A female Senator succeeds in enrolling a woman into Combined Reconnaissance Team training where everyone expects her to fail.A female Senator succeeds in enrolling a woman into Combined Reconnaissance Team training where everyone expects her to fail.A female Senator succeeds in enrolling a woman into Combined Reconnaissance Team training where everyone expects her to fail.
- Director
- Writers
- Danielle Alexandra(story)
- David Twohy(screenplay)
- Stars
Top credits
- Director
- Writers
- Danielle Alexandra(story)
- David Twohy(screenplay)
- Stars
- Awards
- 2 wins & 3 nominations
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Daniel von Bargen
- Theodore Hayesas Theodore Hayes
- (as Daniel Von Bargen)
- Director
- Writers
- Danielle Alexandra(story) (screenplay)
- David Twohy(screenplay)
- All cast & crew
- See more cast details at IMDbPro
Storyline
When a crusading chairperson of the military budget committee pressures the would be Navy secretary to begin full gender integration of the service, he offers the chance for a test case for a female trainee in the US Navy's elite SEAL/C.R.T. selection program. LT. Jordan O'Neill is given the assignment, but no one expects her to succeed in an inhumanly punishing regime that has a standard 60% dropout rate for men. However, O'Neill is determined to prove everyone wrong. —Kenneth Chisholm <kchishol@execulink.com>
- Taglines
- Failure is not an option.
- Genres
- Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for language and combat violence
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaWhile Demi Moore and the rest of the main cast endured a mini-boot camp in Florida, Viggo Mortensen prepared for the role on his own for several months. He observed the actual training in Naval Base Coronado and talked to many active and retired Navy S.E.A.L.s. Some of the other cast members, with the exception of Moore, were angry that Mortensen didn't go through what the others had to go through. That's what Mortensen wanted.
- GoofsTroops on patrol would not use their names over the radio. They would all have call-signs, usually numerical as in 5-5-B, to denote who the were so any enemy interception of their signals would not give away personal information. (Pronounced five - five - bravo)
- Quotes
Master Chief John Urgayle: Pain is your friend, your ally, it will tell you when you are seriously injured, it will keep you awake and angry, and remind you to finish the job and get the hell home. But you know the best thing about pain?
Lt. Jordan O'Neil: Don't know!
Master Chief John Urgayle: It lets you know you're not dead yet!
- Crazy creditsThe Urgayle reciting the Self-Pity poem scene is played as an audio version during the beginning of the end credits
- Alternate versionsA director's cut has been released, and this version with cleaned-up language has been shown on syndicated TV in the US.
- SoundtracksGoodbye
Written by Steve Earle
Produced by Trevor Horn
Performed by The Pretenders
Courtesy of Warner Music U.K. Ltd./
Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Top review
Can't wait for G.I. Jane 2
This movie needs a continuation.
It's definitely Oscar material!
Such an honorable character!
Slap the critics in the face.
They could do a scene where the husband gets cheated and beats the innocent man that was not sleeping with his wife.
It's definitely Oscar material!
Such an honorable character!
Slap the critics in the face.
They could do a scene where the husband gets cheated and beats the innocent man that was not sleeping with his wife.
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- gcarregosa
- Apr 1, 2022
Details
Box office
- Budget
- $50,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $48,169,156
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $11,094,241
- Aug 24, 1997
- Gross worldwide
- $48,169,156
- Runtime2 hours 5 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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