The reason this movie resonates is because of how real and raw the characters are. None of them are perfect. But they all have their moments. They dont make lots of movies like this anymore. The real story is character development for all of them. The Navy is just the prop.
A little tidbit about the scene at the end of movie where the newly commissioned officers are giving Sgt. Foley a silver dollar. The tradition in the Military is for a newly commissioned officer to give a silver dollar to the first enlisted man to salute them. If you go back and rewatch the scene, you will also notice that Foley puts Mayo's coin in his right pocket while he puts the other graduates coins in his left pocket. The meaning behind that gesture is that Foley considers Mayo to be one of his most memorable students. (Which is another military tradition)
What I most enjoyed about this movie was how they handled adult situations in a believable way. Not everyone is a good person at all times in their lives. We are all flawed humans in one way or another and the most we can hope for is to be lucky enough to learn to be a better person. I miss movies with this type of down and dirty real life struggles.
Damn! You beat me to it! How about when she said she never knew female boxing existed during Million Dollar Baby after watching I, Tonya a couple months earlier?
RIP Lou Gossett, Jr. He was great, what a role for him and won the Oscar for best supporting actor. Also, An Officer and a Gentleman: means you have to be both. It has to do with character, which is what the drill Sargeant keeps reminding them.
The beginning of training scene always bugged me a little as a couple of those lines were ripped/used in Full Metal Jacket. To me it always felt like they didn’t have a Naval consultant at that time when writing that scene, opting to go with what they thought it was like.
My Dad went through the Aviation Officer Candidate School depicted in the film. He said Louis Gosset’s performance of a Marine drill instructor at the time was spot on.
@@gregoryluckie1649 He's a Gunnery Sergeant, even says so in the film. I can't speak for Navy OCS but in Marine boot camp, recruits do in fact refer to their instructors as Sir while Marine officer candidates refer to them by their rank.
Gossett was coached by an actual Marine Corps drill instructor, who appears briefly in the background during the scene where the class is running up and down the concrete stairs. The candidates called him "sir" while they were still candidates. But upon graduation they were officers, and so they were to call him "Sergeant" or "Gunnery Sergeant." At that time I would assume it to be a bit too informal to call him "Gunny."
The "mean" training is necessary. It is designed to weed out the people that can't hack it mentally. If you break because the sarge was mean to you chances are you are gonna crack when it counts in battle or in the case of this movie when you are at 20,000 feet with an enemy fighter on your tail. Another reason for it is to take individuals and make them into a unit with unit cohesiveness. A fighter pilot will have to depend on his wingman at some point and it makes it easier knowing they both had the same training and there is little room for doubt.
This is what a romance movie looks like for guys. Might not be what you imagined going into it, but it's a pretty honest portrayal of the guys' side of the equation and it could open your eyes a bit if you let it.
The ending when he picks her up on the factory floor and walks off with her is one of the classic scenes in Hollywood history and has been parodied and meme'd many, many times
I know it was spoofed on that Simpsons episode where Marge nearly cheats on Homer with a French bowling instructor named Jacques (out of spite over Honer giving Marge a bowling ball for her birthday), but I haven't seen it much since.
One thing to note, when they are going through at the end and saluting Gunnery Sgt Foley, they are giving him a silver dollar in appreciation. If you watch, when Mayo gives his coin, Foley puts it in a different pocket, because he was special to him.
@@HowlinLordByron Gossett got the Oscar and the Golden Globe that year for his role as Foley. He was the first African-American to win that particular Oscar.
A rough roller-coaster ride for sure, but with a happy ending. I did not expect your responses at the end, I thought you would like it. Thanks for watching the movie.
iv'e only found 2 other reactions to this movie on youtube and i search all the time once popcorn does it , it will be everywhere for the next 6 months! not that i'm complaining love this movie
@@Hibbs4Prezyou mean the childhood friend who got Mikey the job, tips Axel to Victor, bails out Axel, gets him into the warehouse, and is kidnapped and has to be rescued? You're right. She was useless to the movie's plot.
They're mean because it creates an atmosphere of complete authority. You have to break individuals down and rebuild them into soldiers/sailors/airmen/marines. There's a psychological reason for it. You can't teach the uninitiated to follow strict orders which may force them to face death by being kind.
The opening scene in both movies are jets taking off of aircraft carriers. It's such an iconic start, but a lot of people are clueless when it comes to the military.
Thanks I was in class 21-81 got my wings a year later and selected helos only one guy in class got jets. My class start with 82 and 29 got commissioned and 23 got their wings. The DI that was jogging with an upper class on the beach was an actual DI who was also the technical advisor for the movie. You got the colorful sweatshirts the last two weet and you were assigned a nickname to put on the back and there was a class with the first group of women to go through the progeam and one of the girls name on her sweat shirt was SUGAR BRITCHES ! WAS IN 8 YEARS GOT OUT AT END OF COLD WAR IN 89 ! The program is actually in Pensacola but the Navy did not like the script and would not help . Best 8 years of my life ! FLY NAVY !!! JIM
5:32 This very brief shot was done in my hometown, Bremerton, Washington. The ship with the number 63 painted on its side is the USS Missouri. It's where the armistice which ended World War II was signed when the ship was at anchor in Tokyo Harbor on September 2, 1945. The ship is now at anchor in Pearl Harbor close to the USS Arizona.
I absolutely love your personal pics! The song at the end, Love Lifts Us Up, was EVERYwhere when this movie came out. It won an Oscar, Golden Globe, Grammy, and Bafta.
MAJOR KUDOS!!! you are the FIRST of all the 12-15 movie/tv reactors I follow on YT to finally watch this movie, hopefully this will start yet another copycat trend and the rest of these clueless 'I only go by Patreon votes' peeps will finally learn something. 👏😻🏆🎉🇨🇦
@@HowlinLordByron Her negative reaction to "There's Something About Mary" was annoying, given that she gave the impression that she enjoyed the movie right up until she said she didn't. Same with "The Crow." I like the variety of movies that she picks, though.
I graduated from flight school class 92-19. There very much were local women looking to get out of their situation on the wings of a freshly minted military aviator.
True story: Shortly after catching this on a Sunday afternoon broadcast airing, I had to run out to the supermarket to grab some things for a barbeque. To the delight of my brother and our friends, I wound up inadvertently asking one of the store staff where the "mayo-NNAISE" was, like a total asshole. Thanks, Lou Gossett...
True story. I had been married for a little over a year. I dressed up in a navy officer uniform and walked into my wife’s work with the song playing. I was gonna carry her out. She took one look at me and said “OMG DID YOU REENLIST?” She wouldn’t let me carry her out.
