Academy Award?

Rating: Null/10 (3 January 2005)

This movie is great, capturing the genius & intelligence of Howard Hughes that we have read about his life & times, also his history in Hollywood. The way the Senate hearings scene with Alan Alda stuck to the historical truth, well documented in real life newsreal footage..further proves & shows Hughes' genius in dealing with mere politicians and others out of their league. Nice comic touch when Hughes tells Ava Gardner in earnest,.."I only read those transcripts" when confronted by her on his wiretapping of her. Too bad it ends in 1947, but maybe a sequel will happen someday addressing the topic of those final years of his life? Excellent book to read on that topic until then is "Citizen Hughes" by M. Drosnin. Aviator deserved an Oscar for DeCapprio, Best Picture, etc! Great Movie!