Mutiny (1999 film)

Mutiny is a 1999 television drama film based on the story of the Port Chicago disaster during World War II where 50 African-American sailors were accused of mutiny because they declined to continue loading munitions after an explosion caused by failures in training and management.

Mutiny
Written byJames Henerson
Directed byKevin Hooks
StarringJames B. Sikking
Michael Jai White
Duane Martin
David Ramsey
Matthew Glave
David Barry Gray
Theme music composerLee Holdridge
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersSteven Rosenfeld
Anthony Santa Croce
CinematographyRon Garcia
EditorStephen Lovejoy
Running time99 minutes
Production companiesBig Productions
Revelations Entertainment
DistributorNational Broadcasting Company
Release
Original networkNBC
Original release
  • 28 March 1999 (1999-03-28) (USA)

Plot

The film fairly closely follows the timeline of actual events as set out in the Port Chicago disaster article.

Cast

Reception

The Movie Scene gave the film 3 out of 5 stars, saying that the story behind the film needs to be told, but that "an 89 minute TV movie is not the way to do it justice". He found the atmosphere lacking and the minor characters distracting from the main plot line.[1] Diane Selkirk for Apollo Movie Guide gave the film a score of 70/100, writing that "the movie does flow well and the story comes across clearly, but it just seems weaker than you'd expect." She questioned the decision to not base any of the film's characters on actual people. She echoed The Movie Scene's sentiment that a documentary or theatrical film would be a better format to tell the story of the Port Chicago disaster.[2]

The film was nominated for the Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Movie Emmy at the 51st Primetime Emmy Awards.[3]

References
  1. Webb, Andy. "Mutiny (1999) starring Michael Jai White, Duane Martin, David Ramsey, Matthew Glave, David Barry Gray, Lark Voorhies, James Sikking directed by Kevin Hooks - movie review on The Movie Scene". TheMovieScene.co.uk. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  2. Selkirk, Diane. "Mutiny". Apollo Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 25 February 2005. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  3. "OUTSTANDING MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE - DRAMATIC UNDERSCORE - 1999". Television Academy. Retrieved 7 August 2017.


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