Men of Honor
Inspired by a True Story.
Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 2.35:1, French, Spanish, Dubbed, Subtitled
MEN OF HONOR (BLU-RAY DISC)
"Inspirational biographical movie that really works." Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune
"Riveting! A must see movie." New York Post
"A film that will knock your socks off!" USA Today
Editor's Note
An heroic life gets a suitably dramatic retelling in George Tillman, Jr.'s docudrama MEN OF HONOR, based on the true story of Carl Brashear, the first African American to become a United States Navy master diver. The film employs the conventional yet pleasurable against-all-odds narrative. Carl Brashear (played with noble grace by Cuba Gooding Jr.) is the son of a degraded Southern sharecropper. Determined to succeed in the vocation he believes he was born for, Brashear enlists in the navy. Once there, however, the determined young man finds his dream inaccessible--thwarted by the forces of institutional and personal racism. When, after a long and difficult struggle, he is finally allowed into diving school, he finds himself under the authority of Billy Sunday (Robert De Niro), a former master diver whose injured lung has left him permanently above water. Sunday becomes simultaneously Brashear's most vicious adversary and most loyal supporter, motivating him to succeed. The story that follows is a highly emotional wave of ups and downs: Brashear overcomes one barrier only to be met by the next, even larger one. MEN OF HONOR is at times heartbreaking and painful to watch, but the triumphant ending makes for a deeply satisfying payoff.
Features Audio Commentary
Audio: English DTS HD 5.1 Surround Sound
Audio: French, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound
Dubbed: French, Spanish
Interactive Menus
Original Theatrical Trailer
Scene Selection
Subtitles: French, Spanish
This Is A Blu-Ray DVD Made For Blue-Laser Format Players Which Produce Higher Quality Picture And Sound
Trivia Track
Technical Info
Release Information
Studio: Foxvideo
Release Date: 9/30/2008
Running Time: 125 minutes
Original Release Date: 2000
Catalog ID: 2241432
UPC: 00024543414322
Number of Discs: 1
Audio & Video
Original Language: English
Available Audio Tracks: English, French Dubbed, Spanish Dubbed
Available Subtitles: French, Spanish
Video: Color
Aspect Ratio
Widescreen 2.35:1
Cast & Crew Aunjanue Ellis
Carl Lumbly
Charlize Theron
Cuba Gooding, Jr.
Hal Holbrook
Michael Rapaport
Powers Boothe
Robert De Niro
Anthony B. Richmond - Cinematographer
Bill Cosby - Executive Producer
Dirk Westervelt - Editor
George Tillman, Jr. - Director
John Carter - Editor
Mark Isham - Original Music By
Robert Teitel - Producer
Scott Marshall Smith - Screenplay
Awards
Nominee (2002)
Grammy, Mark Isham, Best Score Soundtrack Album For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
Grammy, Brandon Barnes, Brian McKnight, Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
Nominee (2001)
Image Award, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Image Award, Men of Honor, Outstanding Motion Picture
Image Award, Aunjanue Ellis, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Memorable Quotes"If [the navy divers]'s lucky, he dies young two hundred feet beneath the waves. Because that's the closest he will ever get to becoming a hero."----Billy Sunday (Robert De Niro) to diving trainees
"Some things just don't mix, do they?"----Mister Pappy (Hal Holbrook) to Billy Sunday
"Why do you want this so badly?"----Jo (Aunjanue Ellis)|"Because they said I couldn't have it."----Carl Brashear (Cuba Gooding Jr.)
"Since when does deserving mean anything?"----Billy Sunday to Carl Brashea.
Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 2.35:1, French, Spanish, Dubbed, Subtitled
MEN OF HONOR (BLU-RAY DISC)
"Inspirational biographical movie that really works." Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune
"Riveting! A must see movie." New York Post
"A film that will knock your socks off!" USA Today
Editor's Note
An heroic life gets a suitably dramatic retelling in George Tillman, Jr.'s docudrama MEN OF HONOR, based on the true story of Carl Brashear, the first African American to become a United States Navy master diver. The film employs the conventional yet pleasurable against-all-odds narrative. Carl Brashear (played with noble grace by Cuba Gooding Jr.) is the son of a degraded Southern sharecropper. Determined to succeed in the vocation he believes he was born for, Brashear enlists in the navy. Once there, however, the determined young man finds his dream inaccessible--thwarted by the forces of institutional and personal racism. When, after a long and difficult struggle, he is finally allowed into diving school, he finds himself under the authority of Billy Sunday (Robert De Niro), a former master diver whose injured lung has left him permanently above water. Sunday becomes simultaneously Brashear's most vicious adversary and most loyal supporter, motivating him to succeed. The story that follows is a highly emotional wave of ups and downs: Brashear overcomes one barrier only to be met by the next, even larger one. MEN OF HONOR is at times heartbreaking and painful to watch, but the triumphant ending makes for a deeply satisfying payoff.
Features Audio Commentary
Audio: English DTS HD 5.1 Surround Sound
Audio: French, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound
Dubbed: French, Spanish
Interactive Menus
Original Theatrical Trailer
Scene Selection
Subtitles: French, Spanish
This Is A Blu-Ray DVD Made For Blue-Laser Format Players Which Produce Higher Quality Picture And Sound
Trivia Track
Technical Info
Release Information
Studio: Foxvideo
Release Date: 9/30/2008
Running Time: 125 minutes
Original Release Date: 2000
Catalog ID: 2241432
UPC: 00024543414322
Number of Discs: 1
Audio & Video
Original Language: English
Available Audio Tracks: English, French Dubbed, Spanish Dubbed
Available Subtitles: French, Spanish
Video: Color
Aspect Ratio
Widescreen 2.35:1
Cast & Crew Aunjanue Ellis
Carl Lumbly
Charlize Theron
Cuba Gooding, Jr.
Hal Holbrook
Michael Rapaport
Powers Boothe
Robert De Niro
Anthony B. Richmond - Cinematographer
Bill Cosby - Executive Producer
Dirk Westervelt - Editor
George Tillman, Jr. - Director
John Carter - Editor
Mark Isham - Original Music By
Robert Teitel - Producer
Scott Marshall Smith - Screenplay
Awards
Nominee (2002)
Grammy, Mark Isham, Best Score Soundtrack Album For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
Grammy, Brandon Barnes, Brian McKnight, Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
Nominee (2001)
Image Award, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Image Award, Men of Honor, Outstanding Motion Picture
Image Award, Aunjanue Ellis, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Memorable Quotes"If [the navy divers]'s lucky, he dies young two hundred feet beneath the waves. Because that's the closest he will ever get to becoming a hero."----Billy Sunday (Robert De Niro) to diving trainees
"Some things just don't mix, do they?"----Mister Pappy (Hal Holbrook) to Billy Sunday
"Why do you want this so badly?"----Jo (Aunjanue Ellis)|"Because they said I couldn't have it."----Carl Brashear (Cuba Gooding Jr.)
"Since when does deserving mean anything?"----Billy Sunday to Carl Brashea.
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Review
Chicago Sun-Times 8 of 10
Carl Brashear was quite a guy. A black sharecropper's son without a high school education, he signed up for the Navy right after World War II. Harry Truman had integrated the services, but the Navy was slow to change, and blacks were guided toward two job choices: They could become cooks or officers' valets. Brashear (Cuba Gooding Jr.) wanted to be a diver. "Men of Honor" tells the story of how he became one despite everything, and then how he insisted on returning to active duty after losing a part of a lower leg in an onboard accident...Cuba Gooding Jr. is the kind of actor who bubbles even when he's idling. That kind of energy wouldn't be appropriate here, and he dials down and delivers a strong, convincing performance. - Roger Ebert
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