Pearl Harbor (2001)
Coming Out at 25 May 2001 in theaters.
Action, Drama, History
Pearl Harbor is romantic war drama film directed by Michael Bay, produced by Bay and Jerry Bruckheimer and written by Randall Wallace. It stars Ben Affleck, Kate Beckinsale, Josh Hartnett, Cuba Gooding Jr., Tom Sizemore, Jon Voight, Colm Feore, and Alec Baldwin. The film presented a heavily fictionalized version of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, focusing on a love story set amidst the lead up to the attack, its aftermath, and the Doolittle Raid.
The film was a box office success, earning $59 million in its opening weekend and, in the end, nearly $450 million worldwide, but received generally negative reviews from critics, who criticized the story, screenplay and dialogue, pacing, performances and historical inaccuracies. It was nominated for four Academy Awards, winning in the category of Best Sound Editing. However, it was also nominated for six Golden Raspberry Awards, including Worst Picture. This marked the first occurrence of a Worst Picture-nominated film winning an Academy Award.
In 1923 Tennessee, two best friends, Rafe McCawley and Danny Walker, play together in the back of an old biplane, pretending to be soldiers fighting the German Empire in World War I.
In January 1941, with World War II raging, Danny and Rafe are both first lieutenants under the command of Major Jimmy Doolittle. Doolittle informs Rafe that he has been accepted into the Eagle Squadron (an RAF outfit for American pilots during the Battle of Britain). A nurse named Evelyn meets Rafe, who passes his medical exam despite his dyslexia. That night, Rafe and Evelyn enjoy an evening of dancing at a nightclub and later a jaunt in the New York harbor in a borrowed police boat. Rafe shocks Evelyn by saying that he has joined the Eagle Squadron and is leaving the next day. During a mission to intercept a Luftwaffe bombing raid, Rafe is shot down over the English Channel and is presumed killed in action. Evelyn mourns his death and turns to Danny, which spurs a new romance between the two.
Director: Michael Bay
Writer: Randall Wallace
Stars: Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett, Kate Beckinsale, William Lee Scott, Greg Zola, Ewen Bremner, Alec Baldwin
Cast:
| Ben Affleck | … | Rafe McCawley |
| Josh Hartnett | … | Danny Walker |
| Kate Beckinsale | … | Evelyn Johnson |
| William Lee Scott | … | Billy |
| Greg Zola | … | Lt. Anthony Fusco |
| Ewen Bremner | … | Red |
| Alec Baldwin | … | Doolittle |
| Jaime King | … | Betty |
| Catherine Kellner | … | Barbara |
| Jennifer Garner | … | Sandra |
| Jon Voight | … | President Roosevelt |
| Cuba Gooding Jr. | … | Doris ‘Dorie’ Miller |
| Michael Shannon | … | Lt. Gooz Wood |
| Matthew Davis | … | Joe |
| Mako | … | Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto |
| John Fujioka | … | Nishikura |
| Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa | … | Genda |
| Colm Feore | … | Admiral Kimmel |
| Dan Aykroyd | … | Captain Thurman |
| Reiley McClendon | … | Young Danny |
| Jesse James | … | Young Rafe |
| William Fichtner | … | Danny’s Father |
| Steve Rankin | … | Rafe’s Father |
| Brian Haley | … | Training Captain |
