In Like Flynn

In Like Flynn (2018)

Legend. Adventurer. Lover. Star.

A mostly true account of future Hollywood star Errol Flynn's sea adventures in the early thirties, sailing from Australia to Papua in search of gold, along with his best friend Rex, a former Canadian smuggler; Dook, a handy English gentleman; and Charlie, a grumpy old sailor.

Date of release
2018-07-07
TMDB
4.9 / 10 (60)
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
Comedy, Action, Adventure
Director
Russell Mulcahy

Casting

Interesting facts

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In Like Flynn is a 2018 biographical film about the exploits of Australian actor Errol Flynn. It was directed by Russell Mulcahy. The film captures aspects of Flynn's life prior to his achieving fame in the United States between the 1930s and the 1950s. The title of the film is a play on words of Errol Flynn's name and the slang phrase "In like Flynn".

Production

Flynn's grandson Luke Flynn, a surfer, model and composer, wrote and optioned the script as early as 2005. He controlled the rights to the source material and was initially set to play the titular role.

William Moseley joined the cast in November 2016, playing the character Dook Adams. In June 2017, Isabel Lucas joined the cast, playing the role of Rose. In July 2017, Corey Large and Thomas Cocquerel joined the cast.

Filming for In Like Flynn began on the Gold Coast in Queensland in May 2017. Additional filming took place in Mount Tamborine, Queensland.

As an Australian production, workdays were 10 hours long rather than the U.S.-standard 12 hours. One of the producers expressed concern that the difference would negatively impact the productivity of the Hollywood crew, but cinematographer Peter Holland convinced him otherwise.

Mulcahy's desire was to "bring Flynn’s unapologetic and uninhibited desire to experience a full adventurous and spectacular life to the screen. All while revealing his deeply rooted belief in himself and an ability to survive on charisma and bravado."

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