10 Facts About Red Tails

Red Tails is a 2012 American war film directed by Anthony Hemingway in his feature film directorial debut, and starring Terrence Howard and Cuba Gooding Jr.

Red Tails was a personal project for Lucas, one that he had originally conceived in 1988.

Red Tails compared it to Tucker: The Man and His Dream as "a story too good to be true".

Red Tails died in 2010 while the film was in post-production, and the final credits bear a tribute to him.

Red Tails is the last film Lucasfilm made independently before being acquired by The Walt Disney Company on October 30, 2012.

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The site's consensus reads: "Despite a worthy fact-based story and obvious good intentions, Red Tails suffers from one-dimensional characters, corny dialogue, and heaps of cliches.

Red Tails received a nomination at the 2012 Teen Choice Awards for "Choice Action Movie", and was nominated at the 2012 BET Awards for "Best Movie".

Later, in February 2013, Red Tails won the NAACP Image Award in the categories of "Outstanding Motion Picture" and "Outstanding Independent Motion Picture" at the 44th NAACP Image Awards.

Red Tails portrays largely fictional events based on the exploits of the Tuskegee airmen, although many viewers were left with the impression that the film was entirely historically accurate.

The P-51 Mustang flown in Red Tails became a free add-on for Microsoft Flight, as of 2012, and can be downloaded from Microsoft's Xbox LIVE Marketplace.