Rating: PG-13 (thematic elements, sexual content, nudity, language and a crash sequence)
Length: 170 minutes

Widescreen 2.40:1 Color (Non-Anamorphic)

ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Plus 5.1
FRENCH: Dolby Digital Plus 5.1
SPANISH: Dolby Digital Plus 5.1

English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

This is a film that depicts the life of Howard Hughes from the late 1920's to the mid-to-late 1940's highlighting all of his successes and failures; both professional and personal.

You can't do a movie like this that is almost 3 hours long unless you have a strong lead; Leonardo DiCaprio proved to be more than up to that challenge. He's gone from a pretty boy to an outstanding actor in the last six years starting with, in my opinion, "Gangs of New York". And speaking of good acting, Cate Blanchett did something I didn't think could be done; she nailed the role of the famous yet eccentric Katharine Hepburn. It couldn't have been easy taking on a role of an iconic and unique actress that many people still know and admire today.

If you're not into aviation history or simply aren't interested in Howard Hughes, the three hour runtime will simply be too much despite the quality of script and the outstanding performances on screen.

• Audio Commentary by Martin Scorsese
• "Making The Aviator"
• "The Role of Howard Hughes in Aviation History"
• "Modern Marvels: Howard Hughes" A History Channel Documentary
• "The Affliction of Howard Huges Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder"
• "The Visual Effects of The Aviator"
• "Constructing The Aviator"
• "Constuming and Scoring The Aviator"
• "The Aviator and the Age of Glamour"
• "An Evening with Leonardo DiCaprio and Alan Alda"
• Still Gallery
• Theatrical Trailer

If you don't know anything about Howard Hughes you should watch the 45 minute documentary about him on disc two before watching this film. His contributions to aviation were tremendous and he should be remembered more for them than his eccentricities brought on as he got older by his obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Martin Scorsese   [Cape Fear (1991), Casino, The Departed, Gangs of New York, Goodfellas, Raging Bull, Taxi Driver]

Alan Alda - Senator Ralph Owen Brewster

[Murder at 1600]

Alec Baldwin - Juan Trippe

[Beetle Juice, The Departed, The Edge, Glengarry Glen Ross, The Hunt For Red October, Nuremberg, Pearl Harbor]

Kate Beckinsale - Ava Gardner

[Underworld, Underworld: Evolution, Van Helsing]

Cate Blanchett - Katharine Hepburn

[Bandits, Charlotte Gray, Elizabeth, Elizabeth: The Golden Age, Heaven, The Good German, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, LOTR: Fellowship of the Ring/The Two Towers/Return of the King, The Missing, The Talented Mr. Ripley]

Frances Conroy - Katharine Martha Houghton Hepburn

[Catwoman, The Wickerman (2006)]

Leonardo DiCaprio - Howard Hughes

[The Departed, Gangs of New York, The Man in the Iron Mask, The Quick and the Dead (1995), Titanic]

Kelli Garner - Faith Domergue

Ian Holm - Professor Fitz

[The Day After Tomorrow, The Fifth Element, From Hell, Garden State, LOTR: Fellowship of the Ring/Return of the King, Lord of War, Mary Queen of Scots]

Danny Huston - Jack Frye

[21 Grams, 30 Days of Night]

Jude Law - Errol Flynn

[AI: Artificial Intelligence, Cold Mountain, Enemy at the Gates, Gattaca, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, The Tallented Mr. Ripley]

John C. Reilly - Noah Dietrich

[Boogie Nights, Dark Water, Gangs of New York, Magnolia, The Perfect Storm, Talladega Nigts: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, The Thin Red Line]

Matt Ross - Glenn Odekirk

[American Psycho, Face/Off, Good Night and Good Luck, Rose Red]

Adam Scott - Johnny Meyer

Brent Spiner - Robert Gross

[Independence Day, Phenomenon, Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Generations, Star Trek: Insurrection, Star Trek: Nemesis]

Gwen Stefani - Jean Harlow