Behind the Scenes on Hacksaw Ridge: An Interview With Producer Terry Benedict. Hacksaw ridge actors
Behind the Scenes on Hacksaw Ridge: An Interview With Producer Terry Benedict
Warfare History Network sat down with Terry Benedict, one of the Producers of the new Mel Gibson film Hacksaw Ridge to ask some questions about the film and its subject, Desmond Doss. The film details the actions of Doss, a conscientious objector who earned his Medal of Honor saving dozens of lives in the Battle of Okinawa. Terry Benedict has spend seventeen years on the project. He was writer, producer, and director of the companion documentary, The Conscientious Objector, which was released in 2004, and is one of few people alive today who knew Desmond Doss and his story intimately. In our interview with Terry Benedict, we ask him: Who was the real Desmond Doss, what makes his story so inspiring and unique, and what responsibilities does a filmmaker have when making a film like Hacksaw Ridge?
Warfare History Network: You’ve dedicated an impressive amount of time to detailing the life of Desmond Doss. How did you become interested in Desmond Doss’ story?
Terry Benedict: I grew up with parents who decided, in their infinite wisdom, that my sisters and I should not have a television until we hit about eleven to twelve years old. So we read voraciously. And like most boys, I was attracted to war stories and loved American history and world history as well. So at some point I went through the Canon of the World War II books, like Guadalcanal Diary and 30 Seconds Over Tokyo and many others. And then I came across The Unlikeliest Hero which was the book about Desmond written by Booton Herndon, which was more of a YA, or young adult, book. I was really enamored with Desmond’s story because it was unlike any other story I had ever read, particularly with its FOCUS on faith. Desmond and I also came from the same Christian denomination, the Seventh Day Adventists. That probably helped as well, because the Adventist world is a pretty small world, especially then.
When you’re growing up, things impact you. The seeds are planted and they just stick with you. Desmond’s story really did have an emotional impact on me. It helped set my moral compass to better understand how faith could work in reality. Even though it might not be terribly pleasant, there was always hope. And it also taught how we could serve our fellow man in difficult circumstances. So that was how I first came across it.
WHN: What inspired you to retell Desmond’s story?
TB: It actually came back around to me well into my film career when I got a phone call telling me that, for decades, producers had been going after Desmond, that he didn’t want his story told, and asking what I thought about it. And I said, ‘well, before any movie gets made, there needs to be a documentary while Desmond’s still alive. His Medal of Honor citation reads like a big fish story that keeps growing and growing, and it just seems very unrealistic. So there needs to be some sort of documentary that’s done that corroborates the voracity of his story’. And that’s what we agreed to do.
But before that even happened, my relationship with Desmond was developing on a personal level. I went to some of the Medal of Honor reunions of the time, and Desmond was really reticent to having his story told by Hollywood. He did want to tell his story to youth, however, and he was very involved in youth programs in the church.
“Your story is so much bigger and has even more value…”
I kept coming back to him with this idea, saying to him ‘Your story is so much bigger and has even more value.’ And the themes of it, of serving your fellow man in the way that he did while standing up for your beliefs, driven by a deep conviction of your faith in God, would be a great encouragement to everyone. Especially when we get into difficult circumstances and just feel like there’s no hope, no light at the end of the tunnel.
What Desmond was mainly concerned about was the aspect of his character being compromised, with the glory going to him instead of to God. And so I was standing out in front of a grocery store talking about this and I told him ‘I’ll answer to God first, you second, and everyone will get in line, and I’ll do everything I can to get the essence of your character.’ He had a big grin on his face and he said ‘Ok, let’s do it.’ And that was how it started.
WHN: What kind of a person was the Desmond Doss who you knew?
TB: Well, Desmond was very much ‘What you see is what you get’. When you watch the documentary, you see the real Desmond. It’s a rare opportunity that we are making a movie where there’s a documentary, the quintessential documentary, that you can use as the library of reference to do the film.
For instance, for Andrew Garfield (who plays Desmond in the film), it provided him a lot of information about Desmond as a man, but also some of the mannerisms. I took Andrew into Virginia to show him where Desmond grew up and had him, in a very tactile way, touch and feel these places. I was also there as a reference library for him because I knew Desmond so intimately that he could ask me any questions he had. There was a lot that was not in the documentary, including some very intimate aspects of Desmond’s life that didn’t need to necessarily be shared publically, but would be pertinent to Andrew’s grasp of the layers of Desmond. If you watch both the documentary and the film, you see this seamless transition from the real Desmond to Andrew’s Desmond. It’s very uncanny.
WHN: What can we learn from Desmond’s character?
TB: I think there are a couple of key aspects of his character that we can learn from. One is that Desmond was very humble throughout his whole life and always willing to serve and go the extra mile for anybody. My Dad had a saying that he used to tell us kids when we were growing up: “What kind of world would it be if everyone behaved just like me?” Desmond personified that. When we think about ‘what kind of world would this be if we lived like Desmond? Would it be a better world?’ I think that would be true.
And I think that Desmond did this not just out of compassion, I think he had this unconditional love of humanity. It just leapt out of him. We talk about self-sacrifice. Desmond always was self-sacrificing his whole life. He was an extraordinary individual who personified Christ-like behavior. He wasn’t perfect, he didn’t claim to be perfect, and those of us who knew him knew he wasn’t perfect. But that wasn’t the point. The point was that he was driven and convicted by a philosophy and a theological understanding that he felt he was obligated to do in order to call himself a Christian.
“I Think that too many times in our history we try and evangelize our way of thinking on other people…”
One time I thought I was going to have this long and interesting discussion about ‘How do you justify not killing when the Old Testament is full of all kinds of killing?’ That conversation lasted no longer than 60 second. He said “Terry, God convicted me not to kill. If somebody else is convicted by God to kill, I pass no judgment on that person.” And that was the end of the discussion.
I think that too many times in our history we try and evangelize our way of thinking on other people instead of trying to understand our differences and looking at how we all collectively work together for the greater good.
Desmond proved that you can have a very different way of thinking in the military machine but be an incredible asset to that same military culture. And that’s what the military institution came to recognize. I saw that first hand. When we took Desmond to the Pentagon, there were four-star generals saluting him. He wasn’t even wearing his Medal of Honor, he was just in civilian clothes. As soon as he was introduced, they were saluting him and already knew who he was. He was a living legend in military culture. That’s when I realized that Desmond had an impact to the point that his reputation preceded him. Bring up his name in that culture and they knew exactly who he was. There’s a road named after him in the Butler base in Okinawa.
From what I see from the preview screenings of the film, with standing ovations, and from these kinds of QAs, people are truly touched by his story. And I couldn’t be happier, because the documentary has reached out and touched a lot of people, and will be re-released and reach even more.
Desmond really wanted seeds to be planted of hope, and that hopefully people would turn to spiritual underpinning, and return to a more peaceful, restful life. That they would learn to truly love their brothers and sisters and find ways to serve their community.
WHN: Capturing a time-period authentically is always a challenge in a period piece. What techniques did you use while filming to enhance the authenticity of the depiction of the life of Desmond Doss and the War in the Pacific?
TB: One thing Mel did was to have the whole cast and crew screen the documentary while in pre-production. When I got down to location, everybody was so appreciative of having the documentary as a frame of reference, because it gave them a taste of what life was like back then. I think that, between whole cast and crew, and the filmmaker himself, everyone was on the same page from the get-go.
