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| 1122.1 | | TROOA::BUTKOVICH | chairman of the bored | Thu Jul 04 1996 17:56 | 17 |
| Saw the movie last weekend- **** out of 5
Denzel Washington is the true star of this film - another fine acting
job that probably would have netted him another Oscar nomination if
this movie had been released later in the year. The plot of this movie
basically involves a number of possible scenerios that may have
happened when a helicopter, piloted by Meg Ryan's character, crashes.
The action takes place during Desert Storm. Denzel is put in charge of
an investigation to ascertain what the true story is - does Meg deserve
the Medal of Honour, or not? The script does a good job of keeping us
guessing - I thought I had it figured out until just a moment before we
find out the actual truth - this could be discussed behind spoilers
once a few more have seen the movie. Meg Ryan did a good job, but she
was basically acting out the same scene with slight variations for most
of the movie.
Chris
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| 1122.2 | excellent | CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE | | Mon Jul 15 1996 13:03 | 31 |
| I saw this on the weekend, & thought it excellent. Denzel Washington
should get nominated for a Best Actor Oscar for this performance. As
he gets a little older, Washington is acquiring a certain "gravitas";
he is highly credible as a distinguished military officer agonizing
over his role in a Gulf War "friendly fire" incident. He drinks too much,
and gets into trouble with his boss, a somewhat formidable bureaucratic
general played by Michael Moriarty.
Meg Ryan's performance is all in flashbacks, as different witnesses recall
her conduct as commander of a medical evacuation helicopter that was shot
down. (Washington's character is investigating this incident; she has been
nominated for a Medal of Honor.) I thought she too was entirely
believable.
Another strength of the film is the quality of the action sequences. The
movie opens with video images of bombs over Baghdad, followed by
Washington's tanks going into action in the desert. The confusion and
violence of the battle scenes were pretty convincing (to me; I have never
experienced combat.)
In the end some of the complexity and ambiguities of the dramatic
situation are simplified and the story comes to a fairly conventional
closing, Washington's character finds a form of peace, heroism is
appropriately celebrated. (I hope that didn't need a spoiler.)
The movie is well written and acted and in my opinion is a first rate
production that should be a contender in a number of categories at next
year's Academy Awards.
-Stephen
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| 1122.3 | Fantastic! | BOOKIE::J_CROCKER | | Tue Jul 16 1996 15:54 | 19 |
| The director of GLORY (I forget his name) directed COURAGE UNDER FIRE,
so it's a four-star reunion with Washington, who got Best Supporting
Actor for GLORY.
Very little about the movie is computer-enhanced. The desert shots
were done in El Paso, with the cooperation of the U.S. military.
Whenever you see an Abrams tank on the outside, it's real. This movie
has the best armored battle shots I've ever seen, and I'm a history
addict.
I think Meg Ryan *is* the co-star of this flick, because even though
Washington's character has the most onscreen time, her spirit hovers
(so to speak) throughout the movie. My respect for her goes up another
notch.
It's about as far away from that "I'll have what she's having" scene
you get at SONY theaters before *every* showing, no matter who's in it.
Justin
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| 1122.4 | | STRWRS::KOCH_P | It never hurts to ask... | Tue Jul 16 1996 16:09 | 13 |
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Justin,
Sorry to burst your bubble, but the US Military DID NOT co-operate
with the making of this film. At the last minute, they backed out and
the producers had to scramble for replacement equipment which was made
up to LOOK like US Army vehicles. In addition, there is a story that a
goverment agency saw what looked like an Apache parked at an airport,
staked it out and nearly arrested the pilots because they thought that
they had stolen an Apache. However, when the pilot pointed out the fake
rockets, they let him go. Says alot for US Government inventory
procedures when they don't know if all their (our) Apaches are
accounted for...
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| 1122.5 | Sources? | BOOKIE::J_CROCKER | | Tue Jul 16 1996 18:09 | 8 |
| Before my bubble bursts, what are your sources on this info? I'll
grant you that mine was ENTERTAINMENT, and also that Hollywood does a
good job of doctoring stuff so it looks like the real thing when they
try. Beats the good ole' days when they used Winchester '94s for
movies that were supposed to happen thirty years earlier (without even
removing the front stock so it'd look like a Henry).
