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Pearl Harbor

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Directed by Michael Bay
Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer
David Spade
Written by Randall Wallace
Starring Ben Affleck
Alec Baldwin
Jon Voight
Cuba Gooding, Jr
Dan Aykroyd
Josh Hartnett
Kate Beckinsale
Jennifer Garner
Music by Hans Zimmer
Cinematography John Schwartzman
Editing by Chris Lebenzon
Mark Goldblatt
Steven Rosenblum
Distributed by Touchstone Pictures
Buena Vista International
Release date(s) 25 May 2001
Running time 183 min. Michael Benjamin Bay (born February 17, 1965) is an American Film director and producer. Jerome Leon Bruckheimer (born September 21, 1945) better known by his professional name Jerry Bruckheimer, is an American film Randall Wallace (born July 28, 1949, Jackson Tennessee) is an American Screenwriter, producer, and director who wrote Ben Affleck (born Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt; August 15 1972 is an American Film Screenwriter, director, actor and older brother of Alexander Rae "Alec" Baldwin III (born April 3 1958 is an Academy Award -nominated and Emmy - and Golden Globe Award -winning American Jonathan Vincent Voight (born December 29 1938 is an Academy Award -winning American film Actor. Cuba Gooding Jr ( January 2, 1968) is an Academy Award -winning American actor Daniel Edward "Dan" Aykroyd, CM (born July 1, 1952) is an Academy Award -nominated and Emmy Award -winning Canadian-American Joshua Daniel Hartnett (born July 21, 1978) is an American Actor. Kathryn Bailey "Kate" Beckinsale (born 26 July 1973 is an English actress, known for her roles in the films Pearl Harbor (2001 Jennifer Garner Affleck This would involve changing both her last and middle names Hans Florian Zimmer (born September 12, 1957 in Frankfurt/Main, Germany) is an Academy Award, Grammy, and Golden John Schwartzman (born October 18, 1960 in Los Angeles, California) is an American Cinematographer for numerous Films Chris Lebenzon (born October 29 1953) is an American Film editor with more than 36 film credits dating from 1976 Mark Goldblatt is an Academy Award nominated American Film editor, and director. Steven Rosenblum is a Film editor who has edited close to twenty films Touchstone Pictures is one of several alternate Film labels of The Walt Disney Company, established in 1984 Also see general Walt Disney Studios or Buena Vista. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures is a motion picture and television feature Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. The year 2001 in film involved some significant events (For more about non-English films check sources in those languages
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Language English
Japanese
French
Budget $140,000,000
Gross revenue $449,220,945
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Pearl Harbor is a war film released in summer 2001 by Touchstone Pictures. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people War film is a Film genre concerned with Warfare usually about naval, air or land battles sometimes focusing instead on The year 2001 in film involved some significant events (For more about non-English films check sources in those languages Touchstone Pictures is one of several alternate Film labels of The Walt Disney Company, established in 1984 It stars Ben Affleck, Alec Baldwin, Jon Voight, Josh Hartnett, Kate Beckinsale, Cuba Gooding Jr., Dan Aykroyd, Jaime King, and Jennifer Garner. Ben Affleck (born Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt; August 15 1972 is an American Film Screenwriter, director, actor and older brother of Alexander Rae "Alec" Baldwin III (born April 3 1958 is an Academy Award -nominated and Emmy - and Golden Globe Award -winning American Jonathan Vincent Voight (born December 29 1938 is an Academy Award -winning American film Actor. Joshua Daniel Hartnett (born July 21, 1978) is an American Actor. Kathryn Bailey "Kate" Beckinsale (born 26 July 1973 is an English actress, known for her roles in the films Pearl Harbor (2001 Cuba Gooding Jr ( January 2, 1968) is an Academy Award -winning American actor Daniel Edward "Dan" Aykroyd, CM (born July 1, 1952) is an Academy Award -nominated and Emmy Award -winning Canadian-American Jaime King (born 23 April 1979 in Omaha Nebraska) is an American film actress and model. Jennifer Garner Affleck This would involve changing both her last and middle names It was a dramatic re-imagining of the attack on Pearl Harbor, produced by the team of Jerry Bruckheimer and Michael Bay, who had previously directed summer mega-blockbusters such as Armageddon and The Rock. The attack on Pearl Harbor (or Hawaii Operation, as it was called by the Imperial General Headquarters) was a surprise Military strike conducted by Jerome Leon Bruckheimer (born September 21, 1945) better known by his professional name Jerry Bruckheimer, is an American film Michael Benjamin Bay (born February 17, 1965) is an American Film director and producer. Armageddon is a 1998 disaster / sci-fi - action film about a group of blue-collar deep-core drillers who are The Rock is a 1996 Academy Award -nominated Action film that primarily takes place on Alcatraz Island, and the San Francisco Bay The final section of the movie recounts the Doolittle Raid, the first American attack on the Japanese home islands in World War II. The Doolittle Raid, 18 April 1942, was the first air raid by the United States to strike the Japanese home island of Honshū For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including

