Semper Fi (2001)

Cliff Truckee refuses a privileged start in life at a top college while other young men are enlisting. On the bus out of Chicago he meets a girl on her way to join the Marines, falls in ... See full summary »

Director:

Michael W. Watkins

Writer:

Jim Uhls

Stars:

Scott Bairstow, Steve Burton, Vicellous Reon Shannon

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Scott Bairstow	...	Cliff Truckee
Steve Burton	...	Steve Russell
Vicellous Reon Shannon	...	Keith Maddox
Alex Burns	...	Alex Kosegin
Bianca Kajlich	...	Sharon Exler
Michael Peña	...	Douglas Cepeda
Tammy Townsend	...	Maria Velez
Terry O'Quinn	...	Cliff's father
Greg Serano	...	Garza
Sandra Quarterman	...	SSgt. Hovis
Joseph Latimore
Lana Parrilla
Kathryn Lewis	...	Drill Instructor
Keith David	...	Gunnery Sgt. Brinkloff
Freddie Joe Farnsworth	...	Sgt. Fante

Storyline

Cliff Truckee refuses a privileged start in life at a top college while other young men are enlisting. On the bus out of Chicago he meets a girl on her way to join the Marines, falls in love and decides to do the same. Paris Island is physically tough, but it is troubles that are brought from home that endanger some recruits success, in an extreme case even a life. Team bonding is changing Cliff, but so can a broken heart.

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Plot Keywords:

recruit | marine | fall | drill instructor | push ups | 

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Genres:

Drama | Action

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 April 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

A kiképzőbázis hősei

Filming Locations:

Beaufort, South Carolina, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

DreamWorks Television, NBC Studios, Peculiar Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

42 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Originally set to air in Fall 2000 on NBC with a commitment to a 13-episode series. NBC passed on the project, but took the $5 million dollar, two hour pilot, and decided to air it as a TV Movie instead.

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Connections

References Full Metal Jacket (1987)

User Reviews

this sucks. marines are not guinea pigs to be displayed as guinea pigs

Every marine should see this movie? This was the same horrific crap that television execs put out every weekend. The real Drill instructors were very realistic of course. But the senior drill instructor was obviously an actor and not a good one at that. This movie was somewhat realistic but that ain't good enough. No movie can break down recruit training to the bare essentials in two hours, unless it was directed by me. The fake cheesy corps values that were portrayed were an insult to all marines. You are Dismissed recruit.

lcpl Luevano (writer/director extraordinaire)