The presidencies of Kennedy and Johnson, the events of Vietnam, Watergate and other historical events unfold through the perspective of an Alabama man with an IQ of 75, whose only desire is to be reunited with his childhood sweetheart.
A young F.B.I. cadet must receive the help of an incarcerated and manipulative cannibal killer to help catch another serial killer, a madman who skins his victims.
Director:
Jonathan Demme
Stars:
Jodie Foster,
Anthony Hopkins,
Lawrence A. Bonney
In German-occupied Poland during World War II, industrialist Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis.
While Frodo and Sam edge closer to Mordor with the help of the shifty Gollum, the divided fellowship makes a stand against Sauron's new ally, Saruman, and his hordes of Isengard.
When the menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman must accept one of the greatest psychological and physical tests of his ability to fight injustice.
Director:
Christopher Nolan
Stars:
Christian Bale,
Heath Ledger,
Aaron Eckhart
Opening with the Allied invasion of Normandy on 6 June 1944, members of the 2nd Ranger Battalion under Cpt. Miller fight ashore to secure a beachhead. Amidst the fighting, two brothers are killed in action. Earlier in New Guinea, a third brother is KIA. Their mother, Mrs. Ryan, is to receive all three of the grave telegrams on the same day. The United States Army Chief of Staff, George C. Marshall, is given an opportunity to alleviate some of her grief when he learns of a fourth brother, Private James Ryan, and decides to send out 8 men (Cpt. Miller and select members from 2nd Rangers) to find him and bring him back home to his mother...Written by
J.Zelman
Some viewers commonly mistake "Steamboat Willie" for the Waffen SS soldier who stabbed Mellish as (when it zooms out) he looks almost exactly like the soldier. Also, since Willie and this SS soldier wear the same clothes during the battle, they look similar from certain angles because of this. Another thing to note is that the soldier doesn't take his helmet with him when he leaves the house after killing Mellish and since Steamboat Willie isn't wearing one when he runs up to start shooting with the rest of his squad, this further contributes to the fact that some fans mix them up. Further difference can be seen when the SS soldier exited the house; he looked different than Steamboat Willie. One can further tell the difference between Willie and the SS soldier by the fact that Willie is wearing a Wehrmacht uniform tunic under the camouflage cover faint "Prussian"-type lines on his collar) while the SS soldier is wearing an SS tunic top identifiable by the SS emblems on his collars. See more »
Goofs
Colonel Anderson refers to the Duplex Drive (DD) Sherman tanks as 'Dual Drive' (also incorrectly spelled as duel-drive on subtitles). See more »
Quotes
[first lines]
Ryan's son:
[running to comfort his father]
Dad?
[flashback to D-Day]
LCVP pilot:
[shouting out the soldiers on the raft]
CLEAR THE RAMP! THIRTY SECONDS! GOD BE WITH YA!
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Crazy Credits
There are no opening credits after the title is shown. See more »
Alternate Versions
On one of the Pay-per-view showings, several lines are cut. When the squad is going through the dogtags, Reiben notices many Italian-American soldiers and says "I swear all the guineas are gettin it," that line is was cut. Also, in the scene where Ryan tells Miller about his brothers in the barn, is cut. However on the next airing these scenes were not cut. See more »
The first 23 minutes of this film is rated at a 12.
My good friend and I took our sons, 17 at the time, to see this in a theater. I am a senior military officer who experienced combat in 1967 - 68 - 69. We wanted the boys to see the horror of war, the slaughter.
I have had to pack up the personal effects of my comrade to send back to his mother after he was killed in the Viet Nam war. Those of you who have not done this cannot even comprehend.
After the opening combat scenes the film was an 8. Well done.
War is hell and to those of us who have been there ... well I don't know what to say.
Neither of our sons joined the military ... thank God.
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The first 23 minutes of this film is rated at a 12.
My good friend and I took our sons, 17 at the time, to see this in a theater. I am a senior military officer who experienced combat in 1967 - 68 - 69. We wanted the boys to see the horror of war, the slaughter.
I have had to pack up the personal effects of my comrade to send back to his mother after he was killed in the Viet Nam war. Those of you who have not done this cannot even comprehend.
After the opening combat scenes the film was an 8. Well done.
War is hell and to those of us who have been there ... well I don't know what to say.
Neither of our sons joined the military ... thank God.