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{{Infobox Album
{{Infobox Film
| Name = As I Am
| name = Flight of the Phoenix (<small>2004</small>)
| Type = studio
| image = Flightofthephoenix.PNG
| Artist = [[Alicia Keys]]
| caption =
| Cover = AliciaKeys-AsIAm.jpg
| director = [[John Moore (movie director)|John Moore]]
| Released = {{Start date|2007|11|9}}<br><small>(see [[#Release history|release history]])</small>
| writer = [[Scott Frank]],<br>[[Edward Burns]]
| Recorded = 2005–2007
| starring = [[Dennis Quaid]],<br>[[Tyrese Gibson]],<br>[[Giovanni Ribisi]], <br>[[Tony Curran]]
| Genre = [[Neo soul]], [[contemporary R&B|R&B]]
| producer = [[William Aldrich (producer)|William Aldrich]]
| Length = 55:58
| Label = [[J Records|J]]
| distributor = [[20th Century-Fox]]
| budget = ~ US$45,000,000
| Producer = Alicia Keys, [[Kerry Brothers, Jr.|Kerry "Krucial" Brothers]], [[Linda Perry]], [[Marsha Ambrosius]], [[Mark Batson]], Dirty Harry, [[John Mayer]], Jack Splash
| released = [[17 December]] [[2004]] (<small>USA</small>)
| Reviews = * [[Allmusic]] {{Rating|3.5|5}} [http://wc05.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:f9frxzwhldje 2007]
| runtime = 113 [[Minute|min]]
* ''[[Billboard]]'' (positive) [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/content_display/reviews/albums/e3idd293825dd51c45c56d1ba7f5f31030f 2007]
| language = English
* ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' (negative) [http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/turn_it_up/2007/11/drab-production.html 2007]
| imdb_id = 0377062
* ''[[Now (magazine)|Now]]'' {{Rating|1|5}} [http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/2007-11-08/music_discs10.php 2007]
| }}
* ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' {{Rating|3|5}} [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/aliciakeys/albums/album/17121993/review/17139246/as_i_am 2007]
'''''Flight of the Phoenix''''' is a [[2004 in film|2004]] remake of the [[1965]] film [[The Flight of the Phoenix (1965 film)|of the same name]], based on [[The Flight of the Phoenix|the book of the same name]]. The film opened in the US on [[December 17th]].
* [[Slant Magazine]] {{Rating|4|5}} [http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=1229 2007]
* ''[[The Guardian]]'' {{Rating|2|5}} [http://music.guardian.co.uk/urban/reviews/story/0,,2211603,00.html 2007]
* ''[[The Observer]]'' (positive) [http://music.guardian.co.uk/reviews/story/0,,2206834,00.html 2007]
* ''[[The Times]]'' {{rating|3|5}} [http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/cd_reviews/article2864428.ece 2007]
* ''[[The Washington Post]]'' (negative) [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/12/AR2007111201967.html 2007]
| Last album = ''[[Unplugged (Alicia Keys album)|Unplugged]]''<br>(2005)
| This album = '''''As I Am'''''<br>(2007)
| Next album =
| Misc = {{Singles
| Name = As I Am
| Type = studio
| Single 1 = [[No One (Alicia Keys song)|No One]]
| Single 1 date = September 11, 2007
| Single 2 = [[Like You'll Never See Me Again]]
| Single 2 date = November 12, 2007
| Single 3 = [[Teenage Love Affair]]
| Single 3 date = March 31, 2008
| Single 4 = [[Superwoman (Alicia Keys song)|Superwoman]]
| Single 4 date = July 29, 2008
}}
}}


==Plot==
'''''As I Am''''' is the third [[studio album]] (fourth overall) by American [[contemporary R&B|R&B]]/[[soul music|soul]] singer [[Alicia Keys]], released on November 13, 2007 (see [[2007 in music]]). The album became Keys' fourth consecutive number-one album on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], selling 742,000 copies in its first week;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003676535 |title=Keys Storms Chart With Mega-Selling 'As I Am' |accessdate=2008-08-09 |last=Cohen |first=Jonathan |date=November 21, 2007 |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref> this amount is the largest ever first-week sales for any female R&B artist, and is also one of the largest first-week sales for any female artist in the United States. It features appearances by [[John Mayer]], [[Marsha Ambrosius]], [[Linda Perry]], and others. This is Keys' third consecutive multi-platinum studio album in the U.S. The album spawned four singles; two of them became number-one hits on the ''Billboard'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] chart, while the others entered the top three and the top fifteen respectively.
When an Amacor [[oil rig]] in the [[Gobi Desert]] of [[Mongolia]] proves unproductive, Captain Frank Towns ([[Dennis Quaid|Quaid]]) and copilot "A.J." ([[Tyrese Gibson|Gibson]]) are sent to shut the operation down. However, on their way to [[Beijing]], a major [[dust storm]] forces them to ditch their [[C-119 Flying Boxcar]] in an uncharted area of the desert. Their cargo consists of used parts and tools from the rig, the rig's crew, and Elliot ([[Giovanni Ribisi|Ribisi]]), a lone drifter. On the way down, the plane is damaged beyond repair, one crew member, Kyle, falls to his death out the plane's damaged cargo hatch, and two others, Dr. Gerber ([[Paul Ditchfield|Ditchfield]]) and Newman ([[Martin Hindy|Hindy]]), die from trauma inflicted by turbulence and impact.


