Liam neeson, northern irish american actor best known for playing powerful leading men. In the meantime, two raf typhoon fighter jets meet the plane, to escort it to a military base in iceland. The movie star, from ballymena, county antrim, suffered a broken pelvis after being thrown from his bike when a deer jumped into the road. Liam neeson is an irish actor from northern ireland who rose to prominence with his acclaimed starring role in steven spielbergs 1993 oscar winner schindlers list. Battling mortal injuries and merciless weather, the survivors have only a few days to escape the icy elements and a vicious pack of rogue wolves on the hunt. Neeson s bodyguardlike character to a group of men drilling in alaska finds himself and several others having survived a plane crash and facing the cold, harsh wilderness in an attempt to get back to civilization. The new liam neeson movie nonstop reminds us that our jitters about flying play out in entertaining ways on screen. Liam neeson leads an unruly group of oilrig roughnecks when their plane crashes into the remote alaskan wilderness. It follows a federal air marshal who must find a killer on an international flight after receiving texts saying a passenger will be executed every 20 minutes until financial demands are met. Two months after the crash, the sixteen survivors are finally rescued. Oct 21, 2012 people walked into the movie expecting a plane crash and liam neeson fist fighting wolves and got a much deeper art film. The story follows a number of oilmen stranded in alaska after a plane crash, who must wage a war against a pack of timber wolves.
Plane crash scene from alfred hitchcocks foreign correspondent. The mountain between us is a lesson in bad casting the plane crash survival film could have been a new achievement for the genre, if it wasnt for its one abysmal lead. A group of rugged oilrig workers find themselves stranded in the frozen alaskan wilderness after a shudderinducing plane crash. Michelle dockery of downton abbey plays air stewardess nancy, and the film is.
The nominal star of the grey, americas topgrossing film, is liam neeson. After their plane crashes into the remote alaskan wilderness, a roughneck group of oil drillers are forced to find a way back to civilization. Why liam neesons the grey is much more than you think. Feb 28, 2014 away from the heat, hes a lousy husband and father, a disaster at domesticity as he shouts in nonstops big confession scene. Oct 02, 2014 immediately following a plane crash in the alaskan wilderness, ottway liam neeson has some bad news for lewenden james badge dale. Joe carnahan and liam neeson reunited after the ateam to make the grey, an adventure film set in alaska in which neeson and a gang of oilrig workers survive a plane crash, but face the. After narrowly surviving a deadly plane crash in the alaskan wilderness, a band of oil riggers must fend for their lives in the ice and snow. Axecutioner disney xd masterclips 1,050,241 views 21. Episode i the phantom menace, taken, michael collins, les miserables, batman begins, kinsey, clash of the titans, and the chronicles of narnia.
In the new film, which hits theaters friday, liam neeson plays a member of an oildrilling team that gets into a plane crash somewhere near the arctic circle during their journey home. Liam neeson in joe carnahans thriller the grey the. Liam neeson stars as the leader of a stranded pack of oilrig roughnecks who are fighting for survival after their plane crashes in the wilderness. Surely neeson isnt going to start punching a group of planecrash survivors, is he. Liam neeson leads a group of men stranded in alaska after a plane crash in joe carnahans film the grey, a lean, strippeddown tale of survival in brutal circumstances. The movie reunites neeson with his director on unknown, jaume colletserra, in what appears to be their second project featuring a hitchcockian premise. Set in the snowy wilds of alaska, joe carnahans uniquely morose thriller is unequivocally about death and dying, and about characters struggling and ultimately failing to stave off the. Liam neeson, frank grillo, dermot mulroney watch all you want. My personal theory about the ending, and the movie overall, is summed up by the line, we crashed at 400 miles per hour. He has since starred in a number of other successful films, including star wars. He has been nominated for a number of awards, including an academy award for best actor, a bafta award for best actor in a leading role, and three golden globe awards for best actor in a motion picture drama. Led by john ottway liam neeson, the group faces serious injuries, ravenous wolves and psychological torment as they attempt to survive in an unforgiving, frosty landscape. Even though lives are potentially at stake during every flight, he sees the assignment.
When they realize help is not coming, they embark on a perilous journey across the wilderness. A man awakens from a coma, only to discover that someone has taken on his identity and that no one, not even his wife, believes him. After their plane crashes into the remote alaskan wilderness. Apr 23, 2019 the story focuses on the liam neeson character, a taciturn and largely mysterious guy going through a depression. Jul 12, 2000 actor liam neeson is recovering in hospital after being injured in a motorcycle accident. Jan 27, 2012 liam neeson leads a group of men stranded in alaska after a plane crash in joe carnahans film the grey, a lean, strippeddown tale of survival in brutal circumstances.
