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Writers (WGA):
Danielle Alexandra (story)
David Twohy (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
22 August 1997 (USA) more
Tagline:
Failure is not an option.
Plot:
A female Senator succeeds in enrolling a woman into Navy SEALS training where everyone expects her to fail. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations more
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(41 articles)
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Maybe Demi Moore does have what it takes more (110 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Demi Moore | ... | Jordan O'Neill |
 | Viggo Mortensen | ... | Master Chief John James Urgayle |
 | Anne Bancroft | ... | Lillian DeHaven |
 | Jason Beghe | ... | Royce |
 | Daniel von Bargen | ... | Theodore Hayes (as Daniel Von Bargen) |
 | John Michael Higgins | ... | Chief of Staff |
 | Kevin Gage | ... | Instructor Pyro |
 | David Warshofsky | ... | Instructor Johns |
 | David Vadim | ... | Cortez |
 | Morris Chestnut | ... | McCool |
 | Josh Hopkins | ... | Flea |
 | James Caviezel | ... | Slovnik |
 | Boyd Kestner | ... | Wickwire |
| Angel David | ... | Newberry |
 | Stephen Ramsey | ... | Stamm |
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Also Known As:
A Matter of Honor (USA) (working title)
In Pursuit of Honor (USA) (working title)
Navy Cross (USA) (working title)
Pursuit of Honor (USA) (working title)
Undisclosed (USA) (working title)
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Rated R for language and combat violence.
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124 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Iceland:14 | Iceland:16 (video rating) | USA:R (certificate #35019) | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Brazil:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:16 | Mexico:B | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:15 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15
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One of the instructors is a real life, U.S. Army HAZMAT disposal/safety video instructor known as the "Sergeant First Class Logan" volumes. more
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Continuity: After MC Urgayle (Viggo Mortensen), 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 trident, the other to shake hands) right after, without the support of someone, or otherwise ridding himself of the elbow crutch. more
Quotes:
Sen. Lillian DeHaven: No politician can afford to let women come home in bodybags. more
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Referenced in Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator' (2005) (V) more
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Dimples more
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I fully admit I am not the biggest Demi Moore fan in the world. As a matter of fact, she's been in some of my least favorite movies of the decade (A FEW GOOD MEN, INDECENT PROPOSAL, THE SCARLET LETTER, THE JUROR, STRIPTEASE), and she really hasn't been good in any of those. But she did win me over in this movie, because she lives up to her character's line, "Look, I'm not trying to make any sort of statement here." And she isn't. Instead of letting vanity get in the way, or injecting pathos, she lets her actions speak for her, just like her character does in trying to win acceptance as a SEAL. The haircut scene is a good example; though it's directed with cinematic flourish, she does it matter-of-fact.
Moore's performance is one of the two performances that elevate this from your standard grunts-become-soldiers movie. The other is the riveting Viggo Mortenson as the Master Chief, who's the drill instructor. He doesn't play the role as a sadistic tyrant, but rather as a subtle manipulator who gradually recognizes Jordan O'Neill(Moore) is someone worth taking seriously. He also avoids going for pathos.
The movie is best when it concentrates on the training. Ironically, making just a standard grunts-become-soldiers movie makes its message work, because like O'Neill's superiors, we take her seriously because she becomes no different than anyone else. The beginning is bad, and the climatic battle at the end is overblown, which weakens the movie. Still, it's worth a look, and I maintain Moore was only given a Razzie Award for this movie and performance because of her past work, and the naysayers really weren't paying attention to her performance here.