Fast-paced biopic documenting the life of one of the most colourful Americans of the 20th century, Howard Hughes. Leonardo Di Caprio plays Hughes, the son of a Texan inventor who dies & leaves him with a small fortune. Hughes moves to Los Angeles to become a Hollywood film producer & produces such classics as ' Hell's Angels', ' The Front Page' & ' Flying Leathernecks'. He also becomes involved in the aviation industry, designing new planes, setting air speed records & flying around the world risking his life testing aircraft. As his ideas become bolder, his approach becomes more eccentric, & he gains many powerful enemies.