Soldier's Girl (2003) (TV)

User Rating:

8.0/10   

Director:

Frank Pierson

Writer (WGA):

Ron Nyswaner (written by)

Release Date:

31 May 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

She was the only man he ever loved.

Plot:

The true story of a young soldier beaten to death for falling in love with a transgendered nightclub performer. |

Plot Keywords:

Gay Interest | Transgender | Hate Crime | First Gay Sexual Experience | Discrimination

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 2 wins & 10 nominations

Cast

Troy Garity	...	Barry Winchell
Lee Pace	...	Calpernia Addams / Scottie
Andre Braugher	...	Sergeant Carlos Diaz
Shawn Hatosy	...	Justin Fisher
Philip Eddolls	...	Calvin Glover
Merwin Mondesir	...	Henry Millens
Dan Petronijevic	...	Collin Baker (as Daniel Petronijevic)
Mike Realba	...	Edgar Martinez
Jeanie Calleja	...	Ashley Martinez
Barclay Hope	...	Sergeant Howard Paxton
Tulsi Balram	...	Ginger
Vince Corazza	...	Lester
Kathryn Zenna	...	Female guard
Kent Staines	...	Mistress of Ceremonies
Sofonda	...	Midnight Express

MPAA:

Rated R for sexual content, a scene of strong violence and language.

Runtime:

112 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Barrie, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Bachrach/Gottlieb Productions

Trivia:

The patch worn on the shoulder of every soldier in the film is not the patch of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). The only time the actual 101st patch is shown is during the stock footage of soldiers marching across the parade ground at Ft Campbell. The patch can be seen on the large banner.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the weight room when Baker is gossiping about Winchell, Winchell is pumping weights in a continuous movement. But a shot from Winchell's perspective shows his arms down with no apparent movement.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Mistress of Ceremonies: Ladies and gentlemen, and all of the rest of you... Welcome to the Miss Tennessee Entertainer of the Year Pageant.
[applause]
Mistress of Ceremonies: If you take a girl home tonight, and you find that her clitoris is just a touch too prominent and her ovaries are hanging really low, you might have ended up with one of our contestants.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Soldiers' Secrets (2004) (V)

Soundtrack:

Shoop Shoop Song

FINALLY, A NEW INSIGHT INTO REALITY

I am not going to add to the insightful reviews made so far in the paradigm of today's society. Instead I would like to note the following:

I understood perhaps for the first time in my life a radically new point of view.

In the past my smug assumption was that a transsexual was 'simply' a man who loved being accepted as a woman. "Duh," some of you might say, what else COULD it be?

Well, what I saw in this gem of a movie, this magic lantern of the soul as it were, was something more. I saw that NATURE herself was the actor.

In a nutshell (possible bad word for me to use here!) what I now see is; SOME genders REALLY ARE opposite genders inside. In this movie I was struck blind like the Bible's Paul with the vision that a woman's soul COULD inhabit a mans body, and so would 'simply' live out life with as much dignity as SOCIETY would allow.

If this is even marginally true, we are ALL indicted barbarians and cavedwellers for not seeing the obvious... and the lid on 'The Pandora's Box of What's Normal' has finally been lovingly lifted off its hinges and thrown into the abyss!

Thank you writers, directors and especially actors --- for portraying that at all; and so well!