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No one thought Donna would go very far. But when she sets her sights on becoming a first-class international flight attendant, Donna throws caution to the wind and takes off in pursuit of her dream. The ride is anything but smooth, however, and Donna's laugh-packed journey of a lifetime is rocked by more turbulence than she bargained for.

Cast

Gwyneth Paltrow

as Donna Jensen

Christina Applegate

as Christine Montgomery

Mark Ruffalo

as Ted Stewart

Candice Bergen

as Sally Weston

Joshua Malina

as Randy Jones

Mike Myers

as John Witney

Kelly Preston

as Sherry

Stacey Dash

as Angela Samona

Rob Lowe

as Co-Pilot Steve Bench

Marc Blucas

as Tommy Boulay

Reviews

Kamurai

Empty watch, probably won't watch again, and can't recommend. On the surface this is about women dressing pretty and serving men, and Gwenyth Paltrow and Christina Applegate are good at this, but...I really had to look hard to see that the movie had more to offer than "little person, little dream...

Tom.Livanos

**Background to this review** My review here.... I confess it was prompted by the review given by Kamurai (which was the first review given on this movie on The Movie Data Base). Also by way of background, I came to watch this movie because of who is in it. Specifically Gwyneth Paltrow, who I ...

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