The Patriot (2000)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Roland Emmerich

Writer (WGA):

Robert Rodat (written by)

Release Date:

28 June 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | War

Tagline:

What would you do if they destroyed your home, threatened your family. Where would you draw the line?

Plot:

Peaceful farmer Benjamin Martin is driven to lead the Colonial Militia during the American Revolution when a sadistic British officer murders his son.

Plot Keywords:

British | South Carolina | French | Revolution | American Revolution

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 8 wins & 17 nominations

Cast

Mel Gibson	...	Benjamin Martin
Heath Ledger	...	Gabriel Martin
Joely Richardson	...	Charlotte Selton
Jason Isaacs	...	Col. William Tavington
Chris Cooper	...	Col. Harry Burwell
Tchéky Karyo	...	Jean Villeneuve
Rene Auberjonois	...	Reverend Oliver
Lisa Brenner	...	Anne Howard
Tom Wilkinson	...	Gen. Lord Charles Cornwallis
Donal Logue	...	Dan Scott
Leon Rippy	...	John Billings
Adam Baldwin	...	Capt. Wilkins
Jay Arlen Jones	...	Occam
Joey D. Vieira	...	Peter Howard
Gregory Smith	...	Thomas Martin

Also Known As:

Der Patriot (Germany)
El patriota (Argentina) (Spain) (Uruguay) (Venezuela) [es]
Патриот (Russia) [ru]
A hazafi (Hungary) [hu]
Der Patriot (Austria) [de]
El patriota (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
Il patriota (Italy) [it]
Le patriote (Canada: French title) [fr]
O Patriota (Brazil) [pt]
Patriot (Finland) [fi]
Patriota (Poland) [pl]
Patrioten (Sweden) [sv]
Patrioten (Denmark) [da]
The patriot: Le chemin de la liberté (France) [fr]
Vatansever (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong war violence.

Runtime:

165 min | 175 min (extended version)

Country:

Germany | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:Unrated (extended version) | Iceland:16 | Malaysia:U | Australia:MA | Canada:14A | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-14 | France:U | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R15 | Norway:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:15 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R (Certificate #37232)

Filming Locations:

Botany Bay Plantation - 7510 Botany Bay Road, Edisto Island, South Carolina, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Director Trademark: [Roland Emmerich] [44]Seen in the tavern where Martin recruits for his militia, also seen on a wine bottle label

Goofs:

Continuity: When Gabriel is reading the letter he is writing home aloud, the only line in the entire letter that matches what he has said is the line he is currently writing. Nothing in the long letter before the bottom line comes even close to what Gabriel read.

Quotes:

[first lines]
[repeated line]
Benjamin Martin: I have long feared that my sins would return to visit me, and the cost is more than I can bear.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Dialing Up 'Cellular' (2004) (V)

Soundtrack:

Boney

More American Revisionist History

Hurray, more American revisionist history. Having felt that robbing the brave ordeals of a submarine crew and imprisoned commando team wasn't enough; Roland Emmerich (emphasis on the ICK) has decided to butcher the War of Ignonimy (Oops, thats independance, I forgot who wrote your history books).

While the filming certainly has charming aspects, especially considering the tripe that Emmerich has been responsible for in the past, it does not change the fact that it misrepresents historical fact for the purpose of entertaining a group of naive Americans who are blinded by pretty shiny things and loud noises.

Do I sound a bit bitter? It is not intended; I just recommend you get the whole story before you make assertions like "It accurately portrays..." based on no actually scholary education. Some of things that I could tell you about George Washington would turn your stomach.