Justin
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| 1122.6 | | STRWRS::KOCH_P | It never hurts to ask... | Wed Jul 17 1996 19:24 | 4 |
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Well, this is what the producers said on "The making of Courage under
Fire" on the E! channel. Since they paid the bill, I suspect they would
know...
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| 1122.7 | Two thumbs way, way, way, up!!! | POLAR::LYLE | I will not abbrev. | Fri Jul 19 1996 06:04 | 14 |
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Caught this movie yesterday. Great movie. Great acting. If Washington
doesn't get an award for this, the academy should be dissolved.
I found myself all tensed up during the action scenes.
The weirdest thing happened when the credits were rolling. No one from
the audience got up to leave. Everyone seemed to be rivetted to their
seats. Like they were in awe. Never have I witnessed something like
that. It was really strange.
****1/2 out of *****
Dave
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| 1122.8 | 30 something to courage | HOTLNE::S_COLLINS | | Fri Jul 19 1996 06:22 | 8 |
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re.> .03
the director of "Courage Under Fire" is Ed Zwick.
He also directed "Glory" and "Legends of the Fall".
In t.v. land he was the creator of the hit "Thirty Something".
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| 1122.9 | | EDSCLU::JAYAKUMAR | | Fri Jul 19 1996 10:40 | 6 |
| I haven't seen this yet, but I have seen one other Denzel Washington's
movie - Mississipi Masala, and he really impressed me.
gotta check this one out.
/Jk
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| 1122.10 | Something classical, perhaps? | DECWIN::RALTO | Jail to the Chief | Fri Jul 19 1996 14:56 | 5 |
| What is the music that is played during the promos for this
movie that are currently being shown on TV? I could swear I've
heard it before...
Chris
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| 1122.11 | 'simple song' | DZIGN::HABER | Jeff Haber..SBS IM&T Consultant..223-5535 | Fri Jul 19 1996 18:01 | 7 |
| I believe that it is actually a Shaker song which was popularized by
Aaron Copeland (Appalachian Spring?) and has recently been used in
Oldsmobile ads. I forget the exact title, something like 'A Simple
Song' -- my brother used it at his wedding, so I _should_ know...
/jeff
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| 1122.12 | "Simple Gifts," actually... | chayna.zko.dec.com::xanadu::eppes | Nina Eppes | Fri Jul 19 1996 18:40 | 4 |
| .11 is right about the song, except the title is "Simple Gifts."
("'Tis the gift to be simple, 'tis the gift to be free," etc.)
-- Nina
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| 1122.13 | ...or my rapidly fading memory | DECWIN::RALTO | Jail to the Chief | Mon Jul 22 1996 13:40 | 5 |
| Aha, thanks, so I *did* hear it before. I thought it might have
simply been my overactive imagination...
Thanks,
Chris
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| 1122.14 | Apologies | BOOKIE::J_CROCKER | | Tue Jul 23 1996 14:46 | 12 |
| .4, .6
You're right -- and although my bubble didn't pop when I went back to
see COF again, my face got a little red when the credits showed that
Australia was more helpful than the USA with this one.
There was another reason I stuck around for credits this time:
The young girl who played Meg Ryan's daughter looked so much like
Ryan that I wanted to get a clue to whether or not she was. Any
ideas, folks?
Justin
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| 1122.15 | | BUSY::SLABOUNTY | To the Batmobile ... let's go!!! | Tue Jul 23 1996 15:03 | 315 |
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Courage Under Fire (1996)
A medal for honor. A search for justice. A battle for truth.
USA 1996 Color
[*][*][*][*][*][*][*][*]
8.5/10 (112 votes)
Produced by: 20th Century Fox Film (distributor) / Fox 2000 Pictures
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Genre/keyword: War / Action / _Drama_ / honor / helicopter / gulf-war
Language: English
Certification: USA:R
MPAA reasons: Rated R for war violence and language.
