Matthew Broderick, Christopher Walken, Matt Mulhern

A group of young recruits go through boot camp during the Second World War in Biloxi Mississippi. From the play by Neil Simon.

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PG-13, 107 min.

Directed by: Mike Nichols

Release Date: March 25, 1988

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DVD Release Date: January 27, 2004

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  • November 15, 2009
    In my own defense, it takes a little moxie to post a favorable review of this movie when every "critic" and their brother panned it.

    So, do I have the moxie to do it? Do I have the big brass kahunas it takes to stand up and be counted? Maybe. Maybe not. What I do have is re...( read more)lative anonymity and that, my friends, is worth a pound and a half of moxie any day.

    I like this film.

    There, I said it.

    Neil Simon's stage-play may have lost a little 'umph!' in the translation to the big screen, but if you've never seen the Broadway production then you'll never know the difference. Park Overall is good, Christopher Walken is great and Matthew Broderick is fantastic.

    If you like Neil Simon's unique brand of comedy or if you like nostalgic takes on 1940's Americana or even if you just enjoy films about psychotic drill sergeants with plates in their heads, I think you'll get a kick out of Biloxi Blues.
  • March 5, 2008
    Matthew Broderick did other movies than FB Day Off?

    What?

    Kidding. Kidding
  • January 14, 2007
    I've never been in the military but this movie makes me feel like I know what boot camp was like
  • January 7, 2007
    Witty boot camp movie that avoids the usual cliches and features an appealing performance from Matthew Broderick. Worth watching for Christopher Walken's turn in a supporting role as a loony drill instructor.
  • November 9, 2006
    Good.
  • November 20, 2009
    Another corny adaption of a Neil Simon play. It is horribly acted by Matthew Broderick, who cannot act outside of a John Hughes film. It is a terrible coming of age story and a dime a dozen. The only redeeming quality was a rather good performance from Christopher Walken as a dri...( read more)ll instructor.
  • August 13, 2009
    The second chapter in Neil Simon's semi-autobiographical trilogy finds his alter ego, Eugene Jerome, on his way to boot camp in Biloxi, Mississippi during the waning days of WWII. It's at boot camp that he meets Sergeant Toomey, played by none other than Christopher Walken. Walke...( read more)n is one of the most intimidating screen presences in film history, and casting him as a "my way or the highway" drill sergeant is nothing short of genius. We're also introduced to a host of interesting characters in the form of Eugene's fellow recruits. That abundance of great characters also brings to light the movie's problem...the main character, Eugene, is the least interesting of them. Matthew Broderick gives a fine performance as Eugene, but he's given very little to do. We never learn anything new about him, and his character doesn't really grow by the time the movie is over. All of the other characters are given sides to their personalities that are revealed at various times of the movie, and the come across as real, and well rounded. Even the prostitute that Eugene loses his virginity to is more memorable than he is. Broderick also narrates the movie, and it's through there that we are given our only insight in to who he is, and what he's learning about the world, and himself. But thankfully we have all of those other characters, and their quirks an dilemmas that carry us through. Funny, with just the right touch of drama, it's one of your better boot camp movies.
  • July 16, 2009
    Highly entertaining. Matthew Broderick is good at that.
  • March 10, 2009
    funny how the truth plays out
  • March 3, 2009
    close second to ferris. for me anyway.

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