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Men of Honor

  • 2000
  • K-11
  • 2h 9m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
125K
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POPULARITY
4,998
267
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.

  • Director
    • George Tillman Jr.
  • Writer
    • Scott Marshall Smith
  • Stars
    • Cuba Gooding Jr.
    • Robert De Niro
    • Charlize Theron
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    125K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,998
    267
    • Director
      • George Tillman Jr.
    • Writer
      • Scott Marshall Smith
    • Stars
      • Cuba Gooding Jr.
      • Robert De Niro
      • Charlize Theron
    • 271User reviews
    • 66Critic reviews
    • 56Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 11 nominations

    Videos1

    Men of Honor
    Trailer 2:25
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    Photos212

    Cuba Gooding Jr. stars as Carl Brashear
    Cuba Gooding Jr. in Men of Honor (2000)
    Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor 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

    Cast

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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-Taylor
    Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
    • Jo
    • (as Aunjanue Ellis)
    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.…
    • Director
      • George Tillman Jr.
    • Writer
      • Scott Marshall Smith
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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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
      The bomb was found at 2500+ feet by submersibles. Recovery was attempted but failed. The bomb was re-located at nearly 3000 feet by submersibles. Hard-hat diving was limited to 350 feet, therefore divers could not be used in the recovery until it was raised to about 100 feet by submersibles, so divers could attach recovery cables to the bomb and raise it from the water. The recovery ships were USS Petrel and USS Cascade.
    • 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

    User reviews271

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    Featured review
    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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    • mermatt
    • Nov 25, 2000

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    Details

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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
      • 2.39 : 1

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