When the storm ends and the dust settles, it becomes apparent that they are 200 miles off course with only one month's worth of water available. Davis ([[Jared Padalecki|Padalecki]]) goes out and gets lost, dies and is not found by his crew. When the rest of the group realizes that he has disappeared, they are shaken up by it and morale drops. When more decide to try leaving, Towns stops them and declares "no-one else dies." At first they decide, with the counsel of Captain Towns, to just sit and await rescue. However, after surveying the situation and realizing that their value to Amacor is less than they had originally believed, they reconsider and are pitched a radical idea by Elliot, who claims to be an aircraft designer: rebuild the remains of their C-119 into a new, functional plane. Towns initially refuses, which causes Liddle to wander off on his own out of protest. When the others attempt to go in search of him, Towns stops them and tries to make them stay put. Kelly then tosses his own words back at him, and he decides to find Liddle on his own. Taking only a small canteen of water, he sets off following the footsteps left in the sand. After a long while, with the desert taking its toll on him, he comes across a valley littered with fresh debris. This turns out to be cargo from the plane which had been dropped when the tail was cut open. Among the debris, he discovers the stripped body of Kyle, full of bullet wounds with shell casings clustered on the ground near him. At this point, Liddle appears to Towns and explains that someone had already been there and took the watch that Kyle won from him in a poker match.
==Background==
Keys had been working on the album since late 2005, but focused on it to a greater extent in 2006. She first mentioned the album's name to ''[[E! News]]'' reporter [[Giuliana Rancic]] on June 26, 2007 at the [[BET Awards]] red carpet pre-show. During the [[2007 MTV Video Music Awards]] she confirmed that her album was finished. Earlier Keys had said to [[MTV]]: "It's coming together incredibly. I am in love with this album. It's very fresh and new."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1548928/story.jhtml |title=Alicia Keys Kills — Literally — In Film Debut, 'Smokin' Aces' |accessdate=2007-02-01 |last=Carroll |first=Larry |date=January 2, 2007 |work=MTV Movie News}}</ref>


They struggle for several weeks through dust storms, lack of water, and fighting amongst the group. They christen it "The Phoenix" after the [[Phoenix (mythology)|legendary bird]]. Soon enough it's revealed that Elliot's aircraft design experience has, to this point, been restricted to the design of model aeroplanes. The problems grow when a group of bandits camp nearby and when the survivors attempt to communicate, the bandits kill Rodney ([[Tony Curran|Curran]]) and are killed in a short, fierce skirmish when ambushed by Towns. However, they eventually are able to construct the new aircraft and take off barely in time to escape a larger group of bandit attackers.
===Promotion and release===
The album was heavily promoted, and special advertising was arranged in collaboration with MTV before and during the week of release. The entire album was streamed on MTV's website, beginning on November 6, 2007, a week before the album's [[North America]]n release date. Additionally, Keys was MTV's Artist of the Week for the week beginning November 12, 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/music/the_leak/alicia_keys/as_i_am/ |title=MTV Artist Of The Week: Alicia Keys |accessdate=2008-08-09 |date=November 12, 2007 |work=MTV Buzzworthy Blog}}</ref> MTV commissioned Evan Silver to direct series of nine humorous ads of Keys being harassed by someone in a bunny costume.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://evansilver.blogspot.com/2007/10/still-from-alicia-keys-shoot.html |title=Alicia Keys video shoot in Harlem |accessdate=2007-11-15 |last=Silver |first=Evan |date=October 10, 2007 |work=Les Notables! director, Evan Silver}}</ref> In the final spot, the bunny is revealed to be [[John Mayer]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?id=1573996&vid=188031 |title=The Big Reveal |accessdate=2007-11-15 |date=December 11, 2007 |work=[[MTV]]}}</ref>


Through a series of photos, we see what became of the crew when they made it back to civilization. All have been revitalized by the experience: Towns and A.J. start their own airline (appropriately named Phoenix), Sammi and his wife start their own restaurant (Jeremy and Rady are there to celebrate), Liddle is reunited with his wife and kids, Ian becomes a professional golfer, Kelly is working at an ocean oil rig and Elliot wears a flight suit on a magazine cover with the headline "[[NASA]]'s New Hope?"
A limited number of vinyl records were pressed on double red vinyl at [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]]'s historic [http://www.urpressing.com United Record Pressing]. They contain the fourteen standard tracks divided into two vinyls with seven tracks each.


