Cadence

1990 97 min ★ 6.7 Drama

As punishment for drunken, rebellious behavior, a young white soldier is thrown into a stockade populated entirely by black inmates. But instead of falling victim to racial hatred, the soldier joins forces with his fellow prisoners and rises up against the insanely tyrannical and bigoted prison warden.

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Cast

Charlie Sheen

Pfc. Franklin Fairchild Bean

Martin Sheen

MSgt. Otis V. McKinney

Laurence Fishburne

Roosevelt Stokes

Blu Mankuma

Eugene 'Spoonman' Bryce

Michael Beach

Edward James Webb

Harry Stewart

Harry 'Sweetbread' Crane

James Marshall

Cpl. Harold Lamar

Ramon Estevez

Cpl. Gerald Gessner

Lochlyn Munro

Bartender

Matt Clark

Bean Sr.

Details

Director

Martin Sheen

Screenplay

Dennis Shryack

Tagline

"Sometimes you've got to stand out to fit in."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Production

The Movie Group, Republic Pictures

Reviews

J

John Chard

August 30, 2019

★ 7/10

You're a bully, and I hate everything you stand for. Cadence (AKA: Stockade) is directed by Martin Sheen and written by Dennis Shryack. It stars Martin Sheen, Charlie Sheen and Laurence Fishburne. Music is by Georges Delerue and cinematography by Richard Leiterman. Upon the death of his father, Pfc. Franklin Bean (C Sheen) gets drunk and assaults an MP. Sentenced to 90 days in an army stocka...

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GenerationofSwine

January 12, 2023

★ 10/10

It's not a great film, and that is really because of ambiguous vagueness that prevails throughout. However it is well acted, and the characters seem real and relatable, and that makes of an over-all enjoyable experience. The fact is, the film entertains despite its flaws, and you won't regret watching it. It's a great rainy day film with just enough head on it to be more than mindless entert...