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Plot

Rafe and Danny, both in their early twenties and First Lieutenants in the U.S. Army, are at a U.S. Army Air Corps training field commanded by Major Jimmy Doolittle (Alec Baldwin). The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. The United States Army Air Corps (USAAC was the predecessor of the U Alexander Rae "Alec" Baldwin III (born April 3 1958 is an Academy Award -nominated and Emmy - and Golden Globe Award -winning American Rafe is very cocky as he and Danny do a particularly dangerous stunt (a game of chicken) that almost kills them (and more importantly to the brass, almost damages the aircraft) but impresses the pilots on ground but makes the commanding officer unhappy. They are called into Doolittle's office where they are reprimanded, but Doolittle is actually quite impressed with Rafe as he reminds him of himself when he was young. Later, Doolittle tells Rafe that he has been accepted to go to Britain and join Eagle Squadron, a squadron of volunteer American pilots serving with the Royal Air Force in the fight against the Germans. The Eagle Squadrons were fighter squadrons of the Royal Air Force formed during World War II with volunteer pilots from the United States It is strictly a volunteer assignment, and Doolittle tells him it's his duty to talk him out of it. Rafe asks Doolittle what he would do, and Doolittle says he would go, so Rafe agrees to go as well.

Prior to Rafe leaving, there is a big dance in New York, and many nurses are coming to the event. Some of the nurses are traveling there by train, and one of them, Evelyn Johnson (Kate Beckinsale), is telling the other nurses how she first met Rafe while assessing his fitness to fly. Kathryn Bailey "Kate" Beckinsale (born 26 July 1973 is an English actress, known for her roles in the films Pearl Harbor (2001 As Rafe is dyslexic, he has difficulty reading the letters on the eye chart correctly. Dyslexia is considered to be a Learning disability. It manifests primarily as a difficulty with written language particularly with Reading and Spelling He would have failed the vision test had Evelyn not felt sorry and passed him anyway. During his flu shots, she first agreed to go out with him, and they have been going out now for four weeks and two days. At the dance, Rafe tells Evelyn that in the morning he is headed off to England. They have a tearful good-bye, and Rafe tells her not to come to the train station to see him off. He goes to England, and Evelyn, Danny and the other officers get transferred to Pearl Harbor.

Rafe comes to the RAF aerodrome to report for duty and to receive his aircraft (which is a Supermarine Spitfire covered in blood from the previous pilot with the officer commenting on how he died). WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Back in Hawaii, Danny, Evelyn and their friends enjoy the surf and sun. By now, Rafe writes to Evelyn on how he misses her and how it's hard making friends at the base with all of them getting killed. Evelyn writes back saying how she misses him and hopes he comes back one day. In Japan meanwhile, Admiral Yamamoto plans the attack on Pearl Harbor after the United States freezes its trade. Fleet Admiral ( 4 April 1884 – 18 April 1943) was the Commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet during World War II a He sends fake codes to confuse U. S. Intelligence and shows some staff his new torpedo invention that the aircraft would use during the attack.

Back in England one day, Rafe's squadron is alerted and scrambled to intercept some German Heinkel He 111s and Bf 109s. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout At first Rafe shows off his flying skills by helping his wingmate in partially blowing up a Heinkel and shoots down two Bf 109s escorts until his wingmate warns him that another Bf 109 is on his tail. The Bf 109 shoots up Rafe's Spitfire hitting his oil hoses which sets his cockpit on fire then finishes him off with another burst. Rafe attempts to bail out only to be stuck in the cockpit when the canopy jams and the aircraft hits the English Channel. In Hawaii, both Danny and Evelyn are informed that Rafe is presumed killed in action.