The Gunny Sergeant is there to train these people to a point where they can be useful as fighting men and women. That is after all, what they're aiming to be. To do that, you have to have a very high level of mental toughness, which is what he doesn't give encouragement. His job is to make them tough and he only has a short time to do that.
Yeah this was before everything was so politically correct and woke. You probably couldn't get away with half this stuff nowadays. Maybe it'll change now that the old boss is back in charge
First of all it is moronic to get stuck on using the same damn silly phrases or words for several years. You're still "woke" and "politically correct" and have yet to move on to DEI. Secondly the people serving in the military during this time and era you are looking down upon are more brave, capable and manly than you'll ever be. Last of all you show your true character by your enthusiasm for the return of a man in the Oval Office who was a cowardly draft dodger, one who would not go out to the gravesite of American WW2 vets in Europe because it was raining and who belittled vets by saying he doesn't care for military members who get captured. No President has ever disrespected the American military more than Trump. Its astounding the idols you folks on the right have.
Lisa Eilbacher, who played Seeger, was actually a fitness expert and so she had to act like she couldn't finish the obstacle course. During production, she actually coached some of the other actors on how to handle the obstacles, especially the wall they had to climb over.
After all these years of doing reactions you would think they would have tougher skin by now. At least Cassie! (Carly is only an occasional guest so hasn't seen as much as her sister)
🎵 “Love lift us up where we belong, where the eagles cry, on a mountain high.” 🎵 No lie, I kind of love this movie. I love the grittiness of the story and its settings. Plus, the romance is more complicated than most in movies.
Debra winger used to work at Magic Mountain in Valencia as a costumed character. She was a Troll and almost died when she fell out the back of a Cushman Cart while in costume. She had a concussion and lost her eyesight for several months. I believe she was 17. I worked at Magic Mountain a few years after she did.
I saw Louis Gossett Jr. throw out the ceremonial first pitch in Boston in 2008. Cleveland played the Sox that night. I got to see an Oscar winner toss a baseball! ⚾️
I was wondering when a reactor would watch this movie. It's the first one I've seen so far on the channels I watch. This was a huge movie in the 80's yet overlooked. Thanks for the reaction!
This clipped version...clipped the ending scene. They clipped THAT. The ultimate Cassie scene. The music, the everything. Crap, now I'm actually going to have to splurge on her Patreon just to see the full scene, aren't I???
It's called life. A Prayer for Those Who Protect Our Nation, for the Men and Women in Uniform. Thank you to those who bravely protect our nation every day. When things seem dark, like evil is winning, God Bless
@thomast8539 I don't think they know what it means to go through a difficult upbringing. They can't stand when it's a true story and a character actually dies in real life😂
They don't like anything but rainbows and unicorns.. it's actually becoming rather annoying.. I thought Cassie would have at least showed some growth over the years but it's always the same shxt with her..
@@thomast8539 I thought they would enjoy it, but my wife just wandered by and said "I don't know if they will like it, it is a bit dark". Damn it, every time I think I understand women...
@@EnSerio71seriously wtf kind of life do Canadians live up there.. shxt if these 2 are a direct representation of Canada, then Canada is toilet paper soft AF
It is about dog-gone time someone reacts to this great movie. All-time performances by Louis Gossett Jr. and Richard Gere. You girls are going to Love it! (Edit...guess I was wrong.) 😂 It was a bit too hardcore for these innocent ladies. That's the 80's for you.
Yes..... Its amazing they can even leave their house alone! I would think everything would scare them. How did Cassie have kids without thinking it was "icky"?
Make sure you see all of the Debra Winger classics: This film, then Urban Cowboy and of course Terms of Endearment . Also check out Legal Eagle and ShadowLand with Anthony Hopkins.
Love the face drop you had at the beginning of the film. This is a great film, a very grown-up romance. Lou Gossett, Jr was amazing in this, as was Gere. So now you have to watch another Richard Gere film, "American Gigolo".
And Debra Winger's stepdad played in the awkward scene at the dinner table, is actor, Victor French, a very, nice pleasant man, from Little House on the Prairie, as well as Highway to Heaven.
Sorry you guys are usually fun to watch a movie with, this is a classic movie that pulls no punches, it’s gritty tough and not a rom com 😆 y’all comments were taking away from the movie this time
I went to the recommissioning of the Missouri in San Francisco. The speaker said, Missouri come alive and they turned all the 16 inch guns towards the crowd. It was really cool. Protestors outside the event we're calling it a nuclear aircraft carrier. They've always been clueless.
I was on the tug that towed the Missouri out of Bremerton to Long Beach to be prepped for recommissioning. The locals were pretty pissed that we were "stealing" her. lol.
Just as your internet comment cracks me up according to similar reasoning? (shakes head) -- a former US Army parachute infantry light weapons sergeant (three tours of the sandbox)
Hi Cassie and Carly, I live in Sequim, Washington. It's about a 30 minute drive from Port Townsend, where much of this was filmed. The hotel room where the love scene takes place is an actual hotel which is still in business today. The room has a framed movie poster and is still rented to guests today. The basic training scenes were filmed at Fort Worden Washington, just outside of Pot Townsend. If you ever get a chance, you should come for a visit, Port Townsend is a charming little seaside town.
My daughter lives in Port Townsend and my wife was born in Sequim. Actually, it was PA, because Sequim didn't have a hospital,, but her family lived in Sequim. Many of her late family members are buried at the cemetery on the way to Olympic Game Farm
Cool. I lived nearby there too, just a couple of years ago visited Pt Townsend, WA, saw the hotel in town, and this park -- Ft Worden State Park, converted from an old early 1900's military base - even in 1980, over 40 years ago when the movie was made, it was already a public park then. You can walk through the old bunkers, see the buildings, the old barracks, etc. I saw the old blimp hangar where they sparred, I walked along the shore near the scene with the lighthouse in the background, and several of the same spots they filmed. I even found and sat down in that same precise spot where Louis Gossett Jr.'s character breaks down Gere's character while he's having him do the 60-to-90 leg lifts in that iconic scene. I video taped myself doing the same exercise in that same spot - just for fun. It's a nice, uncrowded park to hang out with beautiful views of the Puget Sound.
@@FilmWryter-321 Cool, well Fort Worden is now used for meetings and the like. They also host the Olympic Musid festival which does classical performances ever summer. in the wheeler theater. It's an excellent program.
I sat and talked to Lou Gossett once and was impressed at how much of an engaging and pleasant man he was. Gosh, I feel badly that he is already gone...
