The Tuskegee Airmen

TV Movie
1995
PG
1h 46m

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7.1/10

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Laurence Fishburne, Cuba Gooding Jr., Allen Payne, Courtney B. Vance, and Malcolm-Jamal Warner in The Tuskegee Airmen (1995)

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The true story of how a group of African-American pilots overcame racist opposition to become one of the finest United States fighter groups in World War II.The true story of how a group of African-American pilots overcame racist opposition to become one of the finest United States fighter groups in World War II.The true story of how a group of African-American pilots overcame racist opposition to become one of the finest United States fighter groups in World War II.

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Won 3 Primetime Emmys
- 6 wins & 16 nominations total

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Storyline

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Trivia
Most of the characters were fictitious composites of real pilots. However, Benjamin "B.O." Davis was very much a real person and was depicted accurately.

Goofs
When Cadet Hannibal Lee is release by Major Joy for his first solo flight, he is given the typical order for all first solo flights: "Three circuits around the [traffic] pattern with full stop landings." The scene then cuts to Cadet Lee far above the traffic pattern altitude (obvious to any pilot) which is a violation of the order he has been given.

Quotes
[last lines]
Benjamin O. Davis: We weren't assigned. We were requested.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Desperado/Dangerous Minds/Mortal Kombat/Beyond Rangoon/Lord of Illusions/The Tuskegee Airmen (1995)

Soundtracks
Straighten Up and Fly Right
Written by Nat 'King' Cole and Irving Mills
Used by permission of EMI Mills Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
Master used by permission of EMI Music Publishing

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Featured review

9/10

An Emotionally Charged Look at the African-American History

This is a movie that should be viewed by all Americans interested in seeing a slice of Americana which has for so long been ignored. Most will identify with the raw emotion evoked by the plight of these brave and talented men. Black Americans will be moved to tears as we are reminded of what those trailblazers overcame so that future Black soldiers, airmen and every day citizens could take their rightful place in American society, proud of their past and heritage. We all owe a debt of gratitude to the Tuskegee Airmen. This movie makes it clear why.