The three (of different ages, social backgrounds, classes, professions, and experiences), who are from the same hometown, get to know each other as they marvel at the landscape:Homer: Boy, oh boy, hey, look at that.Brooks withTerms of Endearment (1983), Kevin Costner withDances with Wolves (1990),and Sam Mendes withAmerican Beauty (1999).According theGuinness Book of Records, World Wrestling Federation""s (WWF) "The Rock" (Dwayne Johnson) received a record salary for his first-time, top-billed leading-man performance as the title character Mathayus.]During mail call, the men receive letters from back home - they have been written as part of a campaign to bolster warfront spirit: "Thousands of dames writin"" us thousands of letters hat are supposed to pep us up.