===Reception===
==Cast==
As appearing in screen credits (main roles identified):<ref name= "credits">[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0377062/fullcredits Flight of the Phoenix (2004) Full credits]</ref>
Critical response to the album was generally positive to mixed; the album scored a 66/100 on [[Metacritic]], given the green tag to signify 'Generally Positive Reviews.'<ref>[http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/keysalicia/asiam?q=as%20i%20am Alicia Keys: As I Am (2007): Reviews<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Giving the album three out of five stars, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine found the album's prevailing mood "reflectively soulful and the prevailing tempo mid."<ref>Christgau, Robert (2007-11-15), [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/17121993/review/17139246/as_i_am "As I Am"]. ''Rolling Stone''. (1039):192. Retrieved November 14, 2007</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' said that "''As I Am'' radiates not just confidence but also experience," and added, "On the whole it's her strongest effort yet."<ref>Chinen, Nate (2007-11-12) "Vintage Sounds, Yet Little Nostalgia". ''New York Times''. '''157''' (54126):B1-B7</ref> ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' magazine said that while not "veering too much from the Keys playbook," Keys "continues to scale artistic heights on ''As I Am''" and gave the album three and a half stars.<ref>Arnold, Chuck (2007-11-19), "As I Am". ''People''. '''68''' (21):53</ref> The album was number thirty-six on ''Rolling Stone''<nowiki></nowiki>'s list of the Top 50 Albums of 2007.<ref>Robert Christgau, David Fricke, Christian Hoard, Rob Sheffield (December 17, 2007). [http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/17601851/the_top_50_albums_of_2007/36 "The Top 50 Albums of 2007"] ''Rolling Stone''. Retrieved 2007-12-20</ref> Fox News' unrated review declared that "Keys still hasn't produced a classic -but, oh, she's so tantalizingly close. Once again,[Keys] comes up with some brilliant music. But what's more important is that even the songs that fail to live up to that standard are, for the most part, pretty memorable on their own, resulting in a near-great, cohesive record." The song "Teenage Love Affair" was number twenty-three on ''Rolling Stone''<nowiki></nowiki>'s list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.<ref>No byline (December 11, 2007). [http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/17601851/the_top_50_albums_of_2007/6 "The 100 Best Songs of 2007"] ''Rolling Stone''. Retrieved 2007-12-21</ref> In People Magazine's Best (And Worst!) of 2007 issue, they noted the top ten albums of the year, and ''As I Am'' was ranked number one. The album though received very poor reviews from [[The Washington Post]], [[The Guardian]], [[Now]], and [[The Chicago Tribune]]. It was also ranked the fourth best-selling album of 2007 in the United States with sales of 2,543,000 units.<ref>[http://www.radiofacts.com/Nielsen%20Music%202007%20Year%20End_FINAL_FINAL.htm Nielsen Soundscan Year In Music 2007]</ref> ''As I Am'' has been certified triple platinum by the RIAA as of January 3, 2008.<ref name=riaa/> As of February 7, 2008, ''As I Am'' stayed in the top three of the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] for eleven consecutive weeks, and peaked at number one for four non-consecutive weeks. The album received two [[Grammy Award]]s for the song "[[No One (Alicia Keys song)|No One]]" at the [[50th Grammy Awards|2008 Grammy Awards]].
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==Track listing==
! Actor !! Role
#"As I Am (Intro)" (Alicia Keys) – 1:52
#*Contains an interpolation of [[List of compositions by Frédéric Chopin#Nocturne|Nocturne No. 20 in C-sharp minor, op. posth]] by [[Frédéric Chopin|Chopin]]
#"Go Ahead" (Keys, [[Mark Batson]], [[Kerry Brothers, Jr.]], [[Marsha Ambrosius]]) – 4:35
#"[[Superwoman (Alicia Keys song)|Superwoman]]" (Keys, [[Linda Perry]], Steve Mostyn) – 4:34
#"[[No One (Alicia Keys song)|No One]]" (Keys, Brothers, George D. Harry) – 4:13
#"[[Like You'll Never See Me Again]]" (Keys, Brothers) – 5:15
#"Lesson Learned" (featuring [[John Mayer]]) (Alicia Keys, John Mayer) – 4:13
#"Wreckless Love" (Keys, Jack Splash, Matthew Kahane, Harold Lilly) – 3:52
#"The Thing About Love" (Keys, Perry) – 3:49
#"[[Teenage Love Affair]]" (Keys, Splash, Kahane, Lilly, Josephine Bridges, Carl Hampton, Tom Nixon) – 3:10
#*Contains a portion of [[The Temprees]]' "(Girl) I Love You" (Josephine Bridges, Carl Hampton, Tom Nixon).
#"I Need You" (Keys, Batson, Lilly, Paul L. Green) – 5:09
#"Where Do We Go from Here" (Keys, Brothers, [[Wendy Rene|Mary Frierson]], Johnnie Frierson) – 4:10
#*Contains a portion of Wendy Rene's "After Laughter (Comes Tears)" (Mary Frierson, Johnnie Frierson).
#"Prelude to a Kiss" (Keys) – 2:07
#"Tell You Something (Nana's Reprise)" (Keys, [[Novel (musician)|Novel Stevenson]], Ron Haney, Brothers, Green, Mostyn) – 4:28
#"Sure Looks Good to Me" (Keys, Perry) – 4:31