That was very exciting to see that happen. Getting a movie made is a miracle in and of itself. Getting a great movie put together, that’s capturing lighting in a bottle. Mel did a terrific job doing that, while protecting the purity of Desmond’s story.
People talk about the graphicness of the film, but this is a unique story about a medic. Medics have a very graphic role to fill. It’s not pretty what their job is. When you have bullets and shells hitting bodies, that is not a pretty picture. So it shows the miraculous nature of Desmond’s heroics, and it has to be put in the proper context. And Mel did a great job in creating that context.
WHN: Just as Desmond Doss was an atypical war Hero, the story in Hacksaw Ridge is atypical of a war movie. Whereas the average war Hero, as depicted in cinema and as popularly thought of, earns his place through the lives he takes, Doss’s heroism is in how many lives he saves. With all the violence depicted in cinema, television, and video games these days, do you believe that filmmakers have a responsibility to present these sorts of counter-narratives of heroism through nonviolence?
TB: I think that our obligation as filmmakers is that we’re storytellers. And that we tell stories as authentically and as honestly and sincerely as we can. Personally, my preferred way is to tell the story as an open book and let the audience take away from it what they wish. For me, that’s what’s important. And I think that, in this instance, Desmond’s story was portrayed in a way that it is what it is, in an honest way.
I think people will take away from this film what they want to take away from it, and there’s going to be a discussion. I think some people will say this is an anti-war film, and others will say ‘no, it’s not’. Hopefully what we’ll see is an open and tolerant discussion, to listen to other people’s ideas and beliefs and react in a cooperative way that can work for that greater good.
That’s why Desmond called himself a conscientious cooperator. Because he never saw himself as somebody who would not cooperate.
“Desmond was somebody who was not in their camp, and they themselves had to go through their psychological inventory and reevaluate themselves.”
When I was doing research at the National Archives I came across a study that was done after WWII that was a survey of army infantrymen that found that, when infantrymen had the enemy in their gunsights, only 28% pulled the trigger.
What that said to me was that, even though people bore arms in what was considered a good war, that when it comes down to it, it’s still difficult to kill another human being, even in a war scenario. These discussions should be had because I think if we all understood what we believe in, in very definitive terms, that we would be better able to answer some of these questions and put together a better community.
That was one of the things I found out during the documentary process when I was interviewing some of the men who served with Desmond. I basically interrogated these guys for eight to ten hours a day when I would go visit them in their homes and record them.
And when they were sharing, not only did it have this cathartic effect for them to be able to get out what they had kept in for so long. And of course their families were very happy because they never knew what these guys had been through. You see in the documentary 92-year-old Jack Glover with tears coming down his face because of how much he loved Desmond. It allowed these guys to work through some very difficult times that they had been through when we talk about ‘well, Desmond didn’t carry a gun but these guys did’. These guys had to go through not just the war experience and the difficulties of the things they went through, they also had to deal with Desmond.
Desmond was somebody who was not in their camp, and they themselves had to go through their psychological inventory and reevaluate themselves. Who were these guys? Who were they really? As men?
That’s what Desmond’s story tends to do, if you watch the documentary or Hacksaw Ridge or both. And that’s the seed planting that really excites me in a way; to see people react and go through their own inventory to see who they are as a human being. Are they like Desmond? Or are they somewhere else on the spectrum? And again, would this world be a better place if I acted or behaved like this.
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Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
The true story of Desmond Doss who, in Okinawa during the bloodiest battle of WWII, saved 75 men without firing or carrying a gun. He was the only American soldier in WWII to fight on the front lines without a weapon, as he believed that while the war was justified, killing was nevertheless wrong. As an army medic, he single-handedly evacuated the wounded from behind enemy lines, braved fire while tending to soldiers and was wounded by a grenade and hit by snipers. Doss was the first conscientious objector to ever earn the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | 15,190,758 (22.6% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 4.42 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 39.8% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | 40,000,000 (worldwide box office is 4.2 times production budget) |
| Theater counts: | 2,886 opening theaters/2,971 max. theaters, 6.6 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | 81,083,243 |
Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
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Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | November 4th, 2016 (Wide) by Lionsgate |
| International Releases: | May 25th, 2023 (Wide) (Brazil) November 3rd, 2016 (Wide) (Netherlands) November 4th, 2016 (Wide) (Australia) November 4th, 2016 (Wide), released as Pjūklo ketera (Lithuania) November 4th, 2016 (Wide) (New Zealand). Show all releases |
| Video Release: | February 7th, 2017 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment |
| MPAA Rating: | R for intense prolonged realistically graphic sequences of war violence including grisly bloody images.(Rating bulletin 2445 (Cert #50531), 10/5/2016) |
| Running Time: | 138 minutes |
| Comparisons: | Best Picture Oscar Nominees, 2017vs. RadioCreate your own comparison chart… |
| Keywords: | World War II, Anti-war, Conscientious Objector, Pacifism, 1940s, 2017 Oscars Best Picture Nominee, Faith-Based Film, War Drama |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Dramatization |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Cross Creek Pictures, Pandemonium, Permut Presentations, Demarest Films, Summit Entertainment, Argent Pictures, Vendian Entertainment |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Ranking on other Records and Milestones
| Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day) | 236 | 5,519,615 | Nov 25, 2016 | 24 |
| Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) | 316 | 7,081,278 | Nov 25, 2016 | 24 |
| Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day) | 218 | 7,686,083 | Nov 25, 2016 | 24 |
| Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) | 267 | 8,064,647 | Nov 25, 2016 | 24 |
| Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day) | 85 | 10,630,873 | Nov 11, 2016 | 10 |
| Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) | 123 | 13,638,699 | Nov 11, 2016 | 10 |
Box Office
Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records
| All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) | 1,285 | 67,209,615 |
| All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) | 1,785 | 81,083,243 |
| All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) | 954 | 67,209,615 |
| Top 2016 Movies at the Domestic Box Office | 46 | 67,209,615 |
| All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies | 45 | 67,209,615 |
| All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) | 1,006 | 67,209,615 |
| All Time Domestic Box Office for Dramatization Movies | 73 | 67,209,615 |
| All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 101-200) | 167 | 67,209,615 |
| All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 301-400) | 330 | 67,209,615 |
| All Time Domestic Box Office for Lionsgate Movies | 27 | 67,209,615 |
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International Cumulative Box Office Records
