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* ActorInspiredElement:
** The famous ImportantHaircut scene was Demi Moore's idea.
** Viggo Mortensen suggested Urgayle being a DH Lawrence fan.
* BackedByThePentagon: Initially, Ridley Scott was very on board with the idea of getting the Navy on board so they could get access to their hovercrafts. However, the Navy kept protesting the amount of swearing in the script, the use of the SEAL name and eventually demanded full creative oversight, so the film was made without backing.


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* CreatorBreakdown: Demi Moore was especially passionate about the film, and its failure and negative reception disheartened her, leading to a hiatus from the industry. However, she still counts the film as one of her favourites.


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* TheRedStapler: Many women were inspired to join the military after seeing the movie.


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* ThrowItIn: During the famous NoHoldsBarredBeatdown scene, Viggo Mortensen accidentally threw Demi Moore into the door and missed the pad she was supposed to hit.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** The original conception of Urgayle was an older character, and at one point Creator/HarveyKeitel was really interested in the role (although he was approached to play someone else, he lobbied for Urgayle). Ultimately it went to Viggo Mortensen.
** A different opening was filmed featuring Jordan practicing a Skeleton run at a Winter Olympics training facility in Lake Placid. She would fail at the end due to not listening to her coach's instructions, establishing her main character flaw in thinking everything has to be done her way. It was included on the DVD.
** David Twohy, who was hired to rewrite the script, originally wanted the third act to be just about Jordan surviving basic training. Ridley Scott however wanted to emulate ''Film/TopGun'', by having her face real world combat at the end.
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* StarDerailingRole: This was the second under-performing film by Creator/DemiMoore, following ''Film/{{Striptease}}''. Both helped undermine her reputation, even though critics were pretty warm to her performance in this movie.

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* StarDerailingRole: This was the second under-performing film by Creator/DemiMoore, following ''Film/{{Striptease}}''. Both helped undermine to destroy her reputation, reputation with audiences, even though critics were pretty warm to her performance in this movie.
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* ColbertBump: The film received a renewed surge of attention after Creator/ChrisRock referenced it in a joke ("''G.I. Jane 2'', can't wait to see it!") at the 94th UsefulNotes/{{Academy Awards Ceremon|ies}}y in 2022 about Creator/JadaPinkettSmith's baldness, which infamously resulted in her husband Creator/WillSmith walking onstage and slapping Rock across the face.

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* ColbertBump: The film received a renewed surge of attention after Creator/ChrisRock referenced it in a joke ("''G.I. Jane 2'', can't wait to see it!") at the 94th UsefulNotes/{{Academy Awards Ceremon|ies}}y in 2022 about Creator/JadaPinkettSmith's baldness, which infamously resulted in her husband Creator/WillSmith walking onstage and slapping Rock across the face.face in retaliation.
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* ColbertBump: The film received a renewed surge of attention after Creator/ChrisRock referenced it in a joke ("''G.I. Jane 2'', can't wait to see it!") at the 94th UsefulNotes/{{Academy Awards Ceremon|ies}}y in 2022 about Creator/JadaPinkettSmith's baldness, which infamously resulted in Creator/WillSmith walking onstage and slapping Rock across the face.

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* ColbertBump: The film received a renewed surge of attention after Creator/ChrisRock referenced it in a joke ("''G.I. Jane 2'', can't wait to see it!") at the 94th UsefulNotes/{{Academy Awards Ceremon|ies}}y in 2022 about Creator/JadaPinkettSmith's baldness, which infamously resulted in her husband Creator/WillSmith walking onstage and slapping Rock across the face.
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* ColbertBump: The film received a renewed surge of attention after Creator/ChrisRock referenced it in a joke ("''G.I. Jane 2'', can't wait to see it!") at the 94th UsefulNotes/{{Academy Awards Ceremon|ies}}y in 2022 about Creator/JadaPinkettSmith's baldness, which infamously resulted in Creator/WillSmith walking onstage and slapping Rock in the face.

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* ColbertBump: The film received a renewed surge of attention after Creator/ChrisRock referenced it in a joke ("''G.I. Jane 2'', can't wait to see it!") at the 94th UsefulNotes/{{Academy Awards Ceremon|ies}}y in 2022 about Creator/JadaPinkettSmith's baldness, which infamously resulted in Creator/WillSmith walking onstage and slapping Rock in across the face.
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* ColbertBump: The film received a renewed surge of attention after Creator/ChrisRock referenced it in a joke ("''G.I. Jane 2'', can't wait to see it!") made at the 94th UsefulNotes/{{Academy Awards Ceremon|ies}}y in 2022 about Creator/JadaPinkettSmith's baldness, which infamously resulted in Creator/WillSmith walking onstage and slapping Rock in the face.

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* ColbertBump: The film received a renewed surge of attention after Creator/ChrisRock referenced it in a joke ("''G.I. Jane 2'', can't wait to see it!") made at the 94th UsefulNotes/{{Academy Awards Ceremon|ies}}y in 2022 about Creator/JadaPinkettSmith's baldness, which infamously resulted in Creator/WillSmith walking onstage and slapping Rock in the face.
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* ColbertBump: The film received a renewed surge of attention after being referenced in a joke Creator/ChrisRock made at the 94th UsefulNotes/{{Academy Awards Ceremon|ies}}y in 2022 about Creator/JadaPinkettSmith's baldness, which infamously resulted in Creator/WillSmith walking onstage and slapping Rock in the face.

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* ColbertBump: The film received a renewed surge of attention after being referenced in a joke Creator/ChrisRock referenced it in a joke ("''G.I. Jane 2'', can't wait to see it!") made at the 94th UsefulNotes/{{Academy Awards Ceremon|ies}}y in 2022 about Creator/JadaPinkettSmith's baldness, which infamously resulted in Creator/WillSmith walking onstage and slapping Rock in the face.
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* ColbertBump: The film received a renewed surge of attention after being referenced in a joke Creator/ChrisRock made at the 94th UsefulNotes/{{Academy Awards Ceremon|ies}}y in 2022 about Creator/JadaPinkettSmith's baldness, which resulted in Creator/WillSmith walking onstage and slapping Rock in the face.

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* ColbertBump: The film received a renewed surge of attention after being referenced in a joke Creator/ChrisRock made at the 94th UsefulNotes/{{Academy Awards Ceremon|ies}}y in 2022 about Creator/JadaPinkettSmith's baldness, which infamously resulted in Creator/WillSmith walking onstage and slapping Rock in the face.
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* ColbertBump: The film received a renewed surge of attention after being referenced in a joke Creator/ChrisRock made at the 94th UsefulNotes/{{Academy Awards Ceremon|ies}}y in 2022 about Creator/JadaPinkettSmith's baldness, which resulted in Creator/WillSmith walking onstage and slapping Rock in his face.

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* ColbertBump: The film received a renewed surge of attention after being referenced in a joke Creator/ChrisRock made at the 94th UsefulNotes/{{Academy Awards Ceremon|ies}}y in 2022 about Creator/JadaPinkettSmith's baldness, which resulted in Creator/WillSmith walking onstage and slapping Rock in his the face.
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* ColbertBump: The film received a renewed surge of attention after being referenced in a joke Creator/ChrisRock made at the 94th UsefulNotes/{{Academy Awards Ceremon|ies}}y in 2022 about Creator/JadaPinkettSmith's baldness, which resulted in Creator/WillSmith walking onstage and slapping Rock in his face.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Overall, the film holds up very well even twenty-five years later, but the fact that Jordan is forced out of the SEAL program after (false) allegations of being a lesbian date it pretty firmly to the 1994-2011 era of the U.S. military when the "Don't ask, Don't tell" policy was in place.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Overall, the film holds up very well even twenty-five years later, but the fact that Jordan is forced out of the SEAL program after allegations of being a lesbian date it pretty firmly to the 1994-2011 era of the U.S. military when the "Don't ask, Don't tell" policy was in place.

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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Overall, the film holds up very well even twenty-five years later, but the fact that Jordan is forced out of the SEAL program after (false) allegations of being a lesbian date it pretty firmly to the 1994-2011 era of the U.S. military when the "Don't ask, Don't tell" policy was in place.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Overall, the film holds up very well even twenty-five years later, but the fact that Jordan is forced out of the SEAL program after allegations of being a lesbian date it pretty firmly to the 1994-2011 era of the U.S. military when the "Don't ask, Don't tell" policy was in place.
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* CreatorKiller: This brought Danielle Alexandra's screenwriting career to an end.


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* [[HeAlsoDid She Also Did]]: Primary screenwriter Danielle Alexandra co-created ''Series/MyTwoDads''; and co-scripted the ''Series/QuantumLeap'' episode "[[Recap/QuantumLeapS4E18ItsAWonderfulLeap It's A Wonderful Leap]]".
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: At one point in the film, the press tries to discredit Jordan on trumped-up charges that she is a lesbian and fraternising with women. This references the army's Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy that existed until 2011 -- which meant that gays in the military couldn't be discriminated against as long as they were closeted. If Jordan had been fraternising, she would have broken the law.
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* IAmNotLeonardNimoy: Critics reacted to Jordan's character as if Creator/DemiMoore herself was going through what she did. Even on Wiki/ThisVeryWiki, posts will refer to Jordan as Demi instead.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: At one point in the film, the press tries to discredit Jordan on trumped-up charges that she is a lesbian and fraternising with women. This references the army's Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy that existed until 2011 -- which meant that gays in the military couldn't be discriminated against as long as they were closeted. If Jordan had been fraternising, she would have broken the law.
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* EnforcedMethodActing: Most of the cast endured a boot camp to prepare for their roles. Viggo Mortensen however prepared on his own for months, in order to drum up a natural feeling of resentment among the soldiers.