Directed by
Edward Zwick
Cast (in credits order)
Denzel Washington .... Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Serling
Meg Ryan .... Captain Karen Walden
Lou Diamond Phillips .... Monfriez
Michael Moriarty .... General Hershberg
Matt Damon .... Ilario
Bronson Pinchot .... Bruno
Seth Gilliam .... Altameyer
Regina Taylor .... Meredith Serling
Zeljko Ivanek .... Banacek
Scott Glenn .... Tony Gartner
Tim Guinee .... Rady
Tim Ransom .... Boylar
Sean Astin .... Patella
Armand Darrius .... Robins
Mark Adair-Rios .... Bobcat 5
Ned Vaughn .... Chelli
Manny Perez (II) .... Jenkins
David McSwain .... Egan
Sean Patrick Thomas .... Thompson
Ken Jenkins .... Joel Walden
Kathleen Widdoes .... Geraldine Walden
Christina Stojanovich .... Anne Marie Walden
Lucky Luciano .... Nathan Serling Jr.
Erica Newman .... Joleen Serling
Jamal A. Mays .... Brian Serling
Ashlee Jordan Pryor .... Josie Serling
Michole White .... Maria
Jeffrey Waid .... Hillerman
Patrick Young .... Drill Team Commander
Jimmy Pickens .... Soldier
Jack Watkins .... Coffee Sergeant
Bruce McGill .... McQuillan
Rory J. Aylward .... Teegarden's Crew Chief
Kyle Mickaelian .... Refueler
Michael Dolan .... Orderly
John Roarke .... The President
Tom Schanley .... Questioner
Bob Apisa .... Iraqi Tank Commander
Daniel Gonzalez .... Laughing Gunner
Albert Hall .... Speaker
Richard Venture .... Don Boylar
Diane Baker .... Louise Boylar
Amy Hathaway .... Annie
Reed Frerichs .... Delinquent Soldier
Julius Carter .... Rowtero
Written by
Patrick Sheane Duncan (also novel)
Cinematography by
Roger Deakins
Music by
James Horner
Production Design by
John Graysmark
Costume Design by
Francine Jamison-Tanchuck
Film Editing by
Steven Rosenblum
Other crew
Pete Antico .... stunts
Christopher Assells .... effects editor
Terry Atchison .... weapons prop technician
Rory J. Aylward .... military technical advisor, technical
advisor
Karen M. Baker .... first assistant sound editor
Dick Bayard .... construction co-ordinator
Ryan Beesley .... background artist
Anna Behlmer .... rerecording mixer
Lon Bender .... sound designer
Maxine Bergen .... second unit: script supervisor
Cliff Bergman .... general foreman
Cliff Bernay .... on-set dresser
Mike Billow .... helicopter pilot
Bob Bornstein .... music copyist
Richard Bourquin .... background artist
Bob Bowman .... sound assistant editor
Ben Bray .... stunts
Caroline Brock .... location assistant
Brooke Brooks .... assistant to mr. davis
Robin Brown .... 'a' camera operator
Robin Budd .... assistant to mr. zwick
Burt Burnam .... second unit: first assistant director
Lange Burnett .... additional make-up
Gary Burritt .... negative cutter
Jaime L. Cabrera .... production assistant
Lisa D. Carey .... accounting assistant
Mike Carroll .... plaster foreman
Michael R. Casey .... el paso location manager
John Cenatiempo .... stunts
Larry M. Cherry .... hairstylist for mr. washington
Gary Clark (II) .... paint foreman
Gary Clause .... propmaker foreman
Karen Estelle Collins .... second assistant director
Jack Colmenero .... swing gang
Mary Colquhoun .... casting
Steve Cooper .... art director
Skip Cosper .... assistant director
Kurt Courtland .... apprentice editor
Barbara Crow .... first assistant accountant
James Crowley .... production assistant
Gerrit Dangremond .... 'c' camera operator
Valerie Davidson .... foley editor
John P. Davis .... helicopter pilot
Ismael 'Rocket' De Anda .... production assistant
Sandy DeCrescent .... music contractor
Rob Doumitt .... second unit: gaffer
Billy Dowd .... extras casting
Jeffrey Downer .... unit production manager
Jessica Drake .... dialect coach for ms. ryan
Marty W. Eichmann .... second unit: key grip
James Etheridge .... second unit: 'b' camera operator
Marcia Evers .... seamstress
Tres Falls .... second second assistant director:
austin
Ann Fisher .... dialogue editor
Cliff Fleming .... helicopter pilot
Linda Gacsko .... 'c' camera second assistant
Dino Ganziano .... key hairstylist
