

Rating: M

Runtime: 121 minutes

Budget: $135,000,000

Box Office Gross: $76,932,872

(Worldwide)

Plot Summary

Marine fighter pilots Ben

Gannon, Henry Purcell and

Kara Wade have the task of

training a state-of-the-art,

fully automated, pilotless,

super-stealth aircraft to

carry out strikes on key

foreign targets. After

the plane gets struck by

lightning and rewired, Ben

lacks faith in artificial

intelligence technology.
But even after it takes on its

own, the Navy is determined

to keep it in the air. With the

plane wreaking havoc

worldwide, the team must

embark on their deadliest

mission to stop it before it

causes World War 3!

Cast

Josh Lucas - Lt. Ben Gannon

Jessica Biel - Lt. Kara Wade

Jamie Foxx - Lt. Henry Purcell

Sam Shepard - Capt. George Cummings

Joe Morton - Capt. Dick Marshfield

Richard Roxburgh - Dr. Keith Orbit

Ian Bliss - Lt. Aaron Shaftsbury

Ebon Moss-Bachrach - Tim

David Andrews - Ray

Wentworth Miller - EDI (Voice)

Alexandra Davies - Ben's Date

Caroline de Souza - Henry's Date

Jaipetch Toonchalong - Henry's Thai Girlfriend

Megan Gale - Dr. Orbit's Secretary

Jason Lee - Colonel Young

Michael McCabe - Commander 3rd Fleet

Robert L. Keane - Aircraft Carrier Chaplain

Nicholas Hammond - Executive Officer

Joel Tobeck - Black Ops Leader

John Waters - Black Ops Doctor

Michael Denkha - Naval Controller

Rocky Helton - Master at Arms

Clayton Adams - USS Abraham Lincoln Soldier

Maurice Morgan - USS Abraham Lincoln Soldier

Woody Naismith - USS Abraham Lincoln Soldier

Charles Ndibe - USS Abraham Lincoln Soldier

Sara Saliba - Korean Girl

Jim Diamond - Rangoon Terrorist

Jaffar Hussain - Rangoon Terrorist

Gary Quiy - Rangoon Terrorist

Jason Lee - Colonel Yune

Rowan Schlosberg - EDI Technician

Jason Chan - EDI Technician

Matthew Wilkinson - EDI Technician

Johann Walraven - EDI Technician

Randall Mettam - Naval Controller

Lucia Mastrantone - Naval Controller

Dorian Nkono - Naval Controller

Miles Paras - Naval Controller

Harli Ames - Naval Controller

Adriano Cappelletta - Naval Controller

Blazey Best - Naval Controller

Paul Pantano - Naval Controller

Ilya Melbokoff - Russian Pilot

Nikolai Nikolaeff - Russian Pilot

Warwick Young - Russian Pilot

Paul Donazzan - Russian Pilot

Vanessa Grimm - Sky News Reporter

Matthew Jorgensen - Barricade Officer

Colby Sanders - Aviation Plane Captain

Diego Corral - Ships Safety Officer

Crew

Director - Rob Cohen

Writer - W.D. Ritcher
Executive Producer - Arnold Messer

Executive Producer/Unit Production Manager:

Aircraft Carrier Units - E. Bennett Walsh  

Producers - Mike Medavoy,
Neal H. Moritz and Laura Ziskin

Casting Directors - Sarah Finn,

Randi Hiller and Christine King

Senior Military Advisor - David M. Kennedy

Production Designers - Jonathan Lee and
J. Michael Riva

Supervising Art Director - Richard Hobbs

Model Supervisor - Peter Wyborm

Set Decorator - Suza Maybury
Costume Designer - Lizzy Gardiner

Assistant Costume Designer - Jane Johnston

Key Makeup & Hair Supervisor - Lesley Vanderwalt

Director of Photography - Dean Semler

Director of Photography: Second Unit - Brad Shield

First Assistant "A" Camera: Aircraft

Carrier Units - Clyde E. Bryan

Lear Jet Pilots - Alex Kvassy and Craig Hosking

Unit Production Manager - Catherine Bishop

Production Manager: Second Unit - Libby Sharpe

First Assistant Director - PJ Voeten

First Assistant Director: Aircraft Carrier Units -

Lars P. Winther

Second Assistant Director - Deborah Antoniou

Third Assistant Directors - Scott Lovelock

and Eddie Thorne

Second Unit Director/Stunt Coordinator -
Lance Gilbert

Stunt Coordinator - Guy Norris

Stunt Coordinator: Second Unit - Glenn Suter

Parachute Stunts - Tim Rigby

Australian Aerial Coordinator - Gary Tocehurst
Special Effects Supervisor - John Frazier

Special Effects Supervisor: Flying Fish/

Human Dynamo - Scott Harens
Special Effects Coordinators - David Young 
and Jim Schwalm

Visual Effects Supervisor - Joel Hynek

Visual Effects Supervisor: Animal Logic -

Chris Godfrey

Visual Effects Supervisor: Pacific Title and

Art Studio - David Sosalla

Visual Effects Producer: Digital Domain -

Julian Levi

Visual Effects Executive Producer: Digital

Domain - Nancy Bernstein

Executive Producer: Animal Logic -

Zareh Nalbandian

Visual Effects Director of Photography:

Digital Domain - Erik Nash

Director of Photography: Flying Fish/Human

Dynamo - Richard Bluck

Digital Effects Supervisor: Digital Domain - Kelly Port

Computer Graphics Supervisors: Digital Domain -

Markus Kurtz and Vernon R. Wilbert Jr.

Compositing Supervisor: Digital Domain - Bryan Grill

Digital Compositing Sequence Leads:

Digital Domain - Brian Begun, Paul Kirwan

and Lou Pecora

Senior Digital Compositors: Digital Domain -

Ted S. Andre, Eric M. Beaver, Alette Boyce,

Paul Lambert, Kevin Lingenfelser,

Michael Maloney, Michael Melchiorre,

Marc Morissette, Robert Nederhorst,

Marc Dominic Rienzo, Jason Selfe and

Deborah Siltman

CG Effects Animation Sequence Leads:

Digital Domain - Robert A.D. Frick,

John Gibson and Garman Heritstad

CG Animation Lead: Digital Domain - Erik Gamache

Film Editor - Stephen E. Rivkin

First Assistant Editor - Andrew S. Eisen

Supervising Sound Editor - Bruce Stambler

Sound Designer - Tim Walston

ADR Supervisor - Becky Sullivan

Supervising Sound Mixers - Jeffrey J. Jaboush,

Bill W. Benton and Rick Kline

Music - BT

Additional Music - Trevor Morris

Music Supervisor - Bob Badami

Orchestra Recordist and Mixer - Alan Meyerson

Review
STEALTH could have been a good film, but unfortunately, it needs to be improved to match some of its contenders, such as Top Gun. Many viewers claim this box office misfire has taken some elements and a few ideas for this unoriginal picture. Yes, the premise is cheesy, but what more could moviegoers want? STEALTH has had its share of criticism for its lack of originality and thin characterisation, which were its shortcomings. The aerial sequences, camerawork and special effects make this film a visual delight and somewhat enjoyable. It even includes intriguing parts, such as in the movie's middle act, where something happens to one of the main characters. The acting is typically good, coming from a few leading actors like Josh Lucas, Jessica Biel and Jamie Foxx. They weren't good enough to save STEALTH from crashing down.

This movie is simply average and probably not Rob Cohen's finest work. It's worth the watch for one time, but there is nothing to rush out and watch in a hurry.

Star rating: (3/5) Average

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