Memphis Belle (9/10) Movie CLIP - Dive (1990) HD

CLIP DESCRIPTION:
When an engine catches fire, Dennis (Matthew Modine) and Luke (Tate Donovan) have to think of a way to put it out quickly.

FILM DESCRIPTION:
Unabashedly sentimental, this war film was produced by David Putnam in partnership with Catherine Wyler, whose father William Wyler directed an acclaimed documentary about the real-life events depicted in the film. The ensemble cast is composed of ten young actors portraying the crew of the World War II B-17 bomber "Memphis Belle," anticipating their 25th and last mission before they will be able to go home. Having won fame with their exemplary war record and amazing lack of casualties, they expect their final assignment to be a cakewalk, but instead they are ordered to bomb Bremen, a heavily defended German city that will mean almost certain loss of life. Led by their experienced captain, Dennis Dearborn (Matthew Modine), the crew shoulders its responsibility despite mounting fears, while their commanding officer (David Strathairn) and a public relations specialist (John Lithgow) wait anxiously for their return. Aboard the bomber, there's friction between Dearborn and his disgruntled co-pilot Luke Sinclair (Tate Donovan), and between medical officer Val Kozlowski (Billy Zane) and the rest of the crew when it's learned that Val lied about his qualifications. Despite impressive technical credits and a popular Generation-X cast, Memphis Belle (1990) was a box-office disappointment, its enthusiastic patriotism considered a throwback to a bygone era of filmmaking.

CREDITS:
TM & © Warner Bros. (1990)
Cast: Sean Astin, Harry Connick Jr., Reed Diamond, Tate Donovan, Courtney Gains, Neil Giuntoli, Matthew Modine, Eric Stoltz, D.B. Sweeney, Billy Zane
Director: Michael Caton-Jones
Producers: David Puttnam, Eric Rattray, Catherine Wyler
Screenwriter: Monte Merrick

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[lsq]

>Plane has to dive
>random stuka siren sound
Everytime.

[BasicallyPie]

"Hey gunner, why is our B-17 equipped with dive sirens?"

[tjsogmc]

My grandfather fought in Ww2 and is recognized as having destroyed more German airplanes than any other soldier in the war. He was the worst mechanic the luftwaffe ever had.

[johnpublic]

One of the best movies ever. I watched this in November 94 at an IMAX theater while in A.F. basic training. Great actors, truly great.

[HMSHOOD]

Now if only the B-17 held up like this in War Thunder.

[corporalsilver]

"You won't get out...not when it dives at 300 knots..."

[lipshaha]

I watched this movie with my father 25 years ago and with my sons 1 year ago. A movie that shows what friendship and responsibility are.

[CromoPaleoShow]

Turns out every plane in Hollywood becomes a Ju 87 when it dives

[jhanluisorta]

That damn Stuka is hanging with the Memphis quite good...

[davidchandler]

The old days. When men wore nice hats in combat and Billy Zane had hair.

[JoeInCT]

My Dad said not many B-17s that tried that survived; I think he said the fire extinguishers were not very effective, and if an engine fire started, it was because the fuel line had been hit by an enemy bullet. He was a Combat Aviation Engineer; they built airfields as the ground war pushed toward Germany, very often using Marston Mats (rectangular metal plates with holes to make them lighter and to allow for water run off.) The Europeans liked to use grass runways, and it was also a matter of cost, so the Avn Egrs had to beef them up b/c the P-47 weight was about 8 tons at full load takeoff, and would sink into the dirt if it was at all wet (they had 8 .50 cal MGs, the most of any fighter, but ruinous when strafing, and 8 runs of ammo, often 2x500 lb bombs, and maybe a drop tank for a long flight. P-47 was a flying tank. Daddy of the A-10 in concept.

[aaronlewis]

This film has to be my all time favourite movie because every time I used to go round my Nan and grandads house I always used to watch it and not only that it’s just an amazing movie in general

[redsballer]

Recently went up in a b17 for a tour flight, probably the coolest thing I’ve ever done

[calvinnickel]

Fun fact.

An airspeed indicator takes the combination of pitot (ram) and static air pressures to give a reading.

Since the glass is broken on the airspeed indicator… the static air pressure is replaced by ambient air pressure in the cockpit (a common way that is taught to counter a blocked static port is to break the glass of the vertical speed indicator.. as it’s not an essential instrument).

Many planes have an alternate static port that is inside the cockpit. There is also a chart of alternate airspeeds which are usually lower. Also.. even though the B-17 is unpressurized (especially this B-17) there will be a lag in the pressure inside vs outside as you dive.

Meaning that this plane was not only exceeding maximum speed… but _greatly_ exceeding maximum speed.

[itsMrNoble]

The optical effects have aged pretty badly in this film but the way the interior shots are done and blended are convincing enough for me to not even really notice too much.

[timmayer]

Imagine guys in your high school graduating class flying one of these bombers. Ten kids with just enough time in the air to find their way to the target. ME 109s being flown by seasoned fighter pilots coming in from every direction pumping 20 MM cannon fire into your 17 from nose to tail. Flak bursts black and deadly scattering white hot shrapnel in one side of your plane and out the other. Gunners ripped to shreds, your co-pilot taking a direct blast of flak through his side of the windshield slumping over dead against the controls. Two engines bursting into flames, a third blown away from the aircraft, spiraling down through the clouds. Your aircraft slowly rolling over and entering a nose dive from 25 thousand feet which you cannot escape.

[daltonsteedgaming]

This movie made my grandfather not-so-happy.

My great grandfather was a B-17 pilot in the 8th AF, he actually served with these guys. Until they got the missions.
In 1943, the 8th AF needed to boost moral. So they chose quite a few B-17's, gave them around five escort squadrons, and sent them on 3 hour missions with little if not no fighter at all. This made my great grandfather angry, he was going on eight hour missions with up to 100 Luftwaffe fighters and only one squadron for escort. He watched his men die, unlike the belle and their milk runs. Then this movie came out years later. He watched it, and he was MAD. first of all, they where hardly allowed to talk, and in this they are having full conversations. Second they even got what they had to WEAR wrong. They would dress way warmer than this, not to mention that they had to wear their helmets the entire time! They also continuously in the movie would take their oxygen masks off. IRL they would have them on from the moment they took off, to the moment they landed. Plus just everything in the movie was very unrealistic. He was mad that they became the hero's when he and his squadron (he was a squadron leader) where doing the real work. And after hearing his account I agree. I think they need to stop putting so much Hollywood into WW2 movies. And I agree that that wasn't fair to him and the rest of the 8th AF that had to go on the hard missions.

[karenhenningsen]

My Dad had to makes this maneuver. Lost 3 engines and ditched in the North Sea. All survived and rescued by British Royal Patrol.

[NickyNustar]

Glad to see this scene is as amazing as it was the first time round.

[seancunn]

My uncle got killed in a similar situation. One of gunners on board was able to bail out to live and tell the story. RIP