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The Great Santini (1979)
United StatesPG115Min
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95 %Set in 1962, a Marine fighter pilot, known as The Great Santini, clashes with his hot-tempered son, who just wants to fit in, in a small town in South Carolina. The father's tough-love approach and high expectations strain their relationship, while the son struggles to find his own identity and deal with the pressures of high school, basketball, and military life.
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- marine
- father son relationship
- family relationships
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- south carolina
- family drama
- high school
- basketball
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- marine colonel
- based on the novel of the same name
- military
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- lieutenant colonel
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- 1960s
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- aviator
- first lieutenant
- phantom jet
- friendship
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- athlete
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- hospital
- alcoholism
- accidental death
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- river
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- high school prom
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- fishing
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- california
- pet dog
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- broken arm
- atlanta, georgia
- housemaid
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