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''Iron Maiden: Flight 666'' is a concert documentary film featuring the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden. The film follows the band on the first leg of their Somewhere Back in Time World Tour between February and March 2008, during which they travelled on their own customised Boeing 757, Ed Force One, which used the call-sign "666". ''Flight 666'' is co-produced by Toronto-based Banger Films, known for their documentaries ''Metal: A Headbanger's Journey'', ''Global Metal'' and ''Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage''. The film was shot in high-definition video with accompanying 5.1 surround sound produced by Kevin Shirley (who has worked with the band since their 2000 album ''Brave New World''). It was distributed by Arts Alliance Media and EMI (except in the US, where it was sub-distributed by D&E Entertainment) in select digital theatres on 21 April 2009. ==Synopsis and background== ''Iron Maiden: Flight 666'' documents the opening leg of the band's Somewhere Back in Time World Tour, which took place between February and March 2008. During this leg of the tour, the group travelled 50,000 miles (encompassing India, Australia and North and South America) in just 45 days, performing 23 shows in 13 countries to half a million fans.〔 To achieve this, the band travelled in their own Boeing 757, nicknamed "Ed Force One" after the band's mascot, Eddie, which was specially converted to carry the band, their crew and twelve tonnes of equipment.〔 The aeroplane was largely piloted by the band's lead singer, Bruce Dickinson, who was then employed by Astraeus Airlines.〔 According to Dickinson, who came up with the idea, Ed Force One meant they could visit countries where "The bean counters said it's just not worth going" and allowed them to "do an almost European-type itinerary, but an on inter-continental basis". As a result, the band were able to perform in Costa Rica and Colombia for the first time. The aircraft was flown under the call-sign "666", a reference to their 1982 single "The Number of the Beast", which provided the film's title.〔 Despite the technical aspects behind the tour, the documentary is predominantly about the group's fans, with Dickinson commenting that "Two-thirds of the film is not about us".〔 Scenes shot in South America are particularly focused on the audiences, where Reuters report that they are "venerated like football stars",〔 while ''The Daily Telegraph'' state that the film makers "elicit tearful eulogies" from those in Costa Rica and Colombia, then seeing the band for the first time.〔 Dickinson asserts that the band's relationship with their fans is "the real story of Maiden", and the fact that this is the film's primary theme "is the way it should be".〔 The documentary was written, directed and produced by Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn, using their production company, Banger Films.〔〔 McFadyen and Dunn requested permission to shoot the film as soon as the tour was announced, which they received with just two months left to prepare.〔 Despite the fact that the film makers had been acquainted with Iron Maiden while working on their first two documentaries, 2005's ''Metal: A Headbanger's Journey'' and 2007's ''Global Metal'', some band members were initially mistrustful of the venture and were wary of having their privacy invaded.〔 Although Dickinson and drummer Nicko McBrain were the most comfortable with the filming, bassist Steve Harris and guitarist Adrian Smith took longer to adapt, while guitarist Janick Gers largely ignored the crew until the final week.〔 Following ''Iron Maiden: Flight 666'', the band worked with Banger Films once again on their 2012 live video, ''En Vivo!''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Iron Maiden: Flight 666」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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