| All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) | 1,038 | 101,814,311 |
| All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 701-800) | 711 | 101,814,311 |
| Top 2016 Movies at the International Box Office | 59 | 101,814,311 |
| All Time International Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies | 38 | 101,814,311 |
| All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 701-800) | 748 | 101,814,311 |
| All Time International Box Office for Dramatization Movies | 54 | 101,814,311 |
| All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 101-200) | 130 | 101,814,311 |
| All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 201-300) | 207 | 101,814,311 |
| All Time International Box Office for Lionsgate Movies | 28 | 101,814,311 |
Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records
| All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) | 1,070 | 169,023,926 |
| All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 701-800) | 751 | 169,023,926 |
| Top 2016 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office | 54 | 169,023,926 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies | 41 | 169,023,926 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 701-800) | 788 | 169,023,926 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office for Dramatization Movies | 58 | 169,023,926 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 101-200) | 128 | 169,023,926 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 201-300) | 238 | 169,023,926 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office for Lionsgate Movies | 24 | 169,023,926 |
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Cast Crew
Supporting Cast
| Sam Worthington | Captain Glover |
| Luke Bracey | Smitty Ryker |
| Teresa Palmer | Dorothy Schutte |
| Hugo Weaving | Tom Doss |
| Rachel Griffiths | Bertha Doss |
| Vince Vaughn | Sgt. Howell |
| Richard Pyros | Teach |
| Jacob Warner | James Pinnick |
| Milo Gibson | Lucky Ford |
| Roman Guerriero | Young “Hal” Doss |
| James Lugton | Hiker |
| Kasia Stelmach | Hiker’s Friend |
| Jarin Towney | Teenage Boy |
| Tim McGarry | Local Man |
| Tyler Coppin | Lynchburg Doctor |
| Richard Pratt | Flirting Hospital Soldier |
| Nathaniel Buzolic | Harold “Hal” Doss |
| Laura Buckton | Cinema Kissing Sweetheart |
| Anthony Rizzo | Cinema Kissing Soldier |
| Simon Edds | MP Gibbs |
| Thatcher McMaster | Company B Soldier |
| Charles Jacobs | Private Webb |
| Dennis Kruesler | Sergeant Amos |
| Firass Dirani | Vito Rinnelli |
| Michael Sheasby | Tex Lewis |
| Luke Pegler | Hollywood Zane |
| Ben Mingay | Grease Nolan |
| Nico Cortez | Wal Kirzinski |
| Goran D. Kleut | Ghoul |
| Harry Greenwood | Henry Brown |
| Damien Thomlinson | Ralph Morgan |
| Ben O’Toole | Corporal Jessup |
| Andrew Sears | Private Maguire |
| Jim Robinson | Private Bates |
| Nathan Baird | Private Green |
| Sam Wright | Private Dixon |
| Mikael Koski | Private Giles |
| Troy Pickering | Private Tyler |
| James Moffett | Private Lewis |
| Josh Dean Williams | Private Perry |
| Richard Roxburgh | Colonel Stelzer |
| Andrew Hansch | Bugle Player |
| John Cannon | Corporal Cannon |
| Robert Morgan | Colonel Sangston |
| Helmut Bakaitis | Minister |
| Georgia Adamson | Receptionist |
| Bill Young | General Musgrove |
| Benedict Hardie | Captain Daniels |
| Philip Quast | Judge |
| James Mackay | Prosecutor |
| Ryan Corr | Lieutenant Manville |
| Sam Parsonson | 96th Soldier Bob |
| James O’Connell | 96th Soldier Page |
| Ori Pfeffer | Irv Schecter |
| Craig Reeves | Climbing Soldier |
| Adrian Twigg | Soldier — Death Throes |
| Sean Lynch | Popeye |
| Luke McMahon | Stretcher Bearer |
| Bill Thompson | Wounded Soldier |
| William Temm | Firing Japanese Soldier #1 |
| Kazuaki Ono | Firing Japanese Soldier #2 |
| Thomas Unger | Stretcher Bearer |
| Eric Taugherbeck | Wounded Private O’Conner |
| Hayden Geens | Wounded Private Blake |
| Edward Ned Law | Rescued Private Horvath |
| Kazuki Yuyama | Corpse with Rats #2 |
| Daisuka Takeda | Corpse with Rats #3 |
| Raphael Dubois | Corpse with Rats #4 |
| Tim Potter | Soldier Hank |
| Santo Tripodi | Soldier Carl |
| Matt Nable | Lt. Colonel Cooney |
| Lawrence Brewer | Head Doctor |
| John Batziolas | Rescued Private Schulenberg |
| Nobuaki Shimamoto | Japanese Officer |
| Hioshi Kasuga | Japanese Hanging Soldier |
| Ryuzaburo Naruse | Injured Japanese in Tunnel |
| Hisataka Uematsu | Reacting Japanese Soldier #2 |
| Adam Bowes | Rescued Wounded Leg Soldier |
| Michael Hennessy | Rescued Private Moran |
| Benjamin McCann | Rescued Private Saareste |
| Yukihiro Nagashima | Rescued Japanese Soldier |
| Takehiro Abe | Japanese Sniper |
| Daniel Thone | Stretcher Bearer |
| Nathan Halls | Private Tillson |
| Nicholas Cowey | Private Gregan |
| Charles Upton | Scared Military Officer |
| Yoji Tatsuta | Japanese General |
| Toshiyuki Teramoto | Surrendering Soldier |
| Honsen Haga | Japanese General’s Assistant |
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Production and Technical Credits
The bold credits above the line are the “above-the-line” credits, the other the “below-the-line” credits.
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16. Awards Season: Oscars. Nominations. Final Look
It’s Oscar night and we will be live blogging the show. Before that, let’s take a last look at the nominations with a few annotations. Nominees in italics are those that have received the most votes from our readers so far in our Oscar contest (which is open to new entries until noon, Pacific, today—enter now!). Bold films are those films I think will win. Meanwhile, those that are Underlined are those I want to win. Not all categories have underlined nominees, because not all categories have someone I’m cheering for, or because there are two nominees I couldn’t pick between.
16 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Picture
With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we look at the final category: Best Picture. It is not a competitive category with an overwhelming favorite, a long shot with a shot, and then rest have maybe a combined 2% chance of winning.
16 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Director
With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we look at Best Director. It is not a particularly competitive category with a favorite, a long shot with a shot, and then everyone else.
Home Market Releases for February 21st, 2017
Did you know Oscars are being handed out next week? If you didn’t already know that, you would be able to figure that out, as there are five major Oscar nominees on this week’s list. Two of those, Jackie and Moana, are VOD releases, so that limits the choices for Pick of the Week. In fact, only Manchester by the Sea was a contender for Pick of the Week. Unfortunately for that film, I got to the review for Doctor Strange a week early and I’m awarding it the Pick of the Week this week. It is out on VOD right now, but I would wait a week for the Blu-ray Combo Pack.
16 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Leading Actor
With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we look at Best Leading Actor, which is a three-way race this year. This makes it one of the most competitive categories we will be talking about.
16. Awards Season: BAFTA. Winners. La La Lands on Top, Again
The BAFTA winners were announced on Sunday and there were very few surprises to talk about. La La Land again won the most awards with five, while only two other films, Lion and Manchester by the Sea, earned more than one award. They each won two.
Home Market Releases for February 07th, 2017
The winter releases are starting to come out on the home market. Trolls is the biggest such release, but it isn’t the best. It isn’t bad either, but it’s for kids and not adult fans of animation. As for the best, there are a quartet of contenders for Pick of the Week; Loving, The Eagle Huntress, Little Sister, and Two Lovers and a Bear. All four are must haves, while Loving ’s Blu-ray Combo Pack is the Pick of the Week. Meanwhile, Two Lovers and a Bear ’s DVD is the Puck of the Week for Best Canadian Release.
16. Awards Season: SAG. Winners
The Screen Actors Guild were handed out tonight and there were a couple of surprises to talk about. There was no one big winner. Hidden Figures won the most prestigious category, but Fences was the only film with multiple wins.
