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Pearl Harbor (2001)

12 183 min  -  Action | Drama | Romance  -   25 May 2001 (USA)
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Pearl Harbor follows the story of two best friends, Rafe and Danny, and their love lives as they go off to join the war.

Director:

Michael Bay
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Pearl Harbor -- Pearl Harbor follows the story of two best friends, Rafe and Danny, and their love lives as they go off to join the war. Pearl Harbor -- US Home Video Trailer from Buena Vista Home Entertainment
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ben Affleck ...
Josh Hartnett ...
Kate Beckinsale ...
William Lee Scott ...
Greg Zola ...
Ewen Bremner ...
Alec Baldwin ...
Jaime King ...
Nurse Betty Bayer (as James King)
Catherine Kellner ...
Jennifer Garner ...
Jon Voight ...
Cuba Gooding Jr. ...
Michael Shannon ...
Matthew Davis ...
Joe (as Matt Davis)
Mako ...
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Storyline

Pearl Harbor is a classic tale of romance set during a war that complicates everything. It all starts when childhood friends Rafe and Danny become Army Air Corps pilots and meet Evelyn, a Navy nurse. Rafe falls head over heels and next thing you know Evelyn and Rafe are hooking up. Then Rafe volunteers to go fight in Britain and Evelyn and Danny get transferred to Pearl Harbor. While Rafe is off fighting everything gets completely whack and next thing you know everybody is in the middle of an air raid we now know as "Pearl Harbor." Written by shoppingurl3  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Pearl Harbor | Friend | Pilot | Nurse | Love  | See more »

Taglines:

It takes a moment to change history. It takes love to change lives. See more »

Genres:

Action | Drama | Romance | War

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sustained intense war sequences, images of wounded, brief sensuality and some language See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Japanese | French

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Pearl Harbour See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$140,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$75,177,654 (USA) (27 May 2001) (3214 Screens)

Gross:

$198,539,855 (USA) (2 December 2001)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | USA: (director's cut)

Sound Mix:

DTS-8 (70 mm print) | DTS  | Dolby Digital  | SDDS (8 channels)

Color:

Black and White (archive footage) | Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Charlize Theron turned down the female lead to star in Sweet November. See more »

Goofs

Anachronisms: During the Doolittle Raid, USS Hornet has the number "8" painted on her deck. At the time of the raid, US carriers didn't have their hull numbers on their flight decks. Most showed their names abbreviated, e.g. "EN" for Enterprise, or "YKTN" for Yorktown. Hornet's deck only had guide lines to aid the pilots. See more »

Quotes

Nurse Betty Bayer: You know what they're doing back home? Nothing. Cow-tipping.
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Crazy Credits

Unusually, Pearl Harbor started without showing the opening Touchstone and
Bruckheimer logos; they only showed up after the end credits. See more »

Connections

Referenced in Churchill: The Hollywood Years (2004) See more »

Soundtracks

"Bunk Bed Blues"
Written by Bruce L. Fowler See more »