Have you seen the movie, "Flight of the Phoenix"? I have a question about it-- (see below...)

Have you seen the movie, "Flight of the Phoenix"? I have a question about it-- (see below...)?
In "Flight of the Phoenix," how come all the characters who are stranded in the plane crash, suck up to the macho Dennis Quaid character, and despise the unassuming & helpful Giovanni Ribisi character? I realize it's just a movie, but the fact that the screenwriter thought to shape the characters this way, makes me think that he/she thought that this is the way things would naturally work out, in real life. I could see them all disliking the Ribisi character, if he was this selfish, arrogant, know-it-all, but he seems nice-- quiet, but nice-- he just wants to help everyone re-build the plane, & get out of the desert; he only turns out to be jerky later, after weeks of the other characters pushing his buttons, and being nasty & ungrateful, for (what it seems to me) no reason... why do they all continually bust the Ribisi character's chops, and then end up practically worshipping the macho-asshole Dennis Quaid character?
Psychology - 3 Answers
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I think these attitudes by the book and movie writers just reflect what they think is typical middle class American values. These well defined but different characters also provide some "meat", substance to the story which might be a bit boring to non-aviation viewers. There were two movies made of this and I really enjoyed both, although the first one with James Stewart as the pilot was my favorite. I also was rooting for the intellectual guy, the designer, and a bet many other viewers were also.
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I liked this movie, and to tell you the Truth, Dennis is the captain so naturally they all look to him for help, and Ribis to me in my opinion was kind of annoying even before he turned out to be this know it all/ not real plain builder guy, but to tell you the truth I think the screen writer was going with the original movie, because it was a remake of the older flight of the Phoenix, so i believe it had nothing to do with how he or she thought people would act naturally.
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Did we see the same movie? Dennis Quaid saved their lives twice-first by landing a crippled plane and second by flying an experimental plane. He was looked to by all as their pilot therefore he had the power. Once it was discovered Ribisi's character could put out-faith was restored. Ribisi's character was one of the most arrogant character's I have ever seen portrayed. And he was a murderer.

How long is a flight from Newark, NJ to Phoenix, AZ

How long is a flight from Newark, NJ to Phoenix, AZ?

Phoenix - 20 Answers
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about 4-5 hours.
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Probably 4 hours or so.
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About five hours if it's direct. I grew up in Jersey and now live about 100 miles north of Phoenix.
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4.5 hours
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3 hrs
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weird my friend (we live right by Newark) move to Phoneix and was just here visiting lol. Anyway it was 6 hours but his flight was delayed too.
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4 1/2 Hours.
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bout 3 days
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Well, never been to Phoenix but I've flown to Vegas and LA... It'll take about 5.5 hours heading to Phoenix and close to 6 hours on the way back to NJ (tailwinds).
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CLOSE TO 1 HR
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From Newark it should take about 5 hours, depending IF the airlines are running on time.
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5 1/2 hours on the way there (against the jet stream) and 5 hours on the way back. US Airways and Continental have direct flights.
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4-5 hours because i went to visit my aunt and uncle in phoenix and we went through newark air port and it took between 4 and 5 hours.
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i used to live near newark and now live close to phoenix. the flight can be from 4 to 6 hours depending what route they take that flight. it is normally about 5hrs.
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The last time I did it we flew straight through it was 5.5 hours.
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It's 5 and a half hours.
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A direct flight from Newark to Phoenix is approx. 5 Hrs 6 Min. You can get flight times for airports all over the world at https://www.jets.com/
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I also used to live close to Newark Have to give mention to JJ's Hotdogs on Bloomfield Ave ;-) But I moved to the Phoenix area years ago. We find that the flights will run about 5-5 1/2 hours if they are running on time. We prefer non-stop direct flights. As bad of a reputation sometimes, Continental & America West (which has been renamed to U.S. Airways?) did a decent job getting us back and forth. We always selected the first flight of the morning, or a red-eye. Good luck in your travels!
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4 hours, without a layover
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4 hours or so...

Anyone have a promo code for a southwest airline flight from san antonio, tx to phoenix az

Anyone have a promo code for a southwest airline flight from san antonio, tx to phoenix az?
need a promo code for a southwest flight..any info would be appreciated.
Air Travel - 4 Answers
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Six imams removed from a US Airways flight from Minneapolis to Phoenix are calling on Muslims to boycott

Six imams removed from a US Airways flight from Minneapolis to Phoenix are calling on Muslims to boycott...?
the airline. If only we could get Muslims to boycott all airlines, we could dispense with airport security altogether.
Religion & Spirituality - 9 Answers
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Ignorance rears its ugly head again. (and I don't mean the Imams)
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Let me put it to you this way, if six pastors/priests/reverends/ministers/preachers/rabbis/whatever were removed from a plane, would you still have the arrogant attitude?
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Oh boy, I fear a riot and flag burning coming on.
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true and it would be heaven!
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It's OK with me...
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That news is almost 2 years old. Can't you do better than that?
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Not a good solution...
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Amen. May their prayers be answered. That would be one area less to concentrate on and worry about.
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Most of you people make me sick.