Have to hand it to Lisa Eilbacher for this role. She was in better shape than any of the men, but really sold it when she had difficulty on the obstacle course.
To this day Debra Winger HATES this movie because of the nude scene they made her do. Her expressions during that scene, was not acting. It was just her expressing her utter contempt for the situation.
You're partially right. It wasn't the nudity that bothered her. She did nude scenes in other movies too. It was Richard Gere himself! She was literally physically revolted by him! That's what you're seeing on screen. But she said it worked because it made it look like she was deeply passionate and into it.
A small note. A friend of mine was a Richard Gere look-a-like. We were both actors/models with Ford Chicago at the time. He could not do projects in America if he looked, portrayed, seemed to look like Gere in any way. So he was popular in the mid-east and western Pacific. Yeah, I was envious but I resembled nobody famous, so that's life. One time we were walking along a street from Ford in Chicago and a Lady pulled over to the curb and asked him if he was Richard Gere. Other times over the years we went out to various bars and restaurants and Ladies asked him to take pics of him with them. Tough being a wingman. He was a great guy, And I related these incidents to my girlfriend. For him: a blessing and curse. Nice to be recognized and getting business for that, but not being hired for his true inner worth.
Young Zach Mayo took up self defense after getting ganged up on by a group of boys not long after moving to the Philippines. The basic training was most likely a refresher. Muscle memory kicked in when Zach was confronted by the locals.
When this movie came out, I was finally dealing with my PTSD and putting my life back together which included returning to college for pre-med in the liberal San Francisco Bay Area. In those days and in that place, this movie had greater cultural significance in terms of the reversal of post Vietnam national guilt/shame (which was often directed at veterans) in culture and politics and in terms of interracial relations than Cassie and Carly can ever imagine.
Great again, one thing that seemed missing in many films is the kids who grew up on military bases, spent first 5 years & 2 months growing up on Canadian Army Bases. This film was different :)
"That's a... rough environment." I think those of us who love this movie forgot just how much it earned its R rating and how "crude" it is, as Carly put it -- qualities that aren't really their thing. Different strokes, ladies -- we love you anyway, and that includes your honesty!
I woke up at 1 in the morning and saw you guys were reacting to this and decided to not go back to bed. I have been waiting for you guys to react to this one for years!
Perfect movie for popcorn! What I love most about this film is that Lisa Eilbacher who plays Seegar, was actually extremely fit in real life and said she felt a little embarrassed that she had to pretend not to be able to do a lot of the exercises. She could easily climb that wall but had to act feeble and weak, which didn't feel right to her. Some of her co-stars admitted she was able to do a lot of things they couldn't! Go Lisa Eilbacher!!!
War is mean. And its louder and meaner and more nasty than any drill instructor. They are mean so you can learn to focus and do your duty when your mind and nerves are assaulted by chaos. Its a mind game you learn to filter. You learn pretty quick its not personal.
Fact. There’s also the aspect of break one down to build back up. It’s hard to believe but there are kids joining straight out of high school who don’t know proper basic hygiene and/or other basic life skills. Part of the idea is to create those stressful situations so that you can look back a realize you’ve been through tough situations before and overcame them. I remember at the start of actual training, the first night they “taught-told” everyone the steps of showering head to toe and brushing teeth, followed by how to make your bed, fold your clothes, and how to hang and store it all in your closet.
This movie was released in 1982 when I was 14 years old... It was one of the movies that motivated me to join the military, (the other one was TAPS with Tom Cruise and Sean Penn from 1981). I ended up joining the Army and not the Navy though. The reason for drill instructors being "mean" has to do with the militarization process all enlistees must go through. Switching from an egocentric civilian mindset to a military mindset that revolves entirely around teamwork and sacrifice is difficult. Drill instructors must shock you into making the mental switch, and they only have about 8 weeks to do so. That is why they act as they do. Going through military basic training is an invaluable experience that I recommend for everyone, especially this current generation of young people nowadays... They certainly need it.
“Only two things come out of Oklahoma!” I’ve had to hear that line hundreds of times through the years. Especially when traveling or moving to new states.
For the past 40 years I've often (selectively) said that same line when someone tells me what state they're from. - no matter the state It's a funny line.
Two movies convinced me to join the Army - this movie, and, believe it or not, Stripes. If you don’t know it, it’s worth a watch, but is a completely different kind of film (no spoilers). Thanks for this reaction, gals.
The basic training part of Stripes is my favorite. Those barracks... If you haven't seen Buffalo Soldiers -- the one with Joaquin Phoenix, Anna Paquin, Scott Glenn, and Ed Harris -- it's a great (and, of course, exaggerated) depiction of Cold War military life, and you should check it out. -- a former grunt
Cassie, to me this movie has a connection to one of your favorite movies - Rocky 2. In this movie Zack Mayo after struggling to overcome life long personal demons becomes an aviator. An officer his own father must now salute. When he finally achieves his goal and graduates he is robed of his “yo Adrien I did it” moment because he is alone. His accomplishment is hollow because he doesn’t have what Rocky did - someone to share it with. When the class graduates everyone else had family in attendance, but Zack. He goes to claim Paula because he realized he’ll always have nothing without her. For someone who loves Rocky I hope you can see this thread that runs through both movies. This movie also falls under man Vs self. You love those. This Is Where I Leave You, Steel Magnolias, The Prince Of Tides, The Man Without a face, Good Will Hunting, Flashdance, Joe Versus the Volcano, A Beautiful Mind, 12 Monkeys, Harold and Maude, and City Slickers are all examples of this type of movie.
you and Carly have to watch First Knight! Young (dark hair) Richard Gere as Lancelot and Sean Connery as King Arthur. Remember Julia Ormond from Sabrina? She's Guinevere! SOOOO good!!! PS if you haven't seen it yet, watch Chicago! Tap dancing & singing Richard (which he used to do on BROADWAY back in the day)!
David Keith was(is) a local boy, graduate and strong supporter of the University of Tennessee. He always found a way to sneak some sort of UT prop into any of his movies. Late night at a popular, crowded nightspot, my 2 friends and I finally found stools at the bar. People leaning in to get the bartender’s attention became part of the bargain. But when one overly aggressive drinker was on my shoulder, screaming next to my ear, I turned to see it was David. Took a while to recognize him out of context. He didn’t stay in Hollywood too long. Came home to do local theater and root for his team.
Are you 2 serious about only boats in the Navy? Are you not 2 gals who watch Maverick Top Gun (and Top Gun)? Tom Cruise's character, Maverick, was a NAVY pilot! How did you both forget that? But glad you both stuck with it and watched this one. Not a Rom Com but a Rom Drama if you will hopefully that meets with your approval.
