Cadence (1990)

Director:

Martin Sheen

Writers (WGA):

Gordon Weaver (novel)
Dennis Shryack (screenplay)

Release Date:

18 January 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Sometimes you've got to stand out to fit in.

Plot:

Charlie Sheen plays a rebellious inmate in an Army stockade. |

Plot Keywords:

Prison | Sergeant | Army Life | 1960s | Based On Novel

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Charlie Sheen	...	Pfc. Franklin Fairchild Bean
Martin Sheen	...	MSgt. Otis V. McKinney
Laurence Fishburne	...	Roosevelt Stokes (as Larry Fishburne)
Blu Mankuma	...	Eugene 'Spoonman' Bryce
Michael Beach	...	Edward James Webb
Harry Stewart	...	Harry 'Sweetbread' Crane
John Toles-Bey	...	Andrew Lawrence
James Marshall	...	Cpl. Harold Lamar
Ramon Estevez	...	Cpl. Gerald Gessner
Jay Brazeau	...	Mr. Vito
Samantha Langevin	...	Mrs. Vito
Ken Douglas	...	Kramer
Weston McMillan	...	DeLuc
David Michael O'Neill	...	Sager
Allan Lysell	...	Sheridan (Prosecutor)

Also Known As:

Count a Lonely Cadence
Stockade (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Singapore:PG | Australia:PG | Germany:12 | Norway:10 (original rating) | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Ashcroft, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Movie Group, The

Trivia:

Gary Busey was originally slated to play Pfc. Franklin F. Bean Jr.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The ribbons [over left pocket] of everyone are in the wrong order. No service patch on right shoulder of the JAG officer but has Korean War and United Nation ribbons. Warriors, Inc. and Capt. Dale USMC Ret'd should know better.

Quotes:

Lawrence: I dreamt I woke up and I was *white*.
Roosevelt Stokes: That's no dream man. That's a nightmare
Lawrence: You tellin' me, Brother Man. I had this sudden urge to start clappin' on one and three.
[laughter from the Soul Patrol]
Lawrence: Then I started listenin' to all this *weird* music like Creedence Clearwater Revival and uh.. uh.. Three Dogs in the Night.
[more laughter from the Soul Patrol]
Lawrence: Then I found myself eating cream cheese and bagels.
[more laughter from the Soul Patrol]
Lawrence: Then, I don't know why, but I had this sudden urge to start chasing after women with *flat asses*.

Soundtrack:

Subterranean Homesick Blues

Great movie....really better that rated

This movie surprised me. I am not really big on Charlie Sheen movies, other than Platoon, but this is a truly good movie. Martin Sheen gives a good performance, as does the supporting cast. The setting, while not authentic, is real enough. The dialogue and acting are both excellent and believable. I found I was interested in the characters, and although the ending is predictable, it was fitting. I would recommend this movie to just about anyone, other that the hardcore action enthusiast. Definitely an entertaining film, and one that is quite a bit better than the rating it has received. I wouldn't hesitate to rent it again.