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Buffalo Soldiers (2001) -- A criminal subculture operates among U.S. soldiers stationed in West Germany just before the fall of the Berlin wall.

Overview

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Director:
Gregor Jordan
Writers:
Robert O'Connor (book)
Gregor Jordan (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
31 October 2002 (Germany) more
Genre:
Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller | War more
Tagline:
War is hell... but peace is f*#!%!! boring. more
Plot:
A criminal subculture operates among U.S. soldiers stationed in West Germany just before the fall of the Berlin wall. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 6 nominations more
User Comments:
Good story with good performances more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Joaquin Phoenix ... Ray Elwood

Ed Harris ... Colonel Berman

Scott Glenn ... Sergeant Lee

Anna Paquin ... Robyn Lee

Elizabeth McGovern ... Mrs. Berman

Michael Peña ... Garcia
Leon ... Stoney (as Leon Robinson)

Gabriel Mann ... Knoll
Dean Stockwell ... General Lancaster

Brian Delate ... Colonel Marshall
Shiek Mahmud-Bey ... Sergeant Saad (as Sheik Mahmud-Bey)

Amani Gethers ... Kirschfield
Noah Lee Margetts ... Rothfuss (as Noah)
Tom Ellis ... Squash

Kick Gurry ... Video
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Army Go Home! (Germany)
Buffalo Soldiers - Army Go Home! (Germany) (DVD title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence, drug content, strong language and some sexuality.
Runtime:
98 min
Country:
UK | Germany
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Company:
FilmFour more

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Trivia:
Based on the 1993 novel by Robert O'Connor more
Goofs:
Continuity: The plates on Elwood's Mercedes change from Euro Karlsruhe plates to old Mannheim plates. more
Quotes:
Ray Elwood: Falling. My worst fear is falling, falling like a bomb. You see, life for me is about distractions. I try to keep looking up and forget about what's down. But when I dream... I fall. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Signs (2002) more
Soundtrack:
Slashers Revenge more

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30 out of 39 people found the following comment useful:-
Good story with good performances, 23 July 2003
Author: Danny_G13 from Glasgow, Scotland

It's difficult to sum Buffalo Soldiers up. On one hand you have the comedy aspect, particularly from Ed Harris, on another you have the romance, from Anna Paquin, and then you have the violence...from just about everybody. The story is set in Germany, 1989, just before the fall of the Berlin Wall, and is based on a unit of the US army called the Buffalo infantry (Or something) who aren't exactly above board and legal with what they get up to. Truth is this movie really isn't to do with army combat, it's to do with the corruption of the vast majority of the soldiers who'll do anything to make a buck, such as drugs and weapons.

Dark comedy in many places, it seems many have taken great offence to Hollywood's portrayal of their 'heroes' - for goodness' sake don't take it so seriously. I'm jewish and don't care when I see my religion mocked on screen. So why should anyone be offended by this?

It's funny in places, dramatic in places, dark in places and risque. But what it is is a good movie which *will* entertain.

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