{"id":72241,"date":"2021-05-30T13:58:03","date_gmt":"2021-05-30T20:58:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=72241"},"modified":"2021-05-30T13:58:03","modified_gmt":"2021-05-30T20:58:03","slug":"jet-pilot-1957","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=72241","title":{"rendered":"Jet Pilot (1957)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;General Black, I&#8217;m a jet man &#8212; not a gigolo!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jet-Pilot-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jet-Pilot-Poster-192x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"192\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-72243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jet-Pilot-Poster-192x300.png 192w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jet-Pilot-Poster-655x1024.png 655w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jet-Pilot-Poster-82x128.png 82w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jet-Pilot-Poster-173x270.png 173w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jet-Pilot-Poster.png 711w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAn Air Force colonel (John Wayne) falls in love with a beautiful Soviet pilot (Janet Leigh) who claims she wants to defect, but is actually a spy.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Airplanes and Pilots<\/li>\n<li>Cold War<\/li>\n<li>Cross-Cultural Romance<\/li>\n<li>Hans Conried Films<\/li>\n<li>Janet Leigh Films<\/li>\n<li>John Wayne Films<\/li>\n<li>Josef von Sternberg Films<\/li>\n<li>Spies<\/li>\n<li>Strong Females<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThe origin story of this lackluster Cold War romantic &#8220;comedy&#8221; &#8212; Josef von Sternberg&#8217;s final directorial outing &#8212; is that Howard Hughes wanted to make a jet-age update to his 1930 film <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=51881\"><em>Hell&#8217;s Angels<\/em><\/a>, but was so obsessed with getting every detail right that it took seven years from initial filming to release, at which point the jets featured in the film were already outdated. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jet-Pilot-Jets2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jet-Pilot-Jets2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1795\" height=\"993\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-72276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jet-Pilot-Jets2.png 1795w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jet-Pilot-Jets2-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jet-Pilot-Jets2-1024x566.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jet-Pilot-Jets2-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jet-Pilot-Jets2-768x425.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jet-Pilot-Jets2-1536x850.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jet-Pilot-Jets2-488x270.png 488w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1795px) 100vw, 1795px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a fairly ridiculous male fantasy featuring a busty female lead who is Russian but speaks English without any accent at all, and is sexy in all the &#8220;right&#8221; ways &#8212; including loving juicy steaks, beautiful lingerie, and fast planes. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jet-Pilot-Bust.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jet-Pilot-Bust.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1801\" height=\"1005\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-72273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jet-Pilot-Bust.png 1801w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jet-Pilot-Bust-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jet-Pilot-Bust-1024x571.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jet-Pilot-Bust-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jet-Pilot-Bust-768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jet-Pilot-Bust-1536x857.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jet-Pilot-Bust-484x270.png 484w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1801px) 100vw, 1801px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bosley Crowther was merciless in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1957\/10\/05\/archives\/screen-jet-pilot-lands-film-at-palace-barely-gets-off-the-ground.html\">his review for <em>The New York Times<\/em><\/a>, referring to it as a &#8220;dud&#8221; that&#8217;s &#8220;silly and sorry,&#8221; and noting that &#8220;if it lacks for dramatic vitality, which it most certainly does, you can blame that on a weak script, poor direction and indifferent performances by all.&#8221; The one redeeming quality is beautiful cinematography by Winston Hoch, with Leigh looking simply dreamy in all shots. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jet-Pilot-Leigh6.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jet-Pilot-Leigh6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1803\" height=\"999\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-72277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jet-Pilot-Leigh6.png 1803w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jet-Pilot-Leigh6-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jet-Pilot-Leigh6-1024x567.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jet-Pilot-Leigh6-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jet-Pilot-Leigh6-768x426.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jet-Pilot-Leigh6-1536x851.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jet-Pilot-Leigh6-487x270.png 487w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jet-Pilot-Leigh6-1038x576.png 1038w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1803px) 100vw, 1803px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Peary likely includes this title in his book for its one-time historical notoriety, but it no longer holds that status, and certainly isn&#8217;t must-see viewing. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fine cinematography (primarily of Janet Leigh)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jet-Pilot-Leigh3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jet-Pilot-Leigh3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1803\" height=\"1013\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-72274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jet-Pilot-Leigh3.png 1803w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jet-Pilot-Leigh3-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jet-Pilot-Leigh3-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jet-Pilot-Leigh3-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jet-Pilot-Leigh3-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jet-Pilot-Leigh3-1536x863.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jet-Pilot-Leigh3-481x270.png 481w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1803px) 100vw, 1803px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; you can definitely skip this one. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0050562\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=1707&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1957\/10\/05\/archives\/screen-jet-pilot-lands-film-at-palace-barely-gets-off-the-ground.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;General Black, I&#8217;m a jet man &#8212; not a gigolo!&#8221; Synopsis: An Air Force colonel (John Wayne) falls in love with a beautiful Soviet pilot (Janet Leigh) who claims she wants to defect, but is actually a spy. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Airplanes and Pilots Cold War Cross-Cultural Romance Hans Conried Films Janet Leigh Films John Wayne Films Josef von Sternberg Films Spies Strong Females Review: The origin story of this lackluster Cold War romantic &#8220;comedy&#8221; &#8212; Josef von&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=72241\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-72241","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72241","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=72241"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72241\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72279,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72241\/revisions\/72279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=72241"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=72241"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=72241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}