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Director:
John McTiernan
Stars:
John Travolta,
Samuel L. Jackson,
Connie Nielsen
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Director:
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Stars:
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Jeff Cross <[email protected]>
Rated R for graphic images relating to sexual violence including a strong rape scene, some perverse sexuality, nudity and language| See all certifications »
(at around 8 mins) In the armory scene, Belling takes an M-16 out of a box with an M-203 grenade launcher attached to it. In the next shot the grenade launcher is gone and the M-16 has standard hand guards. See more »
Quotes
[first lines]
MP Guard:
I.D., please. First Sergeant White, please proceed.
Brenner:
[in a southern accent]
I believe I will. Thank you kindly.
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Crazy Credits
As the end credits roll scenes from the alternate version are shown. See more »
O Fortuna
from "Carmina Burana"
Composed by Carl Orff
Performed by Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra and Slovak Philharmonic Chorus
Conducted by Stephen Gunzenhauser See more »
I have developed a large DVD library over the years, some 1,000 today! There are only a few which I will see more than once or twice. And The General's Daughter is one I keep seeing with pleasure. You will have read many reviews, scattering ratings from 1 to 10, as usual, but with a poor average rate. I personally like the movie for its excellent tempo and accompanying music. Travolta, Cromwell and Stowe fit their respective role perfectly. The global integration of filming, dialogs, acting and plot come out exactly right. So of course I try to understand why the rating is so poor. I have read criticism regarding the poor adaptation from the book, the way the army is depicted so unjustly, the average performance of Travolta and his annoying southern accent and more. Well, we have the right to our choices and own judgment. On a closing note, I wish people would stop repeating the plot in their reviews: it's boring, redundant and does not provide a bit of film analysis.
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I have developed a large DVD library over the years, some 1,000 today! There are only a few which I will see more than once or twice. And The General's Daughter is one I keep seeing with pleasure. You will have read many reviews, scattering ratings from 1 to 10, as usual, but with a poor average rate. I personally like the movie for its excellent tempo and accompanying music. Travolta, Cromwell and Stowe fit their respective role perfectly. The global integration of filming, dialogs, acting and plot come out exactly right. So of course I try to understand why the rating is so poor. I have read criticism regarding the poor adaptation from the book, the way the army is depicted so unjustly, the average performance of Travolta and his annoying southern accent and more. Well, we have the right to our choices and own judgment. On a closing note, I wish people would stop repeating the plot in their reviews: it's boring, redundant and does not provide a bit of film analysis.