This is the only time in my entire life that I've ever (sort of) watched a 'love film'. I loved your reactions, I always do, but I'm so glad I've never watched this film (movie) or any others like it. Hope you both have a very Happy new Year.
Isn't the Navy Boats? The Navy's connection to air power probably got its start w/ the Seabees in World War 2 as they built the air bases. Literally, island hopping. Cool reaction!
long before wwii, the navy flew lighter than air craft (blimps) for search missions over the ocean. they also had carriers before wwii, after billy mitchell destroyed his career by insisting that airpower could sink the battleships that the navy was spending millions on.
The song "Up Where We Belong" was all over the radio back when this movie was out. It got to #1 on the charts and was played at lots and lots of weddings and other romantic celebrations.
Great work again, ladies. You both remind me of my family growing up. The innocence is admirable and beyond description. Keep making these awesome vids!
There is a training curriculum that all Navy Seals, pilots and other aircrew members go thru called SERE (as in Sears) School. SERE stands for Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape. It is designed to train aircrews and Seals on evasion and survival tactics if they find themselves behind enemy lines. The other part trains them to resist interrogation, various forms of light physical torture and mental torture. The escape training teaches them about escape tactics.
His dad was enlisted (NOT an officer). The idea of his son becoming an officer could be taken two ways: With pride, or with envy. I think we know which attitude his father had.
The only thing I think about when I think about this movie is that Simpsons episode ending where Homer fixes things with marge: “tell him that I’m going to the backseat of my car with the woman I love, and I won’t be back for 10 minutes!” 😂
I just recommended this movie to a 34 year old mom friend of mine a couple weeks ago. It's kind of a dirty movie but shows real life situations. The martial arts scenes were some of my favorite parts, and the love scenes were tolerable.
The reason this movie resonates is because of how real and raw the characters are. None of them are perfect. But they all have their moments. They dont make lots of movies like this anymore. The real story is character development for all of them. The Navy is just the prop.
A little tidbit about the scene at the end of movie where the newly commissioned officers are giving Sgt. Foley a silver dollar. The tradition in the Military is for a newly commissioned officer to give a silver dollar to the first enlisted man to salute them. If you go back and rewatch the scene, you will also notice that Foley puts Mayo's coin in his right pocket while he puts the other graduates coins in his left pocket. The meaning behind that gesture is that Foley considers Mayo to be one of his most memorable students. (Which is another military tradition)
Nice thing to know. Love when a movie digs deep enough to portray something with little details so accurate
What I most enjoyed about this movie was how they handled adult situations in a believable way. Not everyone is a good person at all times in their lives. We are all flawed humans in one way or another and the most we can hope for is to be lucky enough to learn to be a better person. I miss movies with this type of down and dirty real life struggles.
“Isn’t the Navy boats?” I guess you missed something in Top Gun.
I was about to say that lol
She hated Top Gun.. well the OG anyway
Damn! You beat me to it! How about when she said she never knew female boxing existed during Million Dollar Baby after watching I, Tonya a couple months earlier?
Wait, Maverick was not in the Air Force? 😮😁
@@edl653 Uh, you're joking right?
RIP Lou Gossett, Jr. He was great, what a role for him and won the Oscar for best supporting actor.
Also, An Officer and a Gentleman: means you have to be both. It has to do with character, which is what the drill Sargeant keeps reminding them.
Also RIP Robert Loggia (1930-2015) who played Mayo Sr.
Bridge over the River Kwai
The beginning of training scene always bugged me a little as a couple of those lines were ripped/used in Full Metal Jacket. To me it always felt like they didn’t have a Naval consultant at that time when writing that scene, opting to go with what they thought it was like.
80's classic
@@arnaudgerard1971what about it?
My Dad went through the Aviation Officer Candidate School depicted in the film. He said Louis Gosset’s performance of a Marine drill instructor at the time was spot on.
Louis is also great in Toy Soldiers (1991), she should really check it out too
Sorry, Spot on... Marine Master Sergeant Drill Instructor. Is an NCO... He Dose NOT Rate A Sir...
@@gregoryluckie1649 He's a Gunnery Sergeant, even says so in the film. I can't speak for Navy OCS but in Marine boot camp, recruits do in fact refer to their instructors as Sir while Marine officer candidates refer to them by their rank.
Gossett was coached by an actual Marine Corps drill instructor, who appears briefly in the background during the scene where the class is running up and down the concrete stairs.
The candidates called him "sir" while they were still candidates. But upon graduation they were officers, and so they were to call him "Sergeant" or "Gunnery Sergeant." At that time I would assume it to be a bit too informal to call him "Gunny."
The "mean" training is necessary. It is designed to weed out the people that can't hack it mentally. If you break because the sarge was mean to you chances are you are gonna crack when it counts in battle or in the case of this movie when you are at 20,000 feet with an enemy fighter on your tail. Another reason for it is to take individuals and make them into a unit with unit cohesiveness. A fighter pilot will have to depend on his wingman at some point and it makes it easier knowing they both had the same training and there is little room for doubt.
These two are idiots
This is what a romance movie looks like for guys. Might not be what you imagined going into it, but it's a pretty honest portrayal of the guys' side of the equation and it could open your eyes a bit if you let it.
Ha. Never thought about it that way, but you're absolutely right.
This!
The ending when he picks her up on the factory floor and walks off with her is one of the classic scenes in Hollywood history and has been parodied and meme'd many, many times
I know it was spoofed on that Simpsons episode where Marge nearly cheats on Homer with a French bowling instructor named Jacques (out of spite over Honer giving Marge a bowling ball for her birthday), but I haven't seen it much since.
I always felt like Flashdance had a similar ending only they did the opposite …
@@canaisyoung3601 There was a reference to it in Friends too. I think Ross carried Rachel out of the coffee shop?
@@danhalstead705 Yep.
Long ago, way before it was known as meme'd. 🤭😉
I didn't think these girls would get this movie and well, I was right.
It's amazing how movies we loved in the 80's get the most ridiculous responses from people who are younger.
I thought they would love it but I was wrong and knew that from the opening scenes with his father.
@@yournamehere6002 thats what a was thinking
@@yournamehere6002 The alphabet should stop at X.
I knew they wouldn't get it. The thought it's a romantic movie.
80s and earlier are too tough for post-90s children.
Ok, boomer.
@@Phoenixdark1 Grow up, Sparky.
@@Phoenixdark1 Brilliant rejoinder!
Seriously, they're ridiculously soft. It's almost scary.
