For any movie buffs out there, espeically army-movie-buffs, I have a question. I am looking to find movies containing scenes involving death notifications; for instance, a soldier informing a family/loved one/ survivor about the death of a fellow soldier. Dress blues, knock on the door, the whole nine yards. Also, movies with cops and doctors doing the same thing, but primarily, death notification scenes in a military context. I can think of approximately zero. THANKS CBFC
off the top of my head... saving private ryan-officer goes to parents house when ryans bros are killed (i think). pulp fiction-christopher walken and young bruce willis. walken had stuffed his dad's watch up his cornhole and than gave it to bruce. (probably not what you are looking for, but memorable none the less)
It's been a while, but I want to say either "Born on the 4th of July", an Oliver Stone film with Tom Cruise, excellent movie... or Saving Private Ryan... As for doctors, I suppose ER...
Born on the Fourth of July? Well, Cruise went to that soldiers house to tell them that he accidently shot him. Kind of the same effect.
Saving Private Ryan is the classic notification. Did Summer of '42 have one, too? I know the wife was told her husband died at first, but I don't recall how it happened.
In a League of Their Own, but that's not a War Movie, however, it was more intense than the Saving Private Ryan scene.
I don't remember the scene very well, but this might be what you are looking for: <a HREF="http://www.eonline.com/Facts/Movies/0,60,6471,00.html">Friendly Fire</a> <i> In march 1970, a U.S. Army officer arrived at the Iowa farm of Peg and Gene Mullen and informed them that their son had been killed in Vietnam by "friendly fire." Their determined attempts to learn more about the circumstances of their son's death are the subject of this true account film.</i>
I want to say Backdraft had one, but I can't recall exactly. Its not a movie, but I think the Dr came out and informed George, Jerry, Elaine and Kramer that Susan had died.
Pearl Harbor. There's a scene where Josh Hartnett's character informs Ben Affleck's girl (Kate Beckinsale?) that his plane's gone down... And I won't give the story away if you've not seen it. And it seems like there's a scene on Forest Gump when Bubba's mother finds out Bubba died... not sure though, memory's foggy. And this... "Many Bothans died" on ROTJ. I'm a geek.
Band of Brothers had a couple that I remember,although they weren't the stereotypical "knock onthe door" type notifications. In the first one, Guarnere's brother was killed -- and he found out right before he was gonna make his jump. In another one, Mularkey goes to pick up some washed uniforms, and the woman is giving some clean uniforms of some of the people that died or were sent home...he did not know what to say...that was sort of different...but emotionally it accomplished the same thing...
Courage Under Fire Denzel Washington Meg Ryan I think there is a scene similar to "Born on the 4th" where Denzel explained to a family that he had fired upon their son's tank in the heat of battle. I think there may be scene where the Meg Ryan character's parent's were informed of her demise (not sure about that one, though). It has been awhile but I know there is at least one scene if not two of what you are looking for.
THere is a powerful scene without dialogue in "Pay It Forward" where the doctor informs Helen Hunt that Haley Joel has died form his stab wounds and she just crumples to the ground in Kevin Spacey's clutch.
This is a trip down memory lane. It's been 20+ years since I've seen the movie, but I recall that she got a telegram, which the boy subsequently read. I also recall hearing the phonograph (ask your parents, kids ) spinning and clicking endlessly after the record had finished playing. Like many boys my age, I fell in love with Jennifer O'Neal at the movie theater. I didn't realize, however, that the movie was a somewhat autobiographical story by the writer of the novel and the screenplay. I found an interesting interview with the writer. After the movie came out, the writer received a letter from his own Summer of '42 lady, whom he had not heard from in almost 30 years. http://web.tcpalm.com/specialreports/summerof42/raucher.html
