Sunday, a celebrated master chief navy diver whose exploits as a. Jun 20, 2015 explore debbiet2690s board cuba gooding jr. Prior to this his first job was as a breakdancer followed by guest appearances in amen, a small role in coming to america, hill street. He tries to return to active duty as a diver in the u. Navy, despite the lingering effects of segregation, opposition from navy brass, and the amputation of his left leg following a tragic onduty accident. Carls training officer, billy sunday, wants no part of carl or his ambitions. See more ideas about cuba, cuba travel and havana cuba. Since 2000, scubaboard has been the place to go for internet based discussions related to all things scuba. The deep in the first five minutes of this 1977 movie you see jacqueline bisset scuba diving in only a white tshirt and bikini bottoms, wearing what appear to be gardening gloves.
Discover more celebrity heights and vote on how tall you think any celebrity is. In 1999 during the filming, the crew had to be schooled in the heavy dress of the mark v. Navy to become the worlds first black master diver. The setting of his journey is the little known and dangerous world of deepsea diving in the u. Bill cosby, robert teitel, stan robertson, scott marshall smith. Directed by george tillman jr with cuba gooding jr. Carl was on the set for several days and cuba confided in him that he was frightened when the lights went. This is the story of carl brashears career as a us navy diver in the bad old. Sought for three days for questioning on a sexualmisconduct allegation, cuba gooding jr. Navy diver carl brashear played by cuba gooding jr. That about sums it up, the life of master chief navy diver carl brashear. We see a scene in the courtroom where robert deniros character helps cuba gooding jr.
After his breakthrough role as tre styles in boyz n the hood 1991, he appeared in a few good men 1992, the tuskegee airmen 1995, outbreak 1995, and jerry maguire 1996, for which he won the academy award for best supporting actor, and. Originally announced under the title navy diver, men of honor also features. Men of honor 33 movie clip 12 steps 2000 hd youtube. Exhibition services team builds custom storage hanger for. Best scuba dive movies of all time ocean scuba dive scuba. Men of honor charts the reallife journey of carl brashear gooding jr, from poor but determined 1950s sharecropper to pioneering and respected deepsea diver. Here is a comprehensive list of scuba diving movies and documentaries the good, the bad, and the ugly. This movie is based on the reallife exploits of carl brashear, the son of a poor kentucky sharecropper. Story was farfetched, but i never expect credibility from this type of escapist movie dealing with psychopathic character. Toward the end, it got borderline silly, but by then id already enjoyed the movie enough to forgive.
Brashear proves himself as a diver by rescuing a fellow student whose dive buddy abandons him during a salvage evaluation. His mother, shirley sullivan, was a backup singer for the sweethearts. As a key adviser to the production, the real carl brashear is a daily presence on the films set. Celebrity profile check out the latest cuba gooding jr. Brashears grueling fight to return to diving, and to attain the coveted designation of master diver, after he lost a leg as the result of a shipboard accident in 1966. The movie is set in the 1950s and 60s, so gooding had to wear an oldfashioned 240pound helium gas diving suit with an old metal helmet. Navy in 1948, carls hope for adventure hits the wall when he is assigned to the ships galley as a cook, as were many. After his breakthrough role as tre styles in boyz n the hood 1991, he appeared in a few good men 1992, the tuskegee airmen 1995, outbreak 1995, and jerry maguire 1996, for which he won the academy award for best supporting actor, and what dreams may come 1998. Men of honor is a military drama taking place mostly in the world war ii era and is based on actual people and events. Brashears grueling fight to return to diving, and to. Sunday, a celebrated master chief navy diver whose exploits as a troublemaker are as legendary as his accomplishments as a diver.
It is inspired by the true story of master chief petty officer carl brashear, the first african american master diver in the united states navy. There are a whole lot of scuba diving movies out there. Nov 09, 2000 the movie is set in the 1950s and 60s, so gooding had to wear an oldfashioned 240pound helium gas diving suit with an old metal helmet. Ive tried to read all the scuba diving books and watch all the scuba diving movies. It took 45 minutes for gooding to get in the suit and. The son of cuba gooding, lead singer for the 70s pop group the main ingredient, he was born in the bronx on january 2, 1968, but moved. Below is a list of the top 10 scuba diving movies ever made. I met cuba when i was scuba diving in cuba he is 60. A great cast including robert deniro and cuba gooding jr. Originally, men of honour was simply called navy diver and no doubt all.
But as he works through diving training, the bitter and racist. The main story begins in virginia in 1856 as samuel woodward cuba gooding jr. Carl brashear first black navy diver, master diver. Navys first africanamerican master diver and spoiler alert first amputee diver. The 18 best diving movies you have to see the coastal side.
As the movie comes to an end, carl refuses to let even his amputated leg slow him down. The story of carl brashear, the first africanamerican u. John paul, bruce banks and the late richard rag man radecki of dit played a major behindthescenes role in the film, helping prepare the actors for their parts in the film and getting them divesavvy. The surprise in the cast is ll cool j, who has a kind of cuba gooding jr. It moves ceaselessly, and someone gets eaten from time to time. Carl is a dreamer, and he lets nothing stand in the way of those dreams. Played with gravity and gumption by cuba gooding jr. If youre a true fan of scuba diving, you probably also love to see as much of these scuba diving movies as possible. A riveting tale of bucking the odds and overcoming discrimination, men of honor tells the story of carl brashear, the son of a kentucky sharecropper who joins the newlyintegrated navy. Ever since getting my scuba certification earlier this year, ive become annoyingly obsessed. Jun, 2019 sought for three days for questioning on a sexualmisconduct allegation, cuba gooding jr.
Near the beginning of the movie, young carls father plows a field. Men of honor tells the story of how he became one despite everything, and then how he. Participate in over 500 dive topic forums and browse from over 5,500,000 posts. The 2000 film men of honor is in part a tribute to the navys diving history.
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