In this school project, several students offer an honest look at the real carl brashears life, which is portrayed onscreen by cuba gooding jr. Carl maxie brashear january 19, 1931 july 25, 2006 was a highly decorated united states navy sailor. Today is pearl harbor remembrance day, and one of the celebrated american sailors who fought the surprise japanese attack on the us naval base was from the central texas town of waco war historians will have to pardon the pop culture training wheels, but many people may know doris miller best from cuba gooding jr. The film presented a heavily fictionalized version of the japanese attack on pearl harbor on december 7, 1941, focusing. The cast is awesome denzel, derek luke and sally whitfield are awesome together.
The rest of the cast during the childhood scenes will give you chills. One of those rare films that grabs you by the gut and never lets go, men of honor was inspired by the life of carl brasher cuba gooding jr. Billy lies drunk on a beach and is caught by military police. A black man wages war on the racist standards of the u. Its one of a number of liberties the film takes with brashears life story. Most of the other characters in the story are minor, but in this case thats ok. The story of carl brashear, the first african american, then also the first amputee, us navy diver and the man who trained him. Navy master diver, rising to the position in 1970, despite having his left leg amputated in 1966. The son of cuba gooding, lead singer for the 70s pop group the main ingredient, he was born in the bronx on january 2, 1968, but moved. Time passes quickly and a grownup carl cuba gooding jr. Mac gives his son a custombuilt portable radio as a memento of home, and tells carl to be the best, even if it means breaking the rules. Played with gravity and gumption by cuba gooding jr.
Before his fervent acceptance speech at the 1996 academy awards, cuba gooding jr. It stars ben affleck, kate beckinsale, josh hartnett, cuba gooding jr. Prior to this his first job was as a breakdancer followed. What the hell happened to cuba gooding jr cuba gooding jr perhaps it is as simple as the oscar curse. Originally announced under the title navy diver, men of honor also. Sunday, a celebrated master chief navy diver whose exploits as a troublemaker are as legendary as his accomplishments as a diver. A few good men is a 1992 american legal drama film directed by rob reiner and starring tom cruise, jack nicholson, and demi moore, with kevin bacon, kevin pollak, cuba gooding jr. Carl winds up working in the kitchens on the uss hoist in the south pacific. Pearl harbor is a 2001 american romantic war drama film directed by michael bay, produced by bay and jerry bruckheimer and written by randall wallace. His mother, shirley sullivan, was a backup singer for the sweethearts.
Brashear was the united states navys first black master diver whose story was told in the 2000 movie men of honor. Also stream men of honor on your mobile, tablets and ipads plot. Navy to become the worlds first black master diver. When a sports agent has a moral epiphany and is fired for expressing it, he decides to put his new philosophy to the test as an independent agent with the only athlete who stays with him and his former colleague. His eventual friendship with brashear is inspiring, and is the best part of the movie. Navy in 1948, carls hope for adventure hits the wall when he is assigned to the ships galley as a cook, as were many. The story of carl brashear, the first africanamerican u. Originally announced under the title navy diver, men of honor also features. It started with a single question, where does gibbs get that cup of coffee in the morning.
An extremely pampered african prince travels to queens, new york, and goes undercover to find a wife that he can respect for her intelligence and will. Men of honor 33 movie clip 12 steps 2000 hd youtube. Gooding played another naval figure who had a historic first, in men of honor 2000. The film features the classic us navy mark v diving equipment used by the navy from 1915 until 1985. Brashear, men of honor chronicled its heros struggle against. A black sharecroppers son without a high school education, he signed up for the navy right after world war ii. Harry truman had integrated the services, but the navy was slow to change, and blacks were guided toward two job choices. The film, which features gooding in the role of frank sachs, agent to greg kinnears character, simon bishop. Watch video, see photos and listen to him speak about his life as a navy.
Cuba closing jr gives a performance of a lifetime after the near perfect boys n the hood. Released in 1997, as good as it gets is one of the most popular cuba gooding jr. A navy diver who overcame institutional racism and then health problems. The movie focuses on childhood abuse, rejection, love, anger and the journey to overcome it all. A riveting tale of bucking the odds and overcoming discrimination, men of honor tells the story of carl brashear, the son of a kentucky sharecropper who joins the newlyintegrated navy. This movie is based on the reallife exploits of carl brashear, the son of a poor kentucky sharecropper. As a key adviser to the production, the real carl brashear is a daily presence on the films set. Men of honor 2000 download movie for mobile in best quality 3gp and mp4 format.
The film stars academyaward winners cuba gooding jr. Navy, despite the lingering effects of segregation, opposition from navy brass, and the amputation of his left leg following a tragic onduty accident. It was adapted for the screen by aaron sorkin from his play of the same name and includes contributions by william goldman. Carls training officer, billy sunday, wants no part of carl or his ambitions. Carl is a dreamer, and he lets nothing stand in the way of those dreams. Tries to lift spirit of anaheim nurses battling covid19 with sweet serenade s. This military drama is based on the true story of carl brashear, who was the first africanamerican to serve as a diver in the united states navy. Harry truman had integrated the services, but the navy was slow to change, and blacks.