The Mystery of D.B. Cooper

Name: The Mystery of D.B. Cooper
Genre: Mystery, Crime, Documentary
Released: November 25, 2020
Duration: 85 min
Rating: 61
Cast: Anne Wittman, Bill Mitchell, Bob Fuhriman, David Brinkley, David Mills

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Home Box Office (HBO) | Release Date (Streaming): November 25, 2020 | TV-14

Starring: Anne Wittman, Bill Mitchell, Bob Fuhriman, David Brinkley, David Mills, Duane Weber, Hannah Pauley, Harold 'Andy' Anderson, Jefferson King, Jo Weber, John Chancellor, John Jesper, Marla Cooper, Miles Richardson, Pat Forman, Peter Caulfield, Ron Forman, Tim Collins, Tina Mucklow, Walter Cronkite, William Rataczak

Summary: The Mystery of D.B. Cooper brings to life the stories of four individuals fervently believed by their family and friends to be “D.B. Cooper,” the mystery man who hijacked a 727 flying out of Seattle, traded the passengers’ lives for $200,000 and four parachutes, lept from the jet over some of Washington state’s roughest terrain, and wasThe Mystery of D.B. Cooper brings to life the stories of four individuals fervently believed by their family and friends to be “D.B. Cooper,” the mystery man who hijacked a 727 flying out of Seattle, traded the passengers’ lives for $200,000 and four parachutes, lept from the jet over some of Washington state’s roughest terrain, and was never heard from again. Almost 50 years later, the case continues to confound the FBI and inspire wild speculation as it remains the only unsolved airplane hijacking in United States history.‌ The film draws from a combination of recreated and archival footage, as well as exclusive interviews with those most connected to the infamous case and its likeliest culprit, and explores how the heist inspired copycat hijackings around the world and elevated Cooper to “legend” status before his plane even touched back down on land. ‌… Expand

Director: John Dower

Genre(s): Mystery, Crime, Documentary

Rating: TV-14

Runtime: 85 min

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The Telegraph Anita Singh

Nov 23, 2020

A documentary that couldn't fail to entertain. Read full review

The Guardian Rebecca Nicholson

Nov 23, 2020

As much as this gripping documentary is about the mysterious DB Cooper, it is about human nature, too. These brilliant characters, some deeply entangled in the story, some distant from it but connected, are believers. This film asks what keeps them believing, and it is a far bigger question than the mystery itself. Read full review

The Film Stage Jared Mobarak

Nov 23, 2020

It’s even more fun digging into the tales on-screen if you’re familiar with the pop culture appropriation. Read full review

Daniel Fienberg

Nov 25, 2020

What Dower is interested in here isn't the hijacking itself or even how it has gone unresolved for decades, but rather the nature of the D.B. Cooper obsession. Read full review

IndieWire David Ehrlich

Nov 18, 2020

Dower, like so many of the obsessives he interviews here, grows too enthralled by the “who” of it all to stay on mission and meaningfully explore why it still resonates. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Brian Tallerico

Nov 27, 2020

By turning this narrative into a search for an identification that seems increasingly unlikely to ever happen, Dower loses focus, and we become just as lost as the hundreds of people convinced they know what happened to D.B. Cooper. Read full review

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3ebfan511

Dec 4, 2020

Very interesting doc on a very mysterious case. The film goes through the story of the hijacking with a lot of new info that I did not know, with plenty of interviews from people who were on the plane that day, who actually, saw and talked, to D.B Cooper. I also really like how it goes intoVery interesting doc on a very mysterious case. The film goes through the story of the hijacking with a lot of new info that I did not know, with plenty of interviews from people who were on the plane that day, who actually, saw and talked, to D.B Cooper. I also really like how it goes into 5 different suspects, in which you may end up thinking any/or all of them may have done it. There is some humor there as well, and the viewer can decide for themselves who they think may have done it. For anyone remotely interested in this story...you will likely enjoy the film.… Expand

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JLuis_001

Dec 15, 2020

The mystery is by far more interesting than what the documentary explores.

It was kinda underwhelming.

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