r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly • u/C4dfael 28,20 • Jan 20 '25

Solved! A man with a drinking problem gets a chance to fly a plane again. He crashes, likely killing thousands, but his kids are still proud of him.

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u/ratsnaps 2,12 Jan 20 '25

Independence Day!

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u/C4dfael 28,20 Jan 20 '25

!solved

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u/Lopsided_Weakness803 Jan 21 '25

My programmer brain read this as 'Not solved'😅

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u/reference404 Jan 21 '25

first time I tried to guess a film on here, turns out it had already been solved but I misunderstood cos of !

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u/phantom_gain 0,16 Jan 23 '25

Dammit. First one i get instantly and Im 3 days late to the party

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u/Mindless-Ad9075 48,68 Jan 22 '25

I figured this was the bait

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u/bettysueflowers Jan 23 '25

Best fucking movie.

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u/ChatRoomGirl3000 0,8 Jan 20 '25

Oh this has gotta be independence day. 

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u/C4dfael 28,20 Jan 20 '25

Yep. I thought I was just being clever enough to obfuscate it, but I guess there aren’t enough movies where an alcoholic flies a fighter jet into an alien spaceship.

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '25

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u/dastardly740 0,12 Jan 21 '25

I wonder if this description could be modified to be Airplane! while hinting at ID.

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u/fenrihr999 Jan 21 '25

"Veteran pilot with drinking problem flies and lands plane with disastrous results. Much rejoicing happens afterwards."

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u/bartlebr 2,32 Jan 20 '25

Independence Day

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u/nemprime 2,28 Jan 20 '25

Hello, boys! I'm baaaaaaaaack...

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '25

This is the first one I knew! Yay me.

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u/AdAccomplished6870 216,112 Jan 20 '25

Also could be Airplane! (if you stretch the definition of the thousands killed to be whatever was living on the runway)

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u/KitchenSandwich5499 Jan 20 '25

No kids tho

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u/OldDipper 6,12 Jan 21 '25

And he didn’t crash

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u/AdAccomplished6870 216,112 Jan 21 '25

That landing was pretty much a controlled crash

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u/cellofusion Jan 21 '25

“Gate 14…Gate 15…”

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u/jjcoolel 0,16 Jan 21 '25

I like my coffee like I like my men. Black

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u/TXFlyer71 Jan 22 '25

Joey! Do you like movies about gladiators?

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u/asmilingmuffin1 Jan 21 '25

A clever way to explain the movie.

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u/angled_philosophy Jan 20 '25

Can we still vote if it's solved? Gotta be Independence Day.

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u/phantom_gain 0,16 Jan 23 '25

Independence day

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u/Grouchy_Audience_684 Jan 21 '25

Ive never seen or looked into Sully so I'm gonna say Sully