The Patriot

[2000, Movie]

The Patriot: Review

You say you want a revolution: Mel Gibson

You didn't read this in your sixth-grade history book, but if Mel Gibson hadn't taught guerilla warfare to the rebellious colonials, there might not be an American republic. That's mean, of course. But star power like Gibson's doesn't get subsumed into character, and that you never lose sight of the fact you're not watching Benjamin Martin — South Carolina landowner, respected veteran and father of seven motherless children — rather than a really big star swanning ... read more

The Patriot: Cast & Details

Year: 2000
Rated R

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Cast
Mel Gibson: Benjamin Martin
Heath Ledger: Gabriel Martin
Joely Richardson: Charlotte Selton
Jason Isaacs: Col. William Tavington
Chris Cooper: Col. Harry Burwell
Tcheky Karyo: Jean Villeneuve

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The Patriot: TV Guide News

Heath Ledger: A Career Cut Short | A Beautiful Fraud | 1/23/2008
Not long before 3:35 pm on January 22, 2008, the short life and promising career of actor Heath Ledger came to a sudden, tragic end. It was around this time that Ledger's housekeeper and his masseuse discovered the body of the Australian-born actor in the bedroom of the Broome Street apartment he'd been renting in lower Manhattan. Ledger was not yet 29 years old.News of Ledger's death came as a terrible shock to nearly everyone, even though it now seems the low-key, Oscar-nominated actor had been privately battling his own demons for quite some time. His passing is the terrible surprise ending no one saw coming, an abrupt finale to a life and career that seemed to be all about the unexpected.Born and raised in Perth, Australia, and named after the darkly romantic anti-hero from Wuthering Heights (he has a sister named Katherine), Ledger left school at the age of 17 to pursue a career in acting. He eventually landed a role in Blackrock, a small independent feature about teen rape,... read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 7/21/2006
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Day After Director Anti-NY? | TV Guide Interviews & Features | 5/28/2004
He's destroyed New York three times ? first by aliens, then by a giant lizard, and now with a massive tidal wave ? but Day After Tomorrow director Roland Emmerich swears he doesn't have a grudge against the Big Apple. "I think New Yorkers should be proud that their town plays such a big part in so many movies," the German-born filmmaker says. "And after 9/11, I love seeing New York onscreen even more than before. We discussed beforehand whether it would be appropriate to use New York in this ... read more

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