Flyboys

A rickety adventure about American pilots who flew for France’s Lafayette Escadrille in World War I. James Franco, Jean Reno, Jennifer Decker. Directed by Tony Bill., The story of America’s first fighter pilots, who joined France’s Lafayette Escadrille before the U.S. became involved in World War I., As World War I rages in Europe and Allied forces in France, Italy, and England find their resolve quickly diminishing due to the overwhelming force of the German juggernaut, a handful of brave American soldiers volunteer to join their French counterparts in learning to fly and fighting for freedom from above as the true story of the legendary Lafayette Escadrille comes to the screen in a breathtaking war adventure from Academy Award-winning director Tony Bill and famed producer Dean Devlin. They have come from all over the United States, ready and willing to put their lives on the line despite their country’s initial pledge to not get involved with the all-consuming war that rages throughout Europe. Few could have foreseen the challenges faced by the world’s first fighter pilots, however, and upon arriving at their aerodrome in France, the aspiring aviators are assigned to a new squadron under the command of war-ravaged Captain Thenault (Jean Reno) and battle-weary American pilot Reed Cassidy — the sole survivor of his devastated former air brigade. With little encouragement from their fellow aviators and nothing to drive but their unifying goal of taking to the skies and offering up their lives in the name of freedom, the determined airmen of the Lafayette Escadrille set out to make history by embarking on the adventure of a lifetime. James Franco, Martin Henderson, and David Ellison star in a script penned by Phil Sears, Blake T. Evans, and David S. Ward., In WWI, before America joins the war, a group of young American men arrive in France to volunteer as fighter pilots. Under the tutelage of the harsh but fair Captain Thebault, they become aces in the sky, but it soon becomes clear that their life expectancy is short, and only a few of them will see the war through to its conclusion., In WWI, before America joins the war, a group of young American men arrive in France to volunteer as fighter pilots. Under the tutelage of the harsh but fair Captain Thebault, they become aces in the sky, but it soon becomes clear that their life expectancy is short, and only a few of them will see the war through to its conclusion. War drama.