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* EnforcedMethodActing: Most of the cast endured a boot camp to prepare for their roles. Viggo Mortensen Creator/ViggoMortensen however prepared on his own for months, in order to drum up a natural feeling of resentment among the soldiers.

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* ActorAllusion: Director Allusion - two girls in the bar are called Film/ThelmaAndLouise, which was directed by Ridley Scott.



* DyeingForYourArt: Demi Moore buzzed her hair down to the scalp on camera, and worked out religiously to simulate the effects of going through combat training.

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* DyeingForYourArt: Demi Moore Creator/DemiMoore buzzed her hair down to the scalp on camera, and worked out religiously to simulate the effects of going through combat training.



* IAmNotLeonardNimoy: Critics reacted to Jordan's character as if Demi Moore herself was going through what she did. Even on Wiki/ThisVeryWiki, posts will refer to Jordan as Demi instead.
* IAmNotShazam: Demi Moore's character is not called Jane - she's Jordan O'Neil. 'GI Jane' is a nickname the press has for her.
* TheOtherMarty: Sam Rockwell was cast in an unspecified role and went to several rehearsals before he fell ill and had to be replaced.
* StarDerailingRole: This was the second under-performing film by Demi Moore, following ''Film/{{Striptease}}''. Both helped undermine her reputation, even though critics were pretty warm to her performance in this movie.

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* IAmNotLeonardNimoy: Critics reacted to Jordan's character as if Demi Moore Creator/DemiMoore herself was going through what she did. Even on Wiki/ThisVeryWiki, posts will refer to Jordan as Demi instead.
* IAmNotShazam: Demi Moore's Creator/DemiMoore's character is not called Jane - she's Jordan O'Neil. 'GI Jane' is a nickname the press has for her.
* TheOtherMarty: Sam Rockwell Creator/SamRockwell was cast in an unspecified role and went to several rehearsals before he fell ill and had to be replaced.
* StarDerailingRole: This was the second under-performing film by Demi Moore, Creator/DemiMoore, following ''Film/{{Striptease}}''. Both helped undermine her reputation, even though critics were pretty warm to her performance in this movie.
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* IAmNotLeonardNimoy: Critics reacted to Jordan's character as if Demi Moore herself was going through what she did. Even on ThisVeryWiki, posts will refer to Jordan as Demi instead.

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* IAmNotLeonardNimoy: Critics reacted to Jordan's character as if Demi Moore herself was going through what she did. Even on ThisVeryWiki, Wiki/ThisVeryWiki, posts will refer to Jordan as Demi instead.
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* IAmNotLeonardNimoy: Critics reacted to Jordan's character as if Demi Moore herself was going through what she did. Even on ThisVeryWiki, posts will refer to Jordan as Demi instead.
* IAmNotShazam: Demi Moore's character is not called Jane - she's Jordan O'Neil. 'GI Jane' is a nickname the press has for her.

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* ActorAllusion: Director Allusion - two girls in the bar are called Film/ThelmaAndLouise, which was directed by Ridley Scott.



* ExecutiveMeddling: An alternate ending was filmed in which Demi Moore dies saving her Command Master Chief, and after her nationally televised funeral, three other women are shown reporting for CRT training. Even though this ending was more popular with test audiences, Disney execs chose the happier ending.
* StarDerailingRole: This was the second under-performing film by Moore, following ''Film/{{Striptease}}''. Both helped undermine her reputation, even though critics were pretty warm to her performance in this movie.

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* EnforcedMethodActing: Most of the cast endured a boot camp to prepare for their roles. Viggo Mortensen however prepared on his own for months, in order to drum up a natural feeling of resentment among the soldiers.
* ExecutiveMeddling: An alternate ending was filmed in which Demi Moore [[spoiler: Jordan dies saving her Command Master Chief, and after her nationally televised funeral, three other women are shown reporting for CRT training. training]]. Even though this ending was more popular with test audiences, Disney execs chose the [[spoiler: happier ending.
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* TheOtherMarty: Sam Rockwell was cast in an unspecified role and went to several rehearsals before he fell ill and had to be replaced.
* StarDerailingRole: This was the second under-performing film by Demi Moore, following ''Film/{{Striptease}}''. Both helped undermine her reputation, even though critics were pretty warm to her performance in this movie.
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* HeyItsThatGuy:
** Master Chief [[Film/LordOfTheRings Aragorn]] reporting for duty!
** "Senator [=DeHaven=], [[TheGraduate you're trying to seduce me, aren't you]]?"
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* CowboyBebopAtHisComputer: Often in reviews, its stated that Jordan is attempting to join the Navy [=SEALs=]. However, in the flim, she's trying to join a fictional Navy special operations team. Although, this is understandable, since the ''Combined Reconnaissance Team'' is [[{{Expy}} all too similar]] to the [=SEALs=]. The CRT is fictional, but many in the movie's universe refer to it as a SEAL Team, when in fact it is a combined arms spec ops unit that is made up mostly of [=SEALs=]. It's more an expy of the NSW Development Group (known as Team 6) than anything.

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* CowboyBebopAtHisComputer: Often in reviews, its stated that Jordan is attempting to join the Navy [=SEALs=]. However, in the flim, film, she's trying to join a fictional Navy special operations team. Although, this is understandable, since the ''Combined Reconnaissance Team'' is [[{{Expy}} all too similar]] to the [=SEALs=]. The CRT is fictional, but many in the movie's universe refer to it as a SEAL Team, when in fact it is a combined arms spec ops unit that is made up mostly of [=SEALs=]. It's more an expy of the NSW Development Group (known as Team 6) than anything.
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* StarDerailingRole: This was the second under-performing film by Moore, following ''Film/{{Striptease}}''. Both helped undermine her reputation.

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* StarDerailingRole: This was the second under-performing film by Moore, following ''Film/{{Striptease}}''. Both helped undermine her reputation.reputation, even though critics were pretty warm to her performance in this movie.

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* CowboyBebopAtHisComputer: Often in reviews, its stated that Jordan is attempting to join the Navy [=SEALs=]. However, in the flim, she's trying to join a fictional Navy special operations team. Although, this is understandable, since the ''Combined Reconnaissance Team'' is [[{{Expy}} all too similar]] to the [=SEALs=]. The CRT is fictional, but many in the movie's universe refer to it as a SEAL Team, when in fact it is a combined arms spec ops unit that is made up mostly of [=SEALs=]. It's more an expy of the NSW Development Group (known as Team 6) than anything.



* HeyItsThatGuy: Master Chief [[Film/LordOfTheRings Aragorn]] reporting for duty!

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* StarDerailingRole: This was the second under-performing film by Moore, following ''Film/{{Striptease}}''. Both helped undermine her reputation.

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** "Senator [=DeHaven=], [[TheGraduate you're trying to seduce me, aren't you]]?"

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** "Senator [=DeHaven=], [[TheGraduate you're trying to seduce me, aren't you]]?"you]]?"
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* DyeingForYourArt: Demi Moore buzzed her hair down to the scalp on camera, and worked out religiously to simulate the effects of going through combat training.
* ExecutiveMeddling: An alternate ending was filmed in which Demi Moore dies saving her Command Master Chief, and after her nationally televised funeral, three other women are shown reporting for CRT training. Even though this ending was more popular with test audiences, Disney execs chose the happier ending.



** "Senator [=DeHaven=], [[TheGraduate you're trying to seduce me, aren't you]]?"
* DyeingForYourArt: Demi Moore buzzed her hair down to the scalp on camera, and worked out religiously to simulate the effects of going through combat training.
* ExecutiveMeddling: An alternate ending was filmed in which Demi Moore dies saving her Command Master Chief, and after her nationally televised funeral, three other women are shown reporting for CRT training. Even though this ending was more popular with test audiences, Disney execs chose the happier ending.

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** "Senator [=DeHaven=], [[TheGraduate you're trying to seduce me, aren't you]]?"
* DyeingForYourArt: Demi Moore buzzed her hair down to the scalp on camera, and worked out religiously to simulate the effects of going through combat training.
* ExecutiveMeddling: An alternate ending was filmed in which Demi Moore dies saving her Command Master Chief, and after her nationally televised funeral, three other women are shown reporting for CRT training. Even though this ending was more popular with test audiences, Disney execs chose the happier ending.
you]]?"
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* ExecutiveMeddling: An alternate ending was filmed in which Demi Moore dies saving her Command Master Chief. Even though this ending was more popular with test audiences, Disney execs chose the happier ending.

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* ExecutiveMeddling: An alternate ending was filmed in which Demi Moore dies saving her Command Master Chief.Chief, and after her nationally televised funeral, three other women are shown reporting for CRT training. Even though this ending was more popular with test audiences, Disney execs chose the happier ending.
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** "Senator [=DeHaven=], [[TheGraduate you're trying to seduce me, aren't you]]?"

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** "Senator [=DeHaven=], [[TheGraduate you're trying to seduce me, aren't you]]?"you]]?"
* DyeingForYourArt: Demi Moore buzzed her hair down to the scalp on camera, and worked out religiously to simulate the effects of going through combat training.
* ExecutiveMeddling: An alternate ending was filmed in which Demi Moore dies saving her Command Master Chief. Even though this ending was more popular with test audiences, Disney execs chose the happier ending.

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