Biloxi Blues

1988 · 106 min · EN · PG-13 · 6.3 (185 votes)

Dir. Mike Nichols · Starring Matthew Broderick, Christopher Walken, Matt Mulhern, Corey Parker, Markus Flanagan, Casey Siemaszko · Music Georges Delerue · Eugene Trilogy

“The Army made Eugene a man. But Daisy gave him basic training!”

ComedyDramaWar

Eugene, an aspiring writer from Brooklyn, is drafted into the US Army during the final months of World War II. For his basic training, the Army sends him to Camp Shelby in Mississippi, where toil, bad food, and antisemitic jibes await. Eugene takes refuge in his sense of humor and in his diary, but they won't protect him in a battle of wills with an unstable drill sergeant.

VIBE

A poignant, often funny, look at young manhood under duress. It captures the awkwardness of growing up amidst the absurdity of war, blending humor with the sting of prejudice and the search for self.

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