Courage Under Fire *checkpoint* (1996)

Director: Edward Zwick  Starring: Meg Ryan  Denzel Washington  
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Product Summary
Publisher: Fox Home Entertainment
Format: DVD
UPC: 00024543010845
Buy.com Sku: 201982296
Item#: V26NNQ
Category Keywords: Action  Character Study  Deception  Melodrama  Military  Mystery  Recommended  Self-Discovery  Theatrical Release  Thriller  War 
Rating: 
 
 


Editor's Note

Following the 1991 Gulf War, Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Serling (Denzel Washington) is assigned to review the background of the late Captain Karen Walden (Meg Ryan), who has been posthumously nominated for a medal of honor. While investigating Walden's candidacy, Serling is forced to face his own disillusionment and guilt surrounding the war. As he begins the interviewing process, he uncovers several inconsistencies in the stories told by the late pilot's crew. The three officers, who may or may not have been saved by the captain's actions, all give drastically different accounts of the events leading up to Walden's death. Ilario (Matt Damon) paints Walden as an unselfish, courageous hero, while the surly Monfriez (Lou Diamond Phillips) describes her as a crybaby and a coward. The third soldier, Altameyer (Seth Gilliam), lies dying in an army hospital, mumbling guilty confessions in a medicated haze. Similar to the storytelling technique used in Akira Kurosawa's RASHOMON, director Edward Zwick's COURAGE UNDER FIRE features each officer's account of the fateful incident reenacted onscreen, offering wildly diverse portrayals of Walden. Meg Ryan shines in a role that demands she play one character a multitude of ways. As Serling pieces together the radically different tales of combat, he uncovers the painful truth and simultaneously faces his own pent-up guilt regarding the war.


Plot Summary

Assigned to investigate and approve a killed-in-action helicopter pilot's candidacy to become the first female recipient of the congressional medal of honor, a disillusioned former Gulf War officer finds inconsistencies in the stories told by the late pilot's crew.

 
Features
Region 1
Keep Case
Letterbox - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Surround - English
Dolby Surround - French
DTS Surround 5.1 - English
THX Mastered Audio
Additional Release Material:
Featurette
Audio Commentary: Edward Zwick - Director
Trailers:
1. 3 Original Theatrical Trailers
2. 3 TV Spots
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access





 
Technical Info

Release Information
Studio: Fox Home Entertainment
Release Date: 1/4/2005
Running Time: 116 minutes
Original Release Date: 1996
Catalog ID: 2001084
UPC: 00024543010845
Number of Discs: 1

Audio & Video
Original Language: English
Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed
Available Subtitles: English, Spanish
Video: Color

 
Cast & Crew
Michael Moriarty
Matt Damon
Meg Ryan
Bronson Pinchot
Denzel Washington
Seth Gilliam
Lou Diamond Phillips
Scott Glenn
Dan Lerner - 2nd Unit Director
David T. Friendly - Producer
John Davis - Producer
Patrick Duncan - Screenwriter
Joseph M. Singer - Producer
Roger Deakins - Director of Photography
Francine Jamison-Tanchuck - Costume Designer
Steven Rosenblum - Editor
John Graysmark - Production Designer
James Horner - Composer
Edward Zwick - Director

 
Professional Reviews
Rolling Stone
"...Denzel Washington is a potent actor in peak form....COURAGE UNDER FIRE honors its subject and its audience..." 08/08/1996 p.68

USA Today
"...Thoughtful. Intelligent. Moving. Provocative..." -- 4 out of 4 stars 07/12/1996 p.1D

Entertainment Weekly
"...[Washington gives a] haunted, nearly implosive performance." -- Rating: B 08/09/1996 p.44

Variety
"...A carefully conceived, dramatically honorable picture that treats its subject with clarity and intelligence..." 06/24/1996

Los Angeles Times
"...Intelligent, involving and serious....Lou Diamond Phillips gives an intense, focused performance..." 07/12/1996 p.F1

Chicago Sun-Times
"...Zwick's direction handles the many conflicting story possibilities with great clarity..." 07/12/1996 p.31

  
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