Flyboys [videorecording DVD] / Flyboys Films Ltd. ; Elstree Film & Television Studios ; Electric Entertainment ; Ingenious Entertainment ; Ingenious Film Partners ; Skydance Production ; produced by Dean Devlin, Marc Frydman ; story by Blake T. Evans ; screenplay by Phil Sears & Blake T. Evans and David S. Ward ; directed by Tony Bill.
Title from container. James Franco, Scott Hazell, Mac McDonald, Philip Winchester, Todd Boyce, Michael Jibson, Karen Ford, David Ellison, Jean Reno. Originally released as a motion picture in 2006. "Based on a true story." Special features: Audio commentary by director Tony Bill and producer Dean Devlin; "Real heros: the true story of the Lafayette Escadrille" featurette; "Life of a minature stunt pilot" featurette; "Whiskey and soda- the Lion mascots" featurette; "Taking flight- the making of a flying sequence"; "The real planes of flyboys" featurette; deleted scenes; theatrical trailer; 'Flyboys' squadron DVD-ROM game demo.
Summary:
A story of the young Americans who volunteered to be part of the French military prior to the United States involvement in WWI, also known as Lafayette Escadrille, and how they became the country's first fighter pilots.
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