Revolution

1985
PG-13
2h 6m

IMDb RATING

5.3/10

7.7K

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A trapper and his young son get pulled into the American revolution early as unwilling participants and remain involved through to the end.

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A trapper and his young son get pulled into the American revolution early as unwilling participants and remain involved through to the end.A trapper and his young son get pulled into the American revolution early as unwilling participants and remain involved through to the end.A trapper and his young son get pulled into the American revolution early as unwilling participants and remain involved through to the end.

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IMDb RATING

5.3/10

7.7K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 4 nominations

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Trivia
When Annie Lennox's character sings a song near the end of the movie, her voice is dubbed.

Goofs
In battle, the British soldiers are depicted taking short steps; in reality, Redcoats were trained to take long paces, so as to close the range quickly.

Quotes
Tom Dobb: All these men here, we all fought for something. And we got it. You take it from us, and we're gonna fight again.

Alternate versions
In 2009, Hugh Hudson made his own director's cut titled "Revolution Revisited" which was also released on DVD. The new version featured new narration recorded by Al Pacino, a different ending, and removed 10 minutes of footage from the film.

Connections
Edited into Give Me Your Answer True (1987)

Soundtracks
Yankee Doodle
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Arranged by Harry Rabinowitz

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How can one make a movie as bad as this

With a subject as fertile as the American war of independence and four outstanding actors how could anyone blow it to such catastrophic proportions. I think both the script writer and the director must have gone out of their way to produce something as empty and boring as Revolution. What a waste! Money first, a glorious subject which would deserve more respect, but also waste of actors' talent. What a goofy idea to expect Al Pacino to act and sound as a Scott. Why not pick a Scott?

I felt sorry for the three main actors because I don't think that with a script like this they were given a fighting chance to shape a specific character. So from the writing, to the shooting there is little in this movie that I would recommend to the public. For Fox TV to air it now (May 2010) laced with commercial also shows how little this network cares about their audience.