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Annapolis

Jake Huard, a local kid, is a shipbuilder's son who wants to prove to his father, not to mention himself, that he can cut it as a Naval officer. But at the Academy he runs afoul of a hard-nosed training officer named Cole who does all he can to drive Huard out of the school. They end up settlin...

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Corporate Author: Touchstone Pictures., Touchstone Home Video (Firm), Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Franco, James, 1978-, Tyrese., Brewster, Jordana, 1980-, Wahlberg, Donnie, 1969-, McBride, Chi., Shannon, Vicellous, 1971-, Lin, Justin., Collard, Dave., Saccani, Damien., Vahradian, Mark.
Format: Videos DVD
Language: English
Published: Burbank, CA : Touchstone Home Video : distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, c2006.
Edition: Widescreen [ed.]
Subjects:
United States Naval Academy > Drama.
United States. > Navy > Officers > Drama.
Boxing matches > Drama.
Feature films.
Melodrama, American.
Melodramas (Motion pictures.
Military > Feature.
Summary: Jake Huard, a local kid, is a shipbuilder's son who wants to prove to his father, not to mention himself, that he can cut it as a Naval officer. But at the Academy he runs afoul of a hard-nosed training officer named Cole who does all he can to drive Huard out of the school. They end up settling their differences in the boxing ring during the Academy's annual competition.
Item Description: Bonus features: deleted scenes with optional audio commentary; "Plebe year: the story of Annapolis": the making of the movie; "The brigades": an in-depth look at the boxing sequences, including training, choreography and camera techniques; filmmaker audio commentary.
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 103 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: DVD ; Region 1 ; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Audience: MPAA rating: PG-13; for some violence, sexual content and language.
Production Credits: Director of photography, Phil Abraham ; film editor, Fred Raskin ; music by, Brian Tyler ; costume designer, Gloria Gresham ; production designer, Patti Podesta.
ISBN: 078886095X
Author Notes: James Franco was born on April 19, 1978 in Palo Alto, California. He enrolled at the University of California, Los Angeles as an English major but dropped out after freshman year to pursue a career as an actor, taking acting lessons with Robert Carnegie at Playhouse West. After 15 months of training, he began auditioning in Los Angeles California and got his first break in 1990 after he was cast in the leading role of the television series Freaks and Geeks. His first major film was the romantic comedy Whatever It Takes. He was later cast in the title role of the 2001 TV special James Dean. He received a Golden Globe Award and nominationations for an Emmy Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. In 2002 the superhero film Spider-Man was released and James Franco played Harry Osborn, the son of the villain. Spider-Man was a commercial and critical success. In the same year he was cast in the drama City by the Sea. The following year he co-starred in Robert Altman's The Company. With the success of the first Spider-Man film he was able to reprise the role in the sequel Spider-Man 2 in 2004. The movie was well received by critics. He continues his acting career with roles in films such as the Great Raid, Annapolis, Flyboys and Wicker Man. He is a successful actor, director and screenwriter.

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