This leaves both of them mourning for Rafe along with their friends who knew him. Evelyn continues to mourn for him.

Three months later while separately going to the same movie, Danny and Evelyn see a newsreel that shows British fighters being shot down by the Germans. Thinking of Rafe, both Danny and Evelyn leave the theater and by accident meet each other out front of the building. They strike up a friendship again which eventually leads to a romantic after-hours flight.

Evelyn has stopped mourning Rafe, but one morning after discovering she is pregnant, she is stunned to find Rafe. As it turned out, after he crashed into the English Channel, the impact meant he could escape, and he was rescued by a French fishing boat and returned to occupied France for three months where he couldn't get word out to them that he was alive. Suddenly Danny appears, holding a telegram that Rafe is alive. Somehow, Rafe instantly realizes that Danny and Evelyn are now together and leaves the room, refusing to talk to Danny.

After a bar fight, Danny and Rafe argue and eventually drive to a hillside to discuss what they are going to do about their situation. They have been drinking and fall asleep in their convertible under the stars, after Danny says there must be a way to work this out. Rafe then realizes that if he had in fact died that Danny would be the one he would want Evelyn with. They are awakened the next morning by Japanese Zero fighters, Val dive bombers and Kate torpedo bombers flying overhead. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The barely-awake pilots think it is the U. S. Navy performing exercises.

The Japanese attack catches the U. S. fleet largely unaware, despite Admiral Kimmel having been informed of a Japanese midget submarine destroyed near the entrance to the harbor. Much of the surprise came not from a lack of awareness of the aircraft, but a radar station dismissing the large number of contacts as a flight of B-17s. Only one officer is suspicious, calling the group "a heck of a lot of B-17s. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout " A bomb dropped from a Kate bomber ruptures the forward part of the USS Arizona's ammunition magazine, literally splitting the ship in half and sending it to the bottom. Construction On 4 March 1913 Congress authorized the construction of Arizona, the second and last of the ''Pennsylvania'' class of "super-dreadnought" Meanwhile, Japanese fighters are attacking the airstrips present on the island to prevent any attempt to intercept the attack aircraft. Petty Officer Doris "Dorie" Miller (Cuba Gooding Jr.), a cook on the USS West Virginia, mans an antiaircraft gun and manages to shoot down a Japanese aircraft. Doris "Dorie" Miller ( October 12, 1919 – November 24, 1943) was an African American cook in the United States Navy Cuba Gooding Jr ( January 2, 1968) is an Academy Award -winning American actor 1923 – 1941 In the months that followed West Virginia ran her trials and shakedown and underwent post-commissioning alterations Around the same time, Evelyn, Sandra, Betty and the other nurses head towards the hospital to help injured people. On their way they are strafed, and many people flee into the hospital while some are killed. The gunfire forces Evelyn and Sandra to hide behind a fountain. Suddenly, an aircraft drops a bomb, and Betty is killed while the other women hide in the hospital.

Later, Evelyn and the other nurses are working frantically with masses of incoming casualties, having to prioritize which lives can be saved and who receives priority care. Rafe and Danny make it to their Army auxiliary airfield, and together with another pilot manage to get their aircraft moving, though the other pilot is killed and his aircraft wrecked before getting off the ground. The two of them shoot down seven Japanese aircraft over the Harbor. They even use the same maneuver that got them into trouble at Doolittle's school to force four Zeros to crash into each other.

The attack finally ends, and because of their heroism, Rafe and Danny are both promoted to Captain and assigned to Doolittle (now promoted to Lt. Col) for a top secret mission. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Jon Voight) wants to send a message that the Japanese homeland is not immune from bombing. Jonathan Vincent Voight (born December 29 1938 is an Academy Award -winning American film Actor. They are going to put Army Air Corps B-25 Mitchell bombers onto the aircraft carrier USS Hornet (instead of the usual light naval assault bombers), sail out close to Japan, take off a few hundred miles offshore, bomb Tokyo and land in China. Doolittle Raid April 1942 See also Doolittle Raid Hornet arrived at Alameda California 20 March 1942.

