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Carly moves with her military husband and their two daughters to an isolated army base, only to quickly become part of a cover-up involving nuclear bomb tests.Carly moves with her military husband and their two daughters to an isolated army base, only to quickly become part of a cover-up involving nuclear bomb tests.Carly moves with her military husband and their two daughters to an isolated army base, only to quickly become part of a cover-up involving nuclear bomb tests.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 4 wins & 5 nominations total
Timothy Scott
- Ned Owens
- (as Tim Scott)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe film was completed in 1991, but was shelved and not released theatrically until three years later. This was due to studio production house Orion Pictures' bankruptcy.
- GoofsThe major has a full serving of "scrambled eggs" which is reserved for Generals. A Major is entitled to wear only a single row of Oak Leaves on the bill of his cap.
- Quotes
Hank Marshall: You take water, for example. Sometimes it's water, sometimes it's ice. Sometimes it's steam, vapor. It always the same old H2O. It only changes its properties. Your mother's like that. She's like water.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Siskel & Ebert: Tommy Lee Jones (1993)
- Soundtracks(Baby) You've Got What It Takes
Written by Clyde Otis & Murray Stein
Performed by Brook Benton & Dinah Washington
Courtesy of PolyGram Special Products
A division of PolyGram Group Distribution, Inc.
Featured review
Never take a pretty woman...
There is an old Calypso ditty that states "If you want to be happy for the rest of your life, never take a pretty woman to be your wife." If you want to have a career in the Army, you might also want to avoid bi-polar women.
Tommy Lee Jones (The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada) was an Army Major, a nuclear engineer working on atomic tests, that had a gorgeous wife who was a little crazy. Jessica Lange (Broken Flowers) was awesome as his wife and won every award that year for her performance. She deserved every win in a movie that was a testament to love. No matter how crazy, Major Marshall (Jones) was there for her because of his love. And her love brought her out of her disorder long enough to save him.
This was director Tony Richardson's last film and he made it a winner all the way.
Tommy Lee Jones (The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada) was an Army Major, a nuclear engineer working on atomic tests, that had a gorgeous wife who was a little crazy. Jessica Lange (Broken Flowers) was awesome as his wife and won every award that year for her performance. She deserved every win in a movie that was a testament to love. No matter how crazy, Major Marshall (Jones) was there for her because of his love. And her love brought her out of her disorder long enough to save him.
This was director Tony Richardson's last film and he made it a winner all the way.
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Box office
- Budget
- $16,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $3,359,465
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $763,890
- Sep 18, 1994
- Gross worldwide
- $3,359,465
- Runtime1 hour 41 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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