===iTunes edition===
#<li value=15>"Waiting for Your Love" – 3:53
#"Hurt So Bad" (pre-order bonus) – 2:56

===UK edition===
#<li value=15>"Waiting for Your Love" – 3:53

===Bonus DVD===
#"[[Karma (song)|Karma]]" (Live at the [[Hollywood Bowl]])
#"Heartburn" (Live at the Hollywood Bowl)
#"Wake Up" (Live at the Hollywood Bowl)
#Behind-the-Scenes: ''As I Am'' Photo Shoot
#Behind-the-Scenes: "No One" Video Shoot

==Re-release==

Sony BMG will release 'As I Am' Super Edition on November 3rd. The double CD box will contain all songs from As I Am album plus three new tracks: [http://neonlimelight.com/2008/10/08/alicia-keys-coldplay-and-colbie-caillat-set-to-re-release-albums-this-november/] [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20230330,00.html]

#"[[Another Way to Die]]"
#"Doncha Know (Sky Is Blue)"
#"Saviour"

The Second CD will consist of The Coronet Theatre (London) live performances:
#"[[You Don't Know My Name]]"
#"[[Fallin']]"
#"[[Superwoman]]"
#"[[No One]]"
#"[[Teenage Love Affair]]"
#"[[If I Ain't Got You]]"

==Personnel==
The following musicians and technicians worked on ''As I Am'':<ref>[http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=7532702&cart=633011134&BAB=G As I Am] CDUniverse.com Retrieved 2001-11-15</ref>

===Musicians===
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|[[Dennis Quaid]] || Frank Towns
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*Alicia Keys — vocals, piano, Fender Rhodes piano, harpsichord, Wurlitzer organ, Mellotron, synthesizer, bass synthesizer, Moog synthesizer, string synthesizer, vocoder, programming, background vocals
*Jack Splash — various instruments, programming
*Ron Haney — guitar
*Peter Thorn — guitar
*David Ryan Harris — guitar
*John "Jubu" Smith — guitar
*John Salvatore Scaglione — guitars
*John Mayer — guitar, background vocals.
*Steve Mostyn — acoustic guitar, bass guitar
*Everette K. Harp — saxophone
*Darryl Dixon — alto saxophone
*David Watson — tenor saxophone
*Carl Maraghi — baritone saxophone
*Duane Eubanks — trumpet
*David G. Stout — trumpet
*Jumaane Smith — trumpet
*Jason Sugata — French horn
|
*Harry Kim — trombone
*Michael Dease — tenor trombone, bass trombone
*Ryan Kebrle — tenor trombone
*Mark Batson — piano, Clavinet, Hammond b-3 organ, Moog synthesizer, programming, drum programming
*Linda Perry — piano, background vocals
*Damon Fox — Hammond b-3 organ, Mellotron, Moog synthesizer
*Paul Ill
*Sean Hurley — bass guitar
*Trevor Lawrence, Jr. — drums, percussion
*Mark Robohm — drums
*Steve Jordan — drums
*Kerry "Krucial" Brothers — drum programming
*Novel Stevenson — background vocals
*Ivan F. Reyes — background vocals
*Harold Lilly, L. Green — background vocals
*Ann Minicieli
*Bria Harper-violinist, background vocalist
|}

===Production===
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|[[Tyrese Gibson]] || A.J.
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*Jack Splash — producer
*Kerry "Krucial" Brothers — producer
*Dirty Harry — producer
*Alicia Keys — producer
*Mark Batson — producer
*Andrew Chavez — engineer
*Stuart White — engineer
*Vincent Creusot — engineer
*Keith Gretlein — engineer
*Kristofer Kaufman — engineer
|
*Seamus Tyson — engineer
*Brendan Dekora — engineer
*Linda Perry — engineer
*Seth Waldmann — engineer
*Chad Franscoviak — engineer
*Manny Marroquin — engineer
*Ann Mincieli — engineer
*Glenn Pittman — engineer
*Zach Hancock — engineer
|}

