This intense documentary recounts the amazing story of billionaire Howard Hughes, the aviator genius. Hughes was best known for his amazing achievements in aviation, award-winning accomplishments in film and well-publicized womanizing with Hollywood's top beauties. He built an incredible fortune to become one of the richest men of the 20th century but succumbed to his bizarre obsessive-compulsive behavior which eventually led to his recluse lifestyle and madness. 1999/color-b&w/98 min/NR.