@@yournamehere6002seriously! I don't think it's just because they're Canadian either. 😂
One thing to note, when they are going through at the end and saluting Gunnery Sgt Foley, they are giving him a silver dollar in appreciation. If you watch, when Mayo gives his coin, Foley puts it in a different pocket, because he was special to him.
its not appreciation, its a tradition that new officers after being commissioned give a silver dollar to the first enlisted person who salutes them.
@@johngraesser4911 Ideally, it's both.
Wow! Never noticed ty
What an incredible performance by Louis Gossett Jr. One for the ages. May he rest in peace
Gossett won the Supporting Actor Oscar for this role.
@@HowlinLordByronwell deserved. He had talent that was under appreciated
@@HowlinLordByron Gossett got the Oscar and the Golden Globe that year for his role as Foley. He was the first African-American to win that particular Oscar.
A rough roller-coaster ride for sure, but with a happy ending. I did not expect your responses at the end, I thought you would like it. Thanks for watching the movie.
this is one of those movies that deserves more reactions…
Seegar also plays Jenny on Beverly Hills Cop
iv'e only found 2 other reactions to this movie on youtube
and i search all the time
once popcorn does it , it will be everywhere for the next 6 months!
not that i'm complaining
love this movie
i knew i knew that lady! Thanks!!!
Thanks for sharing
Jenny who serves almost no purpose because as soon as Eddie was cast as Axel , the movie was not about to make them romantic.
@@Hibbs4Prezyou mean the childhood friend who got Mikey the job, tips Axel to Victor, bails out Axel, gets him into the warehouse, and is kidnapped and has to be rescued? You're right. She was useless to the movie's plot.
They're mean because it creates an atmosphere of complete authority. You have to break individuals down and rebuild them into soldiers/sailors/airmen/marines. There's a psychological reason for it. You can't teach the uninitiated to follow strict orders which may force them to face death by being kind.
You watched 2 Top Gun movies and you don't know the Navy flies jets?
They're cute but not the sharpest tools in the shed
The opening scene in both movies are jets taking off of aircraft carriers. It's such an iconic start, but a lot of people are clueless when it comes to the military.
@@kw882Ive noticed that too. Sweet girls. But Imagine they grew up kind of in a bubble of unicorns and rainbows
@@MrLivewire1970 those who are former military do help by over compensating.
Thanks
I was in class 21-81 got my wings a year later and selected helos only one guy in class got jets.
My class start with 82 and 29 got commissioned and 23 got their wings.
The DI that was jogging with an upper class on the beach was an actual DI who was also the technical advisor for the movie.
You got the colorful sweatshirts the last two weet and you were assigned a nickname to put on the back and there was a class with the first group of women to go through the progeam and one of the girls name on her sweat shirt was SUGAR BRITCHES !
WAS IN 8 YEARS GOT OUT AT END OF COLD WAR IN 89 !
The program is actually in Pensacola but the Navy did not like the script and would not help .
Best 8 years of my life !
FLY NAVY !!!
JIM
Thanks Jim!
Great 👍
Yes, the armed forces only helps with scripts that make them look good.
5:32 This very brief shot was done in my hometown, Bremerton, Washington. The ship with the number 63 painted on its side is the USS Missouri. It's where the armistice which ended World War II was signed when the ship was at anchor in Tokyo Harbor on September 2, 1945. The ship is now at anchor in Pearl Harbor close to the USS Arizona.
I absolutely love your personal pics!
The song at the end, Love Lifts Us Up, was EVERYwhere when this movie came out. It won an Oscar, Golden Globe, Grammy, and Bafta.
MAJOR KUDOS!!! you are the FIRST of all the 12-15 movie/tv reactors I follow on YT to finally watch this movie, hopefully this will start yet another copycat trend and the rest of these clueless 'I only go by Patreon votes' peeps will finally learn something. 👏😻🏆🎉🇨🇦
I don’t think I’ve seen any reaction videos on this movie but man, this was very rough to watch
Yeah, I thought Ashleigh Burton would watch this for sure when Gossett Jr died, but she didn't.
@@BK_gamer_ Ashleigh would have to prepare her safe space for this one! She could barely make it through a classic comedy like 1978's "Animal House."
Amen to that sentiment.
@@HowlinLordByron Her negative reaction to "There's Something About Mary" was annoying, given that she gave the impression that she enjoyed the movie right up until she said she didn't. Same with "The Crow." I like the variety of movies that she picks, though.
I graduated from flight school class 92-19. There very much were local women looking to get out of their situation on the wings of a freshly minted military aviator.
I got nowhere else to go so I'll just watch this reaction video tonight!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lol
I want your DOR! "Don't Overlook Reaction"
As a tribute to Louis Gossett, when I introduce a Navy pilot to an audience, I will say, "He was designated as a Naval Avia-TOR in 1978...."
True story: Shortly after catching this on a Sunday afternoon broadcast airing, I had to run out to the supermarket to grab some things for a barbeque. To the delight of my brother and our friends, I wound up inadvertently asking one of the store staff where the "mayo-NNAISE" was, like a total asshole. Thanks, Lou Gossett...
True story.
I had been married for a little over a year. I dressed up in a navy officer uniform and walked into my wife’s work with the song playing. I was gonna carry her out. She took one look at me and said “OMG DID YOU REENLIST?”
She wouldn’t let me carry her out.
The Gunny Sergeant is there to train these people to a point where they can be useful as fighting men and women. That is after all, what they're aiming to be. To do that, you have to have a very high level of mental toughness, which is what he doesn't give encouragement. His job is to make them tough and he only has a short time to do that.
Yeah this was before everything was so politically correct and woke. You probably couldn't get away with half this stuff nowadays. Maybe it'll change now that the old boss is back in charge
First of all it is moronic to get stuck on using the same damn silly phrases or words for several years. You're still "woke" and "politically correct" and have yet to move on to DEI.
Secondly the people serving in the military during this time and era you are looking down upon are more brave, capable and manly than you'll ever be.
Last of all you show your true character by your enthusiasm for the return of a man in the Oval Office who was a cowardly draft dodger, one who would not go out to the gravesite of American WW2 vets in Europe because it was raining and who belittled vets by saying he doesn't care for military members who get captured. No President has ever disrespected the American military more than Trump. Its astounding the idols you folks on the right have.
@@Hibbs4PrezNot defending Trump.
But damn, is he a quotable villain.
"The world is an angry place".
Lisa Eilbacher, who played Seeger, was actually a fitness expert and so she had to act like she couldn't finish the obstacle course. During production, she actually coached some of the other actors on how to handle the obstacles, especially the wall they had to climb over.
