Tigerland (2000)

Director:

Joel Schumacher

Writers (WGA):

Ross Klavan (written by) &
Michael McGruther (written by)

Release Date:

19 January 2001 (Sweden)

Genre:

Drama | War

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.

Plot Keywords:

Platoon | Infantry | Recruit | Vietnam | AWOL

Awards:

3 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

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)
Haven Gaston	...	Claudia
Michael Shannon	...	Sgt. Filmore
Roger Floyd	...	Dead Truck Driver
Ronnie Schafer	...	Bartender
Frances Taylor	...	Bargirl
Matt White	...	Sniffling Soldier
Christy McKee	...	Hooker #1
James Lessick Jr.	...	Hobo Vet
Daniel Martin	...	Range Officer
Marc Macaulay	...	Tigerland CO (as Marc MacCaulay)
Cole Hauser	...	Staff Sgt. Cota
Nubia	...	Girl with Bandana
Jack Newman	...	Sgt. Gordon
Neil Brown Jr.	...	Kearns (as Neil Brown)
Tory Kittles	...	Ryan
Rhynell Brumfield	...	Dickson
Chris Huvane	...	Barnes
Shamari Lewis	...	Lukins
Dane Northcutt	...	Hicks
Gerald Jackson Jr.	...	New Orleans Drag Queen
Karolyn Arnold	...	Hooker #2
Jonathan Hill	...	Drew
Jeff Hephner	...	McManus
Drew Gardner	...	Drunk Nixon
Dennis T. Benatar	...	Sergeant at Gate to Tigerland (as Dennis Benatar)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Susan Brooks	...	Flower Girl (uncredited)
Kurt Gant	...	2nd Platoon Soldier (uncredited)
Anghus Houvouras	...	Soldier (uncredited)
Shawn LeNoble	...	2nd Platoon Soldier (uncredited)
Michael McGruther	...	2nd Platoon Soldier Coogan (uncredited)
Robert M. Perez	...	Squad Member Wilson (uncredited)
Rachelle Short	...	(uncredited)

Directed by
Joel Schumacher

Writing credits (WGA)
Ross Klavan		(written by) &
Michael McGruther		(written by)

Produced by
Beau Flynn	....	producer
Steven Haft	....	producer
Ted Kurdyla	....	executive producer
Arnon Milchan	....	producer
Eli Richbourg	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Nathan Larson

Cinematography by
Matthew Libatique

Film Editing by
Mark Stevens

Casting by
Mali Finn
Emily Schweber

Production Design by
Andrew Laws

Art Direction by
Stephanie Girard

Set Decoration by
Shawn R. McFall

Costume Design by
Thomas Stokes

Makeup Department
Rodger Jacobs	....	key makeup artist
Gunnar Swanson	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
John A. Machione	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dean Garvin	....	second assistant director
Keith Maitland	....	dga trainee
Eli Richbourg	....	second unit director
Glen Trotiner	....	first assistant director

Art Department
John Balling	....	scenic artist
Michael Hendrick	....	set dresser
Herman McEachin	....	propmaker
Alan S. Reynolds	....	charge scenic artist
Jim S. Williams	....	lead man

Sound Department
Gregg Barbanell	....	foley artist
Paul Curtis	....	supervising sound editor
Marshall Garlington	....	sound recording mixer
Shawn Kennelly	....	foley mixer
Laura Macias	....	foley artist
Jay Meagher	....	production sound mixer
Nancy Nugent	....	foley editor
Andy Peach	....	sound recordist
Aaron Rihel	....	additional sound recordist
Stephen P. Robinson	....	sound effects editor
Ann Scibelli	....	supervising sound effects editor
Dan Scolnik	....	foley cue
John C. Stuver	....	dialogue editor
Ken Teaney	....	sound re-recording mixer
Michael Mullane	....	sound editor (uncredited)
John Soukup	....	sound transfer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Peter Damien	....	special effects technician
Henry Dando	....	special effects technician
Michael E. Doyle	....	special effects foreman
Kevin Harris	....	special effects supervisor
Durk Tyndall	....	special effects technician

Stunts
Michael Gaines	....	stunts
Phil Neilson	....	stunt coordinator
Derrick Simmons	....	stunts
Durk Tyndall	....	stunt performer
Durk Tyndall	....	utility stunts
Todd Warren	....	stunts
Derrick Simmons	....	stunt double: Johnson (uncredited)
Tommy Mack Turvey	....	stunts (uncredited)
Todd Warren	....	stunt double: Colin Farrell (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Ben Bardin	....	key grip
Michael Bauman	....	gaffer
Kurt Beckler	....	grip
Jerry Bertolami	....	dolly grip
Larry Gianneschi IV	....	second assistant camera
Bruce Hazen	....	electrician
Kevin Jackson	....	grip
J. Steven Latham	....	assistant camera
Gene Page	....	still photographer
Ken Palladino	....	electrician
Humberto Recio	....	balloon light tech
Louis Smith	....	first assistant camera
John Sosenko	....	camera operator
Michael J. Walsh	....	electrician
Marc Wostak	....	best boy electric
John Wruck	....	grip

