The novel won one of the early national book awards. It came out of the cannes film festival with three awards and a slightly pious aroma, as if it had been made for joyless student peace union types of thirtyfive years ago. Donald sutherland in his cameo as jesus, overseeing a card game between doughboys, recalled by basketcase joe bonham timothy bottoms in dalton trumbos johnny got his gun, 1971 view the tcmdb entry for johnny got his gun 1971. The young man has had his face blown off, he is without the use of any of his senses save touch, and also has no arms or legs. A summary of chapters vvi in dalton trumbos johnny got his gun. Johnny got his gun predates one and and justice for all by about 17 years. Johnny got his gun is a novel written in 1938 by american novelist and screenwriter dalton trumbo and published september 1939 by j.
Overview of johnny got his gun, 1971, directed by millard kaufman, with donald barry, timothy bottoms, craig bovia, at turner classic movies. Joe bonham bottoms, a young american soldier hit by a shell on the last day of world war i, lies in a hospital bed. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing johnny got his gun near you. It concerns a nameless young soldier timothy bottoms in a veterans hospital in the. He is injured in that war as a bomb explodes next to him.
The music video for metallicas one uses johnny got his gun 1971 for inspiration. Be careful, though, the only things that go in the main namespace are tropes and should be created through the ykttw system. Johnny got his gun quotes showing of 72 did anybody ever come back from the dead any single one of the millions who got killed did any one of them ever come back and say by god im glad im dead because death is always better than dishonor. This trailer was not created by the studio and is not the official trailer for this. Watch the movie trailer for johnny got his gun 2008. With timothy bottoms, kathy fields, marsha hunt, jason robards. The most shattering experience youll ever live joe, a young american soldier, is hit by a mortar shell on the last day of world war i. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of johnny got his gun and what it means. Released 1971, johnny got his gun stars timothy bottoms, kathy fields, marsha hunt, jason robards the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 51 min, and received a score of out of 100 on.
Johnny got his gun full movie 1971 video dailymotion. Johnny got his gun, which opened yesterday at the r. Johnny got his gun by dalton trumbo, first edition abebooks. This movie makes apocalypse now look extremely tame. How many books and movies begin with the main character waking up. Rent johnny got his gun 1971 starring timothy bottoms and kathy fields on dvd and bluray.
Trailer for the 1971 film johnny got his gun by dalton trumbo. Johnny got his gun is a film based on dalton trumbos classic novel. It concerns a nameless young soldier timothy bottoms in a veterans hospital in the world war i period. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans. The novel is commonly viewed as one that promotes antiwar ideals, but when read deeper, it can be seen that trumbos opinions of war shed light on humanity as a whole, and not just on the horrible. He also wrote the screenplay for this film and lent some of his directing skills towards it. With matty ferraro, rowan joseph, meredith kendall, ben mckenzie. Johnny got his gun 1971 trailers and clips moviefone. The film takes place in the mind of a quadruple amputee who has also lost his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
He lies in a hospital bed in a fate worse than death a quadruple amputee who has lost his arms, legs, eyes, ears, mouth and nose. First published in 1939, dalton trumbos story of a young american soldier terribly maimed in world war i he survives armless, legless, and faceless, but with his mind intact was an immediate best seller. The antiwar novel tells the story of an american soldier in world war i who has been grossly disfigured by a landmine. The novel johnny got his gun is the story of a young man, who like many others, goes to war because he is told by the leaders of his country to go to war. His movie version, however, is less a milestone than it is a fumbling attempt at getting the same. Johnny got his gun is an antiwar novel written in 1938 by american novelist, and later blacklisted screenwriter, dalton trumbo, and published in september 1939 by j. Dalton trumbos johnny got his gun smelled like that kind of antiwar film. Joe bonham wakes up to the sound of a telephone ringing. The original trailer to dalton trumbos antiwar film. Cannes film festival 1971 dalton trumbo kinema junpo awards 1974. It was based on the novel of the same title by trumbo, and features an uncredited writing collaboration by luis bunuel.
Trumbos own antiwar novel, originally published in. Only a minor success at the time of its release, this longforgotten film became well known in 1989 when it was incorporated in the metallica video one 1989, which turned it into a cult item. The johnny cycle, an immersive theater experience inspired by dalton trumbos johnny got his gun, asks questions about patriotism. The 1971 dolton trumbo classic and locally based movie, johnny got his gun must watch movie. He lets his ideology grow out of his characters, instead of imposing it from above. Playing via spotify playing via youtube playback options. A filmed live theater performance starring ben mckenzie of the offbroadway stage monologue adapted from dalton trumbos classic antiwar novel.
This trailer was not created by the studio and is not the official trailer for this movie. In what is probably the most effective antiwar statement in american literature, johnny got his gun, trumbo relates the attempt of a soldier who lost his limbs and the power of all his physical senses, except touch, to communicate his convictions about the great world war to those already preparing for the next one allen, 8687. A 1971 film adaptation was written for the screen and directed by trumbo himself. The film takes place in the mind of a quadruple amputee. Movie clips from johnny got his gun were only used in the official music video of one as it represents the. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Directed by rowan joseph and starring ben mckenzie, and. A dramatization of the superb, shocking bestseller about the. The story of a young american soldier hit by an artillery shell on the last day of the first world war. Johnny got his gun arch obolers plays thriller old. Metallicas 1988 song was partially inspired by the movie johnny got his gun, originally a novel written by dalton trumbo in 1938. Trapped in whats left of his body, he desperately looks for a way to end his life. Johnny got his gun is a 1971 american drama antiwar film written and directed by dalton trumbo based on his novel of the same name, and starring timothy bottoms, kathy fields, marsha hunt, jason robards, donald sutherland and diane varsi.
Watch the video for johnny got his gun from nauseas the punk terrorist anthology vol. If you want to start a film johnnygothisgun page, just click the edit button above. Joes prediction of a perpetually wartorn future has in many ways come true minus all the headless babies. The poster for the film was designed by don record, a film title designer who worked on doctor dolittle 1967, planet of the apes 1968, and downhill racer 1969. Johnny cycle, inspired by dalton trumbos johnny got his. He remains frustrated by his situation, until one day when joe discovers a unique way to communicate with his caregivers. Johnny got his gun would convey its antiwar argument better if there were more scenes of actual warfare and a less narrow focus on joes life. Regaining consciousness, 20 yearold joe bonham slowly discovers that. Trumbo is most famous today as being blacklisted during the 1950s and also for his script work on stanley kubricks spartacus. Watch johnny got his gun trailers and video, including teasers, extended looks, exclusive clips, footage, sneak peeks, interviews, and more on moviefone. Johnny got his gun holds a place as one of the classic antiwar novels. The 1971 dolton trumbo classic and locally based movie, johnny got his gun.