G.I. Jane

Year:

1997

Duration:

125 min

Genres:

Action | Drama

IMDB rate:

5.8

Director:

Ridley Scott

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1997-08-22

Filming Locations: Beaufort, South Carolina, USA

Earnings

Budget: $50,000,000

Opening Weekend: $11,094,241 (USA) (24 August 1997)

Gross: $48,154,732 (USA) (21 December 1997)

Cast

Actor

Character

Jason Beghe

G.I. Jane

Viggo Mortensen

G.I. Jane

Dani Englander

Demi Moore

Jordan O'Neill

Anne Bancroft

Lillian DeHaven

Daniel von Bargen

Theodore Hayes

John Michael Higgins

Chief of Staff

Kevin Gage

Instructor Pyro

David Warshofsky

Instructor Johns

David Vadim

Cortez

Morris Chestnut

McCool

Josh Hopkins

Flea

Jim Caviezel

Slovnik

Boyd Kestner

Wickwire

Angel David

Newberry

Stephen Ramsey

Stamm

Gregg Bello

Miller

Scott Wilson

C.O. Salem

Lucinda Jenney

Blondell

Ted Sutton

Flag Officer

Gary Wheeler

Flag Officer

Donn Swaby

Yeoman Davis

Jack Gwaltney

Goldstein

Neal Jones

Duty Officer

Rhonda Overby

Civilian Secretary

Stephen Mendillo

Admiral O'Connor

Dan DePaola

Cook Compliments (as Dan De Paola)

Susan Aston

Civilian Girl

John Seitz

J.A.G.

Kent Lindsey

J.A.G.

Bob Moore

WNM Reporter

Harry Humphries

Artillery Instructor

Michael Currie

Commission Speaker

Steve Gonzales

Press Hound

Arthur Max

Barber

Billy Dowd

Photographer

Duffy Gaver

Instructor

Scott Helvenston

Instructor

Phil Neilson

Hostile Rat

Dimitri Diatchenko

Trainee

David Bruce

Trainee

David Overton

Trainee

Hashem Shaalan

Trainee

Chris Soule

Trainee

Joseph Makkar

Libyan Sentry (as Joseph Merzak Makkar)

Rick Cramer

Scorpion Leader (uncredited)

Joseph Epinette

Commando (uncredited)

Lee Eskey

Treasury Lawyer (uncredited)

Rocky Essex

Humvee Vehicle Operator (uncredited)

Larry Guardino

Older Soldier (uncredited)

Rodney J. Hobbs

C-SPAN Technician (uncredited)

Raymond H. Johnson

Senator (uncredited)

Jesse G. Martin

Specialty, pilot (uncredited)

Johnny Meyer

Military Extra (uncredited)

Diandra Newlin

Jane's Neighbor (uncredited)

Jim Pearson

SEAL Instructor (uncredited)

Thomas Reid

DC Police Officer (uncredited)

Doug Roberts

Horse Trader (uncredited)

Courtney Talbot

Bar Tender (uncredited)

Michael Wayne Thomas

C-SPAN Reporter (uncredited)

Scott Welchons

Military Extra (uncredited)

Irene Ziegler

DeHaven's Aide (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Ridley Scott's brother Tony Scott supplied some footage of submarines left over from his film Crimson Tide (1995).

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An alternate ending was secretly filmed without the knowledge of Disney/Hollywood Pictures Executives. When Ridley Scott first screened the film for execs, he shocked and surprised them with the ending in which Demi Moore dies. Both endings were test screened simultaneously and although the darker ending scored higher with audiences, the happier ending was chosen by executives. Similar to the surprise ending for "Thelma and Louise", the alternate ending for "G.I. Jane" was a dark yet bittersweet one. Jordan (Moore) is killed when she risks her life to save her Commander (Viggo Mortensen) then eulogized on television by the tough Senator (Ann Bancroft). Later, the camera pans through a fresh group of SEAL recruits, among them are three women.

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The poem cited by Master Chief Urgayle is "Self-Pity" by D.H. Lawrence.

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Goofs

When Command Master Chief Urgayle is sitting with his sniper rifle and watching Cortez helping Jordan over the wall, the angle is wrong. When Cortez drops Jordan, Urgayle sees this from O'Neil's vantage point.

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When the first trainees are jumping out of the helicopter into the water for the S.E.R.E. training course, the sun is shown just rising over the horizon. However, the shadow cast by the helicopter's tail (viewed from inside the helicopter) indicates that the sun is instantly much higher.

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In the closing combat sequence, the Cobra gunships use totally unrealistic tactics against the pursuing Libyan troops. Rather than use the Gatling cannons, which are most effective against individual troops, they fire rockets, which are better suited for use against tanks, hardened defensive positions, and large gatherings of troops.

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Quotes

Lt. Blondell: Lieutenant, why are you doing this?

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Master Chief John Urgayle: I don't know what the hell's been going on in the last 48 hours. And frankly I don't give a shit.

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McCool: I had a grandfather who wanted to be a Navy man. He wanted to fire them big-ass guns off those big-ass battleships. Navy says to him "No. You can only do one thing on a battleship, son. That's cook." You know the reason they gave him. The reason they told my grandfather he couldn't fight for his country. "'Cause negroes can't see at night. Bad night vision."

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Faq

Q

What does the term "DOR" refer to?

A

"Dropped On Request". Urgayle and his command staff use it on their roster board to refer to anyone who leaves the training program before completing it -- hence the few trainees we see ringing the bell. The US Navy SEAL program has a very high dropout rate, as we hear explained at the beginning of O'Niel's training. The program is deliberately tough to complete because the Navy wants recruits that can handle the hard demands of the work they do.

Q

Showers and 'head'

A

After Demi joins the men's barracks, Viggo's character asks one of the soldiers to draw up a roster for sharing showers and head. I was just wondering what the 'head' meant in this context?"Head" is a Navy term for toilet. It's also used by the Marine Corps.

Q

What are the giant barrels the trainees are pushing up & down the sand dunes?

A

They're ship fenders: they're hung between Naval vessels as bumpers to prevent damage from ships docked next to each other that would collide if the fender weren't there.

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