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Men of Honor

  • 20002000
  • K-11K-11
  • 2h 9m
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Robert De Niro and Cuba Gooding Jr. in Men of Honor (2000)
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The story of Carl Brashear, the first African-American U.S. Navy Diver, and the man who trained him.The story of Carl Brashear, the first African-American U.S. Navy Diver, and the man who trained him.The story of Carl Brashear, the first African-American U.S. Navy Diver, and the man who trained him.

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  • Director
    • George Tillman Jr.
  • Writer
    • Scott Marshall Smith
  • Stars
    • Cuba Gooding Jr.
    • Robert De Niro
    • Charlize Theron
Top credits
  • Director
    • George Tillman Jr.
  • Writer
    • Scott Marshall Smith
  • Stars
    • Cuba Gooding Jr.
    • Robert De Niro
    • Charlize Theron
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 265User reviews
    • 81Critic reviews
    • 56Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 11 nominations

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    Men of Honor
    Trailer 2:25
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    Cuba Gooding Jr. stars as Carl Brashear
    Cuba Gooding Jr. in Men of Honor (2000)
    Aunjanue Ellis in Men of Honor (2000)
    Carl has a confrontation with Billy Sunday
    Men of Honor (2000)
    Cuba Gooding Jr. in Men of Honor (2000)
    Billy and Carl
    Billy helps Carl prove he is fit for duty (photo credit: Philip Caruso/SMPSP)
    Robert DeNiro stars as Billy Sunday (photo credit: Philip Caruso/SMPSP)
    Men of Honor (2000)
    Gooding and De Niro with Director George Tillman Jr. (photo credit: Philip Caruso/SMPSP)
    Carl meets Billy's wife, Gwen

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    Cuba Gooding Jr.
    Cuba Gooding Jr.
    • Chief Carl Brashear
    Robert De Niro
    Robert De Niro
    • Master Chief Billy Sunday
    Charlize Theron
    Charlize Theron
    • Gwen Sunday
    Aunjanue Ellis
    Aunjanue Ellis
    • Jo
    Hal Holbrook
    Hal Holbrook
    • 'Mr. Pappy'
    Michael Rapaport
    Michael Rapaport
    • GM1 Snowhill
    Powers Boothe
    Powers Boothe
    • Captain Pullman
    David Keith
    David Keith
    • Captain Hartigan
    Holt McCallany
    Holt McCallany
    • MM1 Dylan Rourke
    David Conrad
    David Conrad
    • Lt.…
    Joshua Leonard
    Joshua Leonard
    • PO2 Timothy Douglas Isert
    Carl Lumbly
    Carl Lumbly
    • Mac Brashear
    Lonette McKee
    Lonette McKee
    • Ella Brashear
    Glynn Turman
    Glynn Turman
    • Chief Floyd
    Dennis Troutman
    • Boots
    Joshua Feinman
    Joshua Feinman
    • DuBoyce
    Theo Nicholas Pagones
    Theo Nicholas Pagones
    • FC Mellegrano
    • (as Theo Pagones)
    Ryan Honey
    Ryan Honey
    • Surveyor 2nd Yarmouth
    • Director
      • George Tillman Jr.
    • Writer
      • Scott Marshall Smith
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Brazilian diver Alberto José do Nascimento was the only one that supported Brashear since the beginning in the team, but was ignored in the movie and replaced by different characters along the film
    • Goofs
      It's very unlikely that Carl's wife, Jo, would be able to show up at his dive test unescorted.
    • Quotes

      Billy Sunday: The Navy Diver is not a fighting man, he is a salvage expert. If it is lost underwater, he finds it. If it's sunk, he brings it up. If it's in the way, he moves it. If he's lucky, he will die young, 200 feet beneath the waves, for that is the closest he'll ever get to being a hero.

    • Crazy credits
      The woman in the detox center is listed as "Pinch-Faced Woman at Detox Center"
    • Alternate versions
      DVD includes several deleted scenes cut from the final film:
      • Billy lies drunk on a beach and is caught by Military Police; the film then cuts to the opening scene showing just why he is in handcuffs.
      • Carl finds Pappy's dog and he makes a white officer wash the poor animal in lye because carl touched it.
      • an alternate ending showing just what exactly happened to Billy
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: The 6th Day/You Can Count on Me/Men of Honor/Little Nicky/Wonder Boys (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      Anchors Aweigh
      Written by Charles A. Zimmerman

      Arranged by Will Schaefer

      Courtesy of Associated Production Music

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    Story of human dignity
    This well-acted story of the end of segregation in the military is told through the true experiences of Carl Brashear. Ultimately it is a story of human honor and dignity triumphing over smallmindedness, bureaucracy, and prejudice. Some of the scenes are deliberate attempts at crowd-pleasing, but they are nevertheless effective.
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    • Release date
      • April 13, 2001 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Kunnian puolesta
    • Filming locations
      • Cathlamet, Washington, USA
    • Production companies
      • Fox 2000 Pictures
      • State Street Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $32,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $48,818,921
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $13,339,465
      • Nov 12, 2000
    • Gross worldwide
      • $82,343,495
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 9 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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