Flyboys

The adventures of the Lafayette Escadrille, young Americans who volunteered for the French military before the U.S. entered World War I, and became the country's first fighter pilots.

Cast

James Franco

as Blaine Rawlings

David Ellison

as Eddie Beagle

Jean Reno

as Capt. Thenault

Philip Winchester

as William Jensen

Todd Boyce

as Mr. Jensen

Mac McDonald

as Sheriff Detweiller

Abdul Salis

as Eugene Skinner

Karen Ford

as Mrs. Jensen

Scott Hazell

as Cinema Usher

Ruth Bradley

as Laura

Reviews

Wuchak

***Americans volunteers become fighter pilots in France during WW1*** Before the USA enters WW1, a young Texas cowboy (James Franco) joins the Lafayette Escadrille in France, a squadron of American fighter pilots. The volunteers are trained and soon experience the glory, anxieties and horrors t...

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