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Johnny Got His Gun (2008) -- The story of a young American soldier hit by an artillery shell on the last day of the First World War.
Johnny Got His Gun (2008) -- Ben McKenzie stars in a 'live on stage, on film' version of the award-winning Off-Broadway stage monologue, based on Dalton Trumbo's classic anti-war novel, JOHNNY GOT HIS GUN.
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Overview

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Director:

Rowan Joseph

Writers:

Bradley Rand Smith (adaptation)
Dalton Trumbo (writer)

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Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

The body of war. The heart of a man.

Plot:

The story of a young American soldier hit by an artillery shell on the last day of the First World War... more | add synopsis

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Cast

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Matty Ferraro ... (voice)

Rowan Joseph ... (voice)
Meredith Kendall ... Mother's Voice (voice)

Ben McKenzie ... Joe Bonham
Shane Partlow ... (voice)
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Additional Details

Runtime:

USA:75 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA


Fun Stuff

Quotes:

Joe Bonham: Somebody, get this right off me! See it hanging there? Somebody! more

Movie Connections:

Version of Johnny Got His Gun (1971) more


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7 out of 12 people found the following comment useful.
Watch this!!!!! It's AWESOME, 6 July 2008
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Author: sarah-immanuel from United States

This movie is awesome because it's basically the book put onto the screen. It's pretty much stripped of all the unnecessary traditional Hollywood stuff that can tend to be added to book adaptations. You really feel like you're in Joe's head. This was partly due to the lighting and the sparse black background, which was probably chosen because the director usually does theater and I found that this definitely added to the movie as a whole. This was also due largely to Ben's amazing acting, including the little things he would do such as looking up when he was angry or changing the intonation of his voice slightly and softening his expression depending on who he was "talking" to. If you're wondering how to be able to watch it, go to the website and sign up for the mailing list and they can tell you about the DVD. ^_^ watch it =)

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