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Saving Private Ryan


Directed by
Steven Spielberg
Produced by
Steven SpielbergIan BryceMark GordonGary Levinsohn
Written by
Robert Rodat
Starring
Tom HanksTom SizemoreMatt DamonEdward BurnsJeremy DaviesBarry PepperGiovanni RibisiVin DieselAdam GoldbergDennis Farina
Music by
John Williams
Cinematography
Janusz Kamiński
Editing by
Michael Kahn
Distributed by
Paramount Pictures (elsewhere)DreamWorks (United States and Canada)
Release date(s)
July 24, 1998
Running time
170 minutes
Language
English, French, German, and Czech
Budget
US$65,000,000 (production)US$25,000,000 (marketing)US$90,000,000 (total)[1]
Gross revenue
US$481,840,909
Saving Private Ryan is a 1998 American war film set during the invasion of Normandy in World War II. It was directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Robert Rodat. The film is notable for the intensity of its opening 24 minutes, which depict the Omaha beachhead assault of June 6, 1944. Afterward, it follows Tom Hanks as Captain John H. Miller and several Rangers (Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns, Barry Pepper, Vin Diesel, Giovanni Ribisi, and Adam Goldberg) as they search for a paratrooper of the United States 101st Airborne Division.
Rodat first came up with the film's story in 1994 when he saw a monument dedicated to eight brothers who died during the American Civil War. Inspired by the story, Rodat decided to write a similar story set in World War II. The script was submitted to producer Mark Gordon, who then handed it to Hanks. It was finally given to Spielberg, who had previously demonstrated his interest in WWII themes with films such as Schindler's List, and decided to direct Saving Private Ryan after reading the film's script. The film's premise is very loosely based on the real-life case of the Niland brothers.
Saving Private Ryan was well received by audiences and garnered considerable critical acclaim, winning several awards for film, cast, and crew as well as earning significant returns at the box office. The film grossed US$480 million worldwide, making it the highest-grossing film of the year. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominated the film for eleven Academy Awards; Spielberg won the Academy Award for Best Director for his work on the film. Saving Private Ryan was released on home video in May 1999, earning $44 million from sales.

Plot


The film begins with an elderly World War II veteran (Harrison Young) and his family visiting the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Normandy, France. The veteran collapses to his knees in front of a gravestone, overwhelmed by emotion. The scene then changes to the beginning of the Normandy invasion, with American soldiers landing on Omaha Beach and struggling against dug-in German Army infantry, machine gun nests and artillery fire. One of the officers who survives the initial landing, Captain John H. Miller (Tom Hanks), commanding officer of C Company, 2nd Ranger Battalion, assembles a group of soldiers and slowly penetrates the German defenses, leading to a breakout from the beach.
Meanwhile, in the United States, General George C. Marshall discovers that three of the four brothers of the Ryan family have all died within days of each other and that their mother will receive all three notices on the same day. He learns that the fourth son, Private First Class James Francis Ryan (Matt Damon) of Baker Company, 1st Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment is missing in action somewhere in Normandy. The drop target for Ryan's unit was Neuville-au-Plain, Manche. Marshall orders that he be found and sent home immediately.
Back in France, Miller receives orders from his battalion commander, Lieutenant Colonel Walter Anderson (Dennis Farina), to find Private Ryan. He assembles six Rangers from his company (Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns, Barry Pepper, Vin Diesel, Giovanni Ribisi, and Adam Goldberg), plus one man detailed from the 29th Infantry Division (Jeremy Davies) to accomplish this task. With no information about Ryan's whereabouts, Miller and his men move out to Neuville. On the outskirts of Neuville they meet a platoon from the 101st. After entering the town Private Adrian Caparzo (Diesel) is fatally wounded by a sniper and dies. After finding James Fredrick Ryan from Minnesota (Nathan Fillion) by mistake, they find a member of Charlie Company, 506th, who informs them that his drop zone was at Vierville. He also tells them that both Baker and Charlie companies have the same rally point. Once they reach the rally point, Miller locates a friend of Ryan's, who reveals that Ryan is defending a strategically-important bridge over the Merderet River in the fictional town of Ramelle. They also find Brigadier General Amend dead in a glider (based on the death of Brigadier General Don Pratt).
On the way to Ramelle, Miller decides to take the opportunity to neutralize a small German machine gun position close to an abandoned radar station. Irwin Wade (Ribisi), their medic, is fatally wounded in the ensuing skirmish. Seeing how his wounds are fatal, Miller agrees to give Wade additional morphine to ease his passing. The last surviving German, known only as "Steamboat Willie" (Joerg Stadler), incurs the wrath of all the squad members except Upham (Davies), who protests to Miller about letting the squad kill the German soldier. Miller decides to let the German walk away and surrender himself to the next Allied patrol, a decision viewed by Private First Class Reiben (Burns) as letting the enemy go free. No longer confident in Miller's leadership, Reiben declares his intention to desert, prompting a tense confrontation with Horvath (Sizemore) that threatens to tear the squad apart, until Miller defuses the situation by revealing his origins, on which the squad had formed a betting pool. Reiben remains with the group.
The squad finally arrives on the outskirts of Ramelle where they destroy a German reconnaissance unit with the help of some American paratroopers, one of them being Ryan. The unit regroups in Ramelle, joining with the American paratroopers defending the town, where Miller informs Ryan of his brothers' deaths and of their mission to bring him home. Ryan adamantly refuses to leave his makeshift unit, demanding that he remain to help defend the bridge against an impending German counterattack. Miller reluctantly agrees and orders his unit to help defend the bridge in the upcoming battle, taking command and setting up the defense with what little manpower and resources they have. There are fewer than twenty American soldiers in the town.
The Germans arrive in force supported by assorted tanks, a towed FlaK 38 cannon, and half-tracks. Miller leads the defense, but in spite of inflicting heavy German casualties, most of his remaining squad members are killed. While attempting to blow the bridge, Miller is shot by 'Steamboat Willie' and is fatally wounded. Just before a Tiger reaches the bridge, an American P-51 Mustang arrives and destroys the tank, followed by more Mustangs and advancing American infantry who assault the town and rout the remaining German forces. Upham executes Steamboat Willie after seeing him shoot Miller, firing his weapon for the first time. Ryan, Reiben and Upham are the only main characters to survive the battle, and Ryan is with Miller as he dies and hears his last words, "James... earn this. Earn it."
Back in the present, the elderly veteran is revealed to be Ryan at Miller's grave. Ryan asks his wife to confirm that he has led a good life and that he is a "good man", and thus worthy of Miller's and the others' sacrifice. He then salutes Miller's grave as the camera pans down the gravestones to the American flag and fades out.