Debra Winger is also great in Urban Cowboy with John Travolta.
Going forward, we all now need to refer to Cass as "Sugar britches"
I’m not surprised they didn’t like it. They like Hallmark channel type romances.
@@NemeanLion- yep aka brainless soulless crap
After all these years of doing reactions you would think they would have tougher skin by now. At least Cassie! (Carly is only an occasional guest so hasn't seen as much as her sister)
Some pretty incredible acting in this one, considering Richard Gere and Debra Winger did not like each other at all in real life.
I could imagine Richard Gere is a bit to method acting.
She’s an absolute 80’s babe.
@@yourlifeisagreatstory Urban Cowboy was great
@@yourlifeisagreatstoryI preferred her in the movie Cannery Row opposite Nick Nolte.
🎵 “Love lift us up where we belong, where the eagles cry, on a mountain high.” 🎵
No lie, I kind of love this movie. I love the grittiness of the story and its settings. Plus, the romance is more complicated than most in movies.
Debra winger used to work at Magic Mountain in Valencia as a costumed character. She was a Troll and almost died when she fell out the back of a Cushman Cart while in costume.
She had a concussion and lost her eyesight for several months. I believe she was 17. I worked at Magic Mountain a few years after she did.
I was at Magic Mountain, opening weekend. Many of the trees were still in pots. My, have they've grown up. Hopefully, they're still there
@@daveray44 Lots of trees. I was also there opening weekend.
I saw Louis Gossett Jr. throw out the ceremonial first pitch in Boston in 2008. Cleveland played the Sox that night. I got to see an Oscar winner toss a baseball! ⚾️
I was wondering when a reactor would watch this movie. It's the first one I've seen so far on the channels I watch. This was a huge movie in the 80's yet overlooked. Thanks for the reaction!
This clipped version...clipped the ending scene. They clipped THAT. The ultimate Cassie scene. The music, the everything. Crap, now I'm actually going to have to splurge on her Patreon just to see the full scene, aren't I???
That was the best part of the movie! This is the first vid I’ve ever downvoted
I went through OCS in Pensacola in 2001. Our DI told us not to hide anything in the ceiling. I knew he was referring to this movie.
It's called life. A Prayer for Those Who Protect Our Nation, for the Men and Women in Uniform.
Thank you to those who bravely protect our nation every day. When things seem dark, like evil is winning, God Bless
This is one of the most iconic click flick style endings in movie history.
I am surprised at the girl's reaction. I thought they would like Mayo's growth and that he got the girl, but they didn't really seem to like this one.
@thomast8539 I don't think they know what it means to go through a difficult upbringing. They can't stand when it's a true story and a character actually dies in real life😂
They don't like anything but rainbows and unicorns.. it's actually becoming rather annoying.. I thought Cassie would have at least showed some growth over the years but it's always the same shxt with her..
@@thomast8539 I thought they would enjoy it, but my wife just wandered by and said "I don't know if they will like it, it is a bit dark". Damn it, every time I think I understand women...
@@EnSerio71seriously wtf kind of life do Canadians live up there.. shxt if these 2 are a direct representation of Canada, then Canada is toilet paper soft AF
The Sargent had to break Mayo for him to be a worthy officer
It is about dog-gone time someone reacts to this great movie. All-time performances by Louis Gossett Jr. and Richard Gere. You girls are going to Love it! (Edit...guess I was wrong.) 😂 It was a bit too hardcore for these innocent ladies. That's the 80's for you.
I thought so to, but they didn't love it.
@@thomast8539 I forget that they can't really handle hardcore movies. Doesn't get much more hardcore than Gossett in this one.
@@blueeyedcowboy8291I can't wrap my brain around that. It's not a horror movie. I just can't imagine being as fragile as these two are. 😂😂
@@ladyhotep5189 remember, they're Canadian...😁
Hello my fellow Americans! It’s absolutely awesome that you guys are now The 51st State. Congratulations!
🙏🇺🇸✌🏻!
You guys are so hilarious. Your reaction to the dark side of life is priceless. So adorable.
Cassie 's sis said it made her feel "icky" I rolled my eyes at that one
Yes..... Its amazing they can even leave their house alone! I would think everything would scare them. How did Cassie have kids without thinking it was "icky"?
Make sure you see all of the Debra Winger classics: This film, then Urban Cowboy and of course Terms of Endearment . Also check out Legal Eagle and ShadowLand with Anthony Hopkins.
Classic early 80's movie. Great flick
I like Cassie and her sister but disappointed in their reaction to this great film. It's like life has to be a Disney movie for them to enjoy it.
Beautiful love story set against the backdrop of the military.
Cassie and Carly with a topnotch selection.
Love the face drop you had at the beginning of the film. This is a great film, a very grown-up romance. Lou Gossett, Jr was amazing in this, as was Gere. So now you have to watch another Richard Gere film, "American Gigolo".
I think they need to watch "Runaway Bride" instead.
You may hate his character in this movie, but Robert Loggia (the Dad) was one great actor - what a voice!
And Debra Winger's stepdad played in the awkward scene at the dinner table, is actor, Victor French, a very, nice pleasant man, from Little House on the Prairie, as well as Highway to Heaven.
When I think of Robert Logia, Pappy Jack always comes to mind. Such a smooth and scummy role.
Sorry you guys are usually fun to watch a movie with, this is a classic movie that pulls no punches, it’s gritty tough and not a rom com 😆 y’all comments were taking away from the movie this time
Opening credit shot is the Missouri when it was still at Bremerton. Went on it twice there. Did again 20 years later in Hawaii. Great ship.
I went to the recommissioning of the Missouri in San Francisco. The speaker said, Missouri come alive and they turned all the 16 inch guns towards the crowd. It was really cool. Protestors outside the event we're calling it a nuclear aircraft carrier. They've always been clueless.
When I was a little kid in the late 1970s, I got to go on #63 when it first arrived in Bremerton. That was just a few years before this was filmed.
I was on the tug that towed the Missouri out of Bremerton to Long Beach to be prepped for recommissioning. The locals were pretty pissed that we were "stealing" her. lol.
Glad you are reviewing this movie!
It’s always been one of my favorites.
If you’ve never seen it you are in for a treat. 👍🏻
Making comments from your warm comfy bed about how rough, hard, and terrible things can be just cracks me up. 😂
Just as your internet comment cracks me up according to similar reasoning? (shakes head) -- a former US Army parachute infantry light weapons sergeant (three tours of the sandbox)
They're Canadian.
@@farmerbill6855They're sheltered, that's the bigger problem.
