Themes: Social Injustice, Race Relations, Military Life
Main Cast: Robert De Niro, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Charlize Theron, Aunjanue Ellis, Hal Holbrook
Release Year: 2000
Country: US
Run Time: 129 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
This military drama is based on the true story of Carl Brashear, who was the first African-American to serve as a diver in the United States Navy. Brashear (played by Cuba Gooding Jr.) was born to a poor farming family in the deep South, and joined the Navy in hopes of bettering himself. When Brashear applies for diving school, he first encounters Master Chief Billy Sunday (Robert De Niro), a gruff and tyrannical diving instructor who holds absolute sway over his charges. Sunday does little at first to encourage Brashear's ambitions, and the would-be diver discovers racism in the military is an ugly fact of life when his white comrades refuse to share barracks with him. But Brashear's courage and determination make an impression on Sunday, and the two men become allies as Brashear must fight prejudice, military bureaucracy, and even a crippling injury in order to realize his dreams. Originally announced under the title Navy Diver, Men of Honor also features Hal Holbrook, David Keith, Michael Rapaport, Charlize Theron, and Powers Boothe; Bill Cosby served as an executive producer for the project. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Lawrence Hubbs - Art Director, Salvador Perez - Costume Designer, Barry Thomas - First Assistant Director, George Tillman, Jr. - Director, Ernie F. Orsatti - Second Unit Director, John Carter - Editor, Bill Cosby - Executive Producer, Stanley Robertson - Executive Producer, Mark Isham - Composer (Music Score), Leslie Dilley - Production Designer, Anthony Richmond - Cinematographer, Bill Badalato - Producer, Robert Teitel - Producer, Scott Herbertson - Set Designer, Daniel Maltese - Set Designer, Mick Cukurs - Set Designer, Jim Wallis - Set Designer, David Obermeyer - Sound/Sound Designer, Ernie F. Orsatti - Stunts Coordinator, Scott Marshall Smith - Screenwriter, Bruno Van Zeebroeck - Special Effects Coordinator, Pete Romano - Underwater Photography, CIS Hollywood - Visual Effects, Digital Filmworks - Visual Effects, Kate J. Sullivan - Set Decorator