Cast

Tom Hanks as Captain John H. Miller
Tom Sizemore as Technical Sergeant Michael Horvath
Edward Burns as Private First Class Richard Reiben, a BAR gunner
Jeremy Davies as Technician Fifth Grade Timothy E. Upham, a cartographer and interpreter
Barry Pepper as Private Daniel Jackson, a marksman
Adam Goldberg as Private Stanley Mellish, a rifleman
Vin Diesel as Private Adrian Caparzo, a rifleman
Giovanni Ribisi as Technician Fourth Grade Irwin Wade, a medic
Matt Damon as Private First Class James Francis Ryan, a paratrooper

Supporting cast

Ted Danson as Captain Fred Hamill, pathfinder company commander
Dennis Farina as Lieutenant Colonel Walter Anderson, Miller's battalion commander
Nathan Fillion as Private James Frederick Ryan, mistakenly identified paratrooper
Paul Giamatti as Staff Sergeant William Hill, paratrooper
Joerg Stadler as "Steamboat Willie" (unnamed German soldier)
Maximilian Martini as Corporal Fred Henderson, ranking non-commissioned officer at Ramelle
Harve Presnell as General George C. Marshall, Chief of Staff of the United States Army
Leland Orser as First Lieutenant DeWindt, pilot of a crashed Waco CG-4 glider transport
Bryan Cranston as "Colonel at the War Department"
Dylan Bruno as Private Toynbe, paratrooper at Ramelle
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The Rundown

Directed by
Peter Berg
Produced by
Vince McMahonMarc AbrahamBill CorlessKaren GlasserKevin Misher
Written by
Screenplay:R.J. StewartJames VanderbiltStory:R.J. Stewart
Starring
Dwayne JohnsonSeann William ScottChristopher WalkenRosario DawsonEwen BremnerJon Gries
Music by
Harry Gregson-Williams
Cinematography
Tobias A. Schliessler
Editing by
Richard Pearson
Distributed by
Universal PicturesColumbia PicturesStrike Entertainment
Release date(s)
September 26, 2003
Running time
104 min.
Language
EnglishPortuguese
Budget
$85 million
Gross revenue
Domestic:$47,726,342Worldwide:$80,916,492
The Rundown (also known as Welcome to the Jungle) is a 2003 action comedy film starring Dwayne Johnson and Sean William Scott about a bounty hunter who must head for the Brazil to retrieve his employer's renegade son. It was directed by Peter Berg.

Plot

Beck (Johnson) is a professional bounty hunter who chooses not to use guns in his work due to a previous bad experience. He is hired by his boss, Billy Walker, to go to get Walker's son, Travis (Scott), from the Amazon jungle. Beck wants out of the business, and Walker agrees to make this his last job before Beck retires and opens his own restaurant. He heads down to the small South American town of "Helldorado" to find Travis and retrieve him from the mess he is in. The town is run by Hatcher (Christopher Walken) who owns the town and the people cannot afford not to work for him due to his monopoly.
Beck quickly captures Travis, but Travis escapes with the help of Hatcher. Travis is looking for an ancient golden artifact known as the Gato that, if the townspeople acquired it, would allow them to buy their freedom from Hatcher, which is why Hatcher wants the Gato and wants Travis free to find it for him. Travis flees into the jungle but is again captured by Beck, and after Travis fails to talk his way out of capture, they in turn run afoul of a group of rebels led by Mariana (Rosario Dawson), a town clerk with whom Travis is infatuated. Beck agrees to let Travis find the Gato for Mariana before he takes him home, and with the assistance of the rebels, the three find the location of the Gato and retrieve it. That night Hatcher and his men find the rebel camp and kill all the rebels save for Travis, Beck, and Mariana. Travis is eager to donate the artifact to a museum despite his greedy tendencies, but Mariana incapacitates Travis and Beck with a toxic, hallucinogenic fruit (Konlabos) and takes it, unwilling to allow Travis to keep it.
In the morning, Beck returns to the airstrip to take Travis home, but finds out that Mariana has been captured by Hatcher. Reluctant to leave after his agreement with Mariana, Beck returns to town with Travis. After learning of Beck's return, Hatcher locks down the town and sends his men out to kill him. After being bested by Hatcher's gunmen, Beck reluctantly takes up guns and reveals himself as a skilled marksman, effortlessly dispatching Hatcher's men and freeing Mariana. Hatcher confronts Beck amidst the townspeople and is shot when he attempts to attack Mariana. Agreeing to leave the town, Hatcher attempts to walk away but collapses dead. Beck and Travis return to Walker while Mariana and the townspeople are left the Gato. With Walker, Beck watches as he is paid and Travis is hit and ridiculed by his father. As a sort of toast to his last job, Beck feeds Walker and his men the same fictional[1] toxic fruit (konlobos...with a 'K') that Mariana fed to him, and they collapse in paralysis as an overjoyed Travis leaves with Beck, grateful but still irritating him. The film ends with Beck muttering "I'm gonna kill you" after Travis fakes a punch at him.

Cast

Dwayne Johnson as Beck
Seann William Scott as Travis Alfred Walker
Rosario Dawson as Mariana
Christopher Walken as Cornelius Bernard Hatcher
Ewen Bremner as Declan
Jon Gries as Harvey
Ernie Reyes, Jr. as Manito
Arnold Schwarzenegger as Himself (Uncredited Cameo)
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Pada masa Rasululloh SAW, terdapat sebuah peristiwa yang menarik tentang pergaulan bebas. Dalam sebuah hadist yang diriwayatkan oleh Imam Achmad, diceritakan bahwa ada seseorang pemuda yang mendatangi Rasululloh SAW dan berkata

"Duhai Rasulloh SAW...izinkalah aku untuk berzina!" Orang-orang yang berada di sekitarnya marah. Namun, Rasululloh SAW tetap tenang dan menyuruh pemuda itu duduk lalu berkata
"Apa kau suka jika zina terjadi pada ibumu?"

"TIDAK! Demi Allah yang menjadikan diriku sebagai tebusan bagi dirimu, ya Rasullulloh..." Jawab pemuda itu.

"Maka, orang-orang pun tidak suka jika zina terjadi pada ibu mereka," Lalu Rasululloh SAW bertanya lagi pada pemuda tersebut, "Apa kau suka jika zina terjadi pada anak perempuanmu?"

"TIDAK! Demi Allah yang menjadikan diriku sebagai tebusan bagi dirimu, ya Rasullulloh..." Jawab pemuda itu.

"Dan orang-orang pun tidak suka jika zina terjadi pada anak perempuan mereka," Kata Rasululloh SAW.

Kemudian, beliau meletakkan tangannya di pundak pemuda itu dan berkata,
"Ya Allah....ampunilah dosa-dosanya, sucikanlah hatinya, dan jagalah kemaluannya,"