Currently, Howard Hughes is best remembered for being a reclusive freak incapacitated by obsessive-compulsive disorder. Martin Scorsese is out to change that with this biopic that focuses on Hughes as a pioneering renaissance man, integral to the evolution of electronics, aviation, and Las Vegas casinos. Not to mention his role as an eccentric Hollywood film producer and a major player with the hottest leading ladies of his time. Coming off the heels of the crap-tastic Gangs of New York, Scorsese once again teams up with Leonardo DiCaprio to bring Howie’s pre-1946 story to the screen. If Martin should miss the mark again, fear not—there’s a better source for the real story: Read the insanely compelling Howard Hughes: The Untold Story by Peter Harry Brown and call it a day.
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