Word of Honor (2003) (TV)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Robert Markowitz

Writers (WGA):

Nelson DeMille (novel)
Jacob Epstein (teleplay) ...

Release Date:

6 December 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Thirty years ago he fought for his country. Now, he's fighting for his honor.

Plot:

Prompted by a just-published book that holds ex-lieutenant Ben Tyson accountable for a hushed-up massacre...

Plot Keywords:

Massacre | Trial | Vietnam War | Flashback Sequence | War Crimes

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Don Johnson	...	Benjamin Tyson
Jeanne Tripplehorn	...	Maj. Karen Harper
Sharon Lawrence	...	Marcy McClure Tyson
John Heard	...	Dr. Steven Brandt
Arliss Howard	...	J.D. Runnells
Peter MacNeill	...	Brig. Gen. Norm Van Arken
Peter Stebbings	...	Maj. Michael Taix
Jesse Johnson	...	Lt. Benjamin Tyson in Vietnam
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michael Adamthwaite	...	Young Beltran
Che Ayende	...	Young PFC BillySanchez
JR Bourne	...	Mr. Douglas Picard
Rita Bozi	...	Barbara Bellflower
J. Adam Brown	...	Young John Kelly
Olivia Cheng	...	Reporter
Conrad Coates	...	Col. Pierce Truscott
William B. Davis	...	Lewis Kaplan - Tyson's Boss
Joyce Doolittle	...	Eleanor livander
Paul Dunphy	...	Anchor #1
Victor Ertmanis	...	Travis Beltran
Adam Frost	...	Young PFC Steven Brandt
Mackenzie Gray	...	Dr. Dougal
Zoe Heath	...	Young Sister Teresa
Barclay Hope	...	Brad Sadowski
Christopher Jacot	...	Young CPL. Lawrence Cane
Ron C. Jones	...	Ramon Detonq
Reamonn Joshee	...	Young PFC. Arthur Peterson
James Kirk	...	David Tyson
Greg Lawson	...	Wallace Berg
David Lereaney	...	Dr. Monteau
Darren Lucas	...	Truscott
Bill MacDonald	...	John Kelly
Jacey Mah	...	Vietnamese O.R. Nurse
Monique Mojica	...	Sister Teresa
Susan O'Rourke	...	Anchor #2
David Parker	...	Kalahane
Dan Petronijevic	...	Young Kalahane
David Pham	...	Young Vietnamese Soldier
Paul Pham	...	Young vietcong soldier
Joe Ring	...	Civilian Judge
Shawn Roberts	...	Young PFC. Sadowski
Kurtis Sanheim	...	Capt. S. Hodges
Robert N. Smith	...	Phillip Sloan
Rick Timmins	...	Wounded soldier 3
Hien Van Dao	...	Wounded soldier 2
Vuong Vu	...	Sniper
Stephen Warner	...	Young PFC. Vince Farley
Will Weldon	...	Kenny
Jayson Williams	...	Young SGT. Ramon Detonq
Tom Xaykasem	...	Wounded soldier 1

Runtime:

USA:120 min (including commercials)

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Finland:K-15 | Netherlands:12 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Company:

Voice Pictures

Trivia:

Jesse Johnson, the actor who portrayed young Lt. Tyson in Vietnam, is Don Johnson's real life son.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: Tyson is on the base awaiting the court martial and assigned duty of mowing grass. It is obvious the mower is electric by the dangling extension cord, BUT the sound coming from the mower is that of a gas engine

Amazing Don Johnson performance

I had never heard of this movie but I'm a great fan of DeMille. I was totally blown away by Johnson's performance. He's way more believable than Sean Penn who always overacts. Johnson's performance is subtle even when he breaks down at the end. Great Great great. There's a great line in the film about the media being a giant conglomerate only interested in exploiting human tragedy for big bucks but calling it a search for truth.(Funny how apt this is with the NY Times looking into the adoption of Judge Roberts' kids) If this had been a feature film, I'm sure Johnson would have been nominated for an Oscar.The rest of the cast was so so but it doesn't make any difference. When Johnson is on the screen, the film is riveting. I also thought it was great that his son played him in the flashback scenes.