| David Hornsby | … | Flyer with Murmur |
| Scott Wilson | … | Gen. George C. Marshall |
| Graham Beckel | … | Adm. Chester W. Nimitz |
| Howard Mungo | … | George |
| Randy Oglesby | … | Strategic Analyst |
| Ping Wu | … | Japanese Officer |
| Stan Cahill | … | Pentagon Lieutenant |
| Kevin Wensing | … | Executive Officer – USS West Virginia |
| Tom Everett | … | Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox |
| Tomas Arana | … | Vice Admiral |
| Beth Grant | … | Motherly Secretary |
| Sara Rue | … | Martha |
| Sung Kang | … | Listener |
| Raphael Sbarge | … | Kimmel’s Aide |
| Marty Belafsky | … | Louie, Sailor |
| Yuji Okumoto | … | Japanese Shy Bomber |
| Josh Green | … | Pvt. Ellis, Radar Operator |
| Ian Bohen | … | Radar Operator #2 |
| Michael Milhoan | … | Army Commander |
| Peter Firth | … | Capt. Mervyn Bennion – USS West Virginia |
| Tom Sizemore | … | Earl |
| Marco Gould | … | Pop-Up Sailor |
| Andrew Bryniarski | … | Joe The Boxer |
| Nicholas Downs | … | Terrified Sailor |
| Tim Choate | … | Navy Doctor |
| John Diehl | … | Senior Doctor |
| Joseph Patrick Kelly | … | Medic |
| Ron Harper | … | Minister |
| Ted McGinley | … | Army Major |
| Madison Mason | … | Adm. Raymond A. Spruance |
| Kim Coates | … | Jack Richards |
| Andrew Baley | … | Hornet Radio Op |
| Glenn Morshower | … | RAdm. William F. ‘Bull’ Halsey Jr. |
| Paul Francis | … | Doolittle Co-Pilot |
| Scott Wiper | … | Gunner |
| Eric Christian Olsen | … | Gunner |
| Rod Biermann | … | Navigator |
| Noriaki Kamata | … | Japanese Soldier |
| Garret Sato | … | Japanese Soldier |
| Eiji Inoue | … | Japanese Soldier |
| Precious Chong | … | Nursing Supervisor |
| Jeff Wadlow | … | Next Guy in Line #1 |
| Will Gill Jr. | … | Train Conductor |
| Seth Sakai | … | Japanese Tourist |
| Curtis Andersen | … | 18-Year-Old Typist |
| Blaine Pate | … | Orderly in Aftermath |
| John Pyper-Ferguson | … | Naval Officer in Hospital |
| Michael Shamus Wiles | … | Captain Marc Andrew Mitscher |
| Brett Pedigo | … | Next Guy in Line #2 |
| Toru Tanaka Jr. | … | Samoan Bouncer |
| Sean Gunn | … | Traction Sailor |
| Josh Ackerman | … | Wounded Sailor #1 |
| Matt Casper | … | Wounded Sailor #2 |
| David Kaufman | … | Young Nervous Doctor |
| Lindsey Ginter | … | Captain Low |
| Joshua Aaron Gulledge | … | Buster |
| Guy Torry | … | Teeny Mayfield |
| Leland Orser | … | Major Jackson |
| Peter James Smith | … | Mission listener |
| Mark Noon | … | Medic |
| Pat Healy | … | Newsreel Guy |
| Thomas Wilson Brown | … | Young Flier |
| Chad Morgan | … | Pearl Harbor Nurse |
| James Saito | … | Japanese Aide #1 |
| Angel Sing | … | Japanese Aide #2 |
| Tak Kubota | … | Japanese Aide #3 |
| Robert Jayne | … | Sunburnt Sailor |
| Vic Chao | … | Japanese Doctor |
| Michael Gradilone | … | Screaming Sailor |
| Frederick Koehler | … | Wounded Sailor #3 |
| John Padget | … | Hospital Chaplain |
| Ben Easter | … | Baja Sailor #1 |
| Cory Tucker | … | Baja Sailor #2 |
| Abe Sylvia | … | Baja Sailor #4 |
| Jason Liggett | … | Baja Sailor #5 |
| Mark Panasuk | … | Baja Sailor #6 |
| Bret Roberts | … | Baja Sailor #7 |
| John Howry | … | Lieutenant in Boat |
| Rufus Dorsey | … | Dorie’s Friend |
| Patrice Martinez | … | French Fisherman |
