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Courage Under Fire
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Courage Under Fire (1996)

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Overview

Director:
Edward Zwick
Writer (WGA):
Patrick Sheane Duncan (written by)
Release Date:
12 July 1996 (USA) more view trailer
Genre:
Action | Drama | War | Mystery more
Tagline:
In wartime, the first casualty is always truth. more
Plot:
A US Army officer, despondent about a deadly mistake he made, investigates a female chopper commander's worthiness for the Medal of Honor. full summary | full synopsis (warning! may contain spoilers)
Awards:
9 wins & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
Meg Ryan In Sadistic Porn Flick? (From WENN. 24 July 2002)
User Comments:
Great more
US TV Schedule:
Mon. July 284:45 AMMAX   

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)

Denzel Washington ... Lt. Colonel Nathaniel Serling

Meg Ryan ... Captain Karen Emma Walden

Lou Diamond Phillips ... Staff Sergeant John Monfriez
Michael Moriarty ... Brigadier General Hershberg

Matt Damon ... Specialist Ilario
Bronson Pinchot ... Bruno
Seth Gilliam ... Altameyer
Regina Taylor ... Meredith Serling
Zeljko Ivanek ... Ben Banacek

Scott Glenn ... Tony Gartner, Washington Post

Tim Guinee ... Rady

Tim Ransom ... Boylar

Sean Astin ... Patella
Armand Darrius ... Robins

Ned Vaughn ... Lieutenant Chelli
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for war violence and language.
Runtime:
117 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
Austin, Texas, USA more
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Trivia:
The White House rose garden set was destroyed twice: once by a tornado, and once by a sandstorm. more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: Just after Monfriez's car is hit by the train, you can see some sort of carriage that the car is mounted on. The rear rims of the car also look like train wheels (that belong to the carriage the car is mounted on). more
Quotes:
Nathaniel Serling: I work at the Pentagon, Sergeant, so I'll admit I'm a little slow on the uptake, otherwise I'd say that you just threatened me. Did you just threaten me, soldier? Because if you did, let me respond to you...
[turns off tape recorder]
Nathaniel Serling: Let me respond to you this way. I'm an officer, and therefore, by proclamation, a gentleman, but don't abuse that, son. Don't get in my crosshairs, because I'll have no compunction whatsoever about getting up to my neck in yo' ass. Do you understand me?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Naked Movie (2002) more
Soundtrack:
Angel from Montgomery more

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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
Great, 26 April 1999
8/10
Author: bobafett-16

Courage Under Fire is a movie that will stay with me for a while. Denzel Washington continues to be one of the finest actors today and proves it in this movie. The premise was interesting and was entertaining. I was disappointed with Meg Ryan's performance. I usually like her but she got annoying with her constant shouting. Yet that didn't keep the movie down. It was extremely dramatic and my two favorite scenes are the scene with Lou Diamond Phillips in the car and when it shows what really happened. A great film and terrific acting by Denzel Washington.

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