★★★★★

One of the most unbelievable true stories you will ever watch.

A writer that is destitute fakes hand written letters from Howard Hughes authorizing him to be the sole writer of his autobiography. While publicly denying any association with the book, either Hughes himself or some of his people ship the author a very large box with damaging insider information. The information is on Richard Nixon, the military, and every other person Hughes needs to get back under control. The book, burned after printing, actually turned out to be the main reason Watergate happened, at least according to the movie.

The Controversy of Howard Hughes

Anyone old enough to remember Watergate will be floored by this movie and the quality of acting by all cast members. Some may find the story line a bit reaching, but they didn’t live in a time when Howard Hughes was alive. Given many of the other things people don’t deny he did this isn’t much of a stretch. He regularly mainlined what medical science thought to be lethal doses of drugs being one such thing. Inviting a plane load of reporters onto The Spruce Goose for a taxi test around a harbor then lifting off without a thought as to what a crash would do is also a documented fact.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1aQq28l3ug&feature=emb_logo

No, given everything which came out after Howard Hughes’ death, this wasn’t that far fetched. I’m not talking about what went into the book, I’m talking about Howard Hughes plucking someone from obscurity and using them to achieve a purpose. For those who didn’t live during the time, rent Tucker: A Man and His Dream.

Tucker: A Man and His Dream cover

Put this on your rental list because it is well worth watching twice.

Next time you are planning a vacation, go sit in the cockpit of the Spruce Goose like I did. Ponder the fact the plane managed to get airborne. The difference between crazy and genius is someone manages to understand the crazy of the genius. Howard Hughes was the kind of crazy genius few could understand, but the plane did fly.

For more movie rental ideas please see list one and list two.