Prior to leaving, a heartbroken Rafe apologizes to Evelyn for leaving her, and asks why she wants to see him. She reveals that she is pregnant, but has not yet told Danny so he can focus on his mission. She also says that she is going to go with Danny, but deep down inside she will always love Rafe just as much. When Rafe and Danny leave, Evelyn and Danny kiss and she tells him that she loves him and will be waiting for him.

For the next five or six weeks, Rafe and Danny are in training, learning how to fly these aircraft, and most importantly, learn how to take off in such a short space more suited to launching fighters and light-strike aircraft. To achieve this, the aircraft are stripped of any unnecessary weight. Finally, they load the aircraft onto the aircraft carrier and head off towards Japan. The Hornet and her escorts are discovered by Japanese patrol boats, and have to take off a couple of hundred miles earlier than planned. They now know that they won't have enough fuel to get their original landing point in China and will instead have to land their aircraft earlier than planned.

They bomb Tokyo as planned and limp towards China, running out of fuel. Rafe crash lands his aircraft, but is caught by elements of the Imperial Japanese Army which are assigned to the invasion of China. The Imperial Japanese Army ( IJA) ( Kyūjitai: 大日本帝國陸軍 Shinjitai: ja 大日本帝国陸軍 Romaji: Dai-Nippon Teikoku Just as he is about to be shot by the Japanese, Danny comes flying down, shooting the Japanese soldiers, with forward-mounted machine guns as he crashes his aircraft, too.

The two, along with a few other men are confronted by more Japanese soldiers, and after a small gunfight, they are captured. Danny is dying but is tied to a board attached to his shoulders. Rafe is about to be shot when suddenly Danny takes his board and whacks the Japanese soldier, protecting Rafe, just as Rafe had done for him when they were younger and the Japanese open fire, mortally wounding him as Goose finishes them off with a hand grenade.

Chinese soldiers appear, and they are saved. Danny's wounds are mortal though and he dies in Rafe's arms. Just before his death, Rafe tells him that he can't die because he is going to be a father. Danny tells him no, because he is going to have to be the father of his child.

Later, the surviving Doolittle Raiders are seen coming off the aircraft. Now visibly pregnant, Evelyn is there waiting to see who gets off. Rafe appears, and she is elated but waits to see if Danny is next. A somber Rafe then reaches back inside and helps carry out the coffin containing Danny's remains. A few years later, Rafe, Evelyn and their son Danny, who is named in honor of his father and their best friend, are playing in the backyard. Then Rafe asks Danny if he would like to go flying, and an excited Danny points to the crop duster aircraft and, together, Rafe and little Danny fly off into the sunset.

Cast

As appearing in screen credits (main roles identified):[1]