Casting Department
Lindsey Hayes Kroeger	....	casting associate (as Lindsey Hayes)
Angelique Midthunder	....	extras and additional casting
Kimberly Mullen	....	casting: Florida

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Daniel George	....	costumer
Nubia	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
James Durante	....	first assistant editor
Mark Nakamine	....	digital color correction
Ivo Stainoff	....	color timer
Dennis Thorlaksen	....	apprentice editor

Music Department
Carl Glanville	....	scoring mixer
Denise Okimoto	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Jon Bergholz	....	transportation coordinator
David Neil Enfinger	....	driver
John H. Stephens	....	driver: honeywagon

Other crew
Claire Baker	....	executive assistant to director
Dennis T. Benatar	....	location manager
Bruce Bisbey	....	office production assistant
Karen Bosma	....	production secretary
Karen Chesley	....	receptionist
Karen Chesley	....	runner
Eileen M. Dennis	....	second assistant accountant
Dale Dye	....	military advisor
Michael Edmiston	....	military advisor
Jeremy Garelick	....	assistant: Joel Schumacher
Mads Hansen	....	script coordinator
Joe Hartwick Jr.	....	production accountant
Pam Holdridge	....	production coordinator (2000)
Phillip Kurdyla	....	accounting clerk
David Maurer	....	set production assistant (as David A. Maurer)
Michael J. McCarthy	....	craft service
Michael J. McCarthy	....	key craft service
Eddie Micallef	....	key production assistant
Tim Monich	....	dialect coach
Thomas Parris	....	set production assistant (as Thomas G. Parris)
Chris Ranung	....	assistant craft service
Judy Richter	....	production associate
Ruben Romo	....	military advisor
Julie Ann Snow	....	first assistant accountant
Mike Stokey	....	military advisor
Cathy Twigg-Blumel	....	film development
Jedediah Waldo	....	set production assistant
Andrew Wert	....	armorer
Ithiell Yisrael	....	set production assistant
Arif S. Kinchen	....	additional voices (uncredited)

Thanks
Judi Farkas	....	thanks (as Judy Farkas)

Production Companies

• Haft Entertainment
• New Regency Pictures
• KirchMedia (in association with)
• Regency Enterprises (presents)

Distributors

• Fox Film (2001) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (2001) (Argentina) (all media)
• 20th Century Fox of Germany
• Gativideo (2001) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Hispano Foxfilms S.A.E. (Spain)
• Odeon Video (Greece)
• SF Home Entertainment (2002) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• UGC-Fox Distribution (UFD) (France)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Crest Digital  post production
• Tai Audio  walkies provided by

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, pervasive language, a scene of strong sexuality and some drug use

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Canada:R | France:U | Germany:16 | Singapore:R21 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | Finland:K-15 | Portugal:M/16 | Iceland:16 | Brazil:16

Filming Locations:

Camp Blanding, Starke, Florida, USA

Company:

Haft Entertainment

Trivia:

The paperback book Bozz is reading at the beginning of the film is Dalton Trumbo's famous anti-war novel "Johnny Got His Gun" about a horribly wounded veteran of the First World War.

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.

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.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness (2008) (V)

Soundtrack:

I WANT TO TAKE HER HOME TO MY MAMA

Fairly authentic and very much like Fort Polk in the early 70s.

While it was filmed at a Florida National Guard site, "Tigerland" totally reminded me of Fort Polk, LA., firing ranges, maneuver areas, waist-deep water and all. The movie was fairly authentic and the characters similar to those same ones at my AIT in 1974. The difference between the Tigerland year, 1971, and mine of 1974 is all the drill sergeants and instructors knew they weren't going back to Vietnam, as it was pretty much all over, so training was very relaxed - not a challenge at all. That was the precursor to all our troubles in the 70s and 80s, which I know for a fact as I stayed in until 2004. I never heard anyone mention "Tigerland" but the Army did have realistic Vietnam training villages at different bases across the U.S. Vietnam Vets tell me that up to 1972 Basic & AIT could be pretty rough and rugged, because the trainers had been there and were mandated to train Vietnam-bound men those skills to make it, although that was not always the case. Both a drill sergeant at Polk and later one of my Vietnam Vet NCOs, when we had become instructors at a basic training brigade at Fort Bliss, told me there was nothing they could do to get anyone ready and people just had to find out and figure out for themselves. This movie rates high.