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''G.I. Jane'' is a 1997 American
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directed by
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and starring
Demi Moore Demi Gene Moore ( ; née Guynes; born November 11, 1962) is an American actress. After rising to prominence in the early 1980s, she became the world's highest-paid actress by 1995. List of awards and nominations received by Demi Moore, Her acc ...
,
Viggo Mortensen Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr. (; born October 20, 1958) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received nominations for three Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards. Mortensen made his film debut with a small role in ...
, and
Anne Bancroft Anne Bancroft (born Anna Maria Louisa Italiano; September 17, 1931 – June 6, 2005) was an American actress. Respected for her acting prowess and versatility, Bancroft received an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, tw ...
. The film tells the fictional story of the first woman to undergo
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training similar to the
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. The film was produced by
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,
Scott Free Productions Scott Free Productions is a film and television production company founded by English filmmakers and brothers Ridley and Tony Scott in 1995. The result of multiple mergers between companies established by the Scott brothers since 1971, it curre ...
, and
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, and distributed by
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through the
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label. Though it received generally favorable reviews and Moore's performance received some praise, she still won the
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, which is commonly attributed to her role in the critically panned ''
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'' the year prior. It opened at No. 1 at the US box office, where it remained for two weeks, ultimately breaking even after grossing $98.4 million worldwide on a $50 million budget. The film grossed over $22 million in VHS and DVD rentals. In her autobiography ''Inside Out'', Moore called ''G.I. Jane'' her proudest professional achievement.


Plot

A
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interviews a candidate for the position of
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. Senator Lillian DeHaven from
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criticizes the Navy for not being
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. Behind the curtains, a deal is struck: if women compare favorably with men in a series of test cases, the military will integrate women fully into all occupations of the Navy. The first test is the training course of the U.S. Navy Combined Reconnaissance Team. Senator DeHaven selects
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analyst
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Jordan O'Neil, because she is physically more feminine than the other candidates. To make the grade, O'Neil must survive a grueling selection program in which almost sixty percent of candidates wash out, most before the fourth week, with the third week being particularly intensive (" hell week"). The enigmatic
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John James Urgayle runs the training program that involves 20-hour days of tasks designed to wear down recruits' physical and mental strength, including pushing giant ship fenders up beach dunes, working through obstacle courses, and hauling landing rafts. Even though O’Neil outranks Urgayle, he is in charge of training and O’Neil has to fight for her spot like all the others. Given a 30-second " gender-norming" allowance in an
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, O'Neil demands to be held to the same standards as the male trainees. The master chief observes O'Neil helping the other candidates by allowing them to climb on her back to make it over the wall obstacle course. Eight weeks into the program, during SERE training in
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, the Master Chief ties her to a chair with her hands behind her back, grabs hold of her and slams her through the door, then picking her up off the floor he repeatedly dunks her head in ice-cold water in front of the other crew members. O'Neil retaliates and is successful in causing him some injury, despite her immobilized arms. In so doing, she acquires respect from him, as well as from the other trainees. Navy leaders, confident that a woman would quickly drop out, become concerned. The media learn of O'Neil's involvement, and she becomes a sensation known as "G.I. Jane." and "
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". Soon, she must contend with trumped-up charges that she is a
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, and is fraternizing with women. O'Neil is told that she will be given a desk job during the investigation and, if cleared, will need to repeat her training from the beginning. She decides to "ring out" (ringing a bell three times, signaling her voluntary withdrawal from the program) rather than accept a desk job. It is later revealed that the photo evidence of O'Neil's alleged fraternization came from Senator DeHaven's office. DeHaven never intended for O'Neil to succeed; she used O'Neil as a bargaining chip to prevent military base closings in her home state of Texas. O'Neil threatens to expose DeHaven, who then has the charges voided and O'Neil restored to the program. The final phase of training, an operational readiness exercise, is interrupted by an emergency that requires the CRT trainees' support. The situation involves a
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powered by
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that fell into the
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n desert. A team of
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is dispatched to retrieve the plutonium, but their evacuation plan fails, and the trainees are sent to assist the Rangers. The Master Chief's shooting of a Libyan soldier to protect O'Neil leads to a confrontation with a Libyan patrol. During the mission, O'Neil, using her experience as a topographical analyst, realizes when she sees the team's map that the Master Chief is not going to use the route the others believe he will in regrouping with the others. She also displays a definitive ability in leadership and strategy while rescuing the injured Master Chief, whom she and McCool pull out of an explosives-laden "
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." With
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s delivering the final assault to the defenders, the rescue mission is a success. Upon their return, all those who participated in the mission are accepted to the CRT. Urgayle gives O'Neil his
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and a book of poetry containing a short poem, "Self-pity", by
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, as acknowledgment of her accomplishment and in gratitude for rescuing him.


