To Fly!

To Fly! is a documentary film and the first ever to be shot in the IMAX format. It follows the history of flight, from the first hot air balloons in the 19th century to 20th century manned space missions. It was created for performance at the National Air and Space Museum's IMAX Theater in Washington, D.C. It was written by Jim Freeman, Greg MacGillivray, Tom McGrath, Francis Thompson, Robert M. Young and Arthur Zegart. It was directed by Freeman... more

To Fly! is a documentary film and the first ever to be shot in the IMAX format. It follows the history of flight, from the first hot air balloons in the 19th century to 20th century manned space missions. It was created for performance at the National Air and Space Museum's IMAX Theater in Washington, D.C. It was written by Jim Freeman, Greg MacGillivray, Tom McGrath, Francis Thompson, Robert M. Young and Arthur Zegart. It was directed by Freeman and MacGillivray. The film has been deemed "culturally significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. The movie was shown in 1979 at Great America theme park's Pictorium and was the first movie shown at the new theatres. To Fly! was the highest grossing documentary of all time before the release of Fahrenheit 9/11 in 2004. It has grossed US$82 million domestically and US$116 million worldwide, which it has accumulated during its decades in release. The movie is still shown... less