À l'épreuve du feu

Original title: Courage Under Fire

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6.6/10

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Meg Ryan and Denzel Washington in À l'épreuve du feu (1996)

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Conspiracy Thriller Action Drama Mystery Thriller War

A U.S. Army officer, despondent about a deadly mistake he made, investigates a female chopper commander's worthiness for the Medal of Honor.A U.S. Army officer, despondent about a deadly mistake he made, investigates a female chopper commander's worthiness for the Medal of Honor.A U.S. Army officer, despondent about a deadly mistake he made, investigates a female chopper commander's worthiness for the Medal of Honor.

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IMDb RATING

6.6/10

61K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 9 wins & 7 nominations total

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Trivia
In order to lose the required amount of weight for the present-day scenes, Matt Damon went on a strict regimen of food deprivation and physical training. This caused his health to become so frail that he was put on medical supervision for several months after the shoot. However, his efforts didn't go unnoticed: director Francis Ford Coppola was so impressed by Damon's display of method acting that he offered him the leading role in L'Idéaliste (1997). While making Will Hunting (1997), after regaining his healthy weight, Damon met Steven Spielberg (who was then casting Il faut sauver le soldat Ryan (1998)). Spielberg told Damon that he had loved his performance in this movie and had wanted to hire him to play Private Ryan, but was afraid that Damon was too skinny. Once Spielberg saw Damon at his normal weight, he hired him for Ryan.

Goofs
The Medal of Honor is never placed around the neck of anyone but the recipient of the award.

Quotes
Captain Karen Emma Walden: [to Monfriez, after she's been shot in the abdomen] I gave birth to a nine-pound baby, asshole. I think I can handle it.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Independence Day/Special Effects/Phenomenon (1996)

Soundtracks
Angel from Montgomery
Written by John Prine

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The Method

America's sweetheart as a helicopter pilot? Most critics say she does an excellent job, but that's not what makes this movie so momentous. Neither is it the excellent performance by Denzel Washington, who had been expected by many to win an Oscar nomination for it. Nor is it the over the top performance of Matt Damon, nor is it the excellent contributions by any of the others in the cast. It's the way the story is told: throughout the movie you see the same sequence, over and over again, and each time you understand what is happening just a little bit more, until at the very end the import of it all hits you like a locomotive. It's a unique brand of story telling, and eminently successful.