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

Amy Schumer donated all the money she earned for this movie to army war vet foundations.

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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

Adam Schumann: [while having sex, Adam hallucinates Saskia getting hit with gunfire] Get off!
[he starts panting]
Saskia Schumann: What happened? What did I do? I don't understand. Tell me what to do. I need you to talk to me, Adam. It's time. I've given you months!
Adam Schumann: I thought we were broke, and you're buying fucking lingerie!
Adam Schumann: I thought you were fine. You're lying to me, I found your VA questionnaire, everything's a lie!
Saskia Schumann: I'm not lying.
Saskia Schumann: You're fucked up! You're not looking for a job! You're sick and I can't do anything if you ...
[...]

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Connections

Featured in The Ben Shapiro Show: The Most Shocking Failure In the Parkland Massacre (2018)

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Soundtracks

Oops! ...I Did It Again (In the Style of Britney Spears)
Written by Max Martin (as Martin Karl Sandberg) & Rami Yacoub (as Rami Yacoub)
Courtesy of Covered Records, Inc.

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.