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Martin Sheen, Charlie Sheen, Michael Beach

Martin Sheen's 1991 directorial debut features Sheen as the disturbed head of a military stockade where the prisoners include a troublemaking Army misfit played by his son Charlie. Private Bean (Charl...( read more  read more... )ie Sheen) is thrown into the stockade with a group of five blacks calling themselves the Soul Patrol, and gradually learns teamwork from the men, including their leader Stokes (Laurence Fishburne). Eventually the tug of war between Bean and the bigoted commander reaches a boiling point with tragic conclusions, and Bean learns the meaning of compassion and the difference between right and wrong. The film is nothing particularly inspiring or insightful, but the supporting players, including Fishburne, give solid performances, and Cadence affords the audience a chance to see the father and son team work together in an earnest and well-meaning drama. --Robert Lane

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PG-13, 97 min.

Directed by: Martin Sheen

Release Date: June 1, 1989

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DVD Release Date: December 19, 2000

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  • stormyweather980
    August 15, 2009
    stormyweather980
    I finally saw "Cadence" while I was visiting my family in Texas awhile back and it was a great movie. Charlie Sheen has to go to military camp for 90 days after hitting a cop. Martin Sheen plays the role of the sergeant at the base. "Cadence" features one of both Charlie's and Ma...( read more)rtin Sheen's best performances in my opinion. Charlie Sheen must survive the 90 days in the camp in order to get out alive. He has to go to Vietnam afterwards. This movie will keep you interested while you watch to see if Franklin Bean, (Charlie Sheen), can learn to get along with his black roomates and how he will put up with the sergeant, (Martin Sheen), while he's there.
    You will remember "Cadence" for the performances that all the actors put on and some of the other sequences such as getting the windmill to work. But you'll remember it even more for the song "End of My Journey" after you hear it at the end of the movie. There's no doubt that it's the best Christian song I've ever heard. If you like movies that deal with the Army, you'll like "Cadence." In my opinion, it's one of the best movies of the decade and one movie you can't miss. NOTE: That was my Amazon review from the year 2000. Yet another rather overlooked great by Sheen, along with The Chase and to a lesser extent, Beyond The Law.
  • psyclock7
    July 16, 2009
    psyclock7
    This was actually pretty good..."
  • ghettoqueen747
    June 9, 2009
    ghettoqueen747
    i love this movie. It has heart, soul friendship, racism and human kindness !
  • blacksnake2
    March 17, 2009
    blacksnake2
    Stereotype packed, the Black actors at least get a showcase for their skills, and many have gone on to bigger things, but this film has it's niche appeal as a time capsule of an era where the US Army was not at it's best, and intentionally sought to rid itself of the Black street...( read more) hoodlums it needed desperately to fight in combat in Vietnam. Welcomed into the ranks to fight, and discarded pitilessly when that war war declared a no-go...(I know about this from personal experience, as I was a Military Policeman during this era working the jail/stockade detail..and it not only sucked, it blew!)...I can say that, despite it's myriad flaws, it was better to have this film made than not, if only to let the viewer get a small glimpse into the mindset of the era, as sanitized as it is in this film. I have a problem with such anti-military individuals as the Sheen/Estevez Axis creating such stuff, revisionist history mind-control and all that rot, but viewing this with your BS detectors on full can still make an interesting film experience, at the performance level (the cast all do their best), so grab the salty buttered oiled popcorn and check it out...
  • shandytuck17
    February 6, 2009
    shandytuck17
    I have been searching for this movie for two years and can't find it. Awesome, moving movie.
  • sdoolicious2
    January 17, 2009
    sdoolicious2
    love this movie, has lot character and a motivating soundtrack
  • lthrlady
    December 11, 2008
    lthrlady
    I Want this version of "Chain Gang"! A movie proving friendship & conviction of heart is something you must remain true to.
  • tillytaffy
    November 7, 2008
    tillytaffy
    ANYTHING WITH CHARLIE SHEEN IN IT IS GOING TO GET 5 STARS :)
  • Kanionite
    June 28, 2008
    Kanionite
    A little sunday afternoon movie. Not good but not bad either. Good little story to it.
  • laney33
    June 24, 2008
    laney33
    That 'cadence' they do is very catchy. I've seen this a couple of times.

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  • blacksnake2
    March 17, 2009
    blacksnake2
    The "Suggestion" feature is kicking me out and not working, so I am saying that it you liked this film, you should also check out:
    "Town without Pity"...
    "The Victors"...
    "Guns at Batasi"...
    "All the Young Men"...
    "China Gate"...
    "Game For Vultures"...
    "Shout at the Devil"...
    "The Wild Geese"...
    "Africa Addio"...
    and a few more I will add later when I get the titles correct:
    All excellent films you will not regret taking the time to watch...
    and if you did not notice, I designed the skin for this page...Hope you recognize the military ribbons & patches I used here...
  • starbucklovesapollo
    May 29, 2007
    starbucklovesapollo
    i watched it ast night for the firts time, and i loved it! I love their march and the song that goes with it!
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