Storyline
A biopic depicting the life of filmmaker and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes from 1927 to 1947, during which time he became a successful film producer and an aviation magnate, while simultaneously growing more unstable due to severe obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Released
12/17/2004
Runtime
2h 50min
Director
Budget
$110,000,000
Revenue
$213,700,000
Genre
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
Miramax, Appian Way, Forward Pass, Cappa Productions, Initial Entertainment Group, IMF Internationale Medien und Film GmbH & Co. 3. Produktions KG, Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast
Leonardo DiCaprio
Howard Hughes
Cate Blanchett
Katharine Hepburn
Kate Beckinsale
Ava Gardner
John C. Reilly
Noah Dietrich
Alan Alda
Senator Ralph Owen Brewster
Danny Huston
Jack Frye
Ian Holm
Professor Fitz
Alec Baldwin
Juan Trippe
Gwen Stefani
Jean Harlow
Jude Law
Errol Flynn
Willem Dafoe
Roland Sweet
Adam Scott
Johnny Meyer
Matt Ross
Glenn Odekirk
Kelli Garner
Faith Domergue
Frances Conroy
Mrs. Hepburn
Brent Spiner
Robert Gross
Stanley DeSantis
Louis B. Mayer
Edward Herrmann
Joseph Breen
Kenneth Welsh
Dr. Hepburn
J. C. MacKenzie
Ludlow
Jacob Davich
Howard Hughes - 9 Years Old
Amy Sloan
Howard Hughes's Mother
Sam Hennings
Frank
Keith Campbell
Marine
Kevin O'Rourke
Spencer Tracy
Nellie Sciutto
Secretary
Vince Giordano
Cocoanut Grove Band Member
Jason Cavalier
Cocoanut Grove Patron
Rufus Wainwright
Cocoanut Grove Vocalist #1
Loudon Wainwright III
Cocoanut Grove Vocalist #2
Martha Wainwright
Cocoanut Grove Vocalist #3
Al Dubois
Pan Am Executive #1
John Koensgen
Pan Am Executive #2
Harry Standjofski
Crony of Louis B. Mayer
Josie Maran
Cigarette Girl
Joe Chrest
Hell's Angels Director of Photography
Justin Shilton
Hell's Angels Pilot
Arthur Holden
Radio Announcer
Joseph P. Reidy
Aide to Howard
Stéphane Demers
Maitre d'
Yves Jacques
Waiter
Chris Ufland
Engineer
Sebastian Tillinger
Timer
James Bradford
Uncle Willy
Francesca Scorsese
Little Girl
Alan Toy
Man on Crutches
Joe Cobden
Another Guest #1
Linda E. Smith
Another Guest #2
David Purdham
Emcee
Alan Fawcett
Chairman MPA
Lisa Bronwyn Moore
Noah's Wife
Emma Campbell
Helen - Jack Frye's wife
Vincent Laresca
Jorge
Matt Holland
Hughes' Staff Person
Dennis St John
Nick the Custodian
Al Vandecruys
Doctor
James Rae
FBI Agent
Kathleen McAuliffe
Brewster's Maid
Terry Haig
Another Senator
Heather Petrone
Acting
Danielle Franke
Esquire Starlet (uncredited)
Meghan Elizabeth
Starlet (uncredited)
Elizabeth DeCicco
Starlet (uncredited)
Elisa Dyann
Coat Check Girl (uncredited)
Isabelle Champeau
Editor (uncredited)
Al Coronel
Bi-Plane Mechanic (uncredited)
Gerardo Lo Dico
Military Officer (uncredited)
Anne V. Coates
Howard Hughes' Film Editor (uncredited)
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