Cast

*
Demi Moore Demi Gene Moore ( ; née Guynes; born November 11, 1962) is an American actress. After rising to prominence in the early 1980s, she became the world's highest-paid actress by 1995. List of awards and nominations received by Demi Moore, Her acc ...
as
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Jordan O'Neil *
Viggo Mortensen Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr. (; born October 20, 1958) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received nominations for three Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards. Mortensen made his film debut with a small role in ...
as
Command Master Chief Command master chief petty officer (CMDCM) is an enlisted rating in the United States Navy and U.S. Coast Guard, as well as the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. In the U.S. Navy, the command master chief petty officer is the senior enlisted ...
John James 'Jack' Urgayle *
Jason Beghe Jason Deneen Beghe (; born March 12, 1960) is an American actor. Since 2014, he has starred in the NBC TV series '' Chicago P.D.'' as Sergeant Hank Voight. He is also known for starring in the 1988 George A. Romero film '' Monkey Shines'', pla ...
as Lieutenant Commander Royce Harper * Scott Wilson as
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Salem *
Anne Bancroft Anne Bancroft (born Anna Maria Louisa Italiano; September 17, 1931 – June 6, 2005) was an American actress. Respected for her acting prowess and versatility, Bancroft received an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, tw ...
as Senator Lillian DeHaven *
Lucinda Jenney Lucinda Jenney is an American actress. Personal life Jenney is married to actor Bill Moseley. Jenney was previously married to artist John Swanger, from 1989 to 1991. Early life Jenney was born in New York, NY. Career She began her acti ...
as Lieutenant Blondell *
Morris Chestnut Morris Lamont Chestnut (born January 1, 1969) is an American actor. He first came to prominence for his role as Ricky in the 1991 film ''Boyz n the Hood''. He has appeared in feature films such as ''G.I. Jane'', ''The Brothers (2001 film), The B ...
as Lieutenant McCool *
Josh Hopkins William Joshua Hopkins (born September 12, 1970) is an American actor. His best known roles include Raymond Millbury on '' Ally McBeal'' (2001–2002), Grayson Ellis on '' Cougar Town'' (2009–2015), and Liam O'Connor on '' Quantico'' (2015–2 ...
as
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F. Lee 'Flea' Montgomery *
Jim Caviezel James Patrick Caviezel Jr. ( ; born September 26, 1968) is an American actor. He played Jesus in ''The Passion of the Christ'' (2004), Tim Ballard in Sound of Freedom (film), ''Sound of Freedom'' (2023), and starred as John Reese (Person of Inte ...
as 'Slov' Slovnik * Angel David as Newberry *
Boyd Kestner Boyd Kestner (born November 23, 1964) is an American actor. Kestner starred in ''The Outsiders (American TV series), The Outsiders'' television series, and later became well known for his role as Alex Barth in the television drama ''Knots Landing ...
as Lieutenant 'Wick' Wickwire * Kevin Gage as Instructor Max Pyro *
David Vadim David Vadim (; born March 28, 1972) is a Ukrainian-American actor who appeared in the movies ''Air Force One'', ''Exit Wounds'', '' G.I. Jane'' and '' Punisher: War Zone''. He is a former boxing champion and has performed on stage off-Broadway, a ...
as Sergeant First Class Cortez * Gregg Bello as Miller * Stephen Ramsey as Stamm * Daniel Von Bargen as Secretary of the Navy Theodore Hayes *
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as Instructor Johns *
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as Chief of Staff *
Dimitri Diatchenko Dimitri Diatchenko (April 11, 1968 – April 21, 2020) was an American actor. Life and career Diatchenko was born April 11, 1968, in Oakland, California. He was a native of San Francisco, California and a first-generation American of Ukraini ...
as Trainee