==Charts==
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!align="center"|Chart (2007)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://acharts.us/album/29743 |title=Alicia Keys – As I Am – Music Charts |accessdate=2007-11-20 |work=αCharts.us}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:f9frxzwhldje~T3 |title=As I Am > Charts & Awards > ''Billboard'' Albums |accessdate=2008-05-16 |work=[[Allmusic]]}}</ref>
!align="center"|Peak<br>position
|-
|-
|[[Giovanni Ribisi]] || Elliott
|align="left"|Argentinian Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?CodOp=ESCS&CO=6 |title=Ranking Venta Mayorista de Discos – Semanal |accessdate=2007-11-23 |work=[[Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers|CAPIF]] |language=Spanish}}</ref>
|align="center"|9
|-
|-
|[[Miranda Otto]] || Kelly Johnson
|align="left"|Australian [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]] Urban Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display_urban.asp?chart=1Q40RB&chart2=1R40RB |title=Australian Top 40 Urban Albums Chart |accessdate=2008-11-23 |work=[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]}}</ref>
|align="center"|2
|-
|-
|[[Tony Curran]] || Rodney
|align="left"|Austrian Albums Chart
|align="center"|9
|-
|-
|[[Kirk Jones]] || Jeremy
|align="left"|Belgian [[Ultratop 50]] Albums (Wallonia)<ref name=swiss>{{cite web |url=http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Alicia+Keys&titel=As+I+Am&cat=a |title=Alicia Keys – As I Am – swisscharts.com |accessdate=2008-05-16 |work=SwissCharts.com}}</ref>
|align="center"|5
|-
|-
|[[Jacob Vargas]] || Sammi
|align="left"|[[Canadian Albums Chart]]
|align="center"|2
|-
|-
|[[Hugh Laurie]] || Ian
|align="left"|[[MegaCharts|Dutch Albums Chart]]
|align="center"|2
|-
|-
|[[Scott Michael Campbell]] || Liddle
|align="left"|[[European Top 100 Albums]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=293&cfgn=Albums&cfn=European+Top+100+Albums&ci=3090681&cdi=9638192&cid=12%2F01%2F2007 |title=European Top 100 Albums |accessdate=2008-05-16 |work=Billboard}}</ref>
|align="center"|3
|-
|-
|[[Kevork Malikyan]] || Rady
|align="left"|French Albums Chart
|align="center"|5
|-
|-
|[[Jared Padalecki]] || John Davis
|align="left"|[[Media Control Charts|German Albums Chart]]
|align="center"|6
|-
|-
|[[Paul Ditchfield]] || Dr. Gerber
|align="left"|[[Irish Albums Chart]]
|align="center"|15
|-
|-
|[[Martin Hindy]] || Newman
|align="left"|Italian [[Federation of the Italian Music Industry|FIMI]] Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fimi.it/classifiche.asp?idtipo_classifica=1&idclassifica=2228&archivio=true |title=Classifica Artisti |accessdate=2008-05-13 |work=[[Federation of the Italian Music Industry|FIMI]] |language=Italian}}</ref>
|align="center"|3
|-
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|Bob Brown || Kyle
|align="left"|Japanese [[Oricon]] Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/740037/1/ |title=As I Am on Oricon |accessdate=2008-05-15 |work=[[Oricon]] |language=Japanese}}</ref>
|align="center"|4
|-
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|[[Anthony Wong (Australian actor)|Anthony Wong]] || Lead Smuggler
|align="left"|New Zealand [[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|RIANZ]] Albums Chart
|align="center"|5
|-
|align="left"|[[VG-lista|Norwegian Albums Chart]]
|align="center"|20
|-
|align="left"|Polish Albums Chart<ref name=poland>{{cite web |url=http://www.olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?idlisty=432&lang=en |title=Oficjalna lista sprzedaży |accessdate=2008-05-16 |work=OLIS}}</ref>
|align="center"|7
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|align="left"|Spanish Albums Chart<ref name=swiss/>
|align="center"|12
|}
|}
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!align="center"|Chart (2007)
!align="center"|Peak<br>position
|-
|align="left"|[[Swiss Music Charts|Swiss Albums Chart]]
|align="center"|1
|-
|align="left"|U.S. [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]
|align="center"|1
|-
|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]]
|align="center"|1
|-
|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' Top Internet Albums
|align="center"|1
|-
|align="left"|U.S. [[Billboard Comprehensive Albums|''Billboard'' Comprehensive Albums]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=292&cfgn=Albums&cfn=Billboard+Comprehensive+Albums&ci=3088323&cdi=9517197&cid=12%2F01%2F2007 |title=''Billboard'' Comprehensive Albums |accessdate=2008-05-16 |work=Billboard}}</ref>
|align="center"|1
|-
!align="center"|Chart (2008)
!align="center"|Peak<br>position
|-
|align="left"|[[ARIA Charts|Australian ARIA Albums Chart]]
|align="center"|3
|-
|align="left"|Belgian Ultratop 50 Albums (Flanders)
|align="center"|10
|-
|align="left"|Canadian R&B Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web |url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Charts/RANDB.html |title=Nielsen SoundScan Charts – R&B : Top 50 |accessdate=2007-05-16 |work=[[Canadian Online Explorer|CANOE]]}}</ref>
|align="center"|4
|-
|align="left"|Danish Albums Chart
|align="center"|21
|-
|align="left"|Estonian Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pedro.ee/web/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=521&Itemid=18 |title=CD top100, nädal 4 – 2008 |accessdate=2008-03-15 |work=Pedrobeat |language=Estonian}}</ref>
|align="center"|6
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|align="left"|[[Greek International Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.gr/chart01.htm |title=Top 50 Ξένων Aλμπουμ |accessdate=2008-03-11 |work=[[IFPI]] |language=Greek}}</ref>
|align="center"|9
|-
|align="left"|Mexican [[AMPROFON]] Albums Chart<ref name=swiss/>
|align="center"|58
|-
|align="left"|Portuguese Albums Chart
|align="center"|4
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|align="left"|[[UK Albums Chart]]
|align="center"|11
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==Certifications==
==Production==
The film was shot on location in [[Namibia]]. A ferry sank during transportation of a major set piece across a river forcing the river bottom salvage of the aircraft fuselage. The "Making Of" featurette on the [[DVD]] shows director [[John Moore (movie director)|John Moore]] losing his temper (at times violently) at the cast and crew of this film.
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*3× platinum
::{{flagicon|USA}} [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]]: 3,604,401 <ref name=riaa>{{cite web |url=http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH |title=RIAA – Searchable Database |accessdate=2008-04-18 |date=January 3, 2008 |work=[[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.6541/title.hip-hop-album-sales-week-ending-3-10-08 |title=Hip Hop Album Sales: Week Ending 3/10/08 |accessdate=2008-03-12 |date=March 12, 2008 |work=HipHopDX.com}}</ref>
*2x platinum
::{{Flagicon|Canada}} [[Canadian Recording Industry Association|CRIA]]: 200,000<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cria.ca/gold/0508_g.php |title=CRIA: Gold & Platinum – May 2008 |accessdate=2008-08-03 |work=[[Canadian Recording Industry Association|CRIA]]}}</ref>


