[cincinnati65]

Won't say it's the most patriotic movie overall, but one of the most patriotic SCENES, in my opinion, was in Apollo 13, when Ed Harris's character overhears two NASA bigwigs talking about how Apollo 13 will be the the biggest disaster NASA's ever faced. Harris reprimanded them, and said that he believed it would be NASA's finest hour. The character's (certainly, not the actor's) don't quit attitude was a high point in American movie patriotism to me.

[Prime Choice]

Harris's character overhears two NASA bigwigs talking about how Apollo 13 will be the the biggest disaster NASA's ever faced. Harris reprimanded them, and said that he believed it would be NASA's finest hour. The character's (certainly, not the actor's) don't quit attitude was a high point in American movie patriotism to me.

That was Gene Kranz that Harris portrayed to a darned-near T.   Kranz wasn't just a fine American; he was a damned fine American. One of the best.

[speed_addiction]

Won't say it's the most patriotic movie overall, but one of the most patriotic SCENES, in my opinion, was in Apollo 13, when Ed Harris's character overhears two NASA bigwigs talking about how Apollo 13 will be the the biggest disaster NASA's ever faced. Harris reprimanded them, and said that he believed it would be NASA's finest hour. The character's (certainly, not the actor's) don't quit attitude was a high point in American movie patriotism to me.

Ed Harris also played one of the most sympathetic and patriotic villians of all time. Marine General Francis X. Hummel in the action packed "The Rock."


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