The General's Daughter (1999)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Simon West

Writers (WGA):

Nelson DeMille (novel)
Christopher Bertolini (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

18 June 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Go behind the lies.

Plot:

When the daughter of a well-known and well-respected base commander is murdered, an undercover detective is summoned to look into the matter and finds a slew of cover-ups at West Point.

Plot Keywords:

General | Detective | Murder | Captain | Investigation

Awards:

3 wins & 5 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 5

2:00 PM

TNT

Cast

John Travolta	...	Warr. Off. Paul Brenner / Sgt. Frank White
Madeleine Stowe	...	Warr. Off. Sara Sunhill
James Cromwell	...	Lt. Gen. Joseph Campbell
Timothy Hutton	...	Col. William Kent
Leslie Stefanson	...	Capt. Elisabeth Campbell
Daniel von Bargen	...	Police Chief Yardley
Clarence Williams III	...	Col. George Fowler
James Woods	...	Col. Robert Moore
Peter Weireter	...	Belling
Mark Boone Junior	...	Dalbert Elkins
John Beasley	...	Col. Donald Slesinger
Boyd Kestner	...	Capt. Jake Elby
Brad Beyer	...	Capt. Bransford
John Benjamin Hickey	...	Capt. Goodson
Rick Dial	...	Cal Seivers

Also Known As:

Wehrlos - Die Tochter des Generals (Germany)
La hija del general (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
A Filha do General (Portugal) [pt]
Bat Ha-General (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
Generalens datter (Denmark) [da]
Generalens dotter (Sweden) [sv]
Generalin kizi (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
I kori tou stratigou (Greece) [el]
Kenraalin tytär (Finland) [fi]
La figlia del generale (Italy) [it]
La fille du général (Canada: French title) [fr]
Le déshonneur d'Elisabeth Campbell (France) [fr]
Shogun no musume (Japan) [ja]
The General's Daughter: Elizabeth Campbell (Japan: English title) [en]
Wehrlos - Die Tochter des Generals (Austria) [de]

MPAA:

Rated R for graphic images relating to sexual violence including a strong rape scene, some perverse sexuality, nudity and language

Runtime:

116 min

Country:

Germany | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:16 | USA:R (certificate #36365) | Philippines:R-18 | Malaysia:U | Canada:14A (Manitoba) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:R (Nova Scotia) | Netherlands:12 (TV version) | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Belgium:KNT | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Germany:16 (bw) | Ireland:18 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) | Singapore:R(A) (original rating) | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18

Filming Locations:

Savannah, Georgia, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

John Cusack was, at one time, the lead candidate for Paul Brenner. But it was agreed that he was too young for the role.

Goofs:

Continuity: When 'James Woods'' character is found dead, his eyes are closed. When he is shown being zipped up in the body bag, his eyes are open.

Quotes:

Kent: What do you have?
Brenner: Just a preliminary list of suspects.
Kent: Who?
Brenner: Everyone.
Kent: Looks like you have to narrow it down.
Brenner: Where were you when she was killed?
Kent: I was in the tower when I got the call. No witnesses, though. You?
Brenner: I was too busy killing someone else. I didn't have time to kill two people.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The General's Son (2000) (V)

Soundtrack:

O Fortuna

Very average

"The General's Daughter" definitely has potential to be an interesting thriller. However, somewhere in the plot this potential is lost. The film is not bad, but it's certainly not very good either. My main objection is that I'm tired of this "Darn, I have to work with my ex-girlfriend" theme that you can see in so many films. Madeleine Stowe wasn't very good either -- although she wasn't bad. What I am trying to say is that this is such a typical thriller and it is so average. It was pretty entertaining for a while, but the film doesn't leave an impression at all. Very average. (5/10)