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Rules of Engagement (2000) 6.2
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6.2/10 from 28,377 users
Metascore: 45/100
Reviews: 261 user | 118 critic | 31 from Metacritic.com An attorney defends an officer on trial for ordering his troops to fire on civilians after they stormed a U.S. embassy in a third world country. Director:William Friedkin |
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Cast
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| Samuel L. Jackson | ... | ||
| Guy Pearce | ... | ||
| Ben Kingsley | ... | ||
| Bruce Greenwood | ... | ||
| Anne Archer | ... |
Mrs. Mourain
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| Blair Underwood | ... | ||
| Philip Baker Hall | ... |
Gen. H. Lawrence Hodges
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Gen. Perry
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Dr. Ahmar
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Tom Chandler
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Judge Col. E. Warner
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Baoan Coleman | ... |
Col. Binh Le Cao
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| Nicky Katt | ... |
Hayes Hodges III
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| Ryan Hurst | ... |
Capt. Hustings
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Hayes Hodges finds his career aspirations dashed when he's wounded in Vietnam combat. He then returns to America and becomes a disillusioned lawyer who goes up against the service to defend Colonel Terry Childers, who is accused of inciting an incident that leaves many demonstrators dead. Hodges in no position to decline: Childers heroically saved his life back in Vietnam. Written by Ronos
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A hero should never have to stand alone.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for scenes of war violence, and for language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
31 March 2000 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
A bevetés szabályai See more »Filming Locations:
Greystone Park & Mansion - 905 Loma Vista Drive, Beverly Hills, California, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$60,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£356,655 (UK) (11 August 2000)Gross:
ESP 116,150,585 (Spain) (29 June 2001)Company Credits
Production Co:
Paramount Pictures, Seven Arts Productions, Munich Film Partners & Company (MFP) ROE Production See more »
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National Security Advisor William Sokal: Is that a threat?
Colonel Hayes Hodges: Oh, yes, sir.
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by Mark Isham
Contains a sample performed by Mark Isham
Courtesy of The Windham Hill Group
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Trivia
When Hodges (Tommy Lee Jones) returns to the bombed-out embassy, there is a picture of then Vice President Al Gore on the charred wall. Gore and Jones were roommates at Harvard. See more »Goofs
Several strange things about the inability of anyone to testify that the crowd was armed and hostile. First, Colonel Childers' initial orders were to engage hostile targets, to which Red Six replied that there were women and children in the line-of-fire (tacitly admitting that there were hostile targets). Childers' reply was to question whether or not Red Six heard the order. Red Six requests clarification, asking if he is to fire into the crowd, and Childers replies "Yes, Goddamn it!" This exchange was taped and used in the trial. The problem is that Red Six is the one who first mentions the crowd, in direct response to Childers' order to engage hostile targets. By inference, he stated that there were hostile targets in the crowd. See more »Quotes
Colonel Hayes Hodges: You ever had a pissed-off Marine on your ass?National Security Advisor William Sokal: Is that a threat?
Colonel Hayes Hodges: Oh, yes, sir.
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"On the Threshold of Liberty"by Mark Isham
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What a mess. Sleepwalking performances by two otherwise very fine actors (Tommy Lee Jones and Samuel L. Jackson), impossible plot holes, the use of every military and courtroom cliche imaginable, an awful script, and a continual need to suspend the viewer's disbelief. It's hard to believe such a good cast (including Guy Pearce, Ben Kingsley, Bruce Greenwood, Ann Archer) give performances that are either sad or so brief you wonder if they left much of this film on the cutting room floor. Not that it would have mattered--very little could have saved this disaster.