Actor Role Real-life position or affiliation
Ben Affleck Captain Rafe McCawley U.S. Army Air Corps
Josh Hartnett Captain Danny Walker U.S. Army Air Corps
Kate Beckinsale Nurse Lt. Ben Affleck (born Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt; August 15 1972 is an American Film Screenwriter, director, actor and older brother of The United States Army Air Corps (USAAC was the predecessor of the U Joshua Daniel Hartnett (born July 21, 1978) is an American Actor. The United States Army Air Corps (USAAC was the predecessor of the U Kathryn Bailey "Kate" Beckinsale (born 26 July 1973 is an English actress, known for her roles in the films Pearl Harbor (2001 Evelyn Johnson U.S. Navy Nurse Corps
Alec Baldwin Lt. The United States Navy Nurse Corps was formally established by the Congress in 1908 Alexander Rae "Alec" Baldwin III (born April 3 1958 is an Academy Award -nominated and Emmy - and Golden Globe Award -winning American Colonel Jimmy Doolittle U.S. Army Air Corps
Jon Voight Franklin D. Roosevelt President of the United States
Dan Aykroyd Captain Thurman U.S. Navy Intelligence
Cuba Gooding Jr. Petty Officer Doris Miller U.S. Navy
William Lee Scott Lt. General James Harold "Jimmy" Doolittle USAF (14 December 1896 &ndash 27 September 1993 was an American Aviation pioneer The United States Army Air Corps (USAAC was the predecessor of the U Jonathan Vincent Voight (born December 29 1938 is an Academy Award -winning American film Actor. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Daniel Edward "Dan" Aykroyd, CM (born July 1, 1952) is an Academy Award -nominated and Emmy Award -winning Canadian-American Cuba Gooding Jr ( January 2, 1968) is an Academy Award -winning American actor Doris "Dorie" Miller ( October 12, 1919 – November 24, 1943) was an African American cook in the United States Navy William Lee Scott (born July 6, 1973) is an American actor He has had roles in movies such as Gone in 60 seconds, Pearl Harbor Billy Thompson U.S. Army Air Corps
Jaime King Nurse Betty Bayer U.S. Navy Nurse Corps
Tom Sizemore Sergant Earl Sistern U.S. Army Air Corps
Mako Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto Imperial Japanese Navy
Catherine Kellner Nurse Barbara U.S. Navy Nurse Corps
Sara Rue Nurse Martha U.S. Navy Nurse Corps
Jennifer Garner Nurse Sandra U.S. Navy Nurse Corps
Colm Feore Admiral Husband E. Kimmel U.S. Navy
Nicholas Farrell RAF Squadron Leader British Soldier
Ewen Bremner Lt. The United States Army Air Corps (USAAC was the predecessor of the U Jaime King (born 23 April 1979 in Omaha Nebraska) is an American film actress and model. The United States Navy Nurse Corps was formally established by the Congress in 1908 Thomas Edward "Tom" Sizemore Jr (born September 29, 1964) The United States Army Air Corps (USAAC was the predecessor of the U was an Academy Award -nominated American Actor. Many of his acting roles credited him simply as "Mako" omitting his surname Fleet Admiral ( 4 April 1884 – 18 April 1943) was the Commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet during World War II a For Combined Fleet, please see that article For Carrier Striking Task Force, please see that article Catherine Kellner (born 2 October 1970) is an American character actress. The United States Navy Nurse Corps was formally established by the Congress in 1908 Sara Rue (born January 26, 1979) is an American Actress. She played the roles of "Carmen Ferrara" on the drama Popular The United States Navy Nurse Corps was formally established by the Congress in 1908 Jennifer Garner Affleck This would involve changing both her last and middle names The United States Navy Nurse Corps was formally established by the Congress in 1908 Colm Feore (born August 22, 1958) is an American-Canadian Stage, Film and Television Actor. Husband Edward Kimmel ( February 26, 1882 &ndash May 14, 1968) was a four-star admiral in the United States Navy. Nicholas Farrell (born 1955 is an English stage, Film and Television Actor. The Armed forces of the United Kingdom, commonly known as the British Armed Forces or Her Majesty's Armed Forces, and sometimes legally the Armed Forces Ewen Bremner (born 23 January 1972) is a Scottish Actor. Bremner was born in Edinburgh, a son of two art teachers Red Winkle U.S. Army Air Corps

A full cast and production crew list is too lengthy to include, see: IMDb profile. The United States Army Air Corps (USAAC was the predecessor of the U [1]

Director Michael Bay has said that Roger Ebert's criticism of Pearl Harbor is the most offensive of his entire career. According to Michael Bay: "He commented on TV that bombs don't fall like that. Does he actually think we didn't research every nook and cranny of how armor-piercing bombs fell? He's watched too many movies. He thinks they all fall flat — armor-piercing bombs fall straight down, that's the way it was designed! But he's on the air pontificating and giving the wrong information. That's insulting!"[2]

Other critics dubbed the film "Pearl Horror," and commented that it was apparently made by putting the first hour of Titanic in front of the last hour of Tora, Tora, Tora!

Although the movie cost approximately U. S. $132 million to film and promote, it grossed a modest U. S. $200 million at the domestic box office, but it soon earned a respectable $450 million worldwide. Despite many believing it was a disappointment, the film was actually one of the highest-earning pictures of 2001. Pearl Harbor was released on DVD on 4 December 2001, three days before the actual 60th anniversary of the attack. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar.

