Thank You for Your Service (2017)

A group of U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq struggle to integrate back into family and civilian life, while living with the memory of a war that threatens to destroy them long after they've left the battlefield.

Director:

Jason Hall

Writers:

David Finkel (Thank You for Your Service by), Jason Hall

Stars:

Miles Teller, Beulah Koale, Joe Cole

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Miles Teller	...	Adam Schumann
Beulah Koale	...	Tausolo Aieti
Joe Cole	...	Billy Waller
Scott Haze	...	Michael Emory
Haley Bennett	...	Saskia Schumann
Amy Schumer	...	Amanda Doster
Omar J. Dorsey	...	Dante
Keisha Castle-Hughes	...	Alea Aieti
Brad Beyer	...	Sergeant James Doster
Kerry Cahill	...	Anna Waller
Stella Pileggi	...	Zoe Schumann (as Stella La'ren Pileggi)
David Morse	...	Fred Gusman
Adam Schumann	...	Staff Sgt. on Tarmac
Tony Winters	...	Taxi Driver
Han Soto	...	Doctor

Storyline

DreamWorks Pictures' Thank You for Your Service follows a group of U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq who struggle to integrate back into family and civilian life, while living with the memory of a war that threatens to destroy them long after they've left the battlefield. Starring an ensemble cast led by Miles Teller, Haley Bennett, Joe Cole, Amy Schumer, Beulah Koale, Scott Haze, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Brad Beyer, Omar J. Dorsey and Jayson Warner Smith, the drama is based on the bestselling book by Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and author David Finkel. Jason Hall, who wrote the screenplay of American Sniper, makes his directorial debut with Thank You for Your Service and also serves as its screenwriter. Jon Kilik (The Hunger Games series, Babel) produces the film, while Ann Ruark (Biutiful) and Jane Evans (Sin City) executive produces.

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Plot Keywords:

soldier | violence | profanity | posttraumatic stress disorder | married couple | 

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violent content, language throughout, some sexuality, drug material and brief nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA India

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 October 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Thank You for Your Service

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$3,817,700, 29 October 2017, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$9,467,000, 22 November 2017

Company Credits

Production Co:

DreamWorks,Reliance Entertainment,Dune Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Directorial debut of Jason Hall

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Goofs

When Schumann and Emory are driving "fast" in the Dodge Challenger, the interior shots of the car show 4 doors. The Dodge Challenger is only 2 doors.

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Quotes

Saskia Schumann: You should have told me I was married to a hero.
Adam Schumann: I'm not a hero.
Saskia Schumann: [sighs] Hero enough.
Adam Schumann: I just wanna get back into our house.
Saskia Schumann: Me too. We're not that far off.
Adam Schumann: Oh, yeah? Did you win the Powerball and not tell me?
Saskia Schumann: Amanda loaned us some money.
Adam Schumann: Amanda Doster?
Saskia Schumann: Yeah. We were at Will's funeral and she offered.
Adam Schumann: What the fuck are you doing?
[...]

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Connections

Referenced in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Miles Teller/P!nk/Austin Rogers/William Patrick Corgan (2017)

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Soundtracks

Mutron Angel
Written by David Brown, Myrna Crenshaw (as Myrna Brown) & Big Boi (as Antwan Patton)
Performed by Outkast (as OutKast)
Courtesy of RCA Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

User Reviews

As real in the rear as it gets

I took my mother to see this film so that she may understand through a movie what I could not share with her verbally but what she has witnessed physically with me. This is not a war movie but a film of what war does to you and how it affects you after you are no longer in physical war but your mind stays in mental war and no one understands ( EMPATHY) except those there with you. After 3 combat tours I identified with things that went over a lot of peoples heads but the movie moved me and Dream Works did a spot on job with what we with PTS go through and why its so hard to deal with and maybe if everyone saw this film they could see the inner turmoil a soldier, a marine, a airman, and a seaman goes through after experiencing physical and mental trauma. Thank You for your service hits on all aspects from the ptsd sufferer to the spouses and all around them. this is a must see to spread compassion to all who served.