Information
| Year: | 1990 |
| Rating: | 6.3(2638) |
| Listed in: | Drama |
| Directed by: | Martin Sheen |
| Actors: | Charlie Sheen Martin Sheen Laurence Fishburne Blu Mankuma Michael Beach |
| "Sometimes you've got to stand out to fit in." | |
Cast
| Directed by | |
|---|---|
| Martin Sheen | |
| Actors | |
| Charlie Sheen | as Pfc. Franklin Fairchild Bean |
| Martin Sheen | as MSgt. Otis V. McKinney |
| Laurence Fishburne | as Roosevelt Stokes |
| Blu Mankuma | as Eugene 'Spoonman' Bryce |
| Michael Beach | as Edward James Webb |
| Harry Stewart | as Harry 'Sweetbread' Crane |
| John Toles-Bey | as Andrew Lawrence |
| James Marshall | as Cpl. Harold Lamar |
| Ramon Estevez | as Cpl. Gerald Gessner |
| Jay Brazeau | as Mr. Vito |
| Ken Douglas | as Kramer |
| Weston McMillan | as DeLuc |
| David Michael O'Neill | as Sager |
| Allan Lysell | as Sheridan (Prosecutor) |
| Don S. Davis | as Haig |
| Roark Critchlow | as Brooks |
| Alec Burden | as Abel Fox |
| Steven Hilton | as Col. Clark |
| Joe Lowry | as Col. Porter |
| Lochlyn Munro | as Bartender |
| Tom McBeath | as Principal |
| Brent Stait | as MP |
| Deryl Hayes | as MP in bar |
| Tony Pantages | as GI in bar |
| Christopher Judge | as MP in Infimary |
| Matt Clark | as Franklin F. Bean, Sr. |
| Robert Gazzola | as Bean (age 8) |
| David Glyn-Jones | as Funeral Director |
| F. Murray Abraham | as Capt. Ramon Garcia |
| Actresses | |
| Samantha Langevin | as Mrs. Vito |
| Jennifer Griffin | as Tattoo Woman |
| Jenn Griffin | as Tattoo woman |
Movie info
| Languages: | English |
| Filming dates: | July 1989 - August 1989 |
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Tags
| prison, sergeant, army-life, 1960s, based-on-novel, independent-film |
Original Soundtracks
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"Chain Gang" Written by Sam Cooke "Subterranean Homesick Blues" Written and Performed by Bob Dylan "End of My Journey" Written and Performed by Harry Stewart "In the Sweet Bye and Bye" by Rick Gibson |
Goofs
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DATE: There are references to Creedence Clearwater Revival, even though the movie is set in 1965 and Creedence didn't go by that name until 1969. Fact errors: The flags in the courtroom are reversed; the flag of the United States should be positioned to its own right of any other flag or standard, even on an American military installation on foreign soil. Also U.S. Army flags or standards, even the National Flag, should have spearhead pole finials instead of eagle pole finials. Eagles are reserved for civilian flags and the President of the United States. Crew: When MSG McKinney is talking to Bean during the first "hat clear" check, the boom mic is reflected in McKinney's sunglasses. Revealing mistakes: After Pvt. Bean falls out of the window; as he gets up, you can see tubing that runs up into his pants (left leg). This is for the stage blood that runs down his head from the glass in his head. Fact errors: The ribbons [over left pocket] of everyone are in the wrong order. No service patch on right shoulder of the JAG officer but has Korean War and United Nation ribbons. Warriors, Inc. and Capt. Dale USMC Ret'd should know better. DATE: Early bar scene 1965, Bean walks in the bar and passes a push button pay telephone. These phones came out in the mid '70s. |
Quotes
