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Gardens of Stone (1987)
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8 May 1987 (USA)
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It was a dangerous time to be young. An impossible time to be a hero. more
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A touching, insightful look at stateside military life during the Vietnam War at Ft. Meyer and Arlington National Cemetery (the Garden)...
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2 nominations
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Coppola's "Other" Vietnam movie
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | James Caan | ... | Sgt. Clell Hazard |
 | Anjelica Huston | ... | Samantha Davis |
 | James Earl Jones | ... | Sgt. Maj.'Goody' Nelson |
 | D.B. Sweeney | ... | Jackie Willow |
 | Dean Stockwell | ... | Capt. Homer Thomas |
| Mary Stuart Masterson | ... | Rachel Feld |
| Dick Anthony Williams | ... | Slasher Williams |
| Lonette McKee | ... | Betty Rae |
| Sam Bottoms | ... | Lt. Webber |
 | Elias Koteas | ... | Pete Deveber |
 | Laurence Fishburne | ... | Sgt. Flanagan (as Larry Fishburne) |
 | Casey Siemaszko | ... | Wildman |
| Peter Masterson | ... | Col. Feld |
| Carlin Glynn | ... | Mrs. Feld |
| Erik Holland | ... | Col. Godwin |
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111 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Iceland:L |
Australia:M |
Finland:K-12/9 |
Spain:T |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15 |
USA:R |
West Germany:12 |
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Factual errors: In the beginning funeral scene, when the soldiers are folding Willow's flag, you see they are folding the blue field first, going to the red and white stripes. In the next scene, a pull-back, they are folding the flag stripes first. When a flag is folded, the blue field is always last so the triangle shows stars in a 1-3-5 configuration.
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Jackie Willow:
[over the phone]
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Jackie Willow: Hey, Sarge! I need another favor.
Clell Hazard: [shouts] Oh, great. Let's see... you got my money, you got my car. I guess now you need my dick to seal the deal!
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Jackie Willow: Hey, Sarge! I need another favor.
Clell Hazard: [shouts] Oh, great. Let's see... you got my money, you got my car. I guess now you need my dick to seal the deal!
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Referenced in The Dream Studio (2004) (V)
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I Heard It Through the Grapevine
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This is a great movie and it makes a very interesting pairing with Apocalypse Now to achieve Coppola's complete take on the Vietnam war. While Apocalypse Now was a surrealistic view of the front lines and insanity of war, Gardens of Stone is pulls no punches with a realistic portrayal of the home front, which presented its own type of warfare during Vietnam. As the other reviewers said, the acting is top notch throughout. Caan and Jones are perfect, but I disagree with the comments about Masterson and Huston. Theirs are key supporting roles and critical to the success of the movie. Huston is especially good in her scenes with Caan to bring the story full circle. This is an overlooked gem and highly recommended.