Rick Gentz .... set decorator
Scott Martin Gershin .... effects editor
Cathy Mickel Gibson .... production accountant
Don Givens .... foley recordist
Jane Goldsmith .... script supervisor
Robbie Goldstein .... austin location manager
Jorge J. Gonzalez .... costumer
Mark Gordon (III) .... effects editor
David J. Grant .... additional second assistant director
Tim Grossclose .... sound assistant editor
Per Hallberg .... supervising sound editor
Penny Lee Hallin .... second assistant editor
Jim Halty .... stunts
William Hankins .... second unit: 'a' camera first
assistant
Andy Harris .... 'a' camera first assistant
Mark Harris (II) .... sound recordist
Dan Hegeman .... dialogue editor
Jim Henrikson .... music editor
Chuck Herrmann .... assistant property
Sally Hershberger .... hairstylist for ms. ryan
Philip A. Hess .... effects editor
Ellen Heuer .... foley artist
Steve Hiller .... 'c' camera first assistant
James Horner .... orchestration
Karla Ingebretsen .... assistant to aerial co-ordinator
Steve Isabell .... second unit: best boy grip
Al Itzkoff .... craft service
Guy Jackson .... second unit: best boy electric
Craig Jaeger .... foley supervisor
Michael Jamison .... assistant costume designer
M. Evan Jensen .... helicopter pilot
David Jobe .... foley mixer
Dean E. Johnsen .... production assistant
J. David Jones .... aerial co-ordinator
Gail Just .... costumer to ms. ryan
Christopher Kahn .... production assistant
Cathy Kanavy .... location assistant
Peter Karp .... assistant to mr. friendly
Jeff Kay .... second second assistant director: el
paso
Liz Keigley .... austin casting
Steve Kelso .... stunts
Josh Kesselman .... production assistant
Nancy King .... second unit: second assistant director
Lou Kleinman .... adr editor
Valerie Mickaelian Kucera .... production co-ordinator
Wendi Laski .... unit publicist
Robert Leighton .... additional editor
Tammy Lema .... additional hairstylist
Dan Lerner .... second unit director
Steve Ligorio .... second unit: grip
Diane Linn .... adr recordist
Paul Lombardi .... special effects co-ordinator
Marcus O. Lopez .... 'a' camera second assistant
Leonard Lucas .... art department assistant
Jennifer Mann .... additional audio
David Marquette .... music recordist
Jesse G. Martin .... helicopter pilot
Elizabeth Marx .... casting assistant
Joe Mayer .... adr supervisor
Dylan McKenna .... second assistant accountant
Peter J. McKernan Jr. .... helicopter pilot
Fred McLane .... second unit: 'b' camera first
assistant
Mimi N. Mcgreal .... production secretary
Barbara Mesney .... set designer
Rexford Metz .... aerial camera operator
Arthur J. Miller Jr. .... railroad consultant
Mike Milliken .... color timer
Michael Mills .... prosthetic makeup
James Mize .... metal fabricator
Alex Montez .... second unit: grip
Hector Morales .... key costumer
Andrea Moraz .... aerial camera assistant
Jacque Morgan .... art department assistant
Chris Moriana .... foley artist
Philip D. Morrill .... sound assistant editor
Shawn Murphy .... scoring mixer
Andy Nelson (I) .... rerecording mixer
Andrew Neskoromny .... set designer
Alan Oliney .... stunts
Barbara Olvera .... key hairstylist
Mark Ormandy .... additional audio
Mike Papac .... second unit: property master
Kellie Parks .... production assistant
Ann Hollingsworth Patrie .... helicopter pilot
Richard Patterson .... illusion arts: digital supervisor
Mari Phillips .... on-set dresser
Rudy Pi .... sound recordist
Steve Picerni .... stunts
Brian Pierson .... additional audio
Juan Priego .... second unit: 'b' camera second
assistant
Liz Probst .... payroll accountant
Joe E. Rand .... assistant music editor
Alan Rankin .... effects editor
Charleen Richards .... adr mixer
Jay B. Richardson .... effects editor
Robert R. Richardson .... second unit: property assistant
Mike Riley .... toolman
Denise Lynne Roberts .... stunts
Wayne Roberts .... transportation captain
Robby Robinson .... stunts
Sonny Robinson .... aerial support
