G.I. Jane Tidbits
2021-12-09 08:01
Phil Nelson, the stuntman responsible for selecting actors for the film, previously served in the reconnaissance unit of the US Marine Corps.
According to Ridley Scott, Sam Rockwell was originally scheduled to star in the film and had rehearsals, but he was later ill and injured during the rehearsal, so he had to be replaced by someone else.
In the bar, there are two girls named Selma and Louise, alluding to the movie "The End of the Road" directed by Ridley Scott in 1991.
The male actors in the film are required to undergo a series of physical training and tests, including sprinting, long-distance running, 400-yard swimming, 30-yard diving, hundreds of sit-ups, push-ups and squatting jumps
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The producers filmed two endings. In the other endings, O'Neill died in order to rescue the commander
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Extended Reading
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Master Chief John Urgayle: Remember, there are no bad crews, only bad leaders.
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Sen. Lillian DeHaven: Don't you even think of playing politics with me, little darlin', you'll be up way past your bedtime.
Lt. Jordan O'Neil: And don't YOU think that I'll sit idly by while anyone smears my good name. Now you get those charges VOIDED, Senator. And you do it today!
Sen. Lillian DeHaven: [tauntingly] Or what?
Lt. Jordan O'Neil: You like pissed off? Watch this.
[storms out to TV cameras]