The Amazing Howard Hughes

TV Movie
1977
3h 35m

IMDb RATING

6.6/10

681

YOUR RATING

Biography Drama

Howard Hughes is a driven man who amassed wealth and recognition as a Hollywood mover and shaker, aviation giant and man of mystery.Howard Hughes is a driven man who amassed wealth and recognition as a Hollywood mover and shaker, aviation giant and man of mystery.Howard Hughes is a driven man who amassed wealth and recognition as a Hollywood mover and shaker, aviation giant and man of mystery.

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IMDb RATING

6.6/10

681

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Won 1 Primetime Emmy
- 1 win & 1 nomination total

Trivia
Tommy Lee Jones bagged the lead role playing Howard Hughes for US $25,000 when Warren Beatty turned down a US $1 million offer. Beatty later produced and starred in his own Howard Hughes biopic picture which was Rules Don't Apply (2016).

Goofs
What is supposed to be the Hughes XF-11 aircraft is actually a WWII P-38 fighter (however, this is understandable since the real XF-11 would have been unavailable for the movie).

Quotes
Howard Hughes: I'll tell you the truth, Cruickshank, most people just bore me and I don't want to get involved with them.

Crazy credits
After the closing credits there is a short News Of The Day newsreel about the Spruce Goose including footage of the real Howard Hughes

Alternate versions
This production, according to 'The Biopic Story' website, '' . . . was originally a mini-series, screening over two nights with a running time of three hours and fifteen minutes. The version more readily available nowadays has a running time of less than two hours . . . with over 75 mins cut''.

Connections
Features The Blue Max (1966)

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Review

Featured review

9/10

The Quentinsessential Howard Hiufges

Tommy Lee Jones is the quintessential Howard Hughes,with mannerisms, voice,and he looks just like Howard Hughes (Check out old news reels) His acting puts the frosting on the cake. In the same regard Ed Flanders portrayal of Noah Dietrich, is right on the money as well. I also like the "Aviator" (2004) Martin Scorsese's ,interpretation is also great;but Tommy Lee Jones (for me) became Howard Hughes,through 1924-1976. This film deserves to be remastered for sound/video, but for now I'm quite satisfied with my DVD version of this 1977 Mini Series Classic!