Hi Cassie and Carly, I live in Sequim, Washington. It's about a 30 minute drive from Port Townsend, where much of this was filmed. The hotel room where the love scene takes place is an actual hotel which is still in business today. The room has a framed movie poster and is still rented to guests today. The basic training scenes were filmed at Fort Worden Washington, just outside of Pot Townsend. If you ever get a chance, you should come for a visit, Port Townsend is a charming little seaside town.
My daughter lives in Port Townsend and my wife was born in Sequim. Actually, it was PA, because Sequim didn't have a hospital,, but her family lived in Sequim. Many of her late family members are buried at the cemetery on the way to Olympic Game Farm
Cool. I lived nearby there too, just a couple of years ago visited Pt Townsend, WA, saw the hotel in town, and this park -- Ft Worden State Park, converted from an old early 1900's military base - even in 1980, over 40 years ago when the movie was made, it was already a public park then. You can walk through the old bunkers, see the buildings, the old barracks, etc. I saw the old blimp hangar where they sparred, I walked along the shore near the scene with the lighthouse in the background, and several of the same spots they filmed. I even found and sat down in that same precise spot where Louis Gossett Jr.'s character breaks down Gere's character while he's having him do the 60-to-90 leg lifts in that iconic scene. I video taped myself doing the same exercise in that same spot - just for fun. It's a nice, uncrowded park to hang out with beautiful views of the Puget Sound.
@@daveray44 Cool!
@@FilmWryter-321 Cool, well Fort Worden is now used for meetings and the like. They also host the Olympic Musid festival which does classical performances ever summer. in the wheeler theater. It's an excellent program.
The love scene was at the Tides Motel just north of the ferry terminal. Today, it's called the Tides Inn and Suites.
I sat and talked to Lou Gossett once and was impressed at how much of an engaging and pleasant man he was. Gosh, I feel badly that he is already gone...
Have to hand it to Lisa Eilbacher for this role. She was in better shape than any of the men, but really sold it when she had difficulty on the obstacle course.
Cassie (and Carly) should react to 'G.I. Jane.' Huge comeback year for Demi Moore with 'The Substance.' She may win an Oscar for that role.
She was also in Beverly Hills Cop, I believe. Had a little burst of stardom for a while.
@@phila3884 "Leviathan" as well.
To this day Debra Winger HATES this movie because of the nude scene they made her do. Her expressions during that scene, was not acting. It was just her expressing her utter contempt for the situation.
You're partially right. It wasn't the nudity that bothered her. She did nude scenes in other movies too. It was Richard Gere himself! She was literally physically revolted by him! That's what you're seeing on screen. But she said it worked because it made it look like she was deeply passionate and into it.
A small note. A friend of mine was a Richard Gere look-a-like. We were both actors/models with Ford Chicago at the time. He could not do projects in America if he looked, portrayed, seemed to look like Gere in any way. So he was popular in the mid-east and western Pacific. Yeah, I was envious but I resembled nobody famous, so that's life. One time we were walking along a street from Ford in Chicago and a Lady pulled over to the curb and asked him if he was Richard Gere. Other times over the years we went out to various bars and restaurants and Ladies asked him to take pics of him with them. Tough being a wingman. He was a great guy, And I related these incidents to my girlfriend. For him: a blessing and curse. Nice to be recognized and getting business for that, but not being hired for his true inner worth.
I played as an extra in this movie. how time flies.
Thank you for your service ...
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Young Zach Mayo took up self defense after getting ganged up on by a group of boys not long after moving to the Philippines.
The basic training was most likely a refresher. Muscle memory kicked in when Zach was confronted by the locals.
When this movie came out, I was finally dealing with my PTSD and putting my life back together which included returning to college for pre-med in the liberal San Francisco Bay Area. In those days and in that place, this movie had greater cultural significance in terms of the reversal of post Vietnam national guilt/shame (which was often directed at veterans) in culture and politics and in terms of interracial relations than Cassie and Carly can ever imagine.
My father was in the Army Air Corps. (Later to become the Air Force.) He felt this film was one of the most authentic he had ever seen.
Great movie!
Debra Winger went to my HS, although she was a number of years ahead of me.
What to you remember about her at that time?
Great again, one thing that seemed missing in many films is the kids who grew up on military bases, spent first 5 years & 2 months growing up on Canadian Army Bases. This film was different :)
"That's a... rough environment."
I think those of us who love this movie forgot just how much it earned its R rating and how "crude" it is, as Carly put it -- qualities that aren't really their thing. Different strokes, ladies -- we love you anyway, and that includes your honesty!
I woke up at 1 in the morning and saw you guys were reacting to this and decided to not go back to bed. I have been waiting for you guys to react to this one for years!
Perfect movie for popcorn! What I love most about this film is that Lisa Eilbacher who plays Seegar, was actually extremely fit in real life and said she felt a little embarrassed that she had to pretend not to be able to do a lot of the exercises. She could easily climb that wall but had to act feeble and weak, which didn't feel right to her. Some of her co-stars admitted she was able to do a lot of things they couldn't! Go Lisa Eilbacher!!!
War is mean. And its louder and meaner and more nasty than any drill instructor. They are mean so you can learn to focus and do your duty when your mind and nerves are assaulted by chaos. Its a mind game you learn to filter. You learn pretty quick its not personal.
@@olliehays3206 they're Canadian soooooo ya there's that 😆😆
Fact. There’s also the aspect of break one down to build back up. It’s hard to believe but there are kids joining straight out of high school who don’t know proper basic hygiene and/or other basic life skills. Part of the idea is to create those stressful situations so that you can look back a realize you’ve been through tough situations before and overcame them.
I remember at the start of actual training, the first night they “taught-told” everyone the steps of showering head to toe and brushing teeth, followed by how to make your bed, fold your clothes, and how to hang and store it all in your closet.
I am in shock, shock I tell you, that these two young ladies never saw this movie. "aren't your peers going to make fun of you?"
YES! A REAL Cassie Movie from the 80's! I know you and Carly Enjoyed This! Happy New Years!
This was my mom's favorite movie.
This movie was released in 1982 when I was 14 years old... It was one of the movies that motivated me to join the military, (the other one was TAPS with Tom Cruise and Sean Penn from 1981). I ended up joining the Army and not the Navy though. The reason for drill instructors being "mean" has to do with the militarization process all enlistees must go through. Switching from an egocentric civilian mindset to a military mindset that revolves entirely around teamwork and sacrifice is difficult. Drill instructors must shock you into making the mental switch, and they only have about 8 weeks to do so. That is why they act as they do. Going through military basic training is an invaluable experience that I recommend for everyone, especially this current generation of young people nowadays... They certainly need it.
