Johnny got his gun

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Based on the novel by Dalton Trumbo.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1971.
Special features: "Dalton Trumbo: rebel in Hollywood" documentary (2006); new interview with Timothy Bottoms; music video "One" by Metallica; rare behind-the-scenes footage with commentary by Timothy Bottoms and director of photography Jules Brenner; 1940 radio adapation of Johnny got his gun starring James Cagney; "Johnny got his gun" article from American Cinematographer (1971); original theatrical trailer.
Timothy Bottoms, Jason Robards, Kathy Fields, Donald Sutherland, Marsha Hunt, Diane Varsi.
After a shell leaves his body mangled on the final day of World War I, young Joe Bonham lies trapped in a hospital bed. He is a fully conscious quadruple amputee who cannot speak, hear or see. He is left to wander within his own mind and goes between his harsh reality and memories of a happier life long gone. Delve into the mind of a man lost somewhere on the edges of sanity and insanity, life and death.
DVD, widescreen, NTSC.
Contents: Johnny got his gun.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Disturbing, Ok submitted by KidBlue on October 19, 2023, 10:12am It's an ok movie. Very disturbing because of the theme and what happens to the main character.

This was shown in my high school class in 1971. Some parents complained because in one brief scene a woman's breasts are visible. So dumb.