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	The Great Santini Home Page
		is an intense character study of a gung ho Marine pilot ("The Great Santini" played by Robert Duvall) and his relationship with his family.
		There are great differences in their personalities and it's a hard road in a father/son relationship.
		'The Great Santini' strives to leave the audience with a bigger heart as it comes to a conclusion.
	www.historyinfilm.com /santini/default.htm (406 words)

	Great Santini, The (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Great Santini - Duvall gives an amazing performance as a Marine fighter pilot who funnels his frustrated desire to fight into creating a tip-top battalion out of his own emotionally battered...
		The Great Santini is an affecting coming-of-age story that does not blink in its depiction of...
		The Great Santini is a convincing portrait of the battles between a military man and his coming-of...
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	The Great Santini Summary
		The Great Santini is a 1979 film which tells the story of a highly successful Marine officer whose success as a military aviator contrasts with his shortcomings as a husband and father.
		Pat Conroy's first novel, The Great Santini (1976), is a curious blend of lurid reality and fantastic comedy, which deals with approximately one year in the life of Ben Meecham and his family.
		A sociological viewpoint of the book/movie The Great Santini.
	www.bookrags.com /The_Great_Santini (440 words)

	Great Aviation Quotes: A Fighter Pilot's Eulogy Pat Conroy
		There should be no sorrow at this funeral because The Great Santini lived life at full throttle, moved always in the fast lanes, gunned every engine, teetered on every edge, seized every moment and shook it like a terrier shaking a rat.
		The Great Santini did what he did, when he wanted to do it, and woe to the man who got in his way.
		When I was writing the book The Great Santini, they told me at Headquarters Marines that Don Conroy was at one time one of the most decorated aviators in the Marine Corps.
	www.skygod.com /quotes/greatsantini.html (2525 words)

	Jan Blazej Santini-Aichel - Great Buildings Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Santini's work at Zbraslav marked a long association with the older ecclesiastical orders in Bohemia, who provided him with a major source of patronage.
		Santini Aichel drew from aesthetic, religious and intellectual currents that were found in local Gothic tradition and from an historical and religious revival that sought to imbue the past with new meaning.
		Santini Aichel acted as a forerunner of the Gothic Revival of the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
	www.greatbuildings.com /architects/Jan_Blazej_Santini-Aichel.html (328 words)

	The Great Santini -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Great Santini -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		The Great Santini is a 1979 film which tells the story of a highly successful (A member of the United States Marine Corps) Marine officer whose success in the military does not transfer into success with his family, especially his teenaged son.
		The movie was adapted by Lewis John Carlino from the novel by (Click link for more info and facts about Pat Conroy) Pat Conroy.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/t/th/the_great_santini.htm (138 words)

	:: rogerebert.com :: Reviews :: The Great Santini (xhtml)
		His oldest son (Michael O'Keefe) is just turning eighteen and learning to stand up to a father who issues "direct orders," calls everyone "sports fan," and expects to be called "sir." There are two daughters and one more son, but the movie's main relationship is between the father and the oldest boy.
		But he's a great pilot and he's said to be a good leader (even though his first briefing session for the men under him in South Carolina leaves them totally bewildered).
		Although The Great Santini is set about ten years before Apocalypse Now, Duvall is playing essentially the same character in both films_we remember his great scene in Apocalypse, shouting that napalm smells to him like victory, as he gives his gung-ho speeches in this movie.
	rogerebert.suntimes.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19800101/REVIEWS/1010317/1023 (534 words)

	Amazon.com: The Great Santini: Books: Pat Conroy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Great Santini is Colonel Bull Meecham, husband to his lovely Southern enabling wife Lillian, father to Ben, Mary Anne, Matt, and Karen, Marine, fighter pilot, bully, creep, alcoholic, and all around jerk.
		This is a great book--not just good, but great--about a career Marine who has established himself as a hero in war, leader within the Corps and one of the most bombastic, foul mouthed and party-hearty personalities anywhere, but a man who has no idea how to alter his personality at home.
		The Great Santini goes further, however, and explores racism in the mid-century South, the power of sports in youth culture, the troubled existence of military families, etc.
	www.amazon.com /Great-Santini-Pat-Conroy/dp/0553268929 (2054 words)

	The Great Santini
		That balancing act is presented by the parents in The Great Santini.
		Pat Conroy wrote the fine semi-autobiographical novel THE GREAT SANTINI which was made into an outstanding film by the same title starring Robert DuVal.
		It is a fascinating look into a family dominated by a Marine fighter pilot father---who regularly refers to himself as "THE GREAT SANTINI" even though his name is Bull Meecham.
	www.mtsu.edu /~socwork/frost/god/santini.htm (1167 words)

	The Great Santini
		The Great Santini is Bull Meechum, played brilliantly by Robert Duvall, one of our finest actors.
		That is at the very heart of why he is such a great warrior and at the heart of why he has been passed over for promotion.
		He copes with his frustration by drinking too much and being too demanding and controlling of his family.
	www.mtsu.edu /~socwork/frost/crazy/santini.htm (1271 words)

	The Great Santini (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Conroy is a wonderful writer, and The Great Santini is a great example of his talent.
		There are some great scenes, richly described by Conroy, that made me laugh out loud.
		This is a great book regardless if you normally like books about the military or not.
	www2.isye.gatech.edu /~mdrake/santini.htm (114 words)

	"The Great Santini at MCAS Beaufort" Hollywood and the Marine Corps (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Well the only thing I could think of was "The Great Santini", an excellent book that talked about a now defunct (maybe never was) Marine Air Station call Ravenel, and the Marines stationed there, and it also had some great short tales of Parris Island in the 1960s.
		Well, I'm sure you have guess by now, that the reason was that the star of the movie, "The Great Santini", Robert Duvall was coming down for publicity stills.
		When the movie hit the theaters we were there telling every one we could that we had met the star, shook his hand, and spent the afternoon with him.
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	Mobipocket - Buy the ebook:"The Great Santini" by 'Pat Conroy'
		Fierce and fearsome, Col. Bull Meecham is an ace Marine fighter pilot, a legend to his men and known to one and all as "The Great Santini." For Meecham's family—especially his sensitive older son Ben, who is on the verge of manhood—the dark side of the legend is all too real.
		Pat Conroy's 1976 novel The Great Santini tells their story, an unforgettable portrait of a family that endures in the shadow of a well-intentioned but cruelly demanding and abusive father.
		The great surprise here is the character of Bull Meecham himself, a harsh and impossible figure the reader comes to know from Ben's perspective, with hard-won love and understanding.
	www.mobipocket.com /en/eBooks/BookDetails.asp?BookID=3025 (399 words)

	Amazon.com: The Great Santini: DVD: Robert Duvall,Blythe Danner,Michael O'Keefe,Lisa Jane Persky,Julie Anne ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Bull Meechum, the self-described "great Santini," is manic: a martinet at once enthusiastic and abusive of his family.
		I saw "The Great Santini" in the theatre in 1979 when it was first released.
		Filmed with care, written with the precision of an expert pilot, THE GREAT SANTINI is a unique film that will hold your attention and stay in your memory.
	www.amazon.com /Great-Santini-Robert-Duvall/dp/0790742799 (1633 words)

	Rosetta Books - The Great Santini by Pat Conroy - eBook available for download (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Great Santini is an affecting coming-of-age story that does not blink in its depiction of a tight and loving family on the edge of disaster.
		Set in the rich, sleepy atmosphere of coastal South Carolina in the early 1960s, the novel echoes the timeless tension that emerges between vigorous fathers and their maturing sons, the inevitable clash of personal pride and selfless love, the jealous frustration that comes with maturity.
		Bull Meecham, known to all as "The Great Santini," can´t push his son Ben hard enough; to show affection or proud pleasure in Ben´s accomplishment would never occur to him.
	www.rosettabooks.com /pages/title_13.html (551 words)

	AudioRevolution.com DVD Review of The Great Santini
		Not only does it lack any supplemental material and come only in the pan-and-scan full-screen aspect ratio, the ‘Santini’ DVD adds insult to injury by using a print with color quality that makes it look as though the film was made in 1959 instead of 1979.
		While the dynamics depicted in ‘The Great Santini’ are not true of all (or even most) American families, everyone of a certain age knows people like the Meechums.
		In Chapter 3, the dialogue track seems to be at odds with the ambient sound, resulting in small sonic dropouts between speeches.
	www.avrev.com /dvd/revs/greatsantini.shtml (655 words)

	Artool Archives - The Great Santini - Pete Santini
		Pete Santini, through sheer work quality and consistency, has become an icon in the kustom painting field.
		Whether it's a flawless single color, multiple-graphicked mini, or two-tone kandied rod, Pete has proven to be at home equally with whatever style is currently in demand.
		Santini's Auto Paint is located at 7416 Westminster Boulevard, in Westminster, California.
	www.medea-artool.com /artool/archives/2000APR-AIRMAG/santini/index.htm (2247 words)

	Great Santini Plot Summary
		The Great Santini is a story about a son’s growth into manhood and his determination to be himself.
		The movie opens with 'Bull' Meechum, The Great Santini, flying fighter planes for the Marines in Spain.
		As Ben and Mary Anne are having a great time, Bull has engine trouble in his plane.
	www.historyinfilm.com /santini/plot.htm (820 words)

	Sam Goody: Movies - The Great Santini Robert Duvall / PG / 1979
		His boss hates his guts, but knows that if he's going to straighten out his lagging squadron, Meechum is the man to do it.
		The story and irony of The Great Santini is in Meechum's total intolerance of family life and fatherhood.
		Based on a best-selling novel by Pat Conroy, The Great Santini earned critical raves but fared poorly at the box office.
	www.samgoody.com /The-Great-Santini-Movies_stcVVproductId931491VVcatId455376VVviewprod.htm (246 words)

	Testosterone Nation - The Great Santini
		It's 1962 and Lieutenant Colonel "Bull" Meechum, otherwise known as "The Great Santini," is slamming back the drinks because drinkin' and flyin' and flyin' and drinkin' is what Marine fighter pilots do.
		Maybe you haven't seen the 1980 movie, The Great Santini, with Robert Duvall as Bull Meechum, but it's one of the truest depictions of the dual nature, the dichotomy, evident in high Testosterone males.
		Very few individuals are "all male" or "all female." Usually, we're a blend of female characteristics and male characteristics, the feminine and the masculine.
	www.t-nation.com /findArticle.do?article=284tc2 (1855 words)

	Pat Conroy's Eulogy For His Father Don Conroy - The Great Santini - at Fadedgiant - Books, Links, Quotes
		The door would be flung open and the strongest Marine aviator on earth would shout, "Stand by for a fighter pilot!" He would then line his seven kids up against the wall and say,
		We were not in the middle of a normal childhood, yet none of us were sure since it was the only childhood we would ever have.
		I was interviewing Dad so I asked, "how do you know you got them?" "Easy," The Great Santini said.
	www.fadedgiant.net /html/conroy__pat_eulogy_for_great_s.htm (2370 words)

	Waffle Movies' Selection of the Week (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		He has become known by the nickname "The Great Santini" because he is considered the best pilot in the Corps, but his behavior and drinking has marred a great career and caused him to be passed over for promotion.
		It's 1962 and, since the country is not at war, Bull has too much time on his hands.
		The Great Santini: A- Writer/Director: Lewis John Carlino
	www.wafflemovies.com /santini.html (787 words)

	The Great Santini (1979) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		from Oldwick, NJ "The Great Santini" is a powerful, gut-wrenching film that manages to tell the tale of a powerful, abusive, often unlikeable hero named Bull Meecham (Duvall).
		An amazing character study that isn't always fun -- in fact, sometimes it's downright harrowing -- but definitely a great story with some incredibly moving performances.
		Discuss this title with other users on IMDb message board for The Great Santini (1979)
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0079239 (452 words)

	LIBERTAS » Blog Archive » The Son Of The Great Santini Searches His Soul
		I was the son of a Marine fighter pilot, and I had grown up on Marine bases where I had watched the men of the corps perform simulated war games in the forests of my childhood.
		That a novelist and poet bloomed darkly in the house of Santini strikes me as a remarkable irony.
		My mother and father had raised me to be an Al Kroboth, and during the Vietnam era they watched in horror as I metamorphosed into another breed of fanatic entirely.
	www.libertyfilmfestival.com /libertas/?p=3662 (3151 words)

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		You are Mia Zapata of The Gits and inspiration to 7 Year Bitch.
		It was really great seeing you the other night by the way...
		Santini, I sure do like you, always have...xoxoxoxo
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	The Great Santini : Filmcritic.com Movie Review
		An exceptional film, this odd combination of Top Gun and Ordinary People features Robert Duvall in one of his greatest performances (Oscar-nominated, too) as the difficult Marine family patriarch in the years leading up to the Vietnam War.
		This ain't Major Dad, as Duvall's "Great Santini" drinks hard and pushes his kids to the limit.
		Some of it's funny, some of its tragic, and with the exception of a misfired subplot about race relations, all of it's stellar.
	www.filmcritic.com /misc/emporium.nsf/ddb5490109a79f598625623d0015f1e4/31319b9ce81d994f88256b7f0003e2c1?OpenDocument (212 words)

	A Pearl Harbor Day Offering: The Great Santini - Eulogy for a Fighter Pilot - Maggie's Farm
		We are a commune of inquiring, skeptical, politically centrist, capitalist, traditionalist New England Yankee humans, humanoids, and animals with many interests beyond and above politics.
		LETTER FROM PAT CONROY My dear friends and fellow lovers of Santini, You have written so many letters of condolence since my father died that I've been overwhelmed at the task of answering them.
		But know this, all of them meant something, all of them moved me deeply, all were appreciated, and all were read.
	maggiesfarm.anotherdotcom.com /archives/1933-The-Great-Santini-Eulogy-for-a-Fighter-Pilot.html (2770 words)

	Old Movies That I Adore ........ personal favorites (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Bull Meechum aka "The Great Santini," was based on Conroy's father.
		It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Robert Duvall) and Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Michael O'Keefe).
		His wife (Blythe Danner) lovingly tolerates his behavior, but his 18-year-old son (Michael O'Keefe) is working up the courage to defy the domineering patriarch, whose need for competition borders on maniacal.
	www.vergie.com /the_great_santini.html (407 words)

	The Great Santini Movie Review (1979) from Channel 4 Film
		He is career Marine pilot Bull Meechum in a peaceful 1962 - the self-styled 'great Santini,' - abusive towards the family he has dragged from post to post over the years.
		His latest assignment is to whip a young squadron into shape in Beauford, South Carolina, but he finds real battles at home with his adolescent son Ben (O'Keefe).
		Read a review of The Great Santini from Channel 4 Film.
	www.channel4.com /film/reviews/film.jsp?id=103961 (141 words)

	The Great Santini - Fadedgiant Online Author Autograph Guide - Books, Links, Quotes
		The Great Santini by Pat Conroy first edition dust jacket
		Bull Meecham is undoubtedly Pat Conroy's most explosive character -- a man you should hate, but a man you will love.
		Buy Pat Conroy’s The Great Santini hardcover edition HERE.
	www.fadedgiant.net /html/the_great_santini_pat_conroy.htm (170 words)

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