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Iron Maiden:
Flight 666
is a concert
documentary film
featuring the English
heavy metal band
The film
follows the band
on the first leg
of their
Somewhere Back in Time
World Tour
in February and March 2008,
during which they travelled
on their own customised
Boeing 757,
Ed Force One,
which used the call-sign
"666".
Flight 666
is co-produced by
Toronto-based
Banger Films,
known for their documentaries
Metal: A Headbanger's Journey,
Global Metal
and
Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage.
The film was shot in
high-definition video
with accompanying
5.1 surround sound
produced by
Kevin Shirley
who has worked with the band
since their
2000 album
Brave New World
It was distributed by
Arts Alliance Media
and EMI
except in the US,
where it was
sub-distributed by
D&E Entertainment
in select
digital theatres on
April 21st 2009.
Iron Maiden:
Flight 666
documents the opening leg
of the band's
Somewhere Back in Time World Tour,
which took place between
February and March 2008.
During this leg of the tour,
the group travelled
50,000 miles
(encompassing India,
Australia and
North and South America)
in just 45 days,
performing
23 shows in
13 countries
to half a million fans.
To achieve this,
the band travelled
in their own Boeing 757,
nicknamed
"Ed Force One"
after the band's mascot,
Eddie,
and in the style
of the
U.S. president's
Air Force One,
converted to carry the band,
their crew
and equipment
.The aeroplane was largely
piloted by the band's
lead singer,
Bruce Dickinson,
who was then employed
by Astraeus Airlines.
According to Dickinson,
who came up with
the idea,
Ed Force One
meant they could visit
countries where
"The bean counters said
it's just not worth going"
and allowed them to
"do an almost
European-type itinerary,
but on an
inter-continental basis".
As a result,
the band were able
to perform in
Costa Rica
and
Colombia
for the first time.
The aircraft was flown
under the call-sign
"666",
a reference to their
1982 single
"The Number of the Beast",
which provided the film's title.
Despite the technical aspects
behind the tour,
the documentary is
predominantly about
the group's fans,
with Dickinson commenting that
"Two-thirds of the film is
not about us".
Scenes shot in
South America
are particularly focused on
the audiences,
where Reuters report
that they are
"venerated like football stars",
while
The Daily Telegraph
state that the film makers "
elicit tearful eulogies"
from those in
Costa Rica
' and Colombia,
then seeing the band
for the first time
Dickinson asserts that
the band's relationship
with their fans is
"the real story of Maiden",
and the fact that this is
the film's primary theme "
is the way it should be"
.The documentary
was written,
directed and produced by
Scot McFadyen
and Sam Dunn,
using their
production company,
Banger Films.
McFadyen and Dunn
requested permission
to shoot the film
as soon as the tour
was announced,
which they received
with just two months left
to prepare.
Despite the fact
that the film makers
had been acquainted with
Iron Maiden
while working on their
first two documentaries,
2005's
Metal: A Headbanger's Journey
and 2007's
Global Metal,
some band members
were initially mistrustful
of the venture
and were wary of having
their privacy invaded.
Although Dickinson
and drummer
Nicko McBrain
were the
most comfortable
with the filming,
TRACKLIST
Churchill's Speech
Aces High
2 Minutes to Midnight
Revelations
The Trooper
Wasted Years
The Number of the Beast
Can I Play with Madness
Rime of the Ancient Mariner
CD 2
Powerslave
Heaven Can Wait
Run to the Hills
Fear of the Dark
Iron Maiden
Moonchild
The Clairvoyant
Hallowed Be Thy Name
BONUS
Running Free [*]
Sanctuary [*]
Murders in The Rue Morgue [*]
Infinite Dreams [*]
Killers [*]
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