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G.I. Jane (1997)

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Reviews Counted: 29

Fresh: 16

Rotten:13

Average Rating: 6/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 5 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Demi Moore stars as Lieutenant Jordan O'Neil, the first female candidate for the U.S. Navy SEAL unit, a clandestine strike force drawn from the crème de la crème of the combined services--an... Demi Moore stars as Lieutenant Jordan O'Neil, the first female candidate for the U.S. Navy SEAL unit, a clandestine strike force drawn from the crème de la crème of the combined services--an opportunity provided her by the political maneuvering of Senator Lillian de Haven (Anne Bancroft). To make the grade, Jordan has to survive a grueling selection process in which 60 percent of all candidates wash out. Enigmatic Master Chief John Urgayle (Viggo Mortensen) runs the brutal training program that involves 20-hour days of running, marching, and crawling through obstacle courses under the worst weather conditions while carrying landing rafts--not to mention eating out of a garbage can during breaks. Along with the best of the men, the lean, mean, shaven-headed Jordan handles the punishment, including a bizarrely motivated beating from her drill sergeant. The top brass, confident that a woman would quickly drop out, becomes concerned as Jordan's ability to handle SEAL training becomes evident. Soon she must contend with trumped-up charges that she's fraternizing with women, and the senator begins receiving threats that military bases in her state may have to be closed. Director Ridley Scott aestheticizes the harrowingly realistic training sequences with photography of austere beauty. [More]

Starring: Demi Moore, Viggo Mortensen, Anne Bancroft, Jason Beghe

Starring: Demi Moore, Viggo Mortensen, Anne Bancroft, Jason Beghe, Daniel Von Bargen, John Michael Higgins, Kevin Gage, David Warshofsky, David Vadim, Morris Chestnut, Josh Hopkins, Jim Caviezel, Boyd Kestner, Angel David, Stephen Ramsey, Gregg Bello, Scott Wilson, Lucinda Jenney, Ted Sutton, Gary Wheeler, Donn Swaby, Jack Gwaltney, Neal Jones, Rhonda Overby, Stephen Mendillo, Dan DePaola, Susan Aston, John Seitz, Kent Lindsey, Bob Moore, Harry Humphries, Michael Currie, Steve Gonzales, Arthur Max, Billy Dowd, Duffy Gaver, Scott Helvenston, Phil Neilson

Director: Ridley Scott

Director: Ridley Scott
Screenwriter: David Twohy, Danielle Alexandra
Story: Danielle Alexandra
Producer: Ridley Scott, Demi Moore, Roger Birnbaum, Suzanne Todd
Composer: Trevor Jones

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Apr 21, 1998

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  • G.I. Jane
  • Demi Moore (DISCLOSURE, INDECENT PROPOSAL) is in top form in this action-packed hit! Moore stars as gutsy Lieutenant O'Neil, the first woman ever given the opportunity to earn a place in the armed forces most highly skilled combat unit -- the elite Navy SEALS! But the already brutal rigors of training camp turn into an unimaginable test of courage and determination once it becomes clear that no one -- powerful politicians, top military brass, or her male Navy SEAL teammates -- wants her to succeed! A critically acclaimed triumph directed by action hitmaker Ridley Scott (ALIEN, THELMA & LOUISE) -- you'll cheer for G.I. JANE as this brave soldier proves she belongs among the best of the best!
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    10/18/08
    Todd McCarthy
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    A rabid piece of militaristic pulp with a crucial and commercially shrewd difference: The hero, the soft clay to be molded into a steely instrument of death, is a woman.

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    02/13/08
    Rob Gonsalves
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    From 1997, a movie that explores whether a woman has the grit, the strength and the nerve to survive Navy SEAL training, with a bald Demi Moore sweating, swearing, smoking cigars and fighting in head-to-head combat to prove that she can.

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    05/10/07
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    05/14/03
    Jeanne Aufmuth
    Palo Alto Weekly

    Unrealistic execution of an intriguing idea - a woman in the Navy SEALS. Moore is intimidating – and built! Viggo Mortensen gives an excellent early performance.

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    03/21/03
    Brian Mckay
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    03/16/03
    Robert Roten
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    The problem isn’t that Ridley Scott is the Leni Riefenstahl of the U.S. military industrial complex, but that the man has no politics at all . . .

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    James O'Ehley
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    10/15/02
    Margaret A. McGurk
    Cincinnati Enquirer

    Shows how zeal can be a spiritual dynamo bringing out the best that is in us.

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    08/21/02
    Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
    Spirituality and Practice

    Moore's typically prickly demeanor, often cited by her detractors as her biggest liability as an actress, actually works to her advantage here, as she unearths the voracious ambition in Jordan's soul.

    Full Review Source: Kalamazoo Gazette | comment Comment
    06/23/02
    James Sanford
    Kalamazoo Gazette

    Scott oversells every shot.

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    Jeffrey Westhoff
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    02/27/01
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