Information
| Year: | 1997 |
| Rating: | 5.5(23760) |
| Listed in: | Action, Drama |
| Directed by: | Ridley Scott |
| Actors: | Viggo Mortensen Jason Beghe Daniel von Bargen John Michael Higgins Demi Moore Anne Bancroft |
| "Failure is not an option." | |
Cast
| Directed by | |
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| Ridley Scott | |
| Actors | |
| Viggo Mortensen | as Master Chief John James Urgayle |
| Jason Beghe | as Royce |
| Daniel von Bargen | as Theodore Hayes |
| John Michael Higgins | as Chief of Staff |
| Kevin Gage | as Instructor Pyro |
| David Warshofsky | as Instructor Johns |
| David Vadim | as Cortez |
| Morris Chestnut | as McCool |
| Josh Hopkins | as Flea |
| James Caviezel | as Slovnik |
| Boyd Kestner | as Wickwire |
| Angel David | as Newberry |
| Stephen Ramsey | as Stamm |
| Gregg Bello | as Miller |
| Scott Wilson | as C.O. Salem |
| Ted Sutton | as Flag Officer |
| Gary Wheeler | as Flag Officer |
| Donn Swaby | as Yeoman Davis |
| Jack Gwaltney | as Goldstein |
| Neal Jones | as Duty Officer |
| Stephen Mendillo | as Admiral O'Connor |
| Dan DePaola | as Cook Compliments |
| John Seitz | as J.A.G. |
| Kent Lindsey | as J.A.G. |
| Bob Moore | as WNM Reporter |
| Harry Humphries | as Artillery Instructor |
| Michael Currie | as Commission Speaker |
| Steve Gonzales | as Press Hound |
| Arthur Max | as Barber |
| Billy Dowd | as Photographer |
| Duffy Gaver | as Instructor |
| Scott Helvenston | as Instructor |
| Phil Neilson | as Hostile Rat |
| Dimitri Diatchenko | as Trainee |
| David Bruce | as Trainee |
| David Overton | as Trainee |
| Hashem Shaalan | as Trainee |
| Chris Soule | as Trainee |
| Joseph Makkar | as Libyan Sentry |
| Rick Cramer | as Scorpion Leader |
| Joseph Epinette | as Commando |
| Lee Eskey | as Treasury Lawyer |
| Rocky Essex | as Humvee Vehicle Operator |
| Larry Guardino | as Older Soldier |
| Rodney J. Hobbs | as C-SPAN Technician |
| Raymond H. Johnson | as Senator |
| Jim Pearson | as SEAL Instructor |
| Thomas Reid | as DC Police Officer |
| Michael Wayne Thomas | as C-SPAN Reporter |
| Scott Welchons | as Military Extra |
| Actresses | |
| Demi Moore | as Jordan O'Neill |
| Anne Bancroft | as Lillian DeHaven |
| Lucinda Jenney | as Blondell |
| Rhonda Overby | as Civilian Secretary |
| Susan Aston | as Civilian Girl |
| Dani Englander | as DeHaven Aide |
| Diandra Newlin | as Jane's Neighbor |
| Courtney Talbot | as Bar Tender |
| Irene Ziegler | as DeHaven's Aide |
Movie info
| Languages: | English |
| Filming dates: | May 1996 - July 1996 |
| Budget: | USD 50,000,000 |
| Gross: |
USA - 48,154,732 USD (21 December 1997) Worldwide - 49,000,000 USD (8 March 1998) (except USA) Germany - 5,943,262 DEM (15 March 1998) |
| Plot: | When a crusading chairperson of the military budget committee pressures the would be Navy secretary to begin full gender integration of the service, he offers the chance for a test case for a female trainee in a Navy SEAL-style training qualification. LT Jordan O'Niel is given the assignment, but no one expects her to succeed in an inhumanly punishing regime that has a standard 60% dropout rate for men. However, O'Niel is determined to prove everyone wrong. |
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"Goodbye" Written by Steve Earle Produced by Trevor Horn Performed by The Pretenders Courtesy of Warner Music U.K. Ltd./ Warner Bros. Records Inc. "The Homecoming" Written by Chrissie Hynde Produced by Trevor Horn Performed by The Pretenders Courtesy of Warner Music UK Ltd./ Warner Bros. Records Inc. "Mama Told Me Not to Come" Written by Randy Newman Performed by Three Dog Night Courtesy of MCA Records By Arrangement with MCA Special Markets and Products "O Mio Babbino Caro" (from Gianni Schicchi') Composed by 'Giacomo Puccini Courtesy of De Wolfe Limited "Feel Like Makin' Love" Written by Paul Rodgers and Mick Ralphs Performed by Bad Company Courtesy of