Biloxi Blues (1988)

Directed by

Mike Nichols

Genre

drama film, comedy film, war film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 42m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 226 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young Jewish man from Brooklyn goes through basic training in Mississippi during World War II. He navigates the rigors and absurdities of army life, the different personalities in his platoon, and his own emerging identity.

lightheartedcoming-of-agewrynostalgicplayfulgentleperiodobservational

What happens

Biloxi Blues is a 1988 American military comedy drama film directed by Mike Nichols, written by Neil Simon, and starring Matthew Broderick and Christopher Walken. Simon adapted his semi-autobiographical 1984 play of the same title, the second chapter in what is known as the Eugene trilogy, the first being Brighton Beach Memoirs and the third being Broadway Bound. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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