Annapolis (film)
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Annapolis is a 2006 motion picture starring James Franco, Tyrese Gibson, Jordana Brewster, Donnie Wahlberg, and Chi McBride. The movie revolves around Jake Huard, a young man who dreams of one day attending the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland. It was released January 27, 2006 in the United States.
As of February 12, 2006, the film grossed an approximate total of US$15.3 million in the United States, making it a box office bomb. Annapolis also scored very poor reviews from the critics. Roger Ebert described the film as "…an exhausted wheeze of bankrupt clichés and cardboard characters, the kind of film that has no visible reason for existing, except that everybody got paid." [link]
Cast
- James Franco - Jake Huard
- Tyrese Gibson - Cole
- Macka Foley - Ref
- Jim Parrack - A.J.
- Donnie Wahlberg - Lt. Burton
- Brian Goodman - Bill Huard
- Billy Finnigan - Kevin
- Jordana Brewster - Ali
- Katie Hein - Risa
- Jimmy Yi Fu Li - Midshipman Lin
- Charles Napier - Supt. Carter
- Heather Henderson - Daniels
- Vicellous Reon Shannon - Twins (as Vicellous Shannon)
- Roger Fan - Loo
- McCaleb Burnett - Whitaker
- Wilmer Calderon - Estrada
- Erik Peterson - Midshipman
- Matt Myers - Mr. Nance
- Lisa Crilley - Jen
Trivia
The movie was not actually filmed in Annapolis, Maryland, but rather Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Naval Academy shown in the movie bears very little resemblance to the real academy.The scene where Ali (Jordana Brewster) and Jake (James Franco) are running in a park near a river, was shot at Riverview Beach Park in Pennsville, NJ.
Controversy
Many items as seen in the film were controversial to Midshipmen as well as alumni of The Academy. The reality of suicides resulting from jumps from Bancroft Hall insulted some alumni.One of the other big controversies about the film was that while it was generally marketed as a war film, somewhat reminiscent of An Officer and a Gentleman or Full Metal Jacket, it actually revolved around a boxing tournament at the academy. The trailer was also rather misleading, featuring stock footage from other war films to further the image of it being such a film.
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