Themes: Race Relations, Military Life, Social Injustice
Main Cast: Charlie Sheen, Martin Sheen, F. Murray Abraham, Laurence Fishburne, Michael Beach, Blu Mankuma
Release Year: 1990
Country: US
Run Time: 97 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG13
Plot
When a young Caucasian military man is thrown into an all African-American barracks for punishment, he slowly earns the respect of his peers while they all are forced to contend with the prejudicial acts of a racist sergeant. Charlie Sheen, Laurence Fishburne, Martin Sheen (who also directed) and others appear in this well-intentioned drama. ~ Kristie Hassen, All Movie Guide
Harry Stewart - Sweetbread (Crane); James Marshall - Lamar; Ramon Estevez - Gessner; John Toles-Bey - Lawrence; Jay Brazeau - Mr. Vito; Alec Burden - Abel Fox; Roark Critchlow - Brooks; Ken Douglas - Kramer; Linda Francis; Robert Gazzola - Bean-Age 8; David Glyn-Jones - Funeral Director; Deryl Hayes - M.P. in Bar; Steve Hilton - Colonel Clark; Doug Judge - MP in Bar; Samantha Langevin - Mrs. Vito; Joe Lowry - Cecil Haig; Allan Lysell - Sheridan; Tom McBeath - Principal; Weston McMillan - DeLuc; David Michael O'Neill - Sager; Tony Pantages - G.I. (Bar); Brent Stait - Psych. Ward M.P. #2; Matt Clark - Bean Sr.; Don S. Davis - Haig; Michelle Allen; Jennifer Griffin - Tattooist; Lochlyn Munro - Bartender
Credit
Bob Bottieri - Art Director, Charlotte Berchtold - Associate Producer, Glennis Liberty - Co-producer, David Lisle - Costume Designer, Martin Sheen - Director, Martin Hunter - Editor, Tim Gamble - Executive Producer, Frank Giustra - Executive Producer, Peter E. Strauss - Executive Producer, Georges Delerue - Composer (Music Score), Ian Thomas - Production Designer, Patti Allen - Production Designer, Richard Leiterman - Cinematographer, Patti Allen - Production Manager, Richard Davis - Producer, Patti Allen - Producer, Linda Vipond - Set Designer, Gary Paller - Special Effects, Denny Arnold - Stunts, Martin Sheen - Screenwriter, Dennis Shryack - Screenwriter, Gordon Weaver - Book Author
Pfc. Franklin Bean (Charlie Sheen) gets drunk and goes AWOL upon the death of his father. As punishment, he is thrown into a stockade populated entirely by black inmates. But instead of giving into racism, Bean joins forces with his fellow inmates and rises up against the bigoted prison warden, MSgt. Otis McKinney (Martin Sheen).
