The Great Santini
by Lewis John Carlino
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Actor: Blythe Danner, Julie Anne Haddock, Lisa Jane Persky, Michael O'Keefe, Robert DuvallDirector: Lewis John Carlino
Brand: Warner Brothers
Cinematographer: Ralph Woolsey
Writer: Lewis John Carlino
Editor: Houseley Stevenson Jr.
Producer: Charles A. Pratt
Writer: Herman Raucher
Writer: Pat Conroy
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: Pan & Scan, 1.33:1
Running Time: 115 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1999-11-23
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Warner Home Video
Movie Reviews of The Great Santini
Movie Review: " The Great Hero"
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a unique movie in that it combines several elements that separate it from many, many others.This is a military movie but not a war movie. It is set in the early sixties but it has themes that are timeless including: family, coming of age, racisim, honor and true character and courage.
Robert DuVall is Bull Meecham the hard charging Marine fighter pilot that expresses his love for family by barking orders and discipline in true spirit of the "Corps" fashion. Blythe Danner in my favorite role as his wife is the epitome of a strong yet subdued woman of great conviction and faith.
I identified with this movie on several levels. I grew up in a town near a Naval Air Station and my neighborhood had many Marine and Navy pilot families in it. I used to go to the base with them and spend lots of time with them and I knew many men that Bull Meecham reminded me of. There is a special comradery that DuVall captured pefectly.
Blythe Danner's chatacter reminded me of my mother as she had a very strong Catholic faith and we were expected to behave in a certain way at all times. As I lost my father at an early age I was always looking for strong male role models and all those guys were a good influence on me.
I guess I will just say that I think we could use a few more Bull Meechams today as they are a vanishing breed. The ultimate test of a hero is when they sacrifice themself for the greater good and this movie sends a powerfull message. All teenage boys should have this as mandatory viewing with their father for a coming of age lesson. GREAT MOVIE!!
Summary of The Great Santini
A mighty actor-Robert Duvall-gets a role to match as a "top gun" Marine fighter pilot at odds with his family and peacetime America. Blythe Danner and Michael O'Keefe co-star. Year: 1979 Director: Lewis John Carlino Starring: Robert Duvall, Blythe Danner, Michael O'KeefeRobert Duvall gives one of his most memorable performances in the title role of this 1979 drama about a hardcore Marine lieutenant named Bull Meechum (Duvall), a fighter ace who calls himself "The Great Santini" and compensates for peacetime inactivity by waging war on his intimidated children. His wife (Blythe Danner) lovingly tolerates his behavior, but his 18-year-old son (Michael O'Keefe) is working up the courage to defy the domineering patriarch, whose need for competition borders on maniacal. When push comes to shove (and shove they certainly do), the son earns his father's begrudging respect, and as it turns out, just in time. Military brats may recognize their own experience in this comedic drama, but anyone can relate to the Meechum family's patriarchal dysfunction. Writer-director Lewis John Carlino (adapting the novel by Pat Conroy) does a fine job of balancing humor with the kind of stressful anxiety that can either strengthen a family or tear it apart. Both Duvall and O'Keefe were deservedly nominated for Academy Awards. --Jeff Shannon
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