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Memphis Belle (1990) (Patreon)

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2025-02-20 01:12:04
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Content

Matthew Modine, Sean Astin, Tate Donovan, Billy Zane, Eric Stoltz, Courtney Gaines, Harry Connick Jr., D.B. Sweeney, John Lithgow, David Strathairn, Reed Diamond

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Comments

Peggy G

Now I have my plans for the evening!! I watched this movie on HBO sooooo many times back in the day! Kudos to whomever picked it!

Cristy

Thanks so much, guys! I can't wait to watch.

Cristy
>>165302147

Thank you! I'm so happy you're a fan too, not enough people react to this movie which is such a shame.

Cristy

To answer your question, Memphis Belle is a fictional version of the 1944 documentary Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress (a great watch) about the 25th and last mission of an American Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber during World War II. The characters in the movie are all composites. The score for this movie was actually nominated for a BAFTA award.

Cristy

Interesting fact: Matthew Modine's uncle Wylder Modine was an actual B-17 pilot during WWII. Matthew wore his uncle's uniform and bomber jacket in the film and later donated it to the Wounded Warrior Project.

James Gassor

Great movie choice, one of my favorites. These were the B-17 Flying Fortress, not the B-52s

Cristy

The cast chemistry is phenomenal which is why I can believe they’ve flown so many missions together. That first scene with John Lithgow’s voice over is probably my favourite of the whole movie. Exposition done well, lol, and such a great introduction to the characters. I didn’t even think about picking two David Strathairn movies for you to watch but he is so good. Thanks for watching, guys, and glad you enjoyed it, much appreciated : )

Peggy G

Also, no need to ever watch the miniseries Master of the Air - they basically took this movie and made it 9 episodes. I never made it past episode 2 because it was such a blatant ripoff.

James B.

Love this movie. It's extremely quotable. "They got the rookies!" "Put it in the old pickle barrel" "We sink you're trying to escape!" "My family has a furniture business. We make furniture and sell it. You can come work for me."

Youtalkingtome
>>165311563

Thank you so much for picking this! It truly was an incredible film. I love the way they handled exposition and how they introduced all the characters. Plus more Strathairn is always welcome!

Michael Soukup
>>165311234

Just to add to this, the documentary was filmed by the great director William Wyler. He and his cameramen went on missions with the squad. During WWII the war department recruited top Hollywood directors to document various aspects of the war. I think this has been compiled into it’s own documentary called Five Came Back. These were not cosmetic assignments—Wyler lost hearing in one of his ears I believe. All of them said their subsequent films were changed afterward.

Joy M

I remember this VHS tape!

D Gyre

great movie, looking forward to your reaction on it. I am going to take a moment to say I love Boondock Saints, and I think has some pretty good acting from the leads, but its absolutely a movie you have to go into looking for a stylized gory shoot 'em up. I love it, its one I go back to every so often to re-watch it, but definitely understandable why its not for everyone and not one I'd recommend for you guys. It's also not a good blind watch. You should have expectations going in.

D Gyre

The U.S. Air Force wasn't formed until after WWII, in 1947/48, somewhere there. This is the "Army Air Corps" and today would be the airforce, but yes at the time they are Army. Technically more troops deployed from the Army than the Marines in the Pacific, in particular in the Philippines (which was still US territory at the time, it also gets independence just after the war), its just the Marine Corps played such a prominent role in the island hopping campaign they get a lot of focus. (But don't you ever tell one of those army guys I said that!!). Also, because the Army was massive and the Marine Corps is tiny, proportionally the Marines were deploying more of their forces in the pacific, while a bigger proportion of the Army was in Europe. And as you said, of course, the Navy had a bigger role in the Pacific than Europe, but was important to both. -Semper Fi

Youtalkingtome
>>165409986

Hey thanks for clearing that up for us. I can really geek out on that. I love learning more about WW2. I just find it fascinating.

D Gyre
>>165407831

Not too hard at all! In general movies are subjective and in particular there's a lot of reason why a broader audience wouldn't like Boondock Saints.

D Gyre
>>165409986

Then you probably should do the show trifecta (Band of Brothers, The Pacific, and Masters of the Air). Should also be plenty of support for those in the channel, they've all been "react" shows for many channels. Naturally I'm partial to The Pacific. But some other options: - Tuskegee Airmen (or Red Tails, but I'm partial to the original Tuskegee Airmen movie) - I'd really recommend this one paired with Memphis Belle, as they do fighter escorts for bombers, and it just feels very similar, almost like they are companion movies. - Flags of Our Fathers / Letters from Iwo Jima - Monuments Men (I think you guys would enjoy this) - The original Midway - Conspiracy (2001) - This one is a Holocaust movie more than a war movie, there's no battles, it just about the Wansee conference on the "Final Solution" plan. Its heavy and chilling, but also important and with some outstanding acting by Stanley Tucci and Kenneth Branagh (among others) And of course there's a zillion books and documentaries.

Skinny_Obelix

I thought I heard you guys say once, you hadn't watched Band of Brothers yet, but I convinced myself this couldn't possibly be true. But since you didn't wake me from this bad dream, I can only say, watch it sooner rather than later. Next, you'll tell me you haven't watched Das Boot either... The Pacific is good too, Masters of the air I wasn't the biggest fan of despite the loaded cast, the problem with bombing missions is that they're not varied enough to fill 9 episodes. And a lot of people tell me to end that with generation kill, but I haven't watched that yet.

Roland Cooke
>>165540668

IMPORTANT - DAS BOOT! Watch the full original German miniseries, and not the cut-down abomination. One of the finest shows ever.

Youtalkingtome
>>165540668

Yeah, we really need to check all of those out honestly. We will definitely be doing a few of them once the schedule clears up a bit!

David
>>165312086

I was disappointed by Masters of the Air as well. I felt like it was more style than substance and the pacing just felt off throughout much of it. It's certainly a tougher set of stories to tell (and show) than something like Band of Brothers, but I just didn't think they did a very good job with it.

David

If you haven't yet seen Band of Brothers, definitely put that one on your short list. I think it's pretty much essential viewing as a fantastically well-produced miniseries (there's a reason it's often near the top of all-time TV lists that include miniseries), and I think you'll find it especially rewarding if you are the types of people that enjoy reading further about the people & events that are portrayed.