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THE PATRIOT (2000) |
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MORGAN'S RATING |
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| In the emotionally-charged adventure The Patriot, Academy Award-winner Mel Gibson stars as Benjamin Martin, a reluctant hero who is swept into the American Revolution when the war reaches his hom and threatens his family. A hero of the fierce French and Indian conflict, Martin had renounced fighting forever to raise his family in peace. But when the British arrive at his South Carolina home and endanger what he holds most dear, Martin takes up arms alongside his idealistic patriot son, Gabriel, and leads a brave revel Militia into battle against a relentless and overwhelming English army. In the process, he discovers the only way to protect his family is to fight for a young nation's freedom. |
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| Mel Gibson (Benjamin Martin), Heath Ledger (Gabriel Martin), Joely Richardson (Charlotte Selton), Jason Issacs (William Tavington), Chris Cooper (Harry Burwell), Tcheky Karyo (Jean Villeneuve), Rene Auberjonois (Rev. Oliver), Lisa Brenner (Anne Patricia Howard), Tom Wilkinson (Charles Cornwallis), Donal Logue (Dan Scott), Leon Rippy (John Billings), Adam Baldwin (Capt. Wilkins), Jay Arlen Jones (Occam), Joey D. Vieira (Peter Howard), Gregory Smith (Thomas Martin), Mike Boorem (Margaret Martin), Skye McCole Bartusiak (Susan Martin), Trevor Morgan (Nathan Martin), Bryan Chafin (Samuel Martin), Logan Lerman (William Martin), Mary Jo Deschanel (Mrs. Howard), Jamieson Price (Capt. Bordon), Peter Woodward (Charles O'Hara), Grahame Wood (Redcoat Lt.), Beatrice Bush (Abigale), Shan Omar Huey (Joshua), Hank Stone (Rollins), Kirk Fox (Skunk), Jack Moore (Curly), mark Twogood (Danvers), Colt Romberger (Colt), Terry Layman (Gen. George Washington), Shannon Eubanks (Mrs. Simms), Bill Roberson (Loyalist Simms), Charles Black (Matthew), Andy Stahl (Gen. Nathanel Greene), Kristian Truelsen (Hardwick). |
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SOME THINGS ARE WORTH FIGHTING FOR. |
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PRODUCTION INFORMATION |
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DIRECTOR: Roland Emmerich (Universal Soldier).
WRITER: Robert Rodat.
PRODUCERS: Dean Devlin, Mark Gordon and Gary Levinsohn.
ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS: Michael Dahan and Dionne McNeff.
CO-PRODUCER: Peter Winther.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Roland Emmerich, Ute Emmerich and William Fay.
ORIGINAL MUSIC: John Williams.
DISTRIBUTOR: Columbia Pictures. |
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QUOTES |
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Benjamin Martin: I have done nothing. And for that I am ashamed. |
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Reverend Oliver: A sherperd must tend to his flock, and at times, fight off the wolves. |
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Benjamin Martin: Aim small, miss small. |
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FACTS |
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Benjamin Martin: I'm a parent. I haven't got the luxury of principals. |
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RELEASE DATE: June 28th, 2000 (USA)
BOX OFFICE OPENING: $22.4 million (USA)
BOX OFFICE RESULT: $113.3 million (USA)
BUDGET: $110 million (USA)
SHOOTING DATES: September 1999 -- January 2000
- Screenwriter Robert Rodat wrote 17 drafts of the script before there was an acceptable one.
- Heath Ledger performed his own stunts.
- Mel Gibson's character was originally scripted to be the real historical figure Francis Marion, "The Swamp Fox", but after historians informed the filmmakers of some of the more sordid aspects of Marion's life (slaughtering Indians, raping his female slaves) they decided to create a fictional story and a more likeable hero.
- Harrison Ford declined the lead role, feeling the script had boiled the Revolutionary War down to a "one-man's-revenge" melodrama.
- The character, Benjamin Martin, was originally written with six children, but Mel Gibson himself added one more because he himself had seven children.
- Nominated for three Academy Awards for Best Cinematography, Best Original Score and Best Sound. |
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Benjamin Martin: Why should I agree to swap one tyrant three thousand miles away for three thousand tyrants one mile away? |
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Benjamin Martin: I have long feared that my sins would return to haunt me, and the cost would be more than I could bear. |
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Colonel William Tavington: Let it be known if you harbor the enemy you will lose your home. |
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CRITICAL COMMENTS |
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"A thunderous spectacle...The Patriot packs a wallop." -- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone |
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"Two thumbs up." -- Roger Ebert and Joyce Kullhawik, Roger Ebert & The Movies |
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"It's not being unpatriotic to wish for a better, more original movie." -- Steven Rosen, Denver Post |
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"The Patriot delivers what it promises." -- Philip Wuntch, Dallas Morning News |
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