16 Awards Season: Oscar Nominations
The Oscar nominations were announced starting at 5:18 am Pacific time. Nothing is good that early in the morning. Worse still, it’s a boring year for nominations with very few surprises worth talking about, especially in the biggest categories. Leading the way was La La Land with 14 nominations, tying the record.
16. Awards Season: PGA. Nominations
The Producers Guild of America finally finished announcing their nominations. (They spread out their announcements for reasons I’ve never quite understood.) Most of the films on this list have already earned more than a few previous nominations. We appear to be settling into a predictable Awards Season.
16. Awards Season: BAFTA. Nominations
The BAFTA nominations were announced and it should come as no surprise what film lead the way. La La Land with 11 nominations, Nocturnal Animals and Arrival are tied for second with nine nominations a piece.
International Box Office: Beasts have a Fantastic Month
For the fourth and final time, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them earned first place on the international chart, this time earning 33.1 million in 67 markets. It now has totals of 480.7 million internationally and 679.6 million worldwide. This will be the last weekend the film will spend in first place, but it should last long enough to overtake Suicide Squad on the 2016 Worldwide chart.
16. Awards Season: SAG. Nominations
The Screen Actors Guild were the third group to announce their nominations for this awards season. So far there have been three different films earning the most nominations. This could mean the Oscar race will be a lot closer than in past years. This time around Manchester by the Sea led the way with four nominations.
16. Awards Season: Golden Globes. Nominations
The Golden Globes nominations were announced and we are starting to see a few names pop up over and over again. La La Land led the way with seven nominations, but Moonlight was right behind with six and Manchester by the Sea earned five. You will be hearing those three names over and over and over again this Awards Season.
Weekend Wrap-Up: The Holiday Box Office Season has Arrived
The weekend box office was better than anticipated, thanks mostly to Remembrance Day. Doctor Strange fell less than 50%, which is stunning for a big blockbuster like this. Trolls held on even better and Arrival had a surprisingly strong opening weekend. Granted, the overall box office still dropped by 18% to 158 million, but some drop-off is unavoidable the weekend after a blockbuster release. This was 46% higher than the same weekend last year and that is a lot more important. Year-to-date, 2016 has earned 9.49 billion, putting it 5.7% or 510 million ahead of last year’s pace.
Weekend Predictions: Will Any New Release Arrive on Top?
There are a trio of new releases coming out this week, but none of them are expected to challenge for top spot. Arrival is earning stellar reviews, but it is also being released by Paramount and they’ve had a terrible year. Almost Christmas is a Christmas movie aimed at African-Americans. It should do well enough to become a financial success, but it won’t be a major player at the box office. Then there’s Shut In, which is barely opening wide and will very likely miss the top five. It might miss the Mendoza Line. This will leave Doctor Strange with an easy first place, while Trolls should remain in second. This weekend last year, the new releases were pitiful. The best earned less than 10 million. If 2016 doesn’t win in the year-over-year comparison, then we are in serious trouble.
Weekend Wrap-Up: Nothing Strange about the Doctor’s 85.06 million Opening Weekend
Doctor Strange’s opening weekend was off by 0.069% when compared to our prediction. I think that gives us reason to brag. Both Trolls and Hacksaw Ridge beat expectations by a relatively significant margin. Overall, the weekend box office rose 115% from last weekend to 191 million. That’s 18% more than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2016’s lead over 2015 increased to 5.6% or 490 million at 9.28 billion to 8.79 billion. If 2016 can maintain this lead until Rogue One comes out, then 2016 will win in the end.
Weekend Estimates: Doctor Strange’s 85 Million Gives Industry a Much-Needed Boost
After a couple of months of weak box office, and some very disappointing openings, Doctor Strange, Trolls and Hacksaw Ridge are each, in their own way, putting things back on track. Doctor Strange is grabbing the headlines of course, with an impressive 84,989,000 opening projected by Disney on Sunday morning. That’s almost identical to the opening weekend enjoyed by Thor: The Dark World on this weekend back in 2013, and comes without the benefit of being part of an established franchise (putting aside its place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe).
Friday Estimates: Doctor Strange Heals the Box Office with 32.56 million
As expected, Doctor Strange dominated the Friday box office chart with 32.56 million. This is 19% higher than Spectre’s opening day was last year, which is great news. Granted, Doctor Strange had much better previews, so the actual 24-hour Friday numbers are much closer. On the other hand, Doctor Strange ’s reviews remain 90% positive, while its CinemaScore is an impressive A. Spectre earned 65% positive reviews and an A- from CinemaScore. If the two films have the same internal multiplier, then Doctor Strange will open with 84 million. However, the Fanboy Effect will likely keep it to just above 80 million. This is still a great start and another smash hit from the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Thursday Night Previews: Strange Trolls the Competition with 9.4 million
Doctor Strange earned 9.4 million during its previews, which is the best preview performance since Suicide Squad pulled in 20.5 million in August. However, August is a very different month, so it would be better to compare this result to other November releases. 9.4 million is better than the 5.25 million Spectre earned, but well below the 16.0 million The Hunger Games: Mockingjay—Part 2 managed. That leaves us with a lot of mixed signals. The film’s 90% positive reviews are better than all three of those films, so it should have better legs. On the low end, it could earn 65 million, while on the high end, it could still match our prediction of 85 million.
Weekend Predictions: Will Audiences Find Doctor Too Strange?
Doctor Strange is the latest installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and arguably the strangest one. It is widely expected to dominate the box office this weekend. Trolls is expected to open way back in second place, but still have a strong showing. The final wide release of the week is Hacksaw Ridge, which appears to be getting lost in the crowd. This weekend last year. Spectre and The Peanuts Movie had a one-two punch that earned a combined 115 million. I think Doctor Strange / Trolls will top that figure giving 2016 the win in the year-over-year comparison.
16 Preview: November
October turned out to be a mixed month. On the one hand, not one movie earned 100 million, or even came close. However, it was also a more steady month than last October and the last two weeks really helped 2016 in the year-over-year comparisons. In November, we have five films with at least a shot at 100 million, three of which should have no trouble getting to at least 200 million. A little while ago, I thought Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them would be the biggest hit of the month, but the buzz took a hit recently. on that below. Meanwhile, Doctor Strange’s reviews are currently 90% positive and that should help it out at the box office. The third very likely 200 million hit is Moana. There is certainly precedent for an animated movie to be a monster hit at this time of year, but there is also a lot of competition. Last November was similar in strength, with five films that earned more than 100 million and two films that earned more than 200 million. None earned more than 300 million, so that’s the goal for this November. If we can get one 300 million and / or three 200 million movies over the month, then it will be seen as a victory.
Hacksaw Ridge Trailer
War drama starring Andrew Garfield, directed by Mel Gibson opens November 4. Full Movie Details.
