Demille writes well enough, there is some snappy dialogue, the police work is painstakingly thorough, but none of the characters really come to life. The novel introduces protagonist paul brenner, who is also featured in. The generals daughter script transcript from the screenplay and. Nelson demille chats about his book, the lions game. The general s daughter is a 1992 novel by the american author nelson demille. The general s daughter was directed by simon west and produced by mace neufeld. Still, theres no denying it is a wellmade, wellacted effort from director simon west con air, lara croft. Very enjoyable and entertaining book from beginning to end. She is the pride of fort hadley until, one morning, her body is found, naked and bound, on the firing range. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. The generals daughter leslie stefanson video dailymotion. The flirtatious scheme of the vicious generals daughter mtl novel. I have read criticism regarding the poor adaptation from the book, the way the army. It was an adaptation of the bestselling book of the same name, written by nelson demille and published in 1992.
Ending spoiler for the generals daughter 1999, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. She was an army captain and the daughter of legendary general fighting joe campbell, when her body was found naked. The plot concerns the mysterious death of the daughter of a prominent army general. If, like me, you dont seem to find enough time to read, put this book on your list. Corporate news, philippine press, pressroom, newsroom, company news, entertainment, kapamilya, the generals daughter, angel locsin. The general s daughter is a murder mystery, and maybe not for the faintest of heart. About the generals daughter captain ann campbell is a west point graduate, the daughter of legendary general fighting joe campbell. Nelson demille has 93 books on goodreads with 689518 ratings. The general s daughter was made into a 1999 film of the same name, starring john travolta and madeleine stowe. The generals daughter is a 1992 novel by the american author nelson demille. The movie centered a lot on paul brenner and it actually showed brenner and the general s daughter actually meeting when that didnt happen in the book. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. The general s daughter predates the cory series and the main character, paul brenner, although very similar to cory is far more likeable. The novel introduces protagonist paul brenner, who is also featured in demilles novels up country and the panther.
At the end of the film, the character played by john travolta, informed the general that he john travoltahad found out about the rape incident, and that he the general was really responsible for his daughter s death as he had killed her spirit by turning his back on her. The generals daughter script taken from a transcript of the screenplay andor the john travolta movie. Jiang liangchan was transmigrated into a book and to the body of a sweet naive young woman whose family was destined to be a supporting. The sweet blond who changed travoltas tire apparently spent her evenings tightening. The generals daughter was a slightly above average flick until the very end. I was dressed in a blue civilian suit, she in a nice pink knit dress that brought out her. The generals daughter is an interesting thriller, but ends up being a fairly average one at best. The book tackles the serious issue of how women are treated in the armed forces and is a cracking story in its own right. Books by nelson demille author of the generals daughter. The general s daughter was found murdered early in the morning and its up to paul brenner i read this book because of the movie and wanted to compare the two. Nami, the national alliance on mental illness, is the nations largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of americans affected by mental illness. Captain ann campbell is a west point graduate, the daughter of. The generals daughter is a 1999 american mystery crime film directed by simon west and starring john travolta.
The film is based on the 1992 novel by the same name by nelson demille. On a straightforward mission to assassinate a high ranking demacian officer, katarina ends up spotting more lucrative quarry a demacian general. Much of the film was filmed in various locations in and. The generals daughter is a wellmade thriller with a lot of good acting, but the death of elisabeth campbell is so unnecessarily graphic and gruesome that by the end i felt sort of unclean. Studiofow returns to action with the new interactive flash movie the general s daughter starring everyones favorite redheaded assassin. Overly talkative and overly complex, the general s daughter just doesnt know when to quit. Travoltas character made a stronger moral stand at the end.
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