At the 2002 Academy Awards, Pearl Harbor was nominated for four awards, winning one for Sound Effects Editing. The 74th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 2001, were held on March 24 2002, for the first time at the Kodak Theatre in The Academy Award of Merit for Best Sound Editing is an Academy Award granted yearly to a film exhibiting the finest or most aesthetic Its other nominations were for Best Sound, Best Visual Effects, and Best Song. The Academy Award for Sound Mixing is an Academy Award that recognizes the finest or most euphonic Sound mixing or recording The Academy Award for Visual Effects is an Oscar given to one film each year that shows highest achievement in Visual effects The Academy Award for Best Original Song is one of the awards given annually to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture [3]

At the 2001 Golden Raspberry Awards Pearl Harbor was nominated for six awards: Worst Picture, Worst Director, Worst Screenplay, Worst Screen Couple, Worst Actor (Ben Affleck), and Worst Remake or Sequel (presumably of the 1970 film Tora! Tora! Tora!); but lost to Tom Green's Freddy Got Fingered in all but the latter category, wherein it lost to Tim Burton's version of Planet of the Apes. The 22nd Golden Raspberry Awards were held on March 23, 2002 at the Abracadabra Theater at Magicopolis in Santa Monica California, to recognize the worst The year 1970 in film involved some significant events Events February 11 - The film The Magic Christian WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Michael Thomas "Tom" Green (born July 30, 1971) is a Canadian Actor, Rapper, Writer, Comedian Freddy Got Fingered ( 2001) is a Comedy Film directed by written by and starring Tom Green. Timothy "Tim" William Burton (born August 25 1958 is an American Film director, Screenwriter and Set designer, notable for the quirky Planet of the Apes is a 2001 Science fiction film and Remake of the 1968 film of the same name.

In addition, many Pearl Harbor survivors dismissed the film as grossly inaccurate and pure Hollywood, and the film's depiction of James H. (Jimmy) Doolittle as a loud, foul-mouthed, arrogant egotist (as opposed to the warm, genial, brave, and modest man he was reputed to be) and a scientific dunce (in actuality he held a PhD in aeronautical engineering from MIT) drew the wrath of a large number of people who had known the man in his lifetime. General James Harold "Jimmy" Doolittle USAF (14 December 1896 &ndash 27 September 1993 was an American Aviation pioneer [4]

The movie was also criticized for the way it "distinguished Americans from Japanese, including the wearing of black clothes, the lack of a social life, family, or friends, and the devotion to warring, juxtaposing these with the portraits of Americans[5].

Depicting historical figures

The roles that the two male leads played by Affleck and Hartnett have in the attack sequence are analogous to the real historical deeds of U.S. Army Air Corps Second Lieutenants George Welch and Kenneth M. Taylor, who took to the skies during the Japanese attack and, between the two pilots, shot down between six and 10 (depending on source) Japanese fighters; however, the movie itself makes no mention of or allusion to Welch's and Taylor's existence in history, and the movie's plot involving the leads, aside from their roles in the attack sequence, does not match any other historical account of Welch or Taylor. The United States Army Air Corps (USAAC was the predecessor of the U George Welch, Major (United States, USAF ( May 10, 1918 &ndash October 12, 1954) was a World War II Flying Kenneth Marlar Taylor (December 23 1919 &ndash November 25 2006 was a new Army Air Forces Second Lieutenant pilot stationed at Pearl Harbor during the Some critics consider the presence of the two fictional main characters in their steads a blatant usurpation of the true historical figures' roles. "Usurp" redirects here You might be also looking for WikipediaChanging username/Usurpations. This point, when coupled with what many critics feel is an arbitrary and ill-conceived love triangle plot involving the fictional replacements, led to the accusation that Pearl Harbor as an abuse of artistic licence. Artistic license (also known as dramatic license, poetic license, narrative license, licentia poetica, or simply license) is a colloquial [6]

Taylor, who died in November 2006, previously declared the film adaptation "a piece of trash. . . over-sensationalized and distorted". [7]

Inaccuracies

Like many historical dramas, Pearl Harbor provoked debate about the artistic license taken by its producers and director. The historical drama is a Film genre in which stories are based upon historical events and famous persons National Geographic Channel produced a documentary called Beyond the Movie: Pearl Harbor[8][9] which covers some of the ways that "the film's final cut didn't reflect all the attacks' facts, or represent them all accurately. National Geographic Channel, also called Nat Geo, is a subscription television network that features Documentaries produced by the National Geographic Society "[10]

Historical inaccuracies found in the film include, but are not limited to:

Early childhood sequences

Eagle Squadron sequences

Pearl Harbor sequences

Doolittle Raid sequences

The Aircraft of the Doolittle Sequence
AAF serial # Nickname Actual type Actual Serial # Registration # Location
02243 B-25J-30NC 44-86747 N8163 Palm Springs, CA
02249 The Ruptured Duck B-25J-30NC 44-86747 N8163H Palm Springs, CA
02261 B-25J-25NC 44-30423 N3675G Planes of Fame Air Museum, CA
02267 B-25J-20NC 44-29199 N9117Z Rialto, CA
02303 Whirling Dervish B-25J-10NC 43-28204 N9856C Aero Traders, CA

Other inaccuracies

Home Video Releases

A two-disc Commemorative 60th Anniversary Edition was released on December 4, 2001. "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. This release included the feature on disc one, and on disc two, Journey to the Screen, a 47-minute documentary on the monumental production of the film, Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor, a 50-minute documentary on little-known heroes of the attack, a Faith Hill music video, and theatrical trailers. Audrey Faith McGraw, known professionally as Faith Hill (born September 21 1967 is an American country singer known both for her commercial success

A Pearl Harbor DVD gift set that includes the Commemorative Edition two-disc set, National Geographic's "Beyond the Movie" feature, and a dual-sided map was released concurrently on December 4, 2001. Overview The NGS's historical mission is "to increase and diffuse geographic knowledge while promoting the conservation of the world's cultural historical and natural "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar.

A deluxe Vista Series edition of the film was released on July 2, 2002. Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. It contained an extended, R-rated cut of the film with numerous commentaries from the cast and crew alongside a few "easter eggs". The extended cut of the film included the re-insertion of graphic carnage during the central attack (including shots of eviscerated bodies being torn apart by strafing, blood, flying limbs and so forth); small alterations and additions to existing scenes; Doolittle addressing the pilots before the raid; and the replacement of the campfire scene with a scene of Doolittle speaking personally to Rafe and Danny about the value of friendship; it runs at 184 minutes compared to the 183 minutes of the theatrical cut.

This elaborate package, which DVDtalk. com called "the most extensive set released comprising of only one film" includes four discs of film and bonus features, a replication of Roosevelt's speech, collectible promotional postcard posters, and a carrying case that resembles a historic photo album. The bonus features include all the features included on the commemorative edition, plus additional footage. Three audio commentaries: 1) Director and film historian, 2) Cast, and 3) Technical staff, features including The Surprise Attack- a multi-angle breakdown of the film's most exciting sequence (30 minutes) --includes video intro by Michael Bay, Multiple video tracks that include pre-visualization and final sequence, Commentaries from veterans, Pearl Harbor Historic Timeline - a set-top interactive feature produced by documentarian Charles Kiselyak (30 minutes), Soldier's Boot Camp - This segment follows the actors as they take preparation for their roles to an extreme (30 minutes)), One Hour Over Tokyo - The History Channel's documentary, Super-8 Montage - A collection of unseen super-8 footage shot for potential use in the movie by Michael Bay's Visual Assistant, Mark Palansky, Deconstructing Destruction - an in-depth conversation among filmmakers with interactive industrial light and magic sequences, and Nurse Ruth Erickson interview.

On 19 December 2006 a 65th Anniversary Commemorative Edition high-definition Blu-Ray Disc was released. Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

References

  1. ^ a b Pearl Harbor (2001)
  2. ^ IMdB Bios
  3. ^ Awards
  4. ^ Lawrence Suid. "Pearl Harbor: Bombed Again". Naval History August 2001, Vol. 15, No. 4 (United States Naval institute), p. 20. Suid's article is particularly detailed in the major factual misrepresentations of the film and the impact of them, even in an entertainment film.
  5. ^ Mackie, Ardiss and Norton, Bonny. "Revisiting Pearl Harbor: Resistance to Reel and Real - Events in an English Language Classroom, p. 8."
  6. ^ Medal of Honor Recipients/Nominees Portrayed On Film: Hollywood Abominations, Pearl Harbor (2001)
  7. ^ Sullivan, Patricia. "Kenneth Taylor; Flew Against Pearl Harbor Raiders." Washington Post, 12 December 2006. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Retrieved: 12 December 2006. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
  8. ^ Pearl Harbor and Beyond
  9. ^ IMdB Profile
  10. ^ a b c CNN
  11. ^ Attack
  12. ^ a b c Kimmel 1955.

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