Cadence (film)
1990 film by Martin Sheen
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Cadence is a 1990 American historical prison film directed by Martin Sheen, in which Charlie Sheen plays an inmate in a United States Army military prison in West Germany during the 1960s. Sheen plays alongside his father Martin Sheen and brother Ramon Estevez. The film is based on a novel by Gordon Weaver.
Frank Giustra
Peter E. Strauss
- Charlie Sheen
- Martin Sheen
- Larry Fishburne
- Michael Beach
- Ramon Estevez
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| Directed by | Martin Sheen |
| Written by | Dennis Shryack |
| Produced by | Timothy Gamble Frank Giustra Peter E. Strauss |
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| Cinematography | Richard Leiterman |
| Edited by | Martin Hunter |
| Music by | Georges Delerue |
| Distributed by | New Line Cinema Republic Pictures |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $8.5 million[1] |
| Box office | $2.1 million[2] |
Plot
Franklin Bean (Charlie Sheen), an Army private, is sentenced to 90 days in the stockade for drunkenly assaulting a military policeman on his base in West Germany in the 1960s. Master Sergeant McKinney (Martin Sheen) is the stockade commander who takes a dislike to the rebellious Bean.
Cast
- Charlie Sheen as Pfc. Franklin Fairchild Bean
- Martin Sheen as MSgt. Otis V. McKinney
- Larry Fishburne as Cpl. Roosevelt Stokes
- Michael Beach as Webb
- James Marshall as Cpl. Harold Lamar
- Ramon Estevez as Cpl. Gerald Gessner
- Blu Mankuma as Bryce
- Harry Stewart as Pvt. Harry 'Sweetbread' Crane
- John Toles-Bey as Lawrence
- Jay Brazeau as Mr. Vito
- Samantha Langevin as Mrs. Vito
- Ken Douglas as Kramer
- Weston McMillan as DeLuc
- David Michael O'Neill as Sager
- Allan Lysell as Sheridan
- Joe Lowry as Haig [3]
- Roark Critchlow as Brooks
- Alec Burden as Abel Fox
- Steven Hilton as Col. Clark [4]
- Lochlyn Munro as Bartender
- Tom McBeath as Principal
- Jennifer Griffin as Tattoo Woman
- Brent Stait as MP
- Deryl Hayes as MP in bar
- Tony Pantages as GI in bar
- Christopher Judge as Psych. Ward M.P. #1
- Matt Clark as Franklin F. Bean, Sr.
- Robert Gazzola as Bean (age 8)
- David Glyn-Jones as Funeral Director
- F. Murray Abraham as Capt. Ramon Garcia[5]
Production
All soldiers wear the shoulder sleeve distinct insignia of the Seventh United States Army. Martin Sheen received a Critics Award nomination at the Deauville Film Festival 1990.[6] Filming locations were Kamloops and Ashcroft, British Columbia (both in Canada) between July and August 1989.[7]
Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 46% based on reviews from 13 critics.[8] On Metacritic it has a score of 44% based on reviews from 16 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[9]