Stars: Christopher Walken, Matt Mulhern, Matthew Broderick, Corey Parker, Penelope Ann Miller, Casey Siemaszko, Markus Flanagan, Casey Siemaszko

Director: Mike Nichols

Summary: In this semi-autobiographical screenplay, Neil Simon's private memoirs in the US Army are made public. Set in 1943 at an army base in Biloxi, Mississippi, a lowly recruit comes under the command of a very weird and sadistic drill sergeant.

In the second of Neil Simon's semiautobiographical trilogy (with BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS and BROADWAY BOUND), Matthew Broderick plays Simon's alter ego, Eugene Jerome. This time Eugene is in army basic training during World War II, and his general dissatisfaction with military life is exacerbated by his sadistic drill sergeant, Toomey (performed with comic perfection by Christopher Walken). Eugene has three goals--to get out of the army alive, to lose his virginity, and to fall in love. In funny, poignant lessons, Eugene learns about friendship from his fellow soldiers, about sex from a down-home, no-nonsense prostitute, and about love from a local girl he meets at a dance. The strong supporting cast includes Park Overall as the prostitute and Penelope Ann Miller as Daisy, Eugene's first love. Broderick's deadpan delivery of his smart-aleck observations gives Mike Nichols's film many of its funniest moments.

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Aspect Ratio:	4:3
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Trailer
Subtitles:	Danish, Dutch, Finnish, German, Norwegian, Swedish
Year:	1988
Release Date:	February 16, 2004
Runtime:	102 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	822 205 1
Keywords:	Comedy, Blues, Biloxi, General, Neil, Simon's
Genre:	Comedy