The Pentagon Wars (1998) 7.0
Story of a cover up in the military. Director:Richard Benjamin |
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The Pentagon Wars (1998) 7.0
Story of a cover up in the military. Director:Richard Benjamin |
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Kelsey Grammer | ... | ||
| Cary Elwes | ... |
Colonel James Burton
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| Viola Davis | ... |
Sgt. Fanning
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| John C. McGinley | ... |
Colonel J.D. Bock
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| Tom Wright | ... |
Major William Sayers
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| Clifton Powell | ... |
Sgt. Benjamn Dalton
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| Dewey Weber | ... |
Spec-4 Granger
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| Richard Schiff | ... |
Colonel Smith
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| J.C. MacKenzie | ... |
Jones
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| Richard Benjamin | ... | ||
| Olympia Dukakis | ... |
Madam Chairwoman
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| Christopher Grove | ... |
Congressman #1
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| Sam Anderson | ... |
Congressman #2
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Darcas Macopson | ... |
USMC Guard at Subway
(as Dwayne Macopson)
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Dominic D. DeNiro | ... |
Guard at Military Base
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Air Force Lt. Col. John Burton was assigned to evaluate the usefulness of the Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle, an Army troop carrier/scout vehicle that, in its final redesign, was effectively a deathtrap for its occupants. Burton keeps trying to execute a proper live-fire armor test on it but is constantly subverted by his temporary commanding officer, Army Maj. Gen. Partridge, in order to get it under construction and in the field. Written by Jeff Cross <blackjac_1998@yahoo.com>
This movie could have been good to watch on a big screen. The humor is good, the dialogues are fine and the actors never overact. General Partridge (Kelsey Grammer) forgets that the business of war begins with providing good material to the troops. Colonel James Burton (Cary Elwes) knows this and he delivers a speech to the test-company that must make a demonstration of the Bradley troop transporter. The senatorial commission cannot understand that the development costs of the vehicle lasted for 17 years and costed 14 billion dollars. The hearings and questions of that commission provides one of the most humoristic scenes of the movie and are unsurpassed by other political movies.