The true story of Desmond Doss who, in Okinawa during the bloodiest battle of WWII, saved 75 men without firing or carrying a gun. He was the only American soldier in WWII to fight on the front lines without a weapon, as he believed that while the war was justified, killing was nevertheless wrong. As an army medic, he single-handedly evacuated the wounded from behind enemy lines, braved fire while tending to soldiers and was wounded by a grenade and hit by snipers. Doss was the first conscientious objector to ever earn the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Synopsis
The true story of Desmond Doss who, in Okinawa during the bloodiest battle of WWII, saved 75 men without firing or carrying a gun. He was the only American soldier in WWII to fight on the front lines without a weapon, as he believed that while the war was justified, killing was nevertheless wrong. As an army medic, he single-handedly evacuated the wounded from behind enemy lines, braved fire while tending to soldiers and was wounded by a grenade and hit by snipers. Doss was the first conscientious objector to ever earn the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | 15,190,758 (22.6% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 4.42 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 39.8% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | 40,000,000 (worldwide box office is 4.2 times production budget) |
| Theater counts: | 2,886 opening theaters/2,971 max. theaters, 6.6 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | 81,083,243 |
Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | November 4th, 2016 (Wide) by Lionsgate |
| International Releases: | May 25th, 2023 (Wide) (Brazil) November 3rd, 2016 (Wide) (Netherlands) November 4th, 2016 (Wide) (Australia) November 4th, 2016 (Wide), released as Pjūklo ketera (Lithuania) November 4th, 2016 (Wide) (New Zealand). Show all releases |
| Video Release: | February 7th, 2017 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment |
| MPAA Rating: | R for intense prolonged realistically graphic sequences of war violence including grisly bloody images.(Rating bulletin 2445 (Cert #50531), 10/5/2016) |
| Running Time: | 138 minutes |
| Comparisons: | Best Picture Oscar Nominees, 2017vs. RadioCreate your own comparison chart… |
| Keywords: | World War II, Anti-war, Conscientious Objector, Pacifism, 1940s, 2017 Oscars Best Picture Nominee, Faith-Based Film, War Drama |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Dramatization |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Cross Creek Pictures, Pandemonium, Permut Presentations, Demarest Films, Summit Entertainment, Argent Pictures, Vendian Entertainment |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |
Ranking on other Records and Milestones
| Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day) | 236 | 5,519,615 | Nov 25, 2016 | 24 |
| Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) | 316 | 7,081,278 | Nov 25, 2016 | 24 |
| Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day) | 218 | 7,686,083 | Nov 25, 2016 | 24 |
| Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) | 267 | 8,064,647 | Nov 25, 2016 | 24 |
| Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day) | 85 | 10,630,873 | Nov 11, 2016 | 10 |
| Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) | 123 | 13,638,699 | Nov 11, 2016 | 10 |
Supporting Cast
| Sam Worthington | Captain Glover |
| Luke Bracey | Smitty Ryker |
| Teresa Palmer | Dorothy Schutte |
| Hugo Weaving | Tom Doss |
| Rachel Griffiths | Bertha Doss |
| Vince Vaughn | Sgt. Howell |
| Richard Pyros | Teach |
| Jacob Warner | James Pinnick |
| Milo Gibson | Lucky Ford |
| Roman Guerriero | Young “Hal” Doss |
| James Lugton | Hiker |
| Kasia Stelmach | Hiker’s Friend |
| Jarin Towney | Teenage Boy |
| Tim McGarry | Local Man |
| Tyler Coppin | Lynchburg Doctor |
| Richard Pratt | Flirting Hospital Soldier |
| Nathaniel Buzolic | Harold “Hal” Doss |
| Laura Buckton | Cinema Kissing Sweetheart |
| Anthony Rizzo | Cinema Kissing Soldier |
| Simon Edds | MP Gibbs |
| Thatcher McMaster | Company B Soldier |
| Charles Jacobs | Private Webb |
| Dennis Kruesler | Sergeant Amos |
| Firass Dirani | Vito Rinnelli |
| Michael Sheasby | Tex Lewis |
| Luke Pegler | Hollywood Zane |
| Ben Mingay | Grease Nolan |
| Nico Cortez | Wal Kirzinski |
| Goran D. Kleut | Ghoul |
| Harry Greenwood | Henry Brown |
| Damien Thomlinson | Ralph Morgan |
| Ben O’Toole | Corporal Jessup |
| Andrew Sears | Private Maguire |
| Jim Robinson | Private Bates |
| Nathan Baird | Private Green |
| Sam Wright | Private Dixon |
| Mikael Koski | Private Giles |
| Troy Pickering | Private Tyler |
| James Moffett | Private Lewis |
| Josh Dean Williams | Private Perry |
| Richard Roxburgh | Colonel Stelzer |
| Andrew Hansch | Bugle Player |
| John Cannon | Corporal Cannon |
| Robert Morgan | Colonel Sangston |
| Helmut Bakaitis | Minister |
| Georgia Adamson | Receptionist |
| Bill Young | General Musgrove |
| Benedict Hardie | Captain Daniels |
| Philip Quast | Judge |
| James Mackay | Prosecutor |
| Ryan Corr | Lieutenant Manville |
| Sam Parsonson | 96th Soldier Bob |
| James O’Connell | 96th Soldier Page |
| Ori Pfeffer | Irv Schecter |
| Craig Reeves | Climbing Soldier |
| Adrian Twigg | Soldier — Death Throes |
| Sean Lynch | Popeye |
| Luke McMahon | Stretcher Bearer |
| Bill Thompson | Wounded Soldier |
| William Temm | Firing Japanese Soldier #1 |
| Kazuaki Ono | Firing Japanese Soldier #2 |
| Thomas Unger | Stretcher Bearer |
| Eric Taugherbeck | Wounded Private O’Conner |
| Hayden Geens | Wounded Private Blake |
| Edward Ned Law | Rescued Private Horvath |
| Kazuki Yuyama | Corpse with Rats #2 |
| Daisuka Takeda | Corpse with Rats #3 |
| Raphael Dubois | Corpse with Rats #4 |
| Tim Potter | Soldier Hank |
| Santo Tripodi | Soldier Carl |
| Matt Nable | Lt. Colonel Cooney |
| Lawrence Brewer | Head Doctor |
| John Batziolas | Rescued Private Schulenberg |
| Nobuaki Shimamoto | Japanese Officer |
| Hioshi Kasuga | Japanese Hanging Soldier |
| Ryuzaburo Naruse | Injured Japanese in Tunnel |
| Hisataka Uematsu | Reacting Japanese Soldier #2 |
| Adam Bowes | Rescued Wounded Leg Soldier |
| Michael Hennessy | Rescued Private Moran |
| Benjamin McCann | Rescued Private Saareste |
| Yukihiro Nagashima | Rescued Japanese Soldier |
| Takehiro Abe | Japanese Sniper |
| Daniel Thone | Stretcher Bearer |
| Nathan Halls | Private Tillson |
| Nicholas Cowey | Private Gregan |
| Charles Upton | Scared Military Officer |
| Yoji Tatsuta | Japanese General |
| Toshiyuki Teramoto | Surrendering Soldier |
| Honsen Haga | Japanese General’s Assistant |
For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.
Production and Technical Credits
The bold credits above the line are the “above-the-line” credits, the other the “below-the-line” credits.
16 Awards Season: A Final Look at the Oscars
Oscar night turned out to be. interesting at the end. “Interesting” as in “May you live in interesting times.” The big winner of the night was chaos, as there was a mistake with the Best Picture category. (On a side note, I really hope this ends the conspiracy theory that Marisa Tomei didn’t earn her Oscar. Some think her name was announced by accident and they didn’t bother to correct the mistake. They would have obviously corrected the mistake.) On a serious note, Moonlight’s win is amazing. It has likely the lowest budget of the nine Best Picture Nominees and at the moment the lowest box office. That could change with its three wins last night. Additionally, all three wins came from high prestige categories, compared to just two for La La Land. However, La La Land won six Oscars overall, two high prestige, both music categories, and two technical awards, so it too could be seen as the big winner of the night.
