Hughes was an orphan by the age of 17. Hughes father was an inventor who left him a majority of a tool company when he died. After college Hughes moved to Los Angeles to be a movie producer. He jump started the career of actors like Jean Harlow in his movie "Hell 's Angels." Shortly after his try with Hollywood, Hughes started into the career of aviation. The focus of the movie surrounds Hughes involvement with his company Hughes Aircraft. Many side stories of romances, such and the one between Hughes and Ava Gardner, or Katharine Hepburn pop up throughout the movie. There is an ongoing battle between Hughes and Pan Am 's Juan Trippe, who bribed Senator Owen Brewster into giving Pan Am a monopoly on international air travel. The even greater battle played out in the movie, was the effects of the OCD on Hughes life. …show more content…
Dr Jeffrey Schwartz could be responsible for Leonardo DiCaprio 's ability to play the role of Hughes with extreme OCD. Schwartz is a neuroscientist and UCLA, and help Leo with his ability to play the part of someone with OCD. DiCaprio spent many days with Schwartz and even met some of his patients observing the reality of the disease in order to better his OCD