Flight Risk

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1. #001

   The production was shot in 22 days, and Mel Gibson said he was surprised that the final total runtime was only 91 minutes, making it the shortest film he has ever directed.

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2. #002

   Mark Wahlberg actually shaved his head for his role in this film. He did not want to use a bald cap.

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3. #003

   121.5 is a real frequency used for emergencies. It is depicted exactly in this film.

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4. #004

   The landing scene was apparently shot at a small, single-runway airport in Mesquite, Nevada. Two large illuminated "Xs" on either side of the runway indicate to pilots that the runway is closed and not safe for use, likely to prevent pilots involved in real flight operations from trying to land while the crew was filming.

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5. #005

   According to Mel Gibson, Mark Wahlberg improvised much of his character's dialogue, explaining: "Mark has a good dark side that he taps into. Every now and then he would reveal it, and I can't even repeat some of the things he said, we actually had to cut most of it, it was REALLY disgusting — but we imply it."

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6. #006

   Although Wahlberg has the smallest role of the three actors and is unconscious for at least a third of the film, only his face appears on the film's poster.

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7. #007

   Making the pilot bald was Mark Wahlberg's idea. The producers acknowledged that his appearance strongly resembled that of BTK killer Dennis Rader.

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8. #008

   Flight Risk was reportedly set to begin filming on June 16, 2024, and was halted because of the SAG strike, but Mel Gibson was granted a waiver to continue filming.

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9. #009

   At the beginning of the film, the illuminated sign outside the motel has the letters 'O' and 'T' in MOTEL not working, leaving the three letters MEL, the director's name.

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10. #010

    The LED panels needed for the production were so large that none existed at that size, so the production moved to Las Vegas to use a massive rehearsal studio to build the horseshoe-shaped LED wall, 33 feet high and 65 feet wide. They hung the plane inside this curved wall.

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