Flight (2012 film)


Flight is a 2012 American drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis. The film stars Denzel Washington as William Whip Whitaker Sr., an airline pilot who miraculously crashlands his plane after it suffers an inflight mechanical failure, saving nearly everyone on board. Immediately following the crash, he is hailed a hero, but an investigation soon leads to questions that put the captain in a different light.

Airline pilot captain William Whip Whitaker Sr. Washington uses cocaine to wake up after a night of very little sleep in his Orlando hotel room. He pilots SouthJet Flight 227 to Atlanta which experiences severe turbulence at takeoff. Copilot Ken Evans Geraghty takes over while Whip discreetly mixes vodka in his orange juice and takes a nap. He is jolted awake as the plane goes into a steep dive. Unable to regain control, Whip is forced to make a controlled crash landing in an open field and loses consciousness on impact.Nearby, heroin addict Nicole Maggen Reilly is on the verge of being evicted. After visiting a drug dealer, she overdoses and has to be wheeled out of the house by a paramedic. SouthJet Flight 227 flies inverted overhead in the midst of its emergency landing. ........

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