G.I. Jane

"Failure is not an option."

1997 2h 5m EN

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In response to political pressure from Senator Lillian DeHaven, the U.S. Navy begins a program that would allow for the eventual integration of women into its combat services. The program begins with a single trial candidate, Lieutenant Jordan O'Neil, who is chosen specifically for her femininity. O'Neil enters the grueling Navy SEAL training program under the command of Master Chief John James Urgayle, who unfairly pushes O'Neil until her determination wins his respect.

“Failure is not an option.”

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Cast

Demi Moore
Lt. Jordan O'Neil
Viggo Mortensen
Master Chief John James Urgayle
Morris Chestnut
McCool
Josh Hopkins
Flea
David Vadim
Cortez
Jim Caviezel
Slovnik
Boyd Kestner
Wickwire
Kevin Gage
Instructor Pyro

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ridley Scott
Writers: Danielle Alexandra, David Twohy, Danielle Alexandra
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $50M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 96% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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29 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.

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CAST

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249+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ridley Scott, shot by Hugh Johnson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Trevor Jones. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Pietro Scalia shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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The take

Ridley Scott directs. Hugh Johnson behind the camera. Trevor Jones scores. Pietro Scalia cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Mid-budget at $50M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Earned back only 96% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
329 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
5249+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
6Directed by Ridley Scott, shot by Hugh Johnson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Trevor Jones. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Pietro Scalia shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Demi Moore and Viggo Mortensen and Morris Chestnut carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "Failure is not an option.".
11IMDB entry: tt0119173 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
12Classified under 27 themes, including "gulf war", "helicopter", "middle east", "libya".

The technical file

Cinematography: Hugh Johnson
Original score: Trevor Jones
Editing: Pietro Scalia
Production design: Arthur Max
Costume design: Marilyn Vance
Makeup / hair: Cheri Minns
Sound: Ray Merrin
Stunt coordinator: Phil Neilson
Runtime: 125 min · 2h 5m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $50,000,000
Box office: $48,169,156
Return: 96% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: G.I. Jane (1997)

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John Chard2020-05-16
★ 5/10
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! G.I. Jane is directed by Ridley Scott and written by David Twohy and Danielle Alexandra. It stars Demi Moore, Vigo Mortensen, Anne Bancroft, Jason Beghe, John Michael Higgins and Kevin Gage. Music is by Trevor Jones and cinematography by Hugh Johnson. A female Senator succeeds in enrolling a woman into Combined Reconnaissance Team training (Navy Seals) where everyone expects her to fail. Having made a telling feminist mark with his excellent Thelma and Louise in 1991, Ridley Scott picks up the lady baton once again only to drop it half way through. This is a film of confused messages, what starts out as a worthwhile story involving a woman trying to overcome extreme prejudices in one of America's elite fighting forces, ends up as a gung-ho hoorah movie with Jane having "manned" up. Things aren't helped by the sheer ridiculousness of the treatment meted out to Jane by her superior in training, Master Chief John James Urgayle (Mortensen suitably vile), so much so you would like to think if that sort of stuff goes on then arrests should be made. Daftness also comes by way of the superior officers prancing around training camp in the world's tightest shorts, one would think they must be on their way to "The Blue Oyster Bar"... Things are further compounded by the fact that as committed as Moore is in the title role, and she is and gives it her all, one can't buy into the characterisation because you simply are watching Demi Moore the actress. Shaved head and beefed up she may be, but this is still one of the highest paid actresses of her era, the characterisation thin on the ground with no depth. The political machinations at work barely get time to breath in fact the key mid-point tonal political shift is given short shrift. Stylisation as one would expect from Scott, is super, as is his control of top draw action sequences. But the cock-eyed view of a woman in a man's world is hard to swallow, and although it mostly entertains, it's ultimately a shallow exercise. 5/10

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