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Windtalkers
Nicolas
Cage, Frances O' Connor, Adam Beach, Christian Slater,
Noah Emmerich, Brian Van Holt, Martin Henderson, Roger
Willie. Written by Joe Batteer
and John Rice Produced
by John Woo, Terence Chang, Tracie Graham,
Alison Rosenzweig
Directed by John Woo
Released by Paramount/ MGM
Official site: Mgm.com/Windtalkers
Status: Incoming
ETA: June 14th 2002
Plot - "In war, there
are secrets that need to be kept – and heroes that need
to keep them. On December 8, 1941, the United States declared
war on Japan. For the next several years, U.S. forces were
fully engaged in battle throughout the Pacific, taking over
islands one by one in a slow progression towards mainland
Japan. During this brutal campaign, the Japanese were continually
able to break coded military transmissions, dramatically slowing
U.S. progress. In 1942, several hundred Navajo Americans were
recruited as Marines and trained to use their language as
code. In John Woo’s Windtalkers, written by John Rice
& Joe Batteer, Marine Joe Enders (Nicolas Cage) is assigned
to protect Ben Yahzee (Adam Beach) – a Navajo code talker,
the Marines’ new secret weapon. Enders’ orders are
to protect his code talker, but if Yahzee should fall into
enemy hands, he’s to “protect the code at all costs.”
Against the backdrop of the horrific Battle of Saipan, when
capture is imminent, Enders is forced to make a decision:
if he can’t protect his fellow Marine, can he bring himself
to kill him to protect the code? The Navajo code was the only
one never broken by the Japanese, and is considered to have
been key in winning the war". from MGM.
MGM
have come up with a ton of new stuff from John Woo's Windtalkers.
I've just posted the Windows Media versions of the theatrical
trailer in various speeds.
Over on the right hand side, there are four new images
from the movie
featuring
Nicolas Cage, Benjamin Bratt and Christian Slater on the top
right. Click on the pic to see a larger version, MGM
has also released a better description of the films plot, which
I have posted towards the top of the page.
I also have links to a short clip from the boot camp training
that some of the cast underwent in order to prepare for the
movie. The clip features Christian Slater and Noah Emmerich.
Check it out by clicking on you connection speed below.
27/7/01
Images (c) Paramount
Take a look at the two new promotional stills from the movie
above. Also, if you go on over to Aint
It Cool, they have a review of a test screening, sent
in by one of their spies. BUT BE WARNED, there are some spoilers
regarding the ending of the movie at the bottom of the page.
27/5/01
Joblo has found a trailer for Windtalkers.
It's in a really crap quality format but it's worth checking
out, just click
here. Also, some scooper has reviewed a very rough, three
hour director's cut of the movie. Check that out over at Aint
it Cool.
5/3/01 - Page added. This is John Woo's first film
since Mission Impossible 2. Back on board for this is Nicholas
Cage and Broken Arrow's Christian Slater. Other cast members
include Adam Beach (Mystery Alaska), the excellent Peter Stormare
(Fargo, Chocolat, 8mm), The Truman Show's Noah Emmerich and
Kevin Cooney. Expect some stylish filmmaking that we have
come to expect from Mr. Woo. After the dissapointing M: I
2, let's hope he's back to best.
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and intellectual copyright holders of Wind talkers & hold
copyright over the movie, characters, merchandise & storyline.
