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Overview

User Rating:
7.1/10   14,411 votes
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Director:
Joel Schumacher
Writers (WGA):
Ross Klavan (written by) &
Michael McGruther (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
19 January 2001 (Sweden) more
Genre:
Drama | War more
Tagline:
The system wanted them to become soldiers. One soldier just wanted to be human.
Plot:
A group of recruits go through Advanced Infantry Training at Fort Polk, Louisiana's infamous Tigerland, last stop before Vietnam for tens of thousands of young men in 1971. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
2 wins & 3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(15 articles)
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Tigerland, great film showing irreverence and compassion more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Colin Farrell ... Pvt. Roland Bozz

Matthew Davis ... Pvt. Jim Paxton

Clifton Collins Jr. ... Pvt. Miter
Tom Guiry ... Pvt. Cantwell (as Thomas Guiry)

Shea Whigham ... Pvt. Wilson
Russell Richardson ... Pvt. Johnson
Nick Searcy ... Capt. Saunders
Afemo Omilami ... SFC Ezra Landers

James MacDonald ... Staff Sgt. Thomas (as James McDonald)

Keith Ewell ... Sgt. Oakes

Matt Gerald ... Sgt. Eveland
Stephen Fulton ... Sgt. Drake

Tyler Cravens ... M.P. Sergeant
Michael Edmiston ... Hit the Brakes! Driver
Arian Waring Ash ... Sheri (as Arian Ash)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Tigerland (Germany)
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence, pervasive language, a scene of strong sexuality and some drug use.
Runtime:
100 min
Country:
USA | Germany
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital

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Trivia:
Th movie's widest theatrical release was only five theaters. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Sergeant Oakes (as listed in the end credits) wears a Name Tag on his Uniform as STOKES, clearly visible when he picks up Bozz from the Stockade. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Paxton: [voice-over] My father said the army makes all men one, but you never know which one. He didn't know Roland Bozz.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in On the Set of Sightlines (2003) (V) more
Soundtrack:
SOUND OFF more

FAQ

Why wasn't Wilson court-martialled right after his first crime?
Why did Wilson start fighting with Bozz?
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9 out of 13 people found the following comment useful:-
Tigerland, great film showing irreverence and compassion, 11 September 2003
10/10
Author: ptarmandiblex from Blemefluk, USA

I really like this movie. Bozz is an ultra-cool, not to be intimidated soldier who does not want to go to war. His persona is similar in a way to Yossarian in Catch-22, Joseph Heller's classic novel about men and war. This film, however, is not set in a war zone, but in a pre-war combat prep training. This wonderful film is all about the sickening realization that the Vietnam war was a mistake and those men who were pegged to be sacrificed for a losing cause.

Colin Farrell is brilliant as Bozz, a soldier who showed as much genuine love and compassion for his fellow soldier as he did disdain and irreverence for the establishment that was trying to kill him. Bozz is totally cool and non-plussed, testing and tweaking his military superiors, getting their goat at every opportunity. He is a Jesus Christ figure with a psychology degree, "saving" his fellow soldiers and showing the ones in genuine need, the way out of this man's army.

The acting and action is crisp and believable and as a "Sleeper", Tigerland goes down with Apocalypse Now and Full Metal Jacket as one of the top three Vietnam films in my opinion.

FIVE STARS, a top pick.

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