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Windtalkers (2002)

R   |    |  Action, Drama, War

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Two U.S. Marines in World War II are assigned to protect Navajo Marines, who use their native language as an unbreakable radio cypher.

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Awards

3 wins & 4 nominations.

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User Reviews
18 June 2005 | rixrex
Good parts are good, bad parts really bad...
First, the bad: Nicholas Cage's over-the-top, suicidal maniac, idiotic self-pitying marine played with no subtlety at all. Peter Stormare's lousiest performance to date, he's been going downhill since the excellent work in FARGO. Perhaps that one was just luck for him, and a good script. Excessive battle scenes, so much so as to give the viewer shell-shock too. For these, a ONE.

The good: both Adam Beach and Roger Willie give solid, well-bodied performances as the Navajo code talkers. The effort to recognize the contribution of the Navajo code talkers is a very positive aspect here, and for these reasons the film deserves a NINE. I give it an average of FIVE.

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Trivia

The desert scene in the opening credits uses the same stock footage of the Sonoran Desert in Arizona as Back to the Future Part III (1990) and City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994).

Quotes

Ben Yahzee: This was supposed to be a secure area. What happened?
Joe Enders: I killed him.

Goofs

When Nicholas Cage and Adam Beach meet in the film baby carrots are served as part of their meal. The process of creating "baby carrots" did not begin until 1980 as a way of bringing to market carrots that were too curvy or knobbly. The carrots would have been cut into "coins" or smaller bite sized pieces.

Alternate Versions

Due to restrictions/limitations in the German retail market at the time, MGM also released a cut version on DVD which misses ca. 12 minutes of footage. This version is rated "Not under 16" (uncut version has a "Not under 18" rating).

Soundtracks

What Shall We Do With A Drunken Sailor?
(as "Early in the Morning")
Traditional
Sung at the embarkation party

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Plot Summary

Genres

Action | Drama | War

Details

Release Date:

14 June 2002

Language

English, Navajo, Japanese

Country of Origin

USA

Filming Locations

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$115,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$14,520,412 16 June 2002

Gross USA:

$40,914,068

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$77,628,265

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