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ActionDrama

G.I. Jane

- Failure is not an option.

In response to political pressure from Senator Lillian DeHaven, the U.S. Navy begins a program that would allow for the eventual integration of women into its combat services. The program begins with a single trial candidate, Lieutenant Jordan O'Neil, who is chosen specifically for her femininity. O'Neil enters the grueling Navy SEAL training program under the command of Master Chief John James Urgayle, who unfairly pushes O'Neil until her determination wins his respect.

Release Date : 1997-08-19

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Caravan PicturesLargo EntertainmentTrap-Two-Zero ProductionsRoger Birnbaum ProductionsMoving PicturesScott Free ProductionsHollywood Pictures

Production Country : United KingdomUnited States of America

Alternative Titles : GI JaneG I Jane

Cast

Demi Moore

Character Name : Lt. Jordan O'Neil

Original Name : Demi Moore

Gender : Female

Viggo Mortensen

Character Name : Master Chief John James Urgayle

Original Name : Viggo Mortensen

Gender : Male

Morris Chestnut

Character Name : McCool

Original Name : Morris Chestnut

Gender : Male

Josh Hopkins

Character Name : Flea

Original Name : Josh Hopkins

Gender : Male

David Vadim

Character Name : Cortez

Original Name : David Vadim

Gender : Male

Jim Caviezel

Character Name : Slovnik

Original Name : Jim Caviezel

Gender : Male

Boyd Kestner

Character Name : Wickwire

Original Name : Boyd Kestner

Gender : Male

Kevin Gage

Character Name : Instructor Pyro

Original Name : Kevin Gage

Gender : Male

David Warshofsky

Character Name : Instructor Johns

Original Name : David Warshofsky

Gender : Male

Jason Beghe

Character Name : Royce

Original Name : Jason Beghe

Gender : Male

Anne Bancroft

Character Name : Senator Lillian DeHaven

Original Name : Anne Bancroft

Gender : Female

Scott Wilson

Character Name : C.O. Salem

Original Name : Scott Wilson

Gender : Male

Daniel von Bargen

Character Name : Theodore Hayes

Original Name : Daniel von Bargen

Gender : Male

Angel David

Character Name : Newberry

Original Name : Angel David

Gender : Male

Lucinda Jenney

Character Name : Blondell

Original Name : Lucinda Jenney

Gender : Female

John Michael Higgins

Character Name : Chief of Staff

Original Name : John Michael Higgins

Gender : Male

Stephen Ramsey

Character Name : Stamm

Original Name : Stephen Ramsey

Gender : Male

Gregg Bello

Character Name : Miller

Original Name : Gregg Bello

Gender : Male

Ted Sutton

Character Name : Flag Officer

Original Name : Ted Sutton

Gender : Male

Gary Wheeler

Character Name : Flag Officer

Original Name : Gary Wheeler

Gender : Male

Donn Swaby

Character Name : Yeoman Davis

Original Name : Donn Swaby

Gender : Male

Jack Gwaltney

Character Name : Goldstein

Original Name : Jack Gwaltney

Gender : Male

Neal Jones

Character Name : Duty Officer

Original Name : Neal Jones

Gender : Male

Rhonda Overby

Character Name : Civilian Secretary

Original Name : Rhonda Overby

Gender : Female

Stephen Mendillo

Character Name : Admiral O'Connor

Original Name : Stephen Mendillo

Gender : Male

Dan DePaola

Character Name : Cook Compliments

Original Name : Dan DePaola

Gender : Male

Susan Aston

Character Name : Civilian Girl

Original Name : Susan Aston

Gender : Male

John Seitz

Character Name : JAG

Original Name : John Seitz

Gender : Male

Kent Lindsey

Character Name : JAG

Original Name : Kent Lindsey

Gender : Male

Harry Humphries

Character Name : Artillery Instructor

Original Name : Harry Humphries

Gender : Male

Michael Currie

Character Name : Commission Speaker

Original Name : Michael Currie

Gender : Male

Steve Gonzales

Character Name : Press Hound

Original Name : Steve Gonzales

Gender : Male

Arthur Max

Character Name : Barber

Original Name : Arthur Max

Gender : Male

Billy Dowd

Character Name : Photographer

Original Name : Billy Dowd

Gender : Male

Duffy Gaver

Character Name : Instructor

Original Name : Duffy Gaver

Gender : Male

Scott Helvenston

Character Name : Instructor

Original Name : Scott Helvenston

Gender : Male

Phil Neilson

Character Name : Hostile Rat

Original Name : Phil Neilson

Gender : Male

Dimitri Diatchenko

Character Name : Trainee