Swan Song/East West Records America By Arrangement with Warner Special Products "Two Wrongs Won't Make Things Right" Written by Paula Frazer Performed by Tarnation Courtesy of 4AD By Arrangement with Warner Special Products "Dimples" Written by John Lee Hooker and James Bracken Performed by John Lee Hooker Courtesy of Vee-Jay Ltd. Partnership "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik K525" Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Performed by the Medici Quartet "Adagio and Fugue in C Minor K456 (Allegro)" Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Performed by the Medici Quartet "Found a Friend" Written by Tracy Thielen Courtesy of Action Box Music "The Future Is a War" Written by Exene Cervenka Performed by Auntie Christ Courtesy of Lookout Records |
Goofs
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FAIR: The trainees are part of a Combined Reconnaissance Team (CRT); hence, the training is not identical to Navy SEAL training, as it combines elements from all the branches. Continuity: When the submarine on which the SEALs sail dives, it is shown as an Ohio class missile sub. When it is submerged, it turns into some other sub. Before the team surfaces, it has switched back to an Ohio. Continuity: When the first trainees are jumping out of the helicopter into the water for the S.E.R.E. training course, the sun is shown just rising over the horizon. However, the shadow cast by the helicopter's tail (viewed from inside the helicopter) indicates that the sun is instantly much higher. Fact errors: When Command Master Chief Urgayle is sitting with his sniper rifle and watching Cortez helping Jordan over the wall, the angle is wrong. When Cortez drops Jordan, Urgayle sees this from O'Neil's vantage point. Continuity: Near the end, when the helicopters are flying in to support the soldiers, it is possible to see in at least one shot that the Cobra helicopter's rocket pods are empty (the sun shines through the tubes from the back). Later, the same Cobra is shown firing its rockets, even though this would not be possible. Miscellaneous: At the beginning of the first course it is stated "12 minutes or less" is what is need to pass that part of the training. Yet Cortez finishes in 13:10 and Jordan finishes after him. Even with a 30 second deduction for all females in training, still doesn't put her under the 12 minutes she needs to pass the course. Fact errors: Trainees that pass hell week are issued brown t-shirts to make it clear that they now passed it. In the newspaper photo, O'Neill and the others still wear white-shirts, which shows that they haven't completed hell week. GEOG: In the briefing for the Libya landing, the coast is shown as southern (sea south of the land). Libya has no southern coast, the entire country lying South of the Med. The maps could conceivably have been drawn "South up" but this is against all military (and geographical) convention and unlikely in the extreme. CHAR: When O'Neil exits the Hummer upon arriving at base, she closes the door behind her but the door does not latch shut. You can see it swinging back open just as the vehicle is leaving the cameras view. Continuity: After CMDCM Urgayle ('Viggo Mortensen' (qv)), is shot in combat, he is seen with an elbow crutch before congratulating his trainees. However, this elbow crutch seems to disappear as he is seen using both hands (one to hand out the CRT qualification insignia, the other to shake hands) right after, without the support of someone, or otherwise ridding himself of the elbow crutch. Continuity: In Urgayle's first scene, he gets in the face of the man who laughs. From one camera angle, the bill of Urgayle's hat is above the man's, and from the other it is below. |
Quotes