An extraordinary look at the lives of a middleaged couple in the midst of the wifes breast cancer diagnosis. Jeffers book is titled ghost walker which all but proves my theory my theory that this film doesnt take place in the alaskan wilderness, there is no plane crash, the wolves are a test of his faith, and liam neeson is already dead. This intense survival movie follows oilmen in alaska including liam neeson after a plane crash. The actor stars in the grey as a member of an oil drilling team that has to struggle to survive after a plane crash. Jan 18, 2012 liam neeson has at age 60 found himself to be an action star. Liam neeson vs train the commuter train crash full scene. Why liam neeson s the grey is much more than you think by david duprey on feb 8, 2018 the grey is a 2012 action film set after a small plane crash in alaska where six men are hunted by a pack of merciless wolves who haunts their every step. Liam neeson has propelled many an action thriller to big box office numbers, as unknown, taken 2 and this nonstop.
The grey trailer 2012 official movie teaser trailer starring liam neeson in alaska, an oil drilling team struggle to survive after a plane crash strands them in the wild. Wolves at liam neesons door in the grey the boston globe. Liam neesons wolf stew claims land the grey in hot water. Up in the air, thrills are plane to see chicago tribune. The grey is not really about liam neeson battling wolves film. Liam neeson in joe carnahans thriller the grey the new. Notable movies included schindlers list 1993, rob roy 1995, love actually 2003, kinsey 2004, taken 2008, and clash of the titans 2010. Liam neeson schindlers list, taken stars as the unlikely hero ottway in this. Battling mortal injuries and merciless weather, the. The grey 2012 movie teaser trailer hd liam neeson youtube. The movies plot is focus and it is unique for it is unpredictable.
Feb 08, 2018 why liam neesons the grey is much more than you think by david duprey on feb 8, 2018 the grey is a 2012 action film set after a small plane crash in alaska where six men are hunted by a pack of merciless wolves who haunts their every step. The 15 most impressive movie survivals survival movie scenes. The grey trailer 2012 official movie teaser trailer starring liam neeson in alaska, an oil drilling team struggle to survive after a plane crash. We all know what a badass liam neeson is, but in the grey hes so badass he stabs a wolf and may or may not survive. An airline with routes across the atlantic whose passengers greatest fear would be crash landing in the ocean probably shouldnt call itself aquabritish. The accident occurred just 70 miles north of new york city where he lives with his actress wife natasha richardson. Nonstop is a 2014 action thriller film directed by jaume colletserra and starring liam neeson and julianne moore. Liam neeson, academy award nominee for schindlers list, stars in this action. May 08, 2012 see an exclusive look at the plan crash scene from liam neeson s survival movie, the grey, out on bluray today. The grey finds liam neeson battling the elements after a plane crash. With liam neeson, lesley manville, david wilmot, amit shah. The real stars are the hungry wolves that pursue him and his fellow plane crash survivors through alaskas pristine wilderness.
Best of liam neeson on netflix streaming, liam neeson movies and tv shows on netflix, watch liam neeson on netflix, highest rated movies and tv shows by liam neeson. Truley the best top 21 train crashes in all movies mashup massive 21 minute action clip duration. The grey is usually described as the movie about liam neeson fighting wolves, which is misleading, because it implies that the grey is a wilderness survival yarn, which it isnt. In it he plays john ottway, a sharpshooter who has been hired by a oil refinery in alaska to keep bears and other wild beasts from attacking the workers during their shifts. Nonstop is a 2014 action thriller film directed by jaume colletserra and starring liam neeson. In 1972, the uruguayan rugby team is flying to chile to play a game.
Stranded after a tragic plane crash, two strangers must forge a connection to survive the extreme elements of a remote snowcovered mountain. It is based on the short story ghost walker by ian mackenzie jeffers, who also cowrote the screenplay with carnahan. After their plane crashes in alaska, six oil workers are led by a skilled huntsman to survival. The actor stars in the grey as a member of an oil drilling team that has to struggle to survive after a plane crash in alaska. Oct 26, 2012 this feature is not available right now.
Jan 30, 2019 yes, the wolves are hunting this group of plane crash survivors and the film ends with neeson preparing for battle against them, but its often the quieter moments between the characters that. Battling mortal injuries and merciless weather, the survivors have only a few days to escape the icy elements and a vicious pack of rogue wolves on the hunt before their time runs out. Movies on netflix that have snow or snowstorms in them to watch while youre stuck inside. There are multiple twists and unlike most mystery thrillers, it took me more than half through the film to figure it all out. And it follows the plane crash, from the first indication that something may be wrong, to the last second when liam nesson skids to a stop on his homemade seatsled. Liam neeson is in taken mode and as personable and effective as always.
With liam neeson, diane kruger, january jones, aidan quinn. Its cheap the way this movie wants to be both a liam neeson quit taking my stuff movie and an existential thriller about survival. The mummy 2017 the plane crash scene 110 movieclips. People walked into the movie expecting a plane crash and liam neeson fist fighting wolves and got a much deeper art film. Aside from the fact that they just crash landed in the middle of a freezing wilderness, they are also harassed by a pack of wolves who seem to be less than welcoming right from the start. With liam neeson, dermot mulroney, frank grillo, dallas roberts. Liam neeson talks surviving plane crash in the grey mtv. The five best plane crashes in cinema unreality mag.
