Men Of Honor DVD Robert De Niro Cuba Gooding Jr. Charlize Theron Hal Holbrook

Cast: Robert De Niro, Cuba Gooding Jr., Hal Holbrook, David Keith, Michael Rapaport, Powers Boothe, Aunjanue Ellis, Charlize Theron, Holt McCallany, David Conrad, Carl Lumbly, Glynn Turman, Wayne Morse, Leon Russom
Rating: R
Genre: Drama Biography
Running Time: 128 minutes
Region: 1
Format: DVD Widescreen
Edition: Special Edition
Audio: English, French
Subtitles: English, Spanish
Sound: Dolby Digital Surround
Special Features: Close Captioned, Alternate Ending, Deleted Scenes, Commentary, Making of Featurette
Release Date: 2001
Theatrical Release: 2000
UPC: 024543016663 024543016656
ISBN: n/a
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Director: George Tillman Jr.
Made in: USA
Former Rental: No
Condition: Used. Light scratches & scuff marks. Plays well, doesn't skip. Case has shelf wear.
Inventory: DS.SH

Movie Description

An heroic life gets a suitably dramatic retelling in George Tillman, Jr.'s docudrama Men Of Honor, based on the true story of Carl Brashear, the first African American to become a United States Navy master diver. The film employs the conventional yet pleasurable against-all-odds narrative. Carl Brashear (played with noble grace by Cuba Gooding Jr.) is the son of a degraded Southern sharecropper. Determined to succeed in the vocation he believes he was born for, Brashear enlists in the navy. Once there, however, the determined young man finds his dream inaccessible--thwarted by the forces of institutional and personal racism. When, after a long and difficult struggle, he is finally allowed into diving school, he finds himself under the authorityof Billy Sunday (Robert De Niro), a former master diver whose injured lung has left him permanently above water. Sunday becomes simultaneously Brashear's most vicious adversary and most loyal supporter, motivating him to succeed. The story that follows is a highly emotional wave of ups and downs: Brashear overcomes one barrier only to be met by the next, even larger one. Men Of Honor is at times heartbreaking and painful to watch, but the triumphant ending makes for a deeply satisfying payoff.

Editorial Reviews

Riveting. A must see movie.
New York Post

Two thumbs up
Ebert and Roeper and the Movies

Cuba Gooding Jr. gets to flex both physical and acting muscles for once....De Niro cagily crafts Sunday, a composite character, into a memorable and complex creation
USA Today - Susan Wloszczyna

Gooding conveys fierce dignity and simmering power.
Movieline - Stephen Farber

Gooding's solid performance is one of the most powerful aspects of Men Of Honor....He creates a credible depiction of Brashear's phenomenal strength of character.
Box Office - Barbara Goslawski

Gooding Jr. is effortlessly appealing as Brashear and you'll root for him to succeed....Very noble.
Total Film - James White

Gooding and De Niro have the talent to pull it off, and the film emerges as a dynamic entertainment with the punch of an especially spectacular sports event.
Los Angeles Times - Kevin Thomas

Cuba Gooding Jr. delivers a strong, convincing performance....The movie sells itself.
Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert

A film that will knock your socks off
USA Today

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