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Where was The Aviator filmed?

2005 film, directed by Martin Scorsese.

  • Long Beach

The story is set in California, about 245 miles (395 km) from where it was filmed.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
California; Connecticut
Filmed in
Long Beach
Distance
About 245 miles (395 km) between California and the nearest filming location.
Distance
About 2,516 miles (4,049 km) between Connecticut and the nearest filming location.
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About The Aviator

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Released
2005
Director
Martin Scorsese
Cast
Leonardo DiCaprioCate BlanchettAlan AldaAlec BaldwinKate BeckinsaleJohn C. ReillyGwen StefaniJude LawWillem DafoeIan Holm
Genre
BiographicalDramaHistoricalThrillerAdventure
Awards
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress; Academy Award for Best Cinematography; Academy Award for Best Film Editing; Academy Award for Best Costume Design and 2 more

In 1913 Houston, eight-year-old Howard Hughes's mother gives him a bath and teaches him to spell "quarantine", warning him about the recent cholera outbreak.

He becomes romantically involved with actress Katharine Hepburn, who helps to ease the symptoms of his worsening obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) and germaphobia.

Juan Trippe, company rival and chairman of Pan Am, asks his crony, Senator Ralph Owen Brewster, to introduce the Community Airline Bill, which would give Pan Am exclusivity on international air travel.

Famous lines from The Aviator

Could you name the film from one of these? Famous lines turn up in the daily game.

  • Got it.Noah
  • START 'EM UP!!!Howard
  • Well.. It's your money.Noah
  • So when do we go to Houston?Noah
  • Guess I'll be working twice as hard!Noah

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