I wanted to ensure i said fictional because i do like liam, the plane crash was really great, but downfall is the behavior of the wolves. Liam neeson s new movie the grey could be physically the hardest experience of his film career. However, the plane from the uruguayan air force with 45 people crashes on the andes mountains and after the search party, they are considered dead. Liam john neeson obe born 7 june 1952 is an actor from northern ireland. Youd think liam neeson would know better than to get on a plane after what happened in the grey, but thats not the case with his latest starring vehicle, nonstop. The mountain between us is a lesson in bad casting the.
This film about a plane s crash landing and the dark investigation into the vessels captain might be too intense to screen in the air. The grey is a 2011 survival film cowritten, produced and directed by joe carnahan and starring liam neeson, frank grillo and dermot mulroney. In alaska, an oil drilling team struggle to survive after a plane crash strands them in the wild. Feb 28, 2019 a train has no chance in front of liam fricking neeson. The latest liam neeson actionthriller, nonstop pits the actor against a mysterious killer on an international flight. In short, unknown is a fairly decent mystery thriller. Oct 16, 20 liam neeson is tasked with hunting down a murderous and conniving plane hijacker in nonstop the first claustrophobic trailer for jaume colletserras thriller reveals at least one twist in the. The grey movie trailer 2012 official teaser hd youtube. The grey is usually described as the movie about liam neeson. Jan 27, 2012 one of the marquee movies opening this weekend is the grey, in which liam neeson stars as a man trapped with some other passengers in the cold, white north after their commuter plane goes down.
After narrowly surviving a deadly plane crash in the alaskan wilderness, a band of oil riggers must battle the elements and a pack of wolves. Liam neeson has at age 60 found himself to be an action star. With the help of a young woman, he sets out to prove who he is. Best of liam neeson on netflix new on netflix with liam. Empire magazine ranked neeson among both the 100 sexiest stars in film history and the top 100 movie stars. Feb 06, 2012 the grey sees the ballymenaborn actor as the leader of a group of oil workers being hunted down by a pack of wolves after surviving a plane crash in alaska. Liam neeson to play a hitman on the run in new film memory. This movie came out at kinda of a critical point as well, when we were trying to get people to not hunt wolves and this demonizes them even further.
A list of movies you should never watch on a plane insider. One of the marquee movies opening this weekend is the grey, in which liam neeson stars as a man trapped with some other passengers in the cold, white north after their commuter plane goes down. Liam neeson is tasked with hunting down a murderous and conniving plane hijacker in nonstop the first claustrophobic trailer for jaume colletserras thriller reveals at least one twist in the. Thats become a trope of neeson movies a series so successful it has become its own genre, with avatars like kevin costner filling in for neeson in 3 days to kill. The grey movie endings explained 2011 joe carnahan, liam neeson. Carnahan, who produced and wrote the film as well as directing it, clearly knows his stuff. Immediately following a plane crash in the alaskan wilderness, ottway liam neeson has some bad news for lewenden james badge dale. Only a neeson can remain this well composed during a moment like this. In the grey, liam neeson leads an unruly group of oilrig roughnecks when their plane crashes into the remote alaskan wilderness. Thats become a trope of neeson movies a series so successful it has become.
Liam neeson battles an evil text messenger on a plane. With andie macdowell, liam neeson, viggo mortensen, jack thompson. Liam neeson throws his film career to the wolves film. Liam neeson in the grey was dead after the plane crash. Liam neeson in the grey was dead after the plane crash my personal theory about the ending, and the movie overall, is summed up by the line, we crashed at 400 miles per hour. Bbc news northern ireland neeson hurt in motorcycle crash. The grey liam neeson on working with a frozen brain.
The story focuses on the liam neeson character, a taciturn and largely mysterious guy going through a depression. Liam neesons new movie the grey could be physically the hardest experience of his film career. Yes, the wolves are hunting this group of plane crash survivors and the film ends with neeson preparing for battle against them, but its often the quieter moments between the characters that. Neeson will star as a hitman who becomes a target himself, after refusing to complete a job for a dangerous criminal organisation. Liam neeson frank grillo dermot mulroney dallas roberts joe anderson nonso anozie james badge dale ben bray anne openshaw. With kate winslet, idris elba, beau bridges, dermot mulroney. After their plane crashes in alaska, six oil workers are led by a skilled huntsman to survival, but a pack of merciless wolves haunts their every step. Air marshal bill marks liam neeson lost his passion for his work long ago. Yet another story centered on a plane crash, in which a group of men get. Liam neeson schindlers list, taken stars as the unlikely hero ottway in this undeniably suspenseful and powerful survival adventure. The story follows a number of oilmen stranded in alaska after a plane crash, who must wage. The last flight neeson was on crash landed in the alaskan tundra, where his fellow passengers were picked off, one by one, by a. Liam neeson is topnotch as a drunken and discredited air marshal.