Continuity mistake: When Hughes and Odie are talking about mounting a camera on a biplane and removing one of the wings, the shots alternate between a back view of their heads and a front view of their faces. Odie's head position has no relationship to the one it had in the preceding angle in most of the cuts.
The Aviator (2004)
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Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Alec Baldwin, Cate Blanchett, John C. Reilly, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Beckinsale, Ian Holm
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The Aviator is a gripping look into the tumultuous life of Millionaire Industrialist Howard Hughes, a man who was driven to push cinema, aviation design, piloting and just about anything he involved himself in, despite battling his own inner demons and various mental health conditions and overcoming grave injuries during a test flight. Leonardo DiCaprio channels the maverick madman as he wooed Hollywood leading ladies, thumbed his nose at his competition and government in collusion with them, and tried to live life on his terms as much as he could under the throes of his conditions. Cate Blanchette, Kate Beckingsale, Iam Holm, Alan Alda, Alec Baldwin and others all ably help to support what is among DiCaprio's best performances! If you ever wanted to learn more about Hughes and his contributions and torments, this is a must see.
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Ava Gardner: You listened to my phone calls?
Howard Hughes: No! No! No! Honey I would never do that! I'd never do that! I... I just read the transcripts, that's all.
Trivia: At the Academy Awards, Cate Blanchett became the first Oscar winner to win her award for playing another Oscar winner.
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Chosen answer: Hughes has obsessive compulsive disorder. He washes his hands so often, and so intensely, that he's literally worn away his skin. This is common with OCD sufferers.