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The General's Daughter (Special Edition)
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Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9780792164395
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Special Edition, NTSC
ISBN: 0792164393
Label: Paramount
Languages: English (Original Language), Analog
Manufacturer: Paramount
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Paramount
Release Date: May 02, 2000
Running Time: 117 minutes
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: June 18, 1999
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Editorial Review:
When John Travolta first opens his mouth during the opening credits of The General's Daughter and speaks in a terrible Southern cracker drawl, one briefly hopes that the movie will turn out to be just as hilariously bad. Unfortunately, the accent is soon revealed to be part of a disguise, and the movie is just as quickly unveiled as a clumsy, run-of-the-mill potboiler. A female officer is discovered strangled and tied to the ground; she's the title character, and because of the general's political ambitions, the mystery of who did it and why has to be wrapped up in 36 hours by Travolta and fellow CID officer Madeleine Stowe (Last of the Mohicans, 12 Monkeys). Sexual violence and lurid S&M have been thrown in to shore up the incomprehensible plot, but that only adds to the queasy atmosphere. The supporting actors--an impressive collection including James Woods (Salvador), Timothy Hutton (Ordinary People), and James Cromwell (Babe, L.A. Confidential)--don't embarrass themselves, but even they can't make sense of their blustering, macho dialogue. It's amazing that screenwriter William Goldman (who wrote such great and genuinely thrilling films as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Marathon Man, All the President's Men, and Misery) left his name attached to this script; there's no sign of his usual skill and intelligence. Madeleine Stowe, a graceful presence in any film, is equally wasted. Directed with a lot of empty flash by Simon West (Con Air). --Bret Fetzer
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Overtly sordid but worthwhile and potent (for some)
1999's "The General's Daughter" takes place at and around a coastal Georgia military base. John Travolta plays an Army investigater who teams up with Madeleine Stowe, a woman he once had an affair with (yeah right), to solve the ugly murder of the daughter of the commanding officer, herself a captain.
Whether you like Travolta or not, there's no denying his star power. He easily carries this film as the protagonist from beginning to end. The real cast highlight for me, however, is the ... Read More
Rating: - Loved the book
Well, if the movie is a good as the book then I am sure I will enjoy it. Many people complain that movies rarely live up to the books that give them birth. Well a novel's story can be developed over several hundred pages, and offer the many twists and turns needed to bring a story to life. A movie doesn't have that option so many judicious (hopefully) cuts have to be made. Certainly that does harm the story somewhat. My wife saw the movie and then read the novel and frankly she thoroughly enjoyed ... Read More
Rating: - The Daughter was a bad girl!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This movie is a very good movie. Travolta made a string of good movies and this was one of them. He has a very good role in this movie that suits him well.
Rating: - Quite a good film that closely tracks the excellent novel
The General's Daughter is a powerful film about conspiracy, lust, and above all, betrayal. It tracks the excellent Nelson DeMille novel of the same name fairly closely, and tells a compelling story that engages the viewer. John Travolta, in particular, does a stellar job as CID agent Paul Brenner. Madeleine Stowe is perfect as Sara Sunhill. The rest of the cast turn in excellent performances as well, with the possible exception of James Cromwell, of whom I am not a fan.
Some critics ... Read More
Rating:  - Travolta at his best
Very gripping from begining to the very end. This is John Travolta at his best.
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