16. Awards Season. And the Oscar Goes to. La La Land Moonlight!
It’s Oscar night and we were live blogging the show. Read on the the highlights of what turned out to be a crazy night.
16. Awards Season: Oscars. Nominations. Final Look
It’s Oscar night and we will be live blogging the show. Before that, let’s take a last look at the nominations with a few annotations. Nominees in italics are those that have received the most votes from our readers so far in our Oscar contest (which is open to new entries until noon, Pacific, today—enter now!). Bold films are those films I think will win. Meanwhile, those that are Underlined are those I want to win. Not all categories have underlined nominees, because not all categories have someone I’m cheering for, or because there are two nominees I couldn’t pick between.
16 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Picture
With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we look at the final category: Best Picture. It is not a competitive category with an overwhelming favorite, a long shot with a shot, and then rest have maybe a combined 2% chance of winning.
16 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Director
With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we look at Best Director. It is not a particularly competitive category with a favorite, a long shot with a shot, and then everyone else.
Home Market Releases for February 21st, 2017
Did you know Oscars are being handed out next week? If you didn’t already know that, you would be able to figure that out, as there are five major Oscar nominees on this week’s list. Two of those, Jackie and Moana, are VOD releases, so that limits the choices for Pick of the Week. In fact, only Manchester by the Sea was a contender for Pick of the Week. Unfortunately for that film, I got to the review for Doctor Strange a week early and I’m awarding it the Pick of the Week this week. It is out on VOD right now, but I would wait a week for the Blu-ray Combo Pack.
16 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Leading Actor
With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we look at Best Leading Actor, which is a three-way race this year. This makes it one of the most competitive categories we will be talking about.
16. Awards Season: BAFTA. Winners. La La Lands on Top, Again
The BAFTA winners were announced on Sunday and there were very few surprises to talk about. La La Land again won the most awards with five, while only two other films, Lion and Manchester by the Sea, earned more than one award. They each won two.
Home Market Releases for February 07th, 2017
The winter releases are starting to come out on the home market. Trolls is the biggest such release, but it isn’t the best. It isn’t bad either, but it’s for kids and not adult fans of animation. As for the best, there are a quartet of contenders for Pick of the Week; Loving, The Eagle Huntress, Little Sister, and Two Lovers and a Bear. All four are must haves, while Loving ’s Blu-ray Combo Pack is the Pick of the Week. Meanwhile, Two Lovers and a Bear ’s DVD is the Puck of the Week for Best Canadian Release.
16. Awards Season: SAG. Winners
The Screen Actors Guild were handed out tonight and there were a couple of surprises to talk about. There was no one big winner. Hidden Figures won the most prestigious category, but Fences was the only film with multiple wins.
16 Awards Season: Oscar Nominations
The Oscar nominations were announced starting at 5:18 am Pacific time. Nothing is good that early in the morning. Worse still, it’s a boring year for nominations with very few surprises worth talking about, especially in the biggest categories. Leading the way was La La Land with 14 nominations, tying the record.
16. Awards Season: PGA. Nominations
The Producers Guild of America finally finished announcing their nominations. (They spread out their announcements for reasons I’ve never quite understood.) Most of the films on this list have already earned more than a few previous nominations. We appear to be settling into a predictable Awards Season.
16. Awards Season: BAFTA. Nominations
The BAFTA nominations were announced and it should come as no surprise what film lead the way. La La Land with 11 nominations, Nocturnal Animals and Arrival are tied for second with nine nominations a piece.
International Box Office: Beasts have a Fantastic Month
For the fourth and final time, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them earned first place on the international chart, this time earning 33.1 million in 67 markets. It now has totals of 480.7 million internationally and 679.6 million worldwide. This will be the last weekend the film will spend in first place, but it should last long enough to overtake Suicide Squad on the 2016 Worldwide chart.
16. Awards Season: SAG. Nominations
The Screen Actors Guild were the third group to announce their nominations for this awards season. So far there have been three different films earning the most nominations. This could mean the Oscar race will be a lot closer than in past years. This time around Manchester by the Sea led the way with four nominations.
16. Awards Season: Golden Globes. Nominations
The Golden Globes nominations were announced and we are starting to see a few names pop up over and over again. La La Land led the way with seven nominations, but Moonlight was right behind with six and Manchester by the Sea earned five. You will be hearing those three names over and over and over again this Awards Season.
Weekend Wrap-Up: The Holiday Box Office Season has Arrived
The weekend box office was better than anticipated, thanks mostly to Remembrance Day. Doctor Strange fell less than 50%, which is stunning for a big blockbuster like this. Trolls held on even better and Arrival had a surprisingly strong opening weekend. Granted, the overall box office still dropped by 18% to 158 million, but some drop-off is unavoidable the weekend after a blockbuster release. This was 46% higher than the same weekend last year and that is a lot more important. Year-to-date, 2016 has earned 9.49 billion, putting it 5.7% or 510 million ahead of last year’s pace.
Weekend Predictions: Will Any New Release Arrive on Top?
There are a trio of new releases coming out this week, but none of them are expected to challenge for top spot. Arrival is earning stellar reviews, but it is also being released by Paramount and they’ve had a terrible year. Almost Christmas is a Christmas movie aimed at African-Americans. It should do well enough to become a financial success, but it won’t be a major player at the box office. Then there’s Shut In, which is barely opening wide and will very likely miss the top five. It might miss the Mendoza Line. This will leave Doctor Strange with an easy first place, while Trolls should remain in second. This weekend last year, the new releases were pitiful. The best earned less than 10 million. If 2016 doesn’t win in the year-over-year comparison, then we are in serious trouble.
Weekend Wrap-Up: Nothing Strange about the Doctor’s 85.06 million Opening Weekend
Doctor Strange’s opening weekend was off by 0.069% when compared to our prediction. I think that gives us reason to brag. Both Trolls and Hacksaw Ridge beat expectations by a relatively significant margin. Overall, the weekend box office rose 115% from last weekend to 191 million. That’s 18% more than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2016’s lead over 2015 increased to 5.6% or 490 million at 9.28 billion to 8.79 billion. If 2016 can maintain this lead until Rogue One comes out, then 2016 will win in the end.
Weekend Estimates: Doctor Strange’s 85 Million Gives Industry a Much-Needed Boost
After a couple of months of weak box office, and some very disappointing openings, Doctor Strange, Trolls and Hacksaw Ridge are each, in their own way, putting things back on track. Doctor Strange is grabbing the headlines of course, with an impressive 84,989,000 opening projected by Disney on Sunday morning. That’s almost identical to the opening weekend enjoyed by Thor: The Dark World on this weekend back in 2013, and comes without the benefit of being part of an established franchise (putting aside its place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe).
Friday Estimates: Doctor Strange Heals the Box Office with 32.56 million
As expected, Doctor Strange dominated the Friday box office chart with 32.56 million. This is 19% higher than Spectre’s opening day was last year, which is great news. Granted, Doctor Strange had much better previews, so the actual 24-hour Friday numbers are much closer. On the other hand, Doctor Strange ’s reviews remain 90% positive, while its CinemaScore is an impressive A. Spectre earned 65% positive reviews and an A- from CinemaScore. If the two films have the same internal multiplier, then Doctor Strange will open with 84 million. However, the Fanboy Effect will likely keep it to just above 80 million. This is still a great start and another smash hit from the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Thursday Night Previews: Strange Trolls the Competition with 9.4 million
Doctor Strange earned 9.4 million during its previews, which is the best preview performance since Suicide Squad pulled in 20.5 million in August. However, August is a very different month, so it would be better to compare this result to other November releases. 9.4 million is better than the 5.25 million Spectre earned, but well below the 16.0 million The Hunger Games: Mockingjay—Part 2 managed. That leaves us with a lot of mixed signals. The film’s 90% positive reviews are better than all three of those films, so it should have better legs. On the low end, it could earn 65 million, while on the high end, it could still match our prediction of 85 million.
Weekend Predictions: Will Audiences Find Doctor Too Strange?
Doctor Strange is the latest installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and arguably the strangest one. It is widely expected to dominate the box office this weekend. Trolls is expected to open way back in second place, but still have a strong showing. The final wide release of the week is Hacksaw Ridge, which appears to be getting lost in the crowd. This weekend last year. Spectre and The Peanuts Movie had a one-two punch that earned a combined 115 million. I think Doctor Strange / Trolls will top that figure giving 2016 the win in the year-over-year comparison.
16 Preview: November
October turned out to be a mixed month. On the one hand, not one movie earned 100 million, or even came close. However, it was also a more steady month than last October and the last two weeks really helped 2016 in the year-over-year comparisons. In November, we have five films with at least a shot at 100 million, three of which should have no trouble getting to at least 200 million. A little while ago, I thought Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them would be the biggest hit of the month, but the buzz took a hit recently. on that below. Meanwhile, Doctor Strange’s reviews are currently 90% positive and that should help it out at the box office. The third very likely 200 million hit is Moana. There is certainly precedent for an animated movie to be a monster hit at this time of year, but there is also a lot of competition. Last November was similar in strength, with five films that earned more than 100 million and two films that earned more than 200 million. None earned more than 300 million, so that’s the goal for this November. If we can get one 300 million and / or three 200 million movies over the month, then it will be seen as a victory.
Hacksaw Ridge Trailer
War drama starring Andrew Garfield, directed by Mel Gibson opens November 4. Full Movie Details.
The true story of Desmond Doss who, in Okinawa during the bloodiest battle of WWII, saved 75 men without firing or carrying a gun. He was the only American soldier in WWII to fight on the front lines without a weapon, as he believed that while the war was justified, killing was nevertheless wrong. As an army medic, he single-handedly evacuated the wounded from behind enemy lines, braved fire while tending to soldiers and was wounded by a grenade and hit by snipers. Doss was the first conscientious objector to ever earn the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records
| All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) | 1,285 | 67,209,615 |
| All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) | 1,785 | 81,083,243 |
| All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) | 954 | 67,209,615 |
| Top 2016 Movies at the Domestic Box Office | 46 | 67,209,615 |
| All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies | 45 | 67,209,615 |
| All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) | 1,006 | 67,209,615 |
| All Time Domestic Box Office for Dramatization Movies | 73 | 67,209,615 |
| All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 101-200) | 167 | 67,209,615 |
| All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 301-400) | 330 | 67,209,615 |
| All Time Domestic Box Office for Lionsgate Movies | 27 | 67,209,615 |
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| All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) | 1,038 | 101,814,311 |
| All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 701-800) | 711 | 101,814,311 |
| Top 2016 Movies at the International Box Office | 59 | 101,814,311 |
| All Time International Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies | 38 | 101,814,311 |
| All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 701-800) | 748 | 101,814,311 |
| All Time International Box Office for Dramatization Movies | 54 | 101,814,311 |
| All Time International Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 101-200) | 130 | 101,814,311 |
| All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 201-300) | 207 | 101,814,311 |
| All Time International Box Office for Lionsgate Movies | 28 | 101,814,311 |
Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records
| All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) | 1,070 | 169,023,926 |
| All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 701-800) | 751 | 169,023,926 |
| Top 2016 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office | 54 | 169,023,926 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies | 41 | 169,023,926 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 701-800) | 788 | 169,023,926 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office for Dramatization Movies | 58 | 169,023,926 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 101-200) | 128 | 169,023,926 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 201-300) | 238 | 169,023,926 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office for Lionsgate Movies | 24 | 169,023,926 |
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Hacksaw Ridge Cast: All About The War/Drama Movie
Hacksaw Ridge is a 2016 biographical war film about the World War II experiences of Desmond Doss, an American pacificist combat medic who was the first conscientious objector to be awarded the Medal of Honor. The film was released in the United States on November 4, 2016, and grossed 175 million worldwide. Hacksaw Ridge received generally positive reviews from critics and was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director for Gibson. The movie displays great realism and has amazing performances by its cast. Let’s review today the Hacksaw Ridge cast.
Doss, a Seventh-day Adventist Christian, grew up in Lynchburg, Virginia. He was drafted into the United States Army in 1942 despite his religious beliefs and went on to serve as a combat medic during the Battle of Okinawa. During the battle, he saved the lives of 75 wounded soldiers without carrying a weapon. He was later awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions. This movie premiered at the Venice Film Festival, and it grossed US 164 million worldwide. Now, without further ado, let’s take a look at this movie.
Hacksaw Ridge Cast
Andrew Garfield —The Amazing Spider-Man and The Social Network— plays Desmond Doss, the film’s central character. A Virginian Seventh Day Adventist who refused to fight in the war and got drafted into the army and did an amazing job rescuing his fellow soldiers from the frontlines. Sam Worthington —Avatar, Terminator Salvation, and Clash of The Titans— plays Captain Jack Glover. Luke Bracey—the November Man, G.I. Joe Retaliation— plays Smitty Ryker. Hugo Weaving —The Matrix, V for Vendetta— plays Tom Doss. Teresa Palmer —from Bedtime Stories— plays Dorothy Schutte.
Rachel Griffiths —from My Best Friend’s Wedding— plays Bertha Doss. Vince Vaughn —from Swingers— plays Sergeant Howell. Ryan Corr —from Wolf Creek 2— plays Lieutenant Manville. Richard Roxburgh plays Colonel Stelzer. Luke Pegler plays Mit Zane. Also, Richard Pyros plays Randall Fuller. Ben Mingay plays Nolan. Ben O’Toole plays Corporal Jessop, Damien Thomlinson plays Ralph Morgan, and Milo Gibson plays Lucky Ford.
Where to Watch Hacksaw Ridge?
If you want to watch Hacksaw Ridge, you can stream it from Max Go, or you can rent or buy it from Apple iTunes, Amazon Prime Video, Google Play, YouTube TV, Vudu Fandango, the Microsoft Store, Red Box, DirecTV, Flix Fling, AMC on Demand and Alamo on Demand. With this information, we conclude our coverage of this Mel Gibson movie here at Otakukart. Thanks for your attention, happy streaming, and see you soon.
By Alberto Zambrano
I’m Alberto Zambrano, and I’m a Venezuelan writer who specializes in writing gossip and entertainment from streaming platforms like Netflix, Hulu, and Disney. You can reach out to me via Alberto@otakukart.com.
Hacksaw Ridge
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True story of pacifist soldier has extreme war violence.
A Lot or a Little?
What you will—and won’t—find in this movie.
Have integrity, and stick to your convictions. Som
Raised in a religious but violent home, young Doss
Hacksaw Ridge On-set visit with Sam Worthington ‘Captain Glover’ & Damien Thomlinson ‘Ralph Morgan’
Extremely graphic war violence. Men are killed and
Kissing, sometimes passionately. Doss and Dorothy
Doss’ father is an abusive alcoholic. Wounded
Parents need to know that Hacksaw Ridge is based on the true story of Desmond Doss (Andrew Garfield), a pacifist who enlisted in World War II but refused to carry a weapon or kill, preferring to save wounded men as a medic. Director Mel Gibson doesn’t shy away from showing extremely graphic war violence…
Violence Scariness
Extremely graphic war violence. Men are killed and maimed, all realistically shown. Soldiers are hacked into pieces by explosions. Warring soldiers hold a live grenade between them and grab onto each other until the grenade explodes, killing them both. Bullets hit soldiers in the head, legs, torsos, and more; lots of blood. Soldiers bayonet each other, and men on both sides are lit on fire (while alive) by flame-throwing weapons. Some slit enemies’ throats. Piles of human entrails are seen on the battlefield. A man’s foot is impaled with a knife. Rats gnaw at dead bodies. About to be defeated, a Japanese commander eviscerates himself with a knife, after which his head is cut off. Two young brothers fight, punching each other; one hits the other in the head with a large brick. An alcoholic father beats his children and wife and threatens the latter with a gun. Their grown son intervenes and points the gun at his father. A woman slaps a man after he kisses her, demanding he ask her first. A needle is inserted into the arm of a man giving blood. Doss’ hands are rubbed raw and bloody from lowering wounded soldiers down the ridge by pulley. During the second battle, Doss kicks a live grenade back at the Japanese.
Sex, Romance Nudity
Kissing, sometimes passionately. Doss and Dorothy prepare to go to bed on their wedding night; she’s clothed, he shirtless. Soldiers are advised to “wear a hat” (a condom) if they plan to have sex. Non-sexual nudity includes a soldier doing pull-ups while naked and being forced to run an obstacle course naked by his sergeant (no graphic nudity).
Language
“St,” “bitch,” “ass,” “numb nuts,” “t-tty,” “hell,” “damn,” “crap,” and “Jesus Christ” as an exclamation. American soldiers refer to the Japanese as “Japs” and “Nips.”
Drinking, Drugs Smoking
Doss’ father is an abusive alcoholic. Wounded soldiers get morphine for their pain. Adults smoke cigarettes.
Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that Hacksaw Ridge is based on the true story of Desmond Doss (Andrew Garfield), a pacifist who enlisted in World War II but refused to carry a weapon or kill, preferring to save wounded men as a medic. Director Mel Gibson doesn’t shy away from showing extremely graphic war violence. Bullets pierce flesh in slow motion, explosions toss men in the air, bleeding leg and arm stumps are shown, throats are slashed, soldiers bayonet each other to death, and men are graphically gutted, disembodied, and beheaded, with entrails and ligaments left hanging. Doss is also beaten by his fellow soldiers during basic training due to his refusal to carry a weapon. And his superior officers jail and put him on trial. Doss kisses and marries a nurse; they’re seen (him shirtless, her clothed) on their wedding night. Doss’ father is an abusive alcoholic. Adults smoke cigarettes and use language including: “st,” “ass,” “tties,” “bitch,” and the racist terms “Japs” and “Nips.” Ultimately, though the movie’s message is one of courage, integrity, and sticking to your convictions. To stay in the loop on more movies like this, you can sign up for weekly Family Movie Night emails.
Is Hacksaw Ridge On Netflix?
The success of Hacksaw Ridge at the box office is a testament to its brilliance. With a staggering 180,563,636 gross, this movie is a must-see for all movie lovers.
Directed by Mel Gibson and featuring an incredible cast led by Andrew Garfield, Sam Worthington, and Luke Bracey, it is no surprise that it was so well-received by audiences.
Desmond Doss enlists in the United States Army to serve as a combat medic during World War II. Despite excelling physically, he refuses to handle a rifle. While he’s initially assumed to be a coward by his fellow soldiers and Sergeant Glover and Captain Howell, his relentless pursuit in trying to save his unit members during the Battle of Okinawa earns him their respect.
He was also awarded the Medal of Honour for being able to rescue 75 soldiers at Hacksaw Ridge.
Is Hacksaw Ridge On Netflix?
Hacksaw Ridge is available on Netflix for streaming in 8 countries. Movies and TV series available on Netflix have region-based accessibility, sometimes to include the content of the native country.
The same goes for other OTT platforms too. Regions, where Hacksaw Ridge can be streamed, are listed below.
Hacksaw Ridge: Mel Gibson & Andrew Garfield Official Movie Interview | ScreenSlam
How To Watch Hacksaw Ridge In The United States?
Hacksaw Ridge is streaming on Hulu in the United States. Still, if you want to stick with Netflix then you can try titles such as World War Z (2013), Black Hawk Down (2001), Inception (2010), The Hateful Eight (2015), and Rush (2013) which are alike to Hacksaw Ridge.
How To Watch Hacksaw Ridge In The United Kingdom?
Hacksaw Ridge is not streaming on popular OTT platforms in the United Kingdom. Instead, it can be rented on Amazon Video, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, BFI Player, Sky Store, Chili, Microsoft Store, Curzon Home Cinema, YouTube, and Rakuten TV at some extra cost.
For those who are unwilling to make a switch, Netflix has some interesting titles such as Fury (2014), Inglourious Basterds (2009), 12 Years a Slave (2013), Shutter Island (2010), and Black Hawk Down (2001) which are equally entertaining and similar to Hacksaw Ridge.
How To Watch Hacksaw Ridge In Canada?
In Canada, OTT platforms such as Crave have Hacksaw Ridge available for streaming. Since it’s difficult to have subscriptions for multiple streaming services simultaneously, some of you may like related movies that can be streamed on Netflix.
Fury (2014), Parasite (2019), Django Unchained (2012), American Sniper (2014), and I Am Legend (2007) are thematically similar movies available on Netflix which are equally entertaining.
How To Watch Hacksaw Ridge In Germany?
Since Netflix does not have Hacksaw Ridge in Germany, you need to shift to the other OTT app, such as MagentaTV, Filmtastic Amazon Channel, and Filmtastic where Hacksaw Ridge is available.
In case, we recommend Fury (2014), Dunkirk (2017), Catch Me If You Can (2002), Green Book (2018), and The Revenant (2015) which can be streamed on Netflix itself.
How To Watch Hacksaw Ridge In France?
Platforms such as Amazon Prime Video have Hacksaw Ridge in their library. Individuals from France who have a subscription to their platform can watch the movie.
Else, Netflix users can watch titles such as 1917 (2019), Fury (2014), Dunkirk (2017), Catch Me If You Can (2002), and Joker (2019) which have similar themes.
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