Danny Rogers .... stunts
Frank Rose .... costume supervisor
Tim Roslan .... picture car co-ordinator
John Rozman .... swing gang
Stephanie Sain .... second unit: production assistant
Eddie Sanchez .... first aid
Nick Sanders .... craft service
Dominic Sandfrey .... labor foreman
Fumi Sawicki .... illusion arts: digital animation
Mark Sawicki .... illusion arts: matte photography
Michelle Schluter .... assistant production co-ordinator
Phil Schriber .... transportation captain
Nicole Schubert .... second assistant editor
Jay Sedrish .... unit production manager
Dan Shaw .... production assistant
Edna Sheen .... key make-up artist
Rick Shuster .... helicopter pilot
Robert Sica .... leadman
Ron Sica .... swing gang
Robin Simpson .... helicopter pilot
Vicky Speidacci .... helicopter pilot
Jacquie Stears .... lead scenic artist
Ron Stein .... stunt co-ordinator
Lauren Stephens .... dialogue editor
Robert Stewart (II) .... set costumer
Randy Stone .... second unit: 'a' camera second
assistant
Robert Stromberg .... illusion arts: matte artist
George Stuart Jr. .... standby painter
Peter Michael Sullivan .... digital effects supervisor
Laura Sylvester .... dga trainee
Nick Taylor (II) .... second unit: director of photography
Cynthia E. Thornton .... first assistant editor
Raigen Thornton .... first aid
Fred Toye .... main title video sequence
Gilbert Trejo .... background artist
David Tully .... greensman
Dirk Vahle .... helicopter pilot
Eddie Lee Voelker .... transportation co-ordinator
Merie Weismiller Wallace .... still photographer
Mike Wassel .... illusion arts: matte artist
Martha Waters .... production assistant
Kim Waugh .... additional audio
Stanley R. Webber .... transportation captain
Neil Weinberger .... assistant to mr. singer
Lutz Wesemann .... makeup for ms. ryan
Gina White .... assistant to mr. washington
Chris Wiggins .... camera loader
Randall D. Wilkins .... set designer
David S. Williams Jr. .... illusion arts: digital composites
Matthew B. Woody .... location assistant
Robin Wright-Nazarians .... costumer
David Zellitti .... stunts
Jim Zemansky .... property master
Sue Zwilling .... 'b' camera first assistant
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| 1122.16 | | MPGS::WOOLNER | Your dinner is in the supermarket | Tue Jul 23 1996 17:18 | 3 |
| re .14, I think Ryan has only one child, a son (Jack?).
Leslie
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| 1122.17 | | BUSY::SLABOUNTY | We all, we all, love it - LOUD!! | Tue Jul 23 1996 18:27 | 4 |
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Meg and I named him Jacques, but people insist on calling him
Jack anyways.
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| 1122.18 | | chayna.zko.dec.com::xanadu::eppes | Nina Eppes | Tue Jul 23 1996 19:05 | 3 |
| RE .17 - Shawn, you WISH...!! :-)
- Nina
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| 1122.19 | Yup, Australia | QUARRY::reeves | Jon Reeves, UNIX compiler group | Wed Jul 24 1996 00:05 | 3 |
| According to the press kit, when the US Army backed out, they rented some old
tanks from a company in Australia and added sheet metal to them to make them
look like Abrams and Iraqi tanks.
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| 1122.20 | Great movie!!! | LUDWIG::MARCHESSAULT | | Mon Aug 05 1996 14:56 | 7 |
| Saw this movie last night and I got my $$$$$'$ worth out of it. I
really enjoy'ed Denzel's part in the movie and he should get an
award for his role. I like Ryan's part in the movie and thought
they should have done more with it, but I give it a ****........
My 2 cents
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| 1122.21 | | SSDEVO::VANDERWAALL | | Fri Dec 27 1996 09:54 | 3 |
| 1122.22 | Thumbs up. | POLAR::TYSICK | Prying Open my Third Eye | Tue Apr 29 1997 11:19 | 6 |
| Great story. Good acting. Kept me into it, through out the whole
flick.
3 anda half outta 5
Jay
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