Four aircraft were used during the film:
*Platinum
*''[[C-119 Flying Boxcar|C-119G]], N15501 - flying shots.'' (still flies as of 2006)
::{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Federation of the Italian Music Industry|FIMI]]: 100,073<ref> See [http://blobmusica.myblog.it/alicia_keys/]</ref>
*''[[C-119 Flying Boxcar|C-119F]], BuNo.131700 / N3267U - desert wreck.''
::{{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[IFPI]]: 30,000<ref>{{cite web |url=http://swisscharts.com/awards.asp?year=2007 |title=Swiss Certifications – Awards 2007 |accessdate=2008-05-16 |work=SwissCharts.com}}</ref>
*''[[C-119 Flying Boxcar|C-119F]], BuNo.131691 - Phoenix film prop.''
::{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]: 70,000<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.aupagesARIACharts-Accreditations-2008Albums.htm |title=ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2008 Albums |accessdate=2008-04-18 |work=ARIA}}</ref>
*''[[C-119 Flying Boxcar|C-119F]], BuNo.131706 - Phoenix film prop.''
::{{flagicon|UK}} [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]: 300,000<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=33146 |title=UK Certified Awards |accessdate=2008-04-18 |date=March 14, 2008 |work=BPI}}</ref>
*A "Phoenix" that could be taxied but not flown was built for closeups. The ""Phoenix"" flying scenes version were done using a radio controlled model and computer graphics. (For the 1965 version of the film, a flying "Phoenix" was built. The resulting aircraft wasn't structurally strong and crashed killing stuntman [[Paul Mantz]].) <ref> O'Leary 2004, p. 37.</ref>
::{{flagicon|Europe}} [[IFPI]]: 1,000,000<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_news/PLAT_MONTH_20080415.html |title=IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – Q1 2008 |accessdate=2008-04-18 |month=April | year=2008 |work=IFPI}}</ref>
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*Gold
::{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Irish Recorded Music Association|IRMA]]: 7,500<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.irishcharts.ie/awards/gold07.htm |title=IRMA – 2007 Certification Awards – Gold |accessdate=2008-05-16 |work=[[Irish Recorded Music Association|IRMA]]}}</ref>
::{{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|RIANZ]]: 7,500<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp |title=New Zealand Top 40 Albums (see "Chart #1593 – Monday 3 December 2007") |accessdate=2008-02-11 |work=[[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|RIANZ]]}}</ref>
::{{flagicon|Portugal}} AFP: 10,000<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.artistas-espectaculos.com/topafp.php |title=Top 30 Artistas (see "Ano 2008 – Semana 15") |accessdate=2008-06-24 |work=AFP |language=Portuguese}}</ref>
::{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[IFPI]]: 10,000<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/weekchart.asp?year=2008&date=20080426&cat=a |title=Ultratop 50 Albums – 26/04/2008 |accessdate=2008-05-16 |work=[[Ultratop]] |language=Dutch}}</ref>
::{{flagicon|Poland}} OLIS: 15,000<ref name=poland/>
::{{flagicon|Spain}} [[PROMUSICAE]]: 40,000<ref>http://www.promusicae.org</ref>
::{{flagicon|France}} [[Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique|SNEP]]: 75,000<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.disqueenfrance.com/certifications/album.asp?forme_certif=8&annee=25 |title=Les certifications Albums – Année 2007 – Or |date=December 20, 2007 |accessdate=2008-05-16 |work=[[Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique|SNEP]] |language=French}}</ref>
::{{flagicon|Germany}} [[IFPI]]: 100,000<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank.html |title=Gold/Platin-Datenbank |accessdate=2008-05-16 |work=Bundesverband Musikindustrie |language=German}}</ref>
::{{flagicon|Japan}} [[Oricon]]: 180,654<ref>{{cite web |url=http://jbbs.livedoor.jp/bbs/read.cgi/music/3914/1044805378/l50 |title=Japanese sales |accessdate=2008-03-15 |work=Oricon |language=Japanese}}</ref>
{{col-end}}


