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Watching #SkyKing - interesting so far.

How the #SkyKing director successfully exploited Werner Herzog’s film storytelling device

Richard Russell is a folk hero to some people - including a few of the wrong ones - but to the loved ones he left behind, he's just a "peepo." In 2018, a 28-year-old Horizon Air ground agent (a subsidiary of Alaska Air) walked into work wearing a “Sky's the Limits” T-shirt, stole a $33 million plane (a Bombardier Q400), and took off into the skies of the Pacific Northwest. There…

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How the #SkyKing director successfully exploited Werner Herzog’s film storytelling device | GIBN

SkyKing director on incident where Richard Russell stole a $33 million plane and took off into the skies of the Pacific Northwest.

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MikeZilla Minus One Apr 19

My ★★★½ review of #SKYKING on @letterboxd: https://boxd.it/e2Fgt1

#265moviereview #hulu #movies

A ★★★½ review of #SKYKING (2026)

The film is a documentary about the 2018 incident where Richard “Beebo” Russell stole a Horizon Air Q400 plane from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. But it’s more than an examination of the air incident. It really is a story about one man’s struggle with mental health issues as he went from an easygoing person to a man who felt a lot of pressure in his life. Utilizing both home movies but also filmed footage of the air flight, the movie is framed by the voice recorder of the flight which makes the movie all the more chilling. What’s especially chilling is

Kyle Reddoch (CybersecKyle)Apr 16

Just finished watching #SkyKing on Hulu. As someone who suffers from mental health issues, this documentary of the account of Beebo’s adventure in the Q400 hits a little close to home.

“I’m just a guy with a few screws loose”. 😭😩

#MentalHealth #MentalHealthAwareness

Chicago News Bot Apr 14

'#SKYKING' director on the true story of a man who stole a commercial airplane for one last joyride
https://abc7.com/post/skyking-director-true-story-man-stole-commercial-airplane-last-joyride/18881262/

'#SKYKING' director on the true story of a man who stole a commercial airplane for one last joyride

Director Patricia E. Gillespie and Richard "Beebo" Russell's brothers reveal what they hope people take away from his story.

WSJ news feed Apr 9

[Arts] ‘#Skyking’ Review: A Tragic, Airborne Final Act on Hulu
A documentary revisits the case of Richard ‘Beebo’ Russell, an airline employee who in 2018 stole and deliberately crashed a plane in Washington state. #WSJ
https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/television/skyking-review-a-tragic-airborne-final-act-on-hulu-7eaf50a3
(Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:10:00 GMT)

Chicago News Bot Mar 30

Documentary '#SkyKing' explores the tragic 2018 theft of a Horizon Air plane
https://abc7.com/post/skyking-documentary-premiere-hulu-untold-story-richard-beebo-russells-2018-horizon-air-heist/18809996/