Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies

1973
PG
1h 32m

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Cliff Robertson in Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies (1973)

Story of a 1920s stunt flyer and the son he takes on the road with him.Story of a 1920s stunt flyer and the son he takes on the road with him.Story of a 1920s stunt flyer and the son he takes on the road with him.

Director
- John Erman
Writers
- Claudia Salter
- Steven Spielberg
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4.7/10

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Director
- John Erman
Writers
- Claudia Salter
- Steven Spielberg
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
Heavily re edited by the studio to be a feel good movie. Originally had a downbeat ending.

Goofs
As Eli flies over Shelby's party, the view from the ground shows the plane banking to the left, but the view from the plane of the ground shows it is banking to the right.

Quotes
Rodger Walford: Essentially, it all comes down to this: flying an aeroplane is like loving a woman.

Connections
Featured in The Amazing Howard Hughes (1977)

Soundtracks
Who's For Complainin'?
Written and Performed by Jim Grady
Produced by John Madara

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2/10

Pamela Franklin is great but this movie is dull.

I saw this in the movie theater when first released. I only went to see it because Pamela Franklin is in it. She is beautiful as always, but the movie is very dull. I still wish they would release it on DVD as I am collecting all of Pamela Franklin's films. It is a shame she gave up acting at such a young age. Perhaps if Spielberg had directed it it would have been far better. As it is this is just a fair film, not very engaging at all. Pamela Franklin fans should watch it just for her. She is absolutely gorgeous in it. Cliff Robertson is OK, but even he is unable to make this film very interesting. Ariane Munker has a very small role. She was in the stage production of Kurt Vonnegut's Happy Birthday Wanda June and TV's Between Time and Timbuktu.