Stars: Demi Moore, Viggo Mortensen, Anne Bancroft, Jason Beghe, Daniel Von Bargen, John Michael Higgins, Kevin Gage, David Warshofsky, John Seitz, Scott Wilson, Boyd Kestner, Morris Chestnut, Josh Hopkins, Angel David, Jim Caviezel, Lucinda Jenney, Susan Aston, Gregg Bello, Michael Currie, Dan DePaola, Billy Dowd, Duffy Gaver, Steve Gonzales, Jack Gwaltney, Scott Helvenston, Harry Humphries, Neal Jones, Kent Lindsey, Arthur Max, Stephen Mendillo, Bob Moore, Phil Neilson, Rhonda Overby, Stephen Ramsey, Ted Sutton, Donn Swaby, David Vadim, Gary Wheeler

Director: Ridley Scott

Summary: Lt. Jordan O'Neil must overcome the physical schedule, constant harassment and sabotage when she is selected as the first woman to participate in the Navy S.E.A.L.S. training programme, knowing that the future of women in the military will be relative to her success.

Demi Moore stars as Lieutenant Jordan O'Neil, the first female candidate for the U.S. Navy SEAL unit, a clandestine strike force drawn from the creme de la creme of the combined services--an opportunity provided her by the political maneuvering of Senator Lillian de Haven (Anne Bancroft). To make the grade, Jordan has to survive a grueling selection process in which 60 percent of all candidates wash out. Enigmatic Master Chief John Urgayle (Viggo Mortensen) runs the brutal training program that involves 20-hour days of running, marching, and crawling through obstacle courses under the worst weather conditions while carrying landing rafts--not to mention eating out of a garbage can during breaks. Along with the best of the men, the lean, mean, shaven-headed Jordan handles the punishment, including a bizarrely motivated beating from her drill sergeant. The top brass, confident that a woman would quickly drop out, becomes concerned as Jordan's ability to handle SEAL training becomes evident. Soon she must contend with trumped-up charges that she's fraternizing with women, and the senator begins receiving threats that military bases in her state may have to be closed. Director Ridley Scott aestheticizes the harrowingly realistic training sequences with photography of austere beauty.

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It seemed like a pretty good career move, and for the most part it was. Demi Moore will never top any rational list of great actresses, but as her career stalled in the mid-1990s she had enough internal fire and external physicality to be just right for her title role in G.I. Jane. Her character's name isn't Jane--it's Jordan O'Neil--but the fact that she lacks a penis makes her an immediate standout in her elite training squad of Navy SEALs. She's been recruited as the first female SEAL trainee through a series of backroom political manoeuvres and must prove her military staying power against formidable odds--not the least of which is the abuse of a tyrannical master chief (Viggo Mortensen) who puts her through hell to improve her chances of success. Within the limitations of a glossy star vehicle, director Ridley Scott manages to incorporate the women-in-military issue with considerable impact, and Moore--along with her conspicuous breast enhancements and that memorable head-shaving scene--jumps into the role with everything she's got. Not a great movie by any means, but definitely a rousing crowd pleaser and it's worth watching just to hear Demi shout the words "Suck my ----!!" (rhymes with "chick"). --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com

Aspect Ratio:	2.35 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Behind The Scenes, Featurette, Trailer, Selected Soundbites
Year:	1996
Release Date:	March 26, 2001
Runtime:	120 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	V A D 10007
Keywords:	General, Jane, G, I, Drama, Gi
Genre:	Drama