Johnny Got His Gun (1971)

Directed by

Dalton Trumbo

Genre

drama film, war film, biographical film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 51m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 418 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young soldier wakes up in a hospital to find he has lost his limbs and most of his senses from a bomb blast. Trapped inside his own body, he struggles to communicate with the outside world and reflect on his past life.

bleakintenseclaustrophobicdisturbingslow-burnunsettlingmelancholiccerebral

What happens

Johnny Got His Gun is a 1971 American independent anti-war drama film written and directed by Dalton Trumbo. Based on his own novel of the same name, it was Trumbo's first and only directorial effort. The film stars Timothy Bottoms, Kathy Fields, Marsha Hunt, Jason Robards, Donald Sutherland, and Diane Varsi. Although it was a minor success upon its initial release, the film was largely forgotten by the mass audience soon after. It received renewed attention in the late 1980s after clips from it were incorporated into the music video for Metallica's single "One", and the film has subsequently become a cult film. Eventually, Metallica bought the rights to the film in order to be able to show the music video without having to keep paying royalties. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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