Semper Fi (TV 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 Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

User Reviews

Entertainment for marines and wannabes

I'm just watching this movie, but I don't really like it, especially after I read the other comments. I mean, come on! Who'd be entertained to see the training of US Marines, no matter how accurate it is? As the only plot for a movie, it's sadly weak. You can find anything almost this accurate and heroic, with some action, real actors, even historical background, so why make this? The only reason I can think of is to recruit people to the Corps, especially when I see the moments where the instructors get 'soft'. This is like saying: "Join today, behind the strong, brave, heroic outlook, we are family." So - my advise is: if you want to join, see it first, and get tuned on to the task. If you have no such intentions, you might as well skip it for something less real, with more action - you'll hardly find any entertainment here.