“Only two things come out of Oklahoma!” I’ve had to hear that line hundreds of times through the years. Especially when traveling or moving to new states.
Dill sergeants would change the state to any other that was known for ranching. They weren't too particular.
For the past 40 years I've often (selectively) said that same line when someone tells me what state they're from. - no matter the state It's a funny line.
Two movies convinced me to join the Army - this movie, and, believe it or not, Stripes. If you don’t know it, it’s worth a watch, but is a completely different kind of film (no spoilers). Thanks for this reaction, gals.
The basic training part of Stripes is my favorite. Those barracks... If you haven't seen Buffalo Soldiers -- the one with Joaquin Phoenix, Anna Paquin, Scott Glenn, and Ed Harris -- it's a great (and, of course, exaggerated) depiction of Cold War military life, and you should check it out. -- a former grunt
Great Bill Murray movie.
Stripes cracks me up every time. Fantastic cast.
It's been a long time since I've seen this movie (possibly decades), but I still say mayonnaise this way 😅
Mayonnaaaaaaaise
This is a 70s romcom… Looking back movies were just darker intense… Watch the Deer Hunter apocalypse now
Cassie, to me this movie has a connection to one of your favorite movies - Rocky 2. In this movie Zack Mayo after struggling to overcome life long personal demons becomes an aviator. An officer his own father must now salute. When he finally achieves his goal and graduates he is robed of his “yo Adrien I did it” moment because he is alone. His accomplishment is hollow because he doesn’t have what Rocky did - someone to share it with. When the class graduates everyone else had family in attendance, but Zack. He goes to claim Paula because he realized he’ll always have nothing without her. For someone who loves Rocky I hope you can see this thread that runs through both movies. This movie also falls under man Vs self. You love those. This Is Where I Leave You, Steel Magnolias, The Prince Of Tides, The Man Without a face, Good Will Hunting, Flashdance, Joe Versus the Volcano, A Beautiful Mind, 12 Monkeys, Harold and Maude, and City Slickers are all examples of this type of movie.
Joe Versus the Volcano - thanks for mentioning this often overlooked classic. Abe Vigoda steals the show. Great movie.
you and Carly have to watch First Knight! Young (dark hair) Richard Gere as Lancelot and Sean Connery as King Arthur. Remember Julia Ormond from Sabrina? She's Guinevere! SOOOO good!!! PS if you haven't seen it yet, watch Chicago! Tap dancing & singing Richard (which he used to do on BROADWAY back in the day)!
David Keith was(is) a local boy, graduate and strong supporter of the University of Tennessee. He always found a way to sneak some sort of UT prop into any of his movies. Late night at a popular, crowded nightspot, my 2 friends and I finally found stools at the bar. People leaning in to get the bartender’s attention became part of the bargain. But when one overly aggressive drinker was on my shoulder, screaming next to my ear, I turned to see it was David. Took a while to recognize him out of context. He didn’t stay in Hollywood too long. Came home to do local theater and root for his team.
Are you 2 serious about only boats in the Navy? Are you not 2 gals who watch Maverick Top Gun (and Top Gun)? Tom Cruise's character, Maverick, was a NAVY pilot! How did you both forget that?
But glad you both stuck with it and watched this one. Not a Rom Com but a Rom Drama if you will hopefully that meets with your approval.
She only cares about Cruise. She didn't get the movie at all. This one or Top Gun.
Speaking as a Navy brat, son of a naval officer & his war bride, stories like this are very real to life.
This is the only time in my entire life that I've ever (sort of) watched a 'love film'. I loved your reactions, I always do, but I'm so glad I've never watched this film (movie) or any others like it. Hope you both have a very Happy new Year.
Lisa Blount who played Lynette died in 2010 at age 53. She had no children.
She was awesome in John Carpenter's "The Prince of Darkness." Alas, that movie would be too much for Cassie.
(ITP) idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, must really suck
What a classic, and as usual a class reaction. This woman and her sister are gems, props to their parents for raising such amazing children.
Excellent movie. Glad you guys finally got to watch this classic.
Incredible movie! Beautiful
Isn't the Navy Boats? The Navy's connection to air power probably got its start w/ the Seabees in World War 2 as they built the air bases. Literally, island hopping. Cool reaction!
long before wwii, the navy flew lighter than air craft (blimps) for search missions over the ocean. they also had carriers before wwii, after billy mitchell destroyed his career by insisting that airpower could sink the battleships that the navy was spending millions on.
as an aside, at the end of wwii, the world's largest navy was the us army, all the landing craft they used were not part of the us navy
The song "Up Where We Belong" was all over the radio back when this movie was out. It got to #1 on the charts and was played at lots and lots of weddings and other romantic celebrations.
Please don't question drill instructors. It's IMPERATIVE they establish control.
Great work again, ladies. You both remind me of my family growing up. The innocence is admirable and beyond description. Keep making these awesome vids!
Dad always said if he came into money he would walk into mom's workplace and carry her out of there because of this movie.
I came from an Army family, this was the movie that made me enlist in the Navy. 😊
A couple other movies similar to this you may like are "The Guardian" with Kevin Costner,
And "Annapolis".
They are good, but not as sad/traumatizing!
Those are much better.
This is his best movie out of all of his movies in his long acting career, in my humble opinion.
There is a training curriculum that all Navy Seals, pilots and other aircrew members go thru called SERE (as in Sears) School. SERE stands for Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape. It is designed to train aircrews and Seals on evasion and survival tactics if they find themselves behind enemy lines. The other part trains them to resist interrogation, various forms of light physical torture and mental torture. The escape training teaches them about escape tactics.
SERE isn’t unique to the Navy, or special forces, or aviators. I was an Army JFO and I went through SERE
You two should watch "Sommersby" with Richard Gere and Jodie Foster.
My roommate in the Marine Corp went UA (unauthorized absence) to play the guy getting the tattoo on his chest.....
His dad was enlisted (NOT an officer). The idea of his son becoming an officer could be taken two ways: With pride, or with envy. I think we know which attitude his father had.
Happy New year ladies it's a classic and a love story for you both 👊🏿
The only thing I think about when I think about this movie is that Simpsons episode ending where Homer fixes things with marge: “tell him that I’m going to the backseat of my car with the woman I love, and I won’t be back for 10 minutes!” 😂
I just recommended this movie to a 34 year old mom friend of mine a couple weeks ago. It's kind of a dirty movie but shows real life situations. The martial arts scenes were some of my favorite parts, and the love scenes were tolerable.
Well thanks… I requested this a few months ago. Hope you liked it.