When you think of Hollywood movies, you may not immediately think of an engineer. But, some of film’s biggest blockbusters feature intrepid engineers at the helm of our cinematic adventures. In fact, engineering characters have played major roles in scripts throughout the ages and perhaps more so now than ever. Here are five movies that feature engineering characters.
These are just a few movies that feature engineering characters in the lead, but there are many more playing supportive characters throughout some of Hollywood’s highest grossing hits.
You listed some good ones. Apollo 13 is a glaring omission though. Engineers are the heroes and save the lives of the astronauts in that one.
“A Man Called Otto” staring Tom Hanks
…”starring Tom Hanks”
National Lampoons Christmas Vacation-Clark Griswold might be a Chemical Engineer
Your choice of No highway in the sky was based on a book written by Nevil Shute (who also wrote, ‘On the Beach”) Nevil Shute was the nom de plume of Nevil Norway, an early aerospace engineer.