JET SET

Year Published: 1903

Format: 16mm

Description: "Jet Set" (c.late 60s) is a short, color amateur film made by Chuck Rettis. The film highlights different aircraft models from the Boeing 727 to Hugh Hefner’s "Big Bunny" private jet and the USAF McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II Thunderbird. Opening credits (0:10). Lines of white jet contrails contrast dark blue sky (0:17). Braniff International Douglas DC-8-62 plane with blue body, dark blue accent features navigates to runway (0:25). TWA Boeing 727-231 navigates towards runway (0:34). Camera pans body of American Airlines Boeing 727-23 with silver body, orange lightning bolt decal before it takes off (0:43). View from plane of Boeing 727 shadow trailing along on ground below (1:44). Camera tails Northwest Orient Boeing 747-251B as it navigates runway, taxis for take off (1:50). Camera pans Hugh Hefner’s Playboy "Big Bunny" DC-9 private jet, girls in tight black perhaps latex dresses come out of plane (3:39). United States Air Force (USAF) perhaps McDonnell F-101B Voodoo with camouflage pattern painted on body navigates runway, various front, side, back view of jet before taking off on runway (4:23). Montage military jets landing on runway one by one, small parachute releases as jets land (6:00). Group of USAF McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II Thunderbird with red, white, and blue paint on runway (6:49). View from ground of USAF Thunderbird squadron flying in sky in formation, do solo and group tricks, contrails trail behind (7:10). Closing credits and text, illustrated image of Wright Brothers’ 1903 Wright Flyer (8:40).

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