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Release Date:
31 March 2000 (USA)
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Tagline:
A hero should never have to stand alone.
Plot:
An attorney defends an officer on trial for ordering his troops to fire on civilians after they stormed a U.S. embassy in a third world country. full summary | add synopsis
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1 win
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1 nomination
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(18 articles)
Tommy Lee Jones No Longer Requires the Services of The Lincoln Lawyer
(From Collider.com. 23 November 2009, 10:56 PM, PST)
Aussie Actor Pearce Turns Back On Hollywood
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 10 January 2001)
(From Collider.com. 23 November 2009, 10:56 PM, PST)
Aussie Actor Pearce Turns Back On Hollywood
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 10 January 2001)
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A Bit Contrived, But Very Entertaining
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Tommy Lee Jones | ... | Col. Hayes 'Hodge' Hodges | |
| Samuel L. Jackson | ... | Col. Terry L. Childers | |
| Guy Pearce | ... | Maj. Mark Biggs | |
| Ben Kingsley | ... | Ambassador Mourain | |
| Bruce Greenwood | ... | National Security Advisor Bill Sokal | |
| Anne Archer | ... | Mrs. Mourain | |
| Blair Underwood | ... | Capt. Lee | |
| Philip Baker Hall | ... | Gen. H. Lawrence Hodges | |
| Dale Dye | ... | Gen. Perry | |
| Amidou | ... | Dr. Ahmar | |
| Mark Feuerstein | ... | Tom Chandler | |
| Richard McGonagle | ... | Judge Col. E. Warner | |
| Baoan Coleman | ... | Col. Binh Le Cao | |
| Nicky Katt | ... | Hayes Hodges III | |
| Ryan Hurst | ... | Capt. Hustings |
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Also Known As:
Les règles d'engagement (Canada: French title)
Rules - Sekunden der Entscheidung (Germany)
Rules of Engagement - Die Regeln des Krieges (Germany) (TV title)
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Rules - Sekunden der Entscheidung (Germany)
Rules of Engagement - Die Regeln des Krieges (Germany) (TV title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for scenes of war violence, and for language.
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Runtime:
128 min
Colour:
Colour (CFI)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Australia:MA |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) |
Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba) |
Canada:AA (Ontario) |
Iceland:16 |
Argentina:13 |
Denmark:15 |
Finland:K-14 |
France:U |
Germany:16 |
Hong Kong:IIB |
Netherlands:12 (DVD rating) |
Netherlands:16 (original rating) |
Norway:15 |
Peru:14 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Singapore:PG |
South Korea:15 |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:15 |
Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) |
UK:15 |
USA:R |
Philippines:PG-13
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Trivia:
When Hodges (Tommy Lee Jones) returns to the bombed-out embassy, there is a picture of then Vice President Al Gore on the charred wall. Gore and Jones were roommates at Harvard.
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Goofs:
Continuity: When Hodge is talking to his father in the garage, he screws a wing nut down on the air cleaner of the antique truck twice between shots.
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Quotes:
Colonel Hayes Hodges:
If this gets bad, it gets bad for both of us.
Colonel Terry L. Childers: Why, Hodge? Are you going to jail too?
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Colonel Terry L. Childers: Why, Hodge? Are you going to jail too?
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Movie Connections:
References A Few Good Men (1992)
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Soundtrack:
On the Threshold of Liberty
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This story gets the viewer involved with it right away never lets up, with good performances all around, although Tommy Lee Jones stands out a bit above the rest.
There are some outstanding action scenes in the first 30 minutes and if you have a 5.1surround system, it gets quite a workout. After that, the story settles down into a court battle.
Its politics are typical Hollywood: the government is corrupt with the main villain the National Security Adviser who burns a video tape that would clear a U.S. Marine colonel from being framed for murder. That colonel also is a black man which makes the story even more politically correct. Samuel J. Jackson plays that role, a Col. "Terrry Childers." Jones plays his attorney, "Col. Hayes Hodges." The two veteran actors play off each other very well.
It gets even more dramatic when two other witnesses lie and make justice look almost impossible to attain in the case. But, dramatics aside, it's a good story and certainly an entertaining one. Once again, William Friedkin has directed a good movie.