Release

Release of ''G.I. Jane'' had been delayed by a week by
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and the film opened up against the comedy '' Money Talks'' from
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. Both studios predicted their film would earn $11.1 million and be number 1 at the box office. Buena Vista held sneak previews to generate positive word of mouth for the film. Phil Barlow, president of distribution for Buena Vista, said: "We knew from the research that people loved the movie". He further said: "All we had to do was get them in." ''
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'' attributed audience reticence to the declining popularity of actress Demi Moore.


Reception


Box office

''G.I. Jane'' in the U.S opened at number one, grossing $11 million in its opening weekend, playing at a total of 1,945 theaters. In its second weekend, the film stayed at number one, grossing $10.1 million. In the end the film played in a widest release of 2,043 theaters and grossed $48.1 million domestically, falling slightly short of its $50 million production budget. The film managed to break even with the worldwide box office gross, totalling almost $99 million.


Critical response

On
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, ''G.I. Jane'' has an approval rating of 53% based on reviews from 38 critics, with an average rating of 5.7/10. The site's critical consensus was: "Demi Moore admirably does her duty, but ''G.I. Jane''s well-intentioned message is obscured by stylistic bombast and an overload of
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." On
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, the film has a score of 62 out of 100 based on reviews from 21 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. Audiences surveyed by
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gave the film a grade "A−" on scale of A to F.
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of ''
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'' called it "A very entertaining get-tough fantasy with political and feminist underpinnings."
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of the ''
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'' wrote: "The training sequences are as they have to be: incredible rigors, survived by O'Neil. They are good cinema because Ridley Scott, the director, brings a documentary attention to them, and because Demi Moore, having bitten off a great deal here, proves she can chew it."
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of ''
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'' wrote: "Were women put on earth to be warriors? Demi Moore certainly was. The role of Jordan fits her as snugly as a new layer of muscle." Deborah Brown of ''
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'' magazine wrote: "In spite of a catalogue of downsides, including clunky dialogue, fuzzy morals and preposterous story lines, G.I. Jane does offer a perverse level of enjoyment." About Demi Moore’s performance, ''G.I. Jane'' screenwriter, David Twohy, tells Yahoo Entertainment: "It's the performance of her career. The movie rises or falls on her performance, and that required her to have a total, unflinching commitment to that part. And she had that commitment — I think she f***ing nailed it." About the critical and box-office’s reception, Twohy added: "''
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'' came out while we were in production, and the stink was in the air. I don't think it was fairly received, and ''Striptease'' had a lot to do with it, because it was a truly bad movie. She should have been nominated for ''G.I. Jane'', and I think she would have been, too, if not for ''Striptease''. That tainted her chances and maybe everyone's chances." Looking back to the film, Demi Moore said: "I loved working with Ridley Scott on ''G.I. Jane''. Probably one of my favorite experiences." She added: "Being of the generation I'm from, I really wanted to find an action-oriented film, and I felt like the response I got was polite, but like I was crazy."


Accolades

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won the
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for Worst Actress for her performance in the film. Viggo Mortensen was nominated for Worst Fake Accent at the 1997
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but lost to
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for ''
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'' and '' Most Wanted''.


Home media

''G.I. Jane'' was released on
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and
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on April 22, 1998. The only extra feature was a
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. It was released on
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on April 3, 2007, with no extra features aside from trailers for other movies. The film was also released on
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; this release featured an
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by director Ridley Scott. The film grossed $22,122,300 in rentals.


See also

* Military-entertainment complex *
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* United States Navy SEAL selection and training#Women *
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, which involved a joke that referenced this film


References


External links

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