The Great Santini ( The Gift of Fury )

The Great Santini (DVD) (*)

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Alternate Title: The Gift of Fury
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Golden Globes
Montreal World Film Festival
Oscar Academy Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital Stereo )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
110 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1979 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Lewis John Carlino

Written By:
Pat Conroy
Lewis John Carlino

Actors:
Robert Duvall ..... Lt. Col. 'Bull' Meechum
Blythe Danner ..... Lillian Meechum
Michael O'Keefe ..... Ben Meechum
Lisa Jane Persky ..... Mary Anne Meechum
Julie Anne Haddock ..... Karen Meechum
Brian Andrews ..... Matthew Meechum
Stan Shaw ..... Toomer Smalls
Theresa Merritt ..... Arrabella Smalls
David Keith ..... Red Petus
Paul Mantee ..... Col. Virgil Hedgepath
Michael Strong ..... Col. Varney
Bennett Liss ..... Cpl. Atcherly
Joe Dorsey ..... Coach Spinks
David Frankham ..... Capt. Weber
Jan Stratton ..... Mrs. Weber

Synopsis:

In 1962, the Marine Corps family, the Meechums - parents Lieutenant Colonel Wilbur 'Bull' Meechum and Lillian Meechum, and their four children Ben Meechum, Mary Anne Meechum, Karen Meechum and Matthew Meechum - are moving like they do most years, this time to Beaufort, South Carolina. Bull - nicknamed 'the Great Santini' - is known as a great pilot, but has gotten into much trouble in the past for his sophomoric behavior. He runs his family much as a military commander, where they are all to obey his orders without question. Everything he does within the family context he reasons is to build character, but in reality everything ends up being about him. The oldest Ben, approaching manhood, is the one of his offspring who has the greatest issue with his father. Ben wants his respect, but isn't sure if he really loves him. As Ben goes through his senior year in high school, his attempts to play varsity basketball and an incident between black Toomer Smalls - his friend and their cook Arrabella Smalls' son - and racist Red Petus may forever change the dynamic between father and son.

The four Meechum kids and their mother move from Marine post to Marine post, following their father, a pilot, in the peaceful years before the Vietnam war. Bull Meechum, the self-described 'great Santini,' is manic: a martinet at once enthusiastic and abusive of his family. In Beaufort, South Carolina, Bull is assigned to whip into shape a squadron of pilots, and Ben makes friends with Toomer, a slow-talking Black youth. Racial and family tensions explode in violence, and Ben must find a way to make peace with his father.

Drama concerning the problems of Bull Meecham (nicknamed the Great Santini during his stint as a fighter pilot in the US Marines). He becomes a semi-psychotic peace time warrior with nobody to fight except himself and those who love him.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 05 November, 2012.