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Will arrives for his last year at Military Academy, in the Deep South USA, in the 1960s. A black student, Pearce, has been accepted, for the first time and Will is asked to keep an eye out for the inevitable racism. The racists come in the form of The Ten, a secret group of the elite students. They want Pearce to leave on his own free will, but are prepared to torture him to make it 'his free will'. Will is forced to help Pearce and he is prepared to risk his own career to do so. Written by
Matthew Stanfield <mattst@cogs.susx.ac.uk>
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One hundred years of the finest school turning out the finest young men. IT WAS ALL A LIE. One cadet is about to expose the system.
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When Will and Trad first enter their dorm room, you can see the camera shake as the cameraman bumps the door frame following them in.
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Quotes
Dante 'Pig' Pignetti:
It's always 'fuck, shit, piss' all the time around here, I mean, if she could hear it, it would embarass her.
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looks at a picture of his girlfriend]
Will:
But Pig, this is a photograph.
Dante 'Pig' Pignetti:
I know that!
Will:
It can't see, smell, hear, taste. Right? Mark... Now Mr. Santoro, if you please, adress a few obscene remarks to this totally inatimate photograph.
Mark:
Jesus, would you look at the tits on that bitch!
Will:
Pig, how we doin'?
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Pig is trying to control himself]
Will:
Tradd?
Tradd:
My, would I dearly love to play a little 'hide the...
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Crazy Credits
Bill Paxton is referred to in the closing credits as "Wild" Bill Paxton.
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I enjoyed this movie thoroughly. Now i have never read the novel it is based on so i am not disillusioned by how "bland" an adaptation this is, but i must say that this was an interesting, intriguing and enjoyable film. It was deep and thought provoking and provided an insight into what was... and possibly still is considered to be the making of a man and a soldier.
Also, the fact that it is a veritable melting pot of future stars and character actors doesn't hurt. David Keith as a likeable character? Michael Biehn and Bill Paxton, a year before making Terminator together, a few years before making Aliens and ages before making Tombstone. Judge Reinhold, Rick Rossovich (the guy from Roxanne and pacific blue), Matt Frewer (HE LOOKS SO YOUNG!!!), the fat guy out of Godzilla (he is great). It was interesting seeing all these people in these roles, big and small.
Moral of the story, great flick :)