Rating: R
Genre:
Drama
Theatrical Release: 04/07/2000(USA)
Release Date: 10/10/2000
SubTitles: English
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DD5.1/DDS
Run Time: 127 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Adult Language
Distributor/Studio: Paramount
In this
drama, two U.S. Marines who stood side by side on the field of battle are reunited in a court of law. Attorney Hayes Hodges (
Tommy Lee Jones) once aspired to a career as an officer, but a serious injury in Vietnam put an end to his military future, leaving him bitter and resentful. Col. Terry L. Childers (
Samuel L. Jackson) fought alongside Hodges and once saved his life; when Childers is threatened with a court martial for ordering his troops to fire on civilians during a raid on an American embassy, Hodges is the only lawyer that he can trust, and the case gives Hodges a chance for revenge against the military system that he feels has wronged him.
Rules of Engagement also features
Kim Delaney,
Ben Kingsley,
Blair Underwood, and
Anne Archer.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide