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Always (1989) -- A romantic adventure about a legendary pilot's passion for dare-devil firefighting and his girl.
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Jerry Belson (screenplay)
Dalton Trumbo (screenplay)
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22 December 1989 (USA) more
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They couldn't hear him. They couldn't see him. But he was there when they needed him... Even after he was gone.
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A romantic adventure about a legendary pilot's passion for dare-devil firefighting and his girl. full summary | add synopsis
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122 min
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70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)
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Portions of John Williams' music are derived from Ralph Vaughan Williams' "Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis." more
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Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Al's engine catches fire, he is heard saying "My engine's on fire, you believe that?" while it is clear that the actor is saying "you believe that shit?" In fact, you can still hear the "sh" sound from the cut-out profanity at the end of the spoken line. more
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Al Yackey: My engine's on fire! Can you believe that? And I was in such a good mood! more
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Still moves me., 12 June 2002
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Author: redservo from North Carolina

Having just seen a re-cap of AFI's 100 most romantic films, I decided to go through my own video library to see how many I owned. Of course, starting alphabetically, I pulled out "Always". It wasn't on AFI's list. But it is on mine. I threw it in the VCR, having seen it at least 3-4 times before, and it was like watching it for the first time again.

To sum it up, I wept, from the opening to the closing scene. Rarely am I so touched by a film that it affects me so strongly as to push aside all rational thought and open up the flood gates. But I should expect no less from the man (Spielberg) who single-handedly keeps the tissue industry in the black. He knows how to tug those heart-strings. He's doesn't just play off one emotion; he goes for them all! Drama, action, humor, loss and love. And what he does in "Always", just like "Empire of the Sun", "The Color Purple", "E.T.", "Schindler's List", and "Saving Private Ryan"; is never let the rider off the coaster.

Unfortunately, at the release of "Always", he had not fully gained the respect of the industry enough to prevent this film from being pushed aside. For me, however, it's still right there up on top!

Kudos Spielberg , for reminding us that even your less-seen films were done w/ brilliance, integrity, humor and a more than just a few tears.

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