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A misfit soldier (Charlie Sheen) lands in a bully's (Martin Sheen) stockade with five men united by their race and their walk.
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Time Out There's no real feel for period (the mid-'60s), and that dull Sheen psychodrama doesn't go away. Feb 9, 2006 Full Review Janet Maslin New York Times There is no indication that Mr. Sheen ever yelled "Cut!" when he had a chance to send one of his actors over the top. Rated: 1.5/4 May 20, 2003 Full Review Rita Kempley Washington Post A sluggish comedy of race relations from the sappy Sheens, it's instant fodder for In Living Color's satirical Wayans. Jan 1, 2000 Full Review David Cornelius DVDTalk.com The cast builds genuine characters out of stock situations. Rated: 3/5 Feb 27, 2007 Full Review Chuck O'Leary Fantastica Daily Rated: 3/5 Oct 9, 2005 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 1/5 Jun 11, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member A very touching film. I love how Bean slowly became friends with all the other dudes throughout his days there. When they finally got the mill working I was so happy. But that one scene really messed me up, you’ll know it when you see it if you haven’t. Pretty good prison flick, I thought it was going to be more like Escape From Alcatraz but it’s much more comparable to a coming of age movie. As weird as that sounds it’s just how I interpreted the film. Good stuff here 4/5 stars. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/18/24 Full Review 피코너 TheStingyHam 데 Spoilers: I wasn't convinced that the Sargent was such a bad character. He just didn't seem bad enough from the start. He became a mental case due to the comparisons between his fictional son and the part played by the young Sheen. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 09/20/24 Full Review steve d its heart is in the right place, but it still doesn't work. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie is soooooooo amazing. So few people know about it. Charlie Sheen's best film. The really sad thing is that Harry "Sweet" Stewart never got noticed. His singing was a big part of the movie with End Of My Journey. A actor who was superb as well. Sadly ended up homeless. I saw this when I was very young and have watched it many times since wearing out a recorded vhs tape and owning the subpar dvd import as you can't find a copy in the states. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member Cadence is a movie that I revisit as often as I can. It is not a particularly well-made movie but it meant a lot to me when I first watched it. I had my first warehouse job and my first job at which I was in the minority and I had the pleasure to get to know and learn from my own personal soul patrol. I met a guy named Terrell who helped me to really understand and appreciate racial diversity beyond what I had known in the previous years of my life growing up in a primarily white school district and neighborhood. In the film Charlie Sheen is imprisoned with five black prisoners including a great performance by Lawrence Fishburne, all under the control of a racist Master Sargent Otis McKinney played by his father Martin Sheen. The film highlighted the effects that racists of a previous generation really try to force their thoughts down onto the next generation. Your results may greatly vary from mine but it has a place in my heart. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Thought this movie was pretty good when I saw it. Decent drama. Chain gang song stuck to my brain for a long time. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A misfit soldier (Charlie Sheen) lands in a bully's (Martin Sheen) stockade with five men united by their race and their walk.
Director
Martin Sheen
Producer
Richard Davis, Glennis Liberty
Screenwriter
Dennis Shryack
Production Co
Republic Pictures (II), Northern Lights Media Corp., The Movie Group
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 5, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$2.1M
Runtime
1h 37m
Sound Mix
Surround
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