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Cloud Dancer

  • 19801980
  • PGPG
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
214
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POPULARITY
100,282
41,059
Cloud Dancer (1980)
AdventureDrama
Fictionalized account of a competition aerobatic pilot.Fictionalized account of a competition aerobatic pilot.Fictionalized account of a competition aerobatic pilot.
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
214
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
100,282
41,059
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Barry Brown
    • Writers
      • William Goodhart(screenplay by)
      • Barry Brown(story by)
      • Daniel Tamkus(story by)
    • Stars
      • David Carradine
      • Jennifer O'Neill
      • Joseph Bottoms
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Barry Brown
    • Writers
      • William Goodhart(screenplay by)
      • Barry Brown(story by)
      • Daniel Tamkus(story by)
    • Stars
      • David Carradine
      • Jennifer O'Neill
      • Joseph Bottoms
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    • 9User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    Cloud Dancer (1980)
    David Carradine and Hoyt Axton in Cloud Dancer (1980)
    David Carradine in Cloud Dancer (1980)
    Cloud Dancer (1980)
    Joseph Bottoms and Colleen Camp in Cloud Dancer
    Cloud Dancer (1980)

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    David Carradine
    David Carradine
    • Brad Randolph
    Jennifer O'Neill
    Jennifer O'Neill
    • Helen St. Clair
    Joseph Bottoms
    Joseph Bottoms
    • Tom Loomis
    Colleen Camp
    Colleen Camp
    • Cindy
    Albert Salmi
    Albert Salmi
    • Ozzie Randolph
    Salome Jens
    Salome Jens
    • Jean Randolph
    Arnette Jens
    • Edith Randolph
    • (as Arnette Jens Zerbe)
    Norman Alden
    Norman Alden
    • Dr. Putnam
    Nina van Pallandt
    Nina van Pallandt
    • Caroline Sheldon
    • (as Nina Van Pallandt)
    James T. Callahan
    James T. Callahan
    • Walt Lawson
    Jorge Cervera Jr.
    • Mexican Drug Dealer
    James Giese II
    • Tall Drug Dealer
    Woodrow Chambliss
    Woodrow Chambliss
    • Curtis Pitts
    • (as Woody Chambliss)
    Hoyt Axton
    Hoyt Axton
    • Brad's Mechanic
    Richard Ellman Kennedy
    • Doug Holmes
    Jo Ann Smith
    • Mrs. Sean Burney
    Sparky Watt
    Sparky Watt
    • Dan Franklin
    Merritt Holloway
    • Priest
    • Director
      • Barry Brown
    • Writers
      • William Goodhart(screenplay by) (story by)
      • Barry Brown(story by)
      • Daniel Tamkus(story by)
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    • Trivia
      When David Caradine is trying to take off from the highway, the car coming head on has only the driver. When the car is avoiding the air plane, there is a passanger and driver.
    • Goofs
      Just a tiny one in the final flight scene - beside the shadow of the plane you can see the shadow of the helicopter from which it's being filmed.
    • Connections
      Featured in Vintage Video Minisodes: Cloud Dancer (1980) (2021)

    User reviews9

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    Top review
    10/10
    Excellent aerobatic scenes
    The plot's a little thin in this film. It deals with competition aerobatics and the main character's unwillingness to be in a long term relationship for fear of passing on a defective gene to future children. The side plot is teaching a rising aerobatic pilot the tricks of aerobatics while teaching him to live by clean living and giving up trafficing in drugs. Even with the thin plot the aerobatics and filming were good and this was a very entertaining and well done film.
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    • Jun 3, 1999

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    • Release date
      • May 1980 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Mad Pilot... die Wahnsinnsflieger
    • Filming locations
      • Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 44 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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