Continuity mistake: When the movie starts, in the wide shot there is no cellphone on the night table on the left at Whip's side. In the close-up a cell phone appears.
Flight (2012)
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Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
Starring: John Goodman, Denzel Washington, Don Cheadle, Nadine Velazquez
Genres: Drama
Factual error: When flight 227 departs Orlando, the thrust increases for 3 minutes. It should have increased for 30 seconds.
Whip: I drank the night before the flight.
Trivia: Nicole's car bears Georgia license plate CHN 320. This is the same plate number used on the General Lee in "the Dukes of Hazzard".
Question: Whip is talking to co-pilot Ken Evans in the hospital after he wakes up from his coma. When Ken is talking about Whip's health, he mentions him reeking of gin or something. If Whip smelled that bad of alcohol, why didn't Ken alert security before takeoff?
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Answer: Possibly misplaced loyalty to a friend/co-worker and wanting to protect Whip's career. Ken may have believed he himself could handle any flight situation that might arise if Whip was incapable; he may have intended to confront Whip later to demand he get help or else he'd report him.
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