Stars: Colin Farrell, Matthew Davis, Shea Whigham, Clifton Collins Jr., Russell Richardson, Thomas Guiry, Cole Hauser

Director: Joel Schumacher

Summary: Roland Bozz, after being conscripted into the US army, joins a platoon of other young soldiers preparing to fight in Vietnam. He has no interest in fighting for his country and tries to get sent home as a trouble maker, but his superiors mistake his defiance as intelligence and he soon gets a chance to try his hand at leadership...

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Shot in the rough, 16-millimeter style of a low-budget documentary, Tigerlandmarked director Joel Schumacher's welcomed return to simplicity after a slew of bloated blockbusters such as Batman &Robin. In revitalising Schumacher's directorial talent, Tigerland--which is partially inspired by the Danish Dogme 95 movement of no-frills filmmaking--suggested that one solution to Hollywood's moribund "product" was to abandon excess, focus on essentials, and assemble a fine cast of unknown actors to make it all worthwhile. To that end, Tigerlandalso marked the deserving arrival of Irish actor Colin Farrell as Hollywood's hottest new discovery.

Its story never leaves US soil, so Tigerlanddiffers from such in-country Vietnam films as Platoonand Full Metal Jacket. Instead, it's about the anxieties and moral dilemmas that arise from the anticipationof death and killing. These roiling emotions are focused on the character of Private Bozz (Farrell), whose insubordination betrays a singular knack for leadership during infantry training at Fort Polk, Louisiana, in 1971. Part RP McMurphy and part Cool Hand Luke, Bozz is a defiant maverick, barely tolerated by his superiors, challenged or revered by his fellow grunts and ultimately honed into a soldier of remarkable promise. An intense final week in the live-ammo training ground nicknamed "Tigerland" galvanises the platoon and Bozz's place in it, and although the film (partially based on co-writer Ross Klavan's own experience) lacks the emotional impact of Platoon, it deals quite poignantly with the internal conflicts that must be waged before external warfare can be endured. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com

Aspect Ratio:	1.85 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Interactive Menus, Scene Access
Year:	2000
Release Date:	November 26, 2001
Runtime:	97 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	21708 R D V D
Keywords:	War, Tigerland
Genre:	War