Cadence (1990)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Martin Sheen

Writers (WGA):

Gordon Weaver (novel)
Dennis Shryack (screenplay)

Release Date:

18 January 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Sometimes you've got to stand out to fit in.

Plot:

Charlie Sheen plays a rebellious inmate in an Army stockade. |

Plot Keywords:

Prison | Sergeant | Army Life | 1960s | Based On Novel

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Charlie Sheen	...	Pfc. Franklin Fairchild Bean
Martin Sheen	...	MSgt. Otis V. McKinney
Laurence Fishburne	...	Roosevelt Stokes (as Larry Fishburne)
Blu Mankuma	...	Eugene 'Spoonman' Bryce
Michael Beach	...	Edward James Webb
Harry Stewart	...	Harry 'Sweetbread' Crane
John Toles-Bey	...	Andrew Lawrence
James Marshall	...	Cpl. Harold Lamar
Ramon Estevez	...	Cpl. Gerald Gessner
Jay Brazeau	...	Mr. Vito
Samantha Langevin	...	Mrs. Vito
Ken Douglas	...	Kramer
Weston McMillan	...	DeLuc
David Michael O'Neill	...	Sager
Allan Lysell	...	Sheridan (Prosecutor)

Also Known As:

Count a Lonely Cadence
Stockade (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Singapore:PG | Australia:PG | Germany:12 | Norway:10 (original rating) | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Ashcroft, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Movie Group, The

Trivia:

Gary Busey was originally slated to play Pfc. Franklin F. Bean Jr.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When MSG McKinney is talking to Bean during the first "hat clear" check, the boom mic is reflected in McKinney's sunglasses.

Quotes:

MSgt. Otis V. McKinney: [after Bean disrespects McKinney] Are you a bad ass? Does Mrs' BEAN'S LITTLE BOY think he's a real bad ass, too?
Pfc. Franklin Fairchild Bean: There ain't no Mrs. Bean.
MSgt. Otis V. McKinney: [looks at his tatooed hands] Now *why* am I not surprised by that? Lamar, this Mr. Bean here's been doggin' it. Doesn't want to shape up. Thinks he's got no team. Do you think he will change his mind after he meets his new roommates?
Cpl. Harold Lamar: I believe he will change his mind, Sergeant.

Soundtrack:

Chain Gang

3 Paws up!

Plot summary: Charlie Sheen is thrown into an army stockade with a whole gang of brothers, and they need to learn to work together to get through it. Translation: He's the only white guy in the bunch, and if his honky azz messes up, he won't be rollin'.

This underground (hardly any theater time) military movie turns out to be quite a winner. Charlie Sheen is superb, Laurence Fishburne does a great job, and Martin Sheen pulls off a great directorial debut to the big screen (along with a nice acting performance). I was in the army for many years and I could totally relate sometimes how it was to be the white guy trying to fit in. It's a tough situation to capture in film and make work (it's been attempted hundreds of times), but Martin does a very nice job. The 'Chain Gang' song they sing through the movie was so good that I recorded it off the the movie to MP3. My squad once attempted to perform that cadence dance. It was very amusing. 'Gig for Bean' is a quote I used to say all the time. Every once in awhile someone would get it and it would be a classic moment. 3 out of 4 paws on this one. (More reviews at www,warcat,com)