| Rodney Bursiel | … | Sailor with Dog |
| Rob McCabe | … | Rescue Sailor |
| Brandon Lozano | … | Baby Danny |
| Seiki Moriguchi | … | Akagi Communication Officer |
| Brian D. Falk | … | Helmsman #1 |
| Estevan Gonzalo | … | Bombing Sailor |
| Christopher Stroop | … | Helmsman #2 |
| Sean Faris | … | Danny’s Gunner |
| Vincent J. Inghilterra | … | Preacher |
| Nicholas Farrell | … | RAF Squadron Leader |
| Tony Curran | … | Ian |
| Will Bowden | … | British Pilot (Supporting) |
| Benjamin Farry | … | Pilot #2 |
| Daniel Mays | … | Pilot #3 |
| Toshi Toda | … | Dentist |
| Jaymee Ong | … | Dental Assistant |
| Ken Goth | … | Army 2nd Lieutenant |
| Hank Harris | … | Young Harbor Patrolman |
| Christopher Allison | … | USS Arizona Sailor |
| Ford Austin | … | Doolittle Pilot |
| Greg Baine | … | Young Sailor |
| Christine Bergeron | … | Swing Dancer |
| Douglas Blakeslee | … | Doolittle Pilot |
| J Michael Briggs | … | Injured Marine |
| Wally Burr | … | Newsreel Voice |
| Matt Cable | … | Doolittle Pilot |
| Jake Camboia | … | MP |
| Camille Carida | … | Nurse |
| Andrew Chen | … | Japanese Pilot |
| Winston Churchill | … | Self (archive footage) |
| Devin Corey | … | American Pilot |
| Mark Correy | … | Wounded Soldier |
| Nya Daigo | … | Hawaiian Bar Girl |
| David de Vos | … | Medical Orderly |
| Tanya Dempsey | … | Nurse |
| Jeremy Denzlinger | … | Sailor |
| Jeremy Gilbreath | … | Toothbrush Sailor |
| Geoffrey Gould | … | Dental Patient |
| William Joseph Hill | … | Doolittle Raider |
| Adolf Hitler | … | Self (archive footage) |
| Patrick A. Horton | … | White House Cabinet Member |
| Manu Intiraymi | … | Officer in Water Shouting “P-40’s” |
| Frieda Jane | … | Nurse |
| Saburo Kurusu | … | Self – in Washington with Nomura (archive footage) |
| Cherisse Lamoureux | … | Nurse |
| Sherwin Lau | … | Japanese Sailor |
| Elizabeth Leaff | … | Nurse |
| Scott Levy | … | Sergeant |
| Beau Lotterman | … | Naval Inteligence Officer |
| Francis Maikai | … | Hawaiian Bartender |
| Tate McGhee | … | Medal Ceremony Soldier |
| Cameron McHarg | … | Mourning Marine |
| Augie McLamb | … | Sailor |
| Kinsey McLean | … | Soldier in Theater |
| Bryan Metoyer | … | Sailor (uncredited) |
| Jill Meyers | … | Nurse |
| Matt Moore | … | Gooz Dude |
| Kayre Morrison | … | Nurse #6 |
| Kathleen Mullan | … | Stearn Nurse |
| Sean A. Mulvihill | … | Diner Patron |
| Robert C. Nelson | … | Army Officer |
| Kichisaburo Nomura | … | Self – in Washington with Kurusu (archive footage) |
| Lin Oeding | … | Japanese Sailor |
| Pete Romano | … | Soldier in the Water |
| Lisa Ross | … | Nurse |
| David Rountree | … | Navy Pilot |
| Bryan Ryan | … | Sailor |
| Heather Ryon | … | Nurse |
| Matthew Saxe | … | Doolittle Gunner |
| Barbara Scolaro | … | Josephine Doolittle |
| Bobby Silva | … | Sailor |
| Ross Stasik | … | Extra |
| Max Thayer | … | Bit Part |
| Jack Truman | … | Train Conductor |
| Clyde Tull | … | Army Officer |
| Sam Upton | … | Sailor |
| Larry Wegger | … | Taxi Driver |
| Mark Weiler | … | Naval Messenger |
| Chip Wood | … | Sailor |
| Samas Wu | … | Japanese Officer #2 (archive footage) |
| Jeff Yaworski | … | Sailor |
| Melissa Anne Young | … | Nurse |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia