Ike gives Patton a reprimand

All wise men fear three things: 1. The sea in a storm. 2. The night with no moon. 3. The anger of a gentle man.

The "God damn it, George. Shut up!" Always gets to me for some reason. Such great and simple delivery

This is a terrific war movie, a war movie about what happened behind the front. And this is without a doubt the best performance in Tom Selek's career.

We needed both types of men to win the war. We needed a grizzled, hardened, combat commander who understood the realities of war. And we needed a brilliant logistician and more kindhearted man to keep the other in balance. Ike and Patton filled those rolls perfectly. The brains and the brawn. I mean, all due respect to Ike. He did trade shots with Mexican rebels a few times from what I have read and didn't flinch. So if he were sent to France, I am sure he would have been every bit the combat man that his piers were. But his main strength was in organization and tempering his more bull-headed generals. Two absolute legends. Two heroes. I just hope that despite their differences they learned to appreciate each other by the end of it all.

"Goddamnit George, shut up." You can definitely hear a lot of history between them with just those four little words.

The "Goddamn it, George." gets me every time.

Gerald McRaney and Tom Selleck couldn’t look less like the guys they were playing, but somehow they pull it off.

This is such an underrated movie. A war movie without a single battle....without a single shot. But, it showed the real drama of the event. From the butting of heads of the generals with different opinions that Ike had to manage, to the suffocating pressure Ike felt to get it right, and, most interesting of all (and almost completely unknown), the unbelievable importance of getting the weather forecast right, and the role Stagg played. Stagg and his people managed to peg the forecast for the day exactly right....when even now, with all the radar and tools the weather still ends up confounding meteorologists. Almost as much as all the combined tactics of Fortitude combined, it was the Allies detecting the brief lull, when the Germans did not (and thus felt an invasion would be impossible) that created such surprise on D-Day. Rommel was so convinced the lousy weather would mean no invasion, that he actually left Germany and went home to visit his family.

George C. Scott that guy isn't. But Tom Seleck totally nailed Eisenhower.

Ike wasn't a battlefield general, but he might be the best organizer/logistical/overall commander to ever live.

Little did Ike know that Joe already considered them the enemy.

One of those fresh faced kids was my Dad. USNR Utah beach first wave.

Is that seriously Tom Sellek playing as Ike? He looks way different without that iconic mustache!

Sorry, George C. Scott’s Patton was and always will be the best interpretation.

My English professor in college served under Patton. He described him as having a rather mousy voice, narrow shoulders with a holster that draped loosely over his hips. He further elaborated that George C. Scott made a much better Patton.

“Slapping a shell shocked soldier is never permissible!!!” You’re damned right

McRaney does a fantastic job portraying a man who thinks he's right, think's he's smarter than his superior, and think's his superior is wrong, but also, in a moment realizes he has underestimated his superior's intellect, and just as suddenly realizes he's in deep kimshee.

The last time before this these two acted together was the crossover episode of Simon & Simon and Magnum, PI!!!

This was terrific. Tom Selleck and Mackey McRaney in this memorable scene of history

Tom Selleck shines in this scene. He literally becomes Eisenhower! So weird without his mustache.