Annapolis (2006)

Director:

Justin Lin

Writer (WGA):

David Collard (written by)

Release Date:

27 January 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance | Sport

Tagline:

50,000 Apply. 1,200 Are Accepted. Only The Best Survive.

Plot:

Set against the backdrop of boxing at the Naval Academy, centers on a young man from the wrong side of the tracks whose dream of attending Annapolis becomes a reality.

Plot Keywords:

Male Female Relationship | Midshipman | Wager | Female Nudity | Fall From Height

Cast

James Franco	...	Jake Huard
Macka Foley	...	Ref
Jim Parrack	...	AJ
Donnie Wahlberg	...	Lt. Burton
Brian Goodman	...	Bill Huard
Billy Finnigan	...	Kevin
Jordana Brewster	...	Ali
Katie Hein	...	Risa
Jimmy Lin	...	Midshipman Lin (as Jimmy Yi Fu Lin)
Charles Napier	...	Supt. Carter
Heather Henderson	...	Daniels
Vicellous Reon Shannon	...	Twins (as Vicellous Shannon)
Roger Fan	...	Loo
McCaleb Burnett	...	Whitaker
Wilmer Calderon	...	Estrada

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some violence, sexual content and language.

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

New Zealand:M | UK:12 | Argentina:13 | South Korea:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #42109) | Australia:M | Singapore:PG | Iceland:L

Filming Locations:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Company:

Mother B Productions

Trivia:

This picture was made without the support of the U.S. Department of the Navy or the Department of Defense.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): The character of Lieutenant Burton should be Lieutenant Commander Burton. He begins the movie as a Lieutenant Commander (2-1/2 stripes). In the middle, when muster is held after Christmas leave, he is a Lieutenant (2 stripes) then back to Lieutenant Commander (2-1/2 stripes) the rest of the movie.

Quotes:

Whitaker: Come on you Butterball move it!
Twins: Sir, I'm trying, Sir!
Whitaker: Stop trying and do it!
Twins: Sir, yes, sir!
Whitaker: You know what, I'm gonna start calling you Twins, do you know why, Twins?
Twins: Sir, because I carry the weight of two normal people, sir
Whitaker: Oh you're smart too, so you can realize that if your fat ass doesn't make it up that obstacle your fat ass will be separated! Do you understand Twins?
Twins: Sir, yes, sir

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The Sopranos: Walk Like a Man (#6.17)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Nowhere Ride

An Insult to all Naval Academy Grads!!

I am a graduate of the Naval Academy. I knew that the Academy, and the Navy, had withheld their support of the movie due to the script. The depictions of academy life are so unrealistic that they are almost funny. While I realize that sometimes Hollywood needs to "juice up" some things, in this case the result is so very, very far from reality that it becomes almost unrecognizable. I am proud to be an Academy graduate, and cherish what it stands for -- I only wish there was some way they could have prevented the makers from using the name "Annapolis" or any inferred link to the Naval Academy.

All that aside, the plot is awful, and the acting is barely passable for professionals.

Don't waste your time or money!!