Fighter Pilot: Operation Red Flag
John Stratton is a young American fighter pilot who flies the F-15 Eagle, arguably the most potent and successful fighter plane ever built. His grandfather was a decorated World War II flying ace, and he intended to follow in his footsteps.
At Red Flag, the international training exercise for air forces of allied countries, many of the world’s best pilots meet for the most challenging flying of their careers. Red Flag is the final training for pilots and their aircrews before being sent into actual combat. We follow our young pilot as he makes his way through this extraordinary event held in the desert of Nevada. He is amazed at how complex, challenging and dangerous the exercises are.
He begins to notice team members who were not a part of his childhood vision of heroism, the support team crucial to a successful mission, and to a safe return home. In the aerial combat exercises, there are other pilots who aren’t out just to prove themselves, they are helping him -- watching his back. And he is doing the same for them. He begins to realize that being a hero is not quite as simple as he once might have thought.
Film Info
- Type: Documentary
- Release date: December 10, 2004
- Run time: 40 minutes
- Format: 15/70, 8/70, Digital
- 3D: Yes
- Genre: Flight
- Director(s): Stephen Low
- Producer(s): Stephen Low, Pietro Serapiglia
- Distributor: K2 Communications, The Stephen Low Company
Video Clips
Clips & Trailers:
Fighter Pilot 3D - Trailer #1 [Flash]
Fighter Pilot: Making Of [QT High]
Fighter Pilot: Making Of [WM 300 K]
Fighter Pilot: Teaser [Real 300 K]
Fighter Pilot: Teaser [WM 300 K]
Fighter Pilot: Trailer [QT High]
Fighter Pilot: Trailer [WM 300 K]
Credits
Produced by Stephen Low Productions. Producers: Stephen Low, Pietro Serapiglia. Director: Stephen Low. DP: William Reeve. Script: Stephen Low, Denny Kuhr, Joe Stanley. Executive Producer: K2 Communications (Bob Kresser, Jan Baird). Distributor: K2 Communications, Stephen Low Distribution. Sponsored by Boeing.
Reviews
BMZ Reviews:
Simulated War By Ross Anthony
Fighter Pilot: Operation Red Flag By Ann Coates
Outside Reviews:
"'Fighter Pilot': Hang Onto Your Popcorn Bucket" By Sean Daly, Washington Post (registration req'd)
"Fighter Pilot: Operation Red Flag" By Michael Rechtshaffen, The Hollywood Reporter
"Larger Than Life" By Carol Cling, Las Vegas Review-Journal
"The sky's the limit in 'Fighter Pilot'" By Lawrence Toppman, The Charlotte Observer (registration req'd)
"Fighter Pilot: Operation Red Flag" By Philip Wuntch, Dallas Morning News
Related Articles
Fighter Pilot surpasses 150 million viewers worldwide By K2 Communications (July 28, 2008)
Fighter Pilot Wins LFCA 2005 Best of Festival Film Award By The Large Format Cinema Association (May 5, 2005)
Teacher's Guide
[PDF] Fighter Pilot: Operation Red Flag
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