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Bryce: Well don't you know... Roosevelt Stokes, Bryce, Webb, Lawrence, Harry 'Sweetbread' Crane: That's the sound of the men. Get back. Working on the chain... Ga-e-ang... Bryce: Well don't you know... Roosevelt Stokes, Bryce, Webb, Lawrence, Harry 'Sweetbread' Crane: That's the sound of the men. Get back. Working on the chain... gang... Harry 'Sweetbread' Crane: And let me hear you say it... Roosevelt Stokes, Bryce, Webb, Lawrence, Harry 'Sweetbread' Crane: Oooh... Ahhhh... Oooh... Ahhh... Bryce: Well don't you know... [song repeats a few more times] [McKinney wants to be friends with Bean] Pfc. Franklin Fairchild Bean: I can't. I can't be your friend. MSgt. Otis V. McKinney: Why? Am I not as good as your color buddies? Pfc. Franklin Fairchild Bean: You're a bully! And I hate EVERYTHING you stand for! MSgt. Otis V. McKinney: GERALD! [Gessner comes in] MSgt. Otis V. McKinney: [to Gerald] Escort this prisoner back to the compound before I throw him out the window. Dismissed! [Gessner and Bean leave] MSgt. Otis V. McKinney: That son of a BITCH! Roosevelt Stokes: [Bean tries to isolate himself from the 'Soul Patrol'] Listen up, Bean. If you want to be over here by yourself, that's your business. But let me tell you something. We are *all* in this together! That means you do *not* operate entirely on your own in here. Nobody does. You will pull your weight, or we will make you wish you had. See, your being white don't mean *shit* in here. 'Cause as far as that old bastard out there is concerned, we're all *niggers* in here. You dig it! Pfc. Franklin Fairchild Bean: I dig it. Roosevelt Stokes: I knew that you could. Danke for the smokes, man. Pfc. Franklin Fairchild Bean: Bitte shun, man. [during morning reveille] Cpl. Gerald Gessner: All right ladies, LISTEN UP! You've got FIFTEEN MINUTES to shower, shave, shit, shine, shampoo! YOU HEAR ME! Now DO IT! [repeated line] Cpl. Gerald Gessner: Gig for Bean! MSgt. Otis V. McKinney: [after Bean disrespects McKinney] Are you a bad ass? Does Mrs' BEAN'S LITTLE BOY think he's a real bad ass, too? Pfc. Franklin Fairchild Bean: There ain't no Mrs. Bean. MSgt. Otis V. McKinney: [looks at his tatooed hands] Now *why* am I not surprised by that? Lamar, this Mr. Bean here's been doggin' it. Doesn't want to shape up. Thinks he's got no team. Do you think he will change his mind after he meets his new roommates? Cpl. Harold Lamar: I believe he will change his mind, Sergeant. MSgt. Otis V. McKinney: We'll talk again. I believe tomorrow morning you'll find you've got a team, want one or not... Pfc. Franklin Fairchild Bean: I will NOT! MSgt. Otis V. McKinney: I will not, SERGEANT! That's a gig, Lamar! Cpl. Harold Lamar: Gig for Bean! MSgt. Otis V. McKinney: And gigs mean trouble. [Gessner protests leaving McKinney alone with the prisoners in the woods] MSgt. Otis V. McKinney: Don't you... [decks Gessner] MSgt. Otis V. McKinney: EVER question my orders, you snot-faced brown nose! I will not tolerate insubordination by anyone in my command! [Bean't testimony inadvertantly got McKinney off the murder charge] Roosevelt Stokes: Lookin' mighty white today, slim. Looks like McKinney's gonna get himself a combat ribbon for killing Sweet. [after McKinney dared the prisoners to escape and no one did] MSgt. Otis V. McKinney: C'mon, you chicken shits! I never met a nigger that couldn't run like a rabbit! Lawrence: I dreamt I woke up and I was *white*. Roosevelt Stokes: That's no dream man. That's a nightmare Lawrence: You tellin' me, Brother Man. I had this sudden urge to start clappin' on one and three. [laughter from the Soul Patrol] Lawrence: Then I started listenin' to all this *weird* music like Creedence Clearwater Revival and uh.. uh.. Three Dogs in the Night. [more laughter from the Soul Patrol] Lawrence: Then I found myself eating cream cheese and bagels. [more laughter from the Soul Patrol] Lawrence: Then, I don't know why, but I had this sudden urge to start chasing after women with *flat asses*. Pfc. Franklin Fairchild Bean: [during a prison visitation] Where are you going? Kramer: Church services. Pfc. Franklin Fairchild Bean: [surprised] Church? You? What for? Kramer: [incensed] Vietnam's what for, asshole! Pfc. Franklin Fairchild Bean: Oh. Kramer: In case you haven't heard, there *is* a war going on there. *Involving* the U.S. Army, of which you are *still* a member. |
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