Tigerland Movie Review 2000

Irish newcomer Farrell made a big (and deserved) splash as Army draftee Roland Bozz, one of a group of grunts at the final stage of infantry training at Fort Polk, Louisiana in 1971. The title refers to the wilderness area designed for jungle combat simulation before the newbies are shipped out to Nam. But the rebellious, cynical Bozz gets away with defying every rule thrown at him to the disbelief of the others in the platoon. Familiar story but the ensemble cast is right on the mark and director Schumacher keeps tight control in this old-fashioned low-budget drama.

Distribution

Fox Home Entertainment, PO Box 900, Beverly Hills, CA 90213, Phone: (310)369-3900, Toll-free: 888-223-4FOX, Fax: (310)369-5811, URL: http://www.foxmovies.com/index1.html, Remarks: Also known as Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 101 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Period