Original Name : Dimitri Diatchenko

Gender : Male

David Bruce

Character Name : Trainee

Original Name : David Bruce

Gender : Male

David Overton

Character Name : Trainee

Original Name : David Overton

Gender : Male

Hashem Shaalan

Character Name : Trainee

Original Name : Hashem Shaalan

Gender : Male

Chris Soule

Character Name : Trainee

Original Name : Chris Soule

Gender : Male

Joseph Makkar

Character Name : Libyan Sentry

Original Name : Joseph Makkar

Gender : Male

Rick Cramer

Character Name : Scorpion Leader (uncredited)

Original Name : Rick Cramer

Gender : Male

Mel Mede

Character Name : Scorpion Team Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Mel Mede

Gender : Male

Jesse G. Martin

Character Name : Pilot (uncredited)

Original Name : Jesse G. Martin

Gender : Male

Rocky Essex

Character Name : Humvee Driver (uncredited)

Original Name : Rocky Essex

Gender : Male

Jim Pearson

Character Name : Instructor (uncredited)

Original Name : Jim Pearson

Gender : Male

Wyatt Werneth

Character Name : Trainee (uncredited)

Original Name : Wyatt Werneth

Gender : Male

Daniel Link

Character Name : Trainee (uncredited)

Original Name : Daniel Link

Gender : Male

Raymond H. Johnson

Character Name : Senator (uncredited)

Original Name : Raymond H. Johnson

Gender : Male

Dani Englander

Character Name : DeHaven's Aide (uncredited)

Original Name : Dani Englander

Gender : Male

Irene Ziegler

Character Name : DeHaven's Aide (uncredited)

Original Name : Irene Ziegler

Gender : Female

Michael Wayne Thomas

Character Name : C-SPAN Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Michael Wayne Thomas

Gender : Male

Rodney J. Hobbs

Character Name : C-SPAN Technician (uncredited)

Original Name : Rodney J. Hobbs

Gender : Male

Diandra Newlin

Character Name : Jane's Neighbor (uncredited)

Original Name : Diandra Newlin

Gender : Female

Thomas Reid

Character Name : D.C. Police Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Thomas Reid

Gender : Male

Bob Moore

Character Name : WNM Reporter

Original Name : Bob Moore

Gender : Male

Reviews

J

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

Listen, you moron! I am here to stay and if you don't wanna be in my life, you've got two choices. Move out or Ring out! That's it! End of File! G.I. Jane is directed by Ridley Scott and written by David Twohy and Danielle Alexandra. It stars Demi Moore, Vigo Mortensen, Anne Bancroft, Jason Beghe, John Michael Higgins and Kevin Gage. Music is by Trevor Jones and cinematography by Hugh Johnson. A female Senator succeeds in enrolling a woman into Combined Reconnaissance Team training (Navy Seals) where everyone expects her to fail. Having made a telling feminist mark with his excellent Thelma and Louise in 1991, Ridley Scott picks up the lady baton once again only to drop it half way through. This is a film of confused messages, what starts out as a worthwhile story involving a woman trying to overcome extreme prejudices in one of America's elite fighting forces, ends up as a gung-ho hoorah movie with Jane having "manned" up. Things aren't helped by the sheer ridiculousness of the treatment meted out to Jane by her superior in training, Master Chief John James Urgayle (Mortensen suitably vile), so much so you would like to think if that sort of stuff goes on then arrests should be made. Daftness also comes by way of the superior officers prancing around training camp in the world's tightest shorts, one would think they must be on their way to "The Blue Oyster Bar"... Things are further compounded by the fact that as committed as Moore is in the title role, and she is and gives it her all, one can't buy into the characterisation because you simply are watching Demi Moore the actress. Shaved head and beefed up she may be, but this is still one of the highest paid actresses of her era, the characterisation thin on the ground with no depth. The political machinations at work barely get time to breath in fact the key mid-point tonal political shift is given short shrift. Stylisation as one would expect from Scott, is super, as is his control of top draw action sequences. But the cock-eyed view of a woman in a man's world is hard to swallow, and although it mostly entertains, it's ultimately a shallow exercise. 5/10