Cadence is a 1990 American historical prison film directed by Martin Sheen, in which Charlie Sheen plays an inmate in a United States Army military prison in West Germany during the 1960s. Sheen plays alongside his father Martin Sheen and brother Ramon Estevez. The film is based on a novel by Gordon Weaver.

Plot

Franklin Bean (Charlie Sheen), an Army private, is sentenced to 90 days in the stockade for drunkenly assaulting a military policeman on his base in West Germany in the 1960s. Master Sergeant McKinney (Martin Sheen) is the stockade commander who takes a dislike to the rebellious Bean.

Cast

Production

All soldiers wear the shoulder sleeve distinct insignia of the Seventh United States Army. Martin Sheen received a Critics Award nomination at the Deauville Film Festival 1990. Filming locations were Kamloops and Ashcroft, British Columbia (both in Canada) between July and August 1989.

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 42% based on reviews from 12 critics. On Metacritic it has a score of 44% based on reviews from 16 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".