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14 June 2002 (USA) moreTagline:
Honor Was Their Code. morePlot:
Two U.S. Marines in WWII are assigned to protect Navajo Marines who use their native language as an unbreakable radio cypher. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
1 win & 3 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(33 articles)
John Woo Considering Two English-Language Projects; Wants to Remake Le Samouraï (From Slash Film. 8 October 2009, 7:30 AM, PDT)
DVD Weekly Roundup – Mon 5th October 2009
(From FilmShaft.com. 2 October 2009, 10:34 AM, PDT)
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Great action sequences but little emphasis on story more (429 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Nicolas Cage | ... | Sergeant Joe Enders |
 | Adam Beach | ... | Private Ben Yahzee |
 | Peter Stormare | ... | Gunnery Sergeant Hjelmstad |
 | Noah Emmerich | ... | Private Chick |
 | Mark Ruffalo | ... | Private Pappas |
 | Brian Van Holt | ... | Private Harrigan |
 | Martin Henderson | ... | Private Nellie |
 | Roger Willie | ... | Private Charlie Whitehorse |
 | Frances O'Connor | ... | Rita |
 | Christian Slater | ... | Sgt. Pete 'Ox' Anderson |
 | Jason Isaacs | ... | Major Mellitz |
| Billy Morts | ... | Fortino (as William Morts) |
| Cameron Thor | ... | Mertens |
 | Kevin Cooney | ... | Ear Doctor |
| Holmes Osborne | ... | Colonel Hollings |
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Rated R for pervasive graphic war violence, and for language. (also director's cut)Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
134 min | Argentina:132 min | USA:153 min (director's cut)Country:
USAColor:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
Iceland:16 | Malaysia:18SG | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Canada:18A | Finland:K-15 | France:U | Germany:18 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:15 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R | Canada:A (Ontario)Fun Stuff
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Naval Air Weapons Station, Point Mugu, was used to film the Camp Tarawa portion of the film, the Marines pre-battle embarkation point. moreGoofs:
Continuity: At the end of the film, a back-shot of Ben Yahzee's little boy shows a dog-tag chain around his collar, before Ben ever places the dog-tags around his neck. moreQuotes:
Ben Yahzee: Sergeant, I'm telling you I won't freeze up again.Joe Enders: Because your buddy smeared ash on your forehead?
Ben Yahzee: That's right, because my buddy smeared ash on my forehead.
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When watching the trailer of Windtalkers, one gets the impression that this film is about the Navajo indians and how their native language was used to create a code that could not be broken by the Japanese. However, it turns out that this film is really about a white army seargeant (Nicolas Cage) and how he eventually befriends the codetalker (Adam Beach) that he is responsible for protecting.
Director John Woo doesn't disappoint with the action sequences. All of them are breathtaking and highly detailed. However, all of this action tends to take away the emphasis on the story. No matter, the scenes that show the developing friendship between the two seargeants (Cage and Christian Slater) and the codetalkers (Beach and Roger Willie) gives Windtalkers its heart. (7/10)