ANNAPOLIS (FILM)

'''Annapolis''' is a 2006 motion picture starring James Franco, Tyrese Gibson, Jordana Brewster, Donnie Wahlberg, Roger Fan and Chi McBride. The movie revolves around Jake Huard, a young man who dreams of one day attending the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland. It was released January 27, 2006 in the United States.
As of February 12, 2006, the film grossed an approximate total of US$17.2 million in the United States, and was produced for $26 million budget. ''Annapolis'' also scored mixed reviews from critics but found an audience on DVD selling over 1 million copies and staying on top 10 rental lists around the country.

Contents

Cast

Trivia

Controversy

References

External links

Cast

★ James Franco - Jake Huard

★ Tyrese Gibson - Cole

★ Macka Foley - Ref

★ Jim Parrack - A.J.

★ Donnie Wahlberg - Lt. Cmdr. Burton

★ Brian Goodman - Bill Huard

★ Billy Finnigan - Kevin

★ Jordana Brewster - Ali

★ Katie Hein - Risa

★ Jimmy Yi Fu Li - Midshipman Lin

★ Charles Napier - Supt. Carter

★ Heather Henderson - Daniels

★ Vicellous Reon Shannon - Twins (as Vicellous Shannon)

★ Roger Fan - Loo

★ McCaleb Burnett - Whitaker

★ Wilmer Calderon - Estrada

★ John Fahy - Midshipman

★ Erik Peterson - Midshipman

★ Jen Deluca - Girl on roller skates

★ Matt Myers - Mr. Nance

★ Lisa Crilley - Jen

★ Sam Winder - Flaming Midshipman

Trivia

★ The movie was not actually filmed in Annapolis, Maryland, but rather Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Naval Academy shown in the movie bears very little resemblance to the real academy.

★ The scene where Ali (Jordana Brewster) and Jake (James Franco) are running in a park near a river was shot at Riverview Beach Park in Pennsville, NJ.

★ The cast features three actors from ''The Fast and the Furious'' trilogy, Jordana Brewster of ''The Fast and the Furious'', Tyrese Gibson of ''2 Fast 2 Furious'' and Brian Goodman of '', with its director Justin Lin.

Controversy

Many items as seen in the film were controversial to Midshipmen as well as alumni of The Academy. The reality of suicides resulting from jumps from Bancroft Hall insulted some alumni.
One of the other big controversies about the film was that while it was generally marketed as a war film, somewhat reminiscent of ''An Officer and a Gentleman'' or ''Full Metal Jacket'', it actually revolved around a boxing tournament at the academy. The trailer was also rather misleading, featuring stock footage from other war films to further the image of it being such a film. Additionally, the film's tagline, "50,000 apply. 1,200 are accepted. Only the best survive" is inaccurate. In reality, roughly 15,000 applications are made each year.
Upon reviewing the script, the Chief of Naval Information commented^[1]:
:This picture was made without the support of the Department of the Navy and the Department of Defense ... the story depicted in the script did not accurately portray the Academy, its standards for training, and its methods of shaping midshipmen mentally, morally and physically for service in the U.S. Navy. Based on this, the producers were not allowed further access to the Academy grounds or provided with any other support for the filming.
:Navy personnel should avoid the appearance of support to the film as members of the Department of the Navy. Anyone attending a screening or promotional activity for the film should not attend in uniform.
Furthermore, the film has been excluded from the Navy Motion Picture Service library, which distributes 8MM videotapes of most major feature films to US Navy ships and Navy bases overseas.

References

1. Navy on the Big Screen: an Historical Perspective, Captain Sherman G. Alexander ’56, USN (Ret.), , , Shipmate, 2006

External links

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★ Annapolis DVD - Official Annapolis DVD site

★ Annapolis at Rotten Tomatoes