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Master Chief John Urgayle: [quoting "Self-Pity" by D.H. Lawrence] I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself. A bird will fall frozen dead from a bough without ever having felt sorry for itself. Master Chief John Urgayle: Pain is your friend, your ally, it will tell you when you are seriously injured, it will keep you awake and angry, and remind you to finish the job and get the hell home. But you know the best thing about pain? Lt. Jordan O'Neil: Don't know! Master Chief John Urgayle: It lets you know you're not dead yet! Master Chief John Urgayle: When I want your opinion, I'll give it to ya. Sen. Lillian DeHaven: Captain, are you in the habit of lettin' reporters traipse around your base, snappin' their fill? These are supposed to be discreet test cases! C.O. Salem: Senator, they stand out on a public highway using telephoto lenses. There is nothin' I can do about it, unless you want me to infringe on their civil liberties, which I will be glad to do, if you'll just trim a little fat off the Constitution. Sen. Lillian DeHaven: Did you just mouth off to a senior member of the Senate Arms Committee? I mean, I'll give you points for style, just nothin' for smarts! Lt. Jordan O'Neil: [after being brutually beaten during a capture exercise] Master Chief... Master Chief John Urgayle: Lieutenant, seek life elsewhere. Lt. Jordan O'Neil: Suck my dick! [captive members of her team start shouting and chanting Hoo Rar after being silent to the Master Chief] Sen. Lillian DeHaven: Whoa, whoa, whoa, Mr. Hayes. If a cannibal used a knife and fork, would you call that progress too? Master Chief John Urgayle: Remember, there are no bad crews, only bad leaders. Sen. Lillian DeHaven: Don't you even think of playing politics with me, little darlin', you'll be up way past your bedtime. Lt. Jordan O'Neil: And don't YOU think that I'll sit idly by while anyone smears my good name. Now you get those charges VOIDED, Senator. And you do it today! Sen. Lillian DeHaven: [tauntingly] Or what? Lt. Jordan O'Neil: You like pissed off? Watch this. [storms out to TV cameras] Master Chief John Urgayle: I don't know what the hell's been going on in the last 48 hours. And frankly I don't give a shit. Lt. Jordan O'Neil: Good to see you too, Master Chief. Master Chief John Urgayle: Sergeant Cortes, however brief your stint with this command might be, there are two words you will learn to put together: Team-Mate. Lt. Jordan O'Neil: You were given the Navy Cross right? May I ask what you got it for? Master Chief John Urgayle: Since it bears on this conversation, I got it for pulling a 250-pound man out of a burning tank. Lt. Jordan O'Neil: So stopping to save a man makes you a hero, but if a man stops to help a woman, he's gone soft? Master Chief John Urgayle: Could you have pulled that man clear? Lieutenant, you couldn't even haul your own body weight out of the water today. McCool: [after one trainee mentions that things have changed for the better for African-Americans] Have they? So you see, O'Neil. I know where you're coming from. To them you're just the new nigger on the block, that's all. Maybe you just moved in a little too early. [after O'Neill saves his life in combat] Master Chief John Urgayle: I'll never live this one down. Master Chief John Urgayle: 60% of you will not pass this course! How do I know? Because that is an historical fact! Now for the bad news, I always like to get one quitter on the first day, and until I do, that first day does not end! Lt. Jordan O'Neil: [commenting on the special standard for her training] I mean really sir, why don't you just issue me a pink petticoat to wear around the base? C.O. Salem: Did you just have a brain fart, Lieutenant? Lt. Jordan O'Neil: Begging your pardon, sir? C.O. Salem: Did you just waltz in here and bark at your commanding officer? Because if you did, I would call that a bona fide brain fart, and I resent it when people FART inside my office! Lt. Jordan O'Neil: I think you've resented me from the start, sir. C.O. Salem: What I resent, Lieutenant, is some politician using my base as a test tube for her grand social experiment. What I resent, is the sensitivity training that is now mandatory for all of my men. The ob-gyn I now have to keep on staff just to keep track of your personal pap smears. But most of all what I resent, is your perfume, however subtle, interfering with the scent of my fine three-dollar-and-seventy-nine-cent cigar, which I will put out this instant if the phallic nature of it happens to offend your GODDAMN FRAGILE SENSIBILITIES! Does it? Lt. Jordan O'Neil: No, sir. C.O. Salem: "No, sir" WHAT? Lt. Jordan O'Neil: The shape doesn't bother me. Just the goddamn sweet stench. Lt. Blondell: Lieutenant, why are you doing this? Lt. Jordan O'Neil: Do you ask the men the same question? Lt. Blondell: As a matter of fact: yes, I do ask them. Lt. Jordan O'Neil: And what do they say? Lt. Blondell: "Cause I get to blow shit up." Lt. Jordan O'Neil: Well, there you go. Master Chief John Urgayle: The ebb and flow of the Atlantic tides, the drift of the continents, the very position of the sun along its ecliptic. THESE are just a FEW of the things I control in my world! Is that clear? Stamm: Yes, Command Master Chief! Master Chief John Urgayle: [to Everyone] IS THAT CLEAR? All the CRT Trainees: YES, COMMAND MASTER CHIEF! Sen. Lillian DeHaven: [on why she started Lt. O'Neil on the SEAL program in the first place] Truthfully, I never expected you to do so damn well! I figured you'd ring out in two weeks, bing bang it's over, and we're popular. In Washington, you don't even need the Ten Commandments when you're popular! C.O. Salem: [after Jordan demands that he remove the dual standard] One standard. Lt. Jordan O'Neil: Just treat me the same. No better, no worse. C.O. Salem: You're gonna get everything you want, O'Neil. I just wonder if you want what you're gonna get. Lt. Jordan O'Neil: Hoo-yah, sir. Master Chief John Urgayle: Is there anything *else* we can do for your celebrity career, Lieutenant? Lt. Jordan O'Neil: That will be all... Master Chief John Urgayle: [to all the CRTs] You now have exactly *one minute* to *muster*! Sgt. Max Pyro, Instructor: [as the CRTs are scrambling] If even *one* of you Van Winkle wannabes are late I will *personally* see to it *none* of you sleep for a week! 'Slov' Slovnik: Lemme get this straight. Now we're *sharing the same fucking head*! Lt. Jordan O'Neil: Listen, you moron! I am here to stay and if you don't wanna be in my life, you've got two choices. Move out or Ring out! That's it! End of File! 'Wick' Wickwire: [to Slovnik] I say you've got less than one minute to get your fucking clothes on! [after everyone is on board the chopper] Lt. Jordan O'Neil: All Right! All parties in! Let's get the hell out of Dodge! Sgt. Cortez: Hey, O'Neil! I'd go to war with you any day! Sgt. Cortez: You know O'Neil, I like you better when you drink. Lt. Jordan O'Neil: You know Cortez, I like you better when I drink. C.O. Salem: Welcome to SEAL/C.R.T. selection program. You have volunteered for the most intensive military training known to man. You are all proven operators within the SpecOps communtiy: SEALs, EOD, Army Delta, Marine Force Recon, Naval Intel community, and so on. In spite of your expertise, many of you will not successfully negotiate this program. Those that do, will experience an operational tempo that exceeds that of any other unit within the US arsenal. That is all that is to be said about the special nature of the CRT training program. I now turn you over to my Command Master Chief, John James Urgayle. Civilian Girl: [mentioning O'Neil's bruised face] Ain't really none of my business, but I say leave the bastard. Sen. Lillian DeHaven: No politician can afford to let women come home in bodybags. Instructor Johns: [to the CRTs, in front of the ocean] Take a good look at your new home. |
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