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Red Tails

"High-Octane Action and Daring Dogfights!"

2012-01-19 Drama 2hr 5m

The story of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African-American pilots to fly in a combat squadron during World War II.

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The story of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African-American pilots to fly in a combat squadron during World War II.

  • Released
    2012-01-19
  • Revenue
    $50,365,377
  • Budget
    $58,000,000
  • Runtime
    2hr 5m
  • Genre
    Drama, Action, Adventure, History, War
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English, Deutsch, Italiano
  • imdb-logo
    5.9
  • Production
    Lucasfilm Ltd.

Crew

Anthony Hemingway
Director
John Ridley
Screenplay
Rick McCallum
Producer
Keywords:
world war ii fighter pilot u.s. air force fighter airplane tuskegee airmen 1940s african american history

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Cast

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Colonel William Mortamus
David Oyelowo

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Joe 'Lightning' Little
Cuba Gooding Jr.

Cuba Gooding Jr.
Major Emanuelle Stance
Daniela Ruah

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Sofia
Terrence Howard

Terrence Howard
Col. A.J. Bullard
Andre Royo

Andre Royo
Antwan 'Coffee' Coleman
Robert Kazinsky

Robert Kazinsky
Chester
Lee Tergesen

Lee Tergesen
Colonel Jack Tomlinson
Matthew Leitch

Matthew Leitch
Lt. David Long
Michael B. Jordan

Michael B. Jordan
Maurice Wilson
Method Man

Method Man
Sticks
Gerald McRaney

Gerald McRaney
Lieutenant General Luntz
Matthew Marsh

Matthew Marsh
Brigadier General Hauser
Barnaby Kay

Barnaby Kay
Commanding General Westlake
Chris Riedell

Chris Riedell
Bomber Navigator
Leslie Odom Jr.

Leslie Odom Jr.
Declan 'Winky' Hall
Nate Parker

Nate Parker
Marty Julian
Marcus T. Paulk

Marcus T. Paulk
David 'Deke' Watkins
Kevin Phillips

Kevin Phillips
Leon 'Neon' Edwards
Paul Fox

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Miller
Lars van Riesen

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David Gyasi

David Gyasi
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Josh Dallas

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Ryan
Okezie Morro

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Jammer
Aml Ameen

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Bag 'O Bones
Nathaniel Martello-White

Nathaniel Martello-White
Command Officer
Anthony Welsh

Anthony Welsh
St. Lou
Rick Otto

Rick Otto
Flynt
Rupert Penry-Jones

Rupert Penry-Jones
Campbell
Ryan Early

Ryan Early
Bryce
Brian Gross

Brian Gross
Lt. White
Ciarán McMenamin

Ciarán McMenamin
Lowe
Matthew Alan

Matthew Alan
Pool Player
Michael Dixon

Michael Dixon
Lead Bomber Gunner
Paul Hampshire

Paul Hampshire
German Ground Soldier
Leon Ockenden

Leon Ockenden
Co-Pilot
Dan Hirst

Dan Hirst
German Ground Soldier
Mark Doerr

Mark Doerr
German POW Camp Commander
Richard Conti

Richard Conti
German Guard
Philip Bulcock

Philip Bulcock
Mission Captain
Dave Power

Dave Power
Prisoner 1
Sam Daly

Sam Daly
Prisoner 2
Justin Irving

Justin Irving
Air Controller
Tina D'Marco

Tina D'Marco
Sofia's Mother
Jaime King

Jaime King
Axis Mary (voice)
Sam Kennard

Sam Kennard
Pilot Ben
Tristan Mack Wilds

Tristan Mack Wilds
Ray Gannon
Ne-Yo

Ne-Yo
Andrew 'Smokey' Salem
Elijah Kelley

Elijah Kelley
Samuel ‘Joker’ George

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Movie Reviews

Reviews for Red Tails
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A Review by Dark Jedi 5

Written by Dark Jedi on 2014-04-13

I have to say that I was a wee bit disappointed in this movie. I felt it was surprisingly mediocre and very “Hollywood”. The good parts a... read more

I have to say that I was a wee bit disappointed in this movie. I felt it was surprisingly mediocre and very “Hollywood”. The good parts are the flight scenes and the special effects. They are enjoyable to watch and reasonably well done. However, that is pretty much what makes up this movie in terms of enjoyment. I would say that a lot of it is not very realistic. The German anti-aircraft guns seems to be next to useless most of the time for instance. Also, there is the scene where a single P51, armed with nothing but machine guns, takes out an armed German warship in two quick runs. That felt quite unrealistic. A lot of the film also felt too much like some Hollywood drama. Some of the pilots behave like morons and in real life they would have been shot down rather quickly. The alcohol problems and the romance seems to have been thrown in just to appeal to the American soap-opera viewers. The entire movie is very shallow and if it was not for the budget and special effects it could very well have been a TV-movie. Most of this movie I was yawning in my seat and waking up only when the flight action started so that I could watch the special effects.

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A Review by GenerationofSwine 1

Written by GenerationofSwine on 2023-01-12

Yeah, I came into this long after seeing HBO's Tuskegee Airmen, which kind of stared everyone on earth and was brilliantly acted and had a g... read more

Yeah, I came into this long after seeing HBO's Tuskegee Airmen, which kind of stared everyone on earth and was brilliantly acted and had a great and compelling plot. So this is kind of a bias review. Compared to the HBO original movie, Red Tails has better special effects but that's about all. The story is worse, the plot is worse, the acting is worse. The history is worse, and I like to give movies a wide breath for artistic liberty. It tells a love story instead of a Tuskegee Airmen story. It replaces drama with fx. Walk away and dig up the HBO movie from the 90s.

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A Review by Per Gunnar Jonsson

I have to say that I was a wee bit disappointed in this movie. I felt it was surprisingly mediocre and very “Hollywood”. The good parts are the flight scenes and the special effects. They are enjoyable to watch and reasonably well done. ...

reviewer avatar

A Review by Dark Jedi 5

Written by Dark Jedi on 2014-04-13

I have to say that I was a wee bit disappointed in this movie. I felt it was surprisingly mediocre and very “Hollywood”. The good parts are the flight scenes and the special effects. They are enjoy...

read more
reviewer avatar

A Review by GenerationofSwine 1

Written by GenerationofSwine on 2023-01-12

Yeah, I came into this long after seeing HBO's Tuskegee Airmen, which kind of stared everyone on earth and was brilliantly acted and had a great and compelling plot. So this is kind of a bias revie...

read more