During the filming of ''Flight of the Phoenix'' [[Jared Padalecki]] flipped his vehicle and reportedly thought he was dead.
==Release history==

{| class="wikitable"
==Reception ==
!align="center"|Region
On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film was disliked with a "rotten" rating of 29%. The film had 33 fresh ratings, and 79 rotten ratings, with an average rating of 4.8/10. The main criticism was that it was very similar to the original. John Anderson from [[Newsday]] said, "if you've seen the original, there's absolutely no difference in what happens. And very little reason to check it out." Scott Brown from [[Entertainment Weekly]] gave a good review, saying "refreshingly, it's actually about action, albeit arbitrary action, and how it defines us and keeps us alive."
!align="center"|Date

!align="center"|Label
== See also ==
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* [[Coffman engine starter]]
|align="left"|[[Germany]]
|align="left"|November 9, 2007
|align="left"|[[J Records|J]]
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|align="left"|[[Australia]]
|align="left"|November 10, 2007
|align="left"|J
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|align="left"|[[France]]
|align="left"|November 12, 2007
|align="left"|J
|-
|align="left"|[[United States]]
|align="left"|November 13, 2007
|align="left"|J
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|align="left"|[[Canada]]
|align="left"|November 13, 2007
|align="left"|[[Sony BMG]]
|-
|align="left"|[[United Kingdom]]
|align="left"|November 19, 2007
|align="left"|[[RCA Records|RCA]]
|-
|align="left"|[[Japan]]
|align="left"|November 21, 2007
|align="left"|[[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG]]
|}


==References==
==References==
===Notes===
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===Bibliography===
{{refbegin}}
* O'Leary, Michael. "By Box to Darkest Africa." ''Air Classics'' Volume 40, No. 3, March 2004.
* ''Flight of the Phoenix'' (2004) DVD. Beverley Hills, California: 20th Century Fox (Release date: [[1 March]] [[2005]].).
{{refend}}


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* [http://www.maximonline.com/slideshows/videos/planecrashes.aspx?film=8&src=jb40 "Flight of the Phoenix" Clip] Crash Scene
| title = [[Swiss Music Charts|Swiss Albums Chart]] number-one album
* [http://au.rottentomatoes.com/m/flight_of_the_phoenix/ The Flight of the Phoenix (2004)] at [[Rotten Tomatoes]]
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This article is about the 2004 film. For other uses, see Flight of the Phoenix (disambiguation).
Flight of the Phoenix (2004)
Directed byJohn Moore
Written byScott Frank,
Edward Burns
Produced byWilliam Aldrich
StarringDennis Quaid,
Tyrese Gibson,
Giovanni Ribisi,
Tony Curran
Distributed by20th Century-Fox
Release date
17 December 2004 (USA)
Running time
113 min
LanguageEnglish
Budget~ US$45,000,000

Flight of the Phoenix is a 2004 remake of the 1965 film of the same name, based on the book of the same name. The film opened in the US on December 17th.

Plot

When an Amacor oil rig in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia proves unproductive, Captain Frank Towns (Quaid) and copilot "A.J." (Gibson) are sent to shut the operation down. However, on their way to Beijing, a major dust storm forces them to ditch their C-119 Flying Boxcar in an uncharted area of the desert. Their cargo consists of used parts and tools from the rig, the rig's crew, and Elliot (Ribisi), a lone drifter. On the way down, the plane is damaged beyond repair, one crew member, Kyle, falls to his death out the plane's damaged cargo hatch, and two others, Dr. Gerber (Ditchfield) and Newman (Hindy), die from trauma inflicted by turbulence and impact.

When the storm ends and the dust settles, it becomes apparent that they are 200 miles off course with only one month's worth of water available. Davis (Padalecki) goes out and gets lost, dies and is not found by his crew. When the rest of the group realizes that he has disappeared, they are shaken up by it and morale drops. When more decide to try leaving, Towns stops them and declares "no-one else dies." At first they decide, with the counsel of Captain Towns, to just sit and await rescue. However, after surveying the situation and realizing that their value to Amacor is less than they had originally believed, they reconsider and are pitched a radical idea by Elliot, who claims to be an aircraft designer: rebuild the remains of their C-119 into a new, functional plane. Towns initially refuses, which causes Liddle to wander off on his own out of protest. When the others attempt to go in search of him, Towns stops them and tries to make them stay put. Kelly then tosses his own words back at him, and he decides to find Liddle on his own. Taking only a small canteen of water, he sets off following the footsteps left in the sand. After a long while, with the desert taking its toll on him, he comes across a valley littered with fresh debris. This turns out to be cargo from the plane which had been dropped when the tail was cut open. Among the debris, he discovers the stripped body of Kyle, full of bullet wounds with shell casings clustered on the ground near him. At this point, Liddle appears to Towns and explains that someone had already been there and took the watch that Kyle won from him in a poker match.

They struggle for several weeks through dust storms, lack of water, and fighting amongst the group. They christen it "The Phoenix" after the legendary bird. Soon enough it's revealed that Elliot's aircraft design experience has, to this point, been restricted to the design of model aeroplanes. The problems grow when a group of bandits camp nearby and when the survivors attempt to communicate, the bandits kill Rodney (Curran) and are killed in a short, fierce skirmish when ambushed by Towns. However, they eventually are able to construct the new aircraft and take off barely in time to escape a larger group of bandit attackers.

Through a series of photos, we see what became of the crew when they made it back to civilization. All have been revitalized by the experience: Towns and A.J. start their own airline (appropriately named Phoenix), Sammi and his wife start their own restaurant (Jeremy and Rady are there to celebrate), Liddle is reunited with his wife and kids, Ian becomes a professional golfer, Kelly is working at an ocean oil rig and Elliot wears a flight suit on a magazine cover with the headline "NASA's New Hope?"

Cast

As appearing in screen credits (main roles identified):[1]

Actor Role
Dennis Quaid Frank Towns
Tyrese Gibson A.J.
Giovanni Ribisi Elliott
Miranda Otto Kelly Johnson
Tony Curran Rodney
Kirk Jones Jeremy
Jacob Vargas Sammi
Hugh Laurie Ian
Scott Michael Campbell Liddle
Kevork Malikyan Rady
Jared Padalecki John Davis
Paul Ditchfield Dr. Gerber
Martin Hindy Newman
Bob Brown Kyle
Anthony Wong Lead Smuggler

Production

The film was shot on location in Namibia. A ferry sank during transportation of a major set piece across a river forcing the river bottom salvage of the aircraft fuselage. The "Making Of" featurette on the DVD shows director John Moore losing his temper (at times violently) at the cast and crew of this film.

Four aircraft were used during the film:

  • C-119G, N15501 - flying shots. (still flies as of 2006)
  • C-119F, BuNo.131700 / N3267U - desert wreck.
  • C-119F, BuNo.131691 - Phoenix film prop.
  • C-119F, BuNo.131706 - Phoenix film prop.
  • A "Phoenix" that could be taxied but not flown was built for closeups. The ""Phoenix"" flying scenes version were done using a radio controlled model and computer graphics. (For the 1965 version of the film, a flying "Phoenix" was built. The resulting aircraft wasn't structurally strong and crashed killing stuntman Paul Mantz.) [2]

During the filming of Flight of the Phoenix Jared Padalecki flipped his vehicle and reportedly thought he was dead.

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film was disliked with a "rotten" rating of 29%. The film had 33 fresh ratings, and 79 rotten ratings, with an average rating of 4.8/10. The main criticism was that it was very similar to the original. John Anderson from Newsday said, "if you've seen the original, there's absolutely no difference in what happens. And very little reason to check it out." Scott Brown from Entertainment Weekly gave a good review, saying "refreshingly, it's actually about action, albeit arbitrary action, and how it defines us and keeps us alive."

See also

References

Notes

  1. ^ Flight of the Phoenix (2004) Full credits
  2. ^ O'Leary 2004, p. 37.

Bibliography

  • O'Leary, Michael. "By Box to Darkest Africa." Air Classics Volume 40, No. 3, March 2004.
  • Flight of the Phoenix (2004) DVD. Beverley Hills, California: 20th Century Fox (Release date: 1 March 2005.).

External links

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