"The Blue Max"

[Barrett]

Greg's right: the J.11 reference is on the chalkboard. (And, Hair Splitting Dept., I didn't say that Heidemann's outfit was CALLED J.11. I'm studying Lawyerly Phraseology at the Klinton Academy.) B)

[Shooter]

Originally posted by Barrett@Jun 10 2004, 10:54 PM
[b] Greg's right: the J.11 reference is on the chalkboard. (And, Hair Splitting Dept., I didn't say that Heidemann's outfit was CALLED J.11. I'm studying Lawyerly Phraseology at the Klinton Academy.) B)

Shyster! Worthy of a Philadelphia lawyer if ever I one heard!

Give the man a sheepskin!


Shooter sends

I like it as an inspiring movie. That's what got me and my friends in to WW1 modeling. And got me interested in the history of this field. And while no expert by any means, at least it got me to the point of knowing what was history and realistic and what wasn't. Not that other inspired, or non-inspired, viewers would care or know. But that's who Hollywood depends on for their gravy!

[jumpinjan]

The musical themes, in the Blue Max, are the best ever written by veteran composer Jerry Goldsmith. I have the CD and I havelisten to it about every week since I bought it 3 years ago. He did the music in Patten & Tora-Tora-Tora and it's superb as well (I have Tora'a on DVD and the opening scene, is awesome). I wonder if John Williams was inspired from Goldsmith's work in the Blue Max to create the music for StarWars (in some way)?
Jan

[R Pope]

I don't care how many wisecracking Yankees are cast as Aryans, or how many pubescent teens were drooling in anticipation of the towel dropping, any movie that shows airplanes with three wings is a classic in my book.

[Barrett]

Other Notable Aviation Movie Themes:

The High & The Mighty (Dimitri Tiomkin. It doesn't get any better, though we can do without the lyrics, thankyouverymuch.)
633 Squadron (Ron Goodwin)
BoB (Ron Goodwin & Wm Walton)

[Lyle]

633 Squadron (Ron Goodwin)
BoB (Ron Goodwin & Wm Walton)

Ron Goodwin also did the music for Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines.
In BoB, when I was younger I thought he had written the opening march used in the JG revue, until I saw it listed on a German music CD as Luftwaffe Marsch. <_<

And don&#39;t forget Henry Mancini&#39;s oustanding work in Waldo Pepper.

Lyle
(reaching for his cello to play When you&#39;re Away...Victor Herbert&#39;s contribution to Waldo)

Barrett, your right&#33; In the film, at the begining when Stachel is in the ops office Kettering identifies himself to the party he&#39;s speaking to on the phone that he is the "Adjutant for squadron11"... Still, I don&#39;t think its in the book. I&#39;ll have to read through it again ("What a shame&#33;")... Thanks to all.
"Prost&#33;"

[StephenLawson]

Originally posted by Rick+Jun 10 2004, 07:48 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Rick &#064; Jun 10 2004, 07:48 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Gregvan@Jun 10 2004, 05:31 PM
[b] In the book, the Jasta number is (wisely) never revealed. It&#39;s just called "Jasta Heidemann", if I recall correctly.

Yep, that&#39;s what I recall, no number. (Don&#39;t want to mix fact with fiction)&#33; R.[/quote]
Actually if I remember correctly...I&#39;ve got a copy of the book down stairs along with the second in the trilogy &#39;The Blood order.&#39; In one of these two it mentions the Jasta identity as 77.

"Really, Stephan"... "Now thats an interesting tidbit"... "Jasta 77???" Please let me know if you can confirm that, would you? Meanwhile... eBay here I come&#33;" Have to find a copy of "The Blood Order". Many Thanks.
"Prost&#33;"