Trivia / The Flight of the Phoenix (2004)

• Box Office Bomb: Budget, $45 million. Box office, $34,586,264. Unlike the original, this was a financial and critical flop.
• California Doubling: It was filmed in Nigeria rather than the actual setting of Mongolia.
• The Cast Showoff: Dennis Quaid is an experienced pilot.
• What Could Have Been: Richard E. Grant was offered the role of Ian.

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