Reteaming the director and star of Gangs of New York, Martin Scorcese's The Aviator stars Leonardo DiCaprio as legendary millionaire Howard Hughes. Focusing on the early part of Hughes' adult life, the film chronicles how he built his fortune, beginning as the proprietor of his late father's tool company, then as a Hollywood producer and the owner of RKO studios, and later as an aviation mogul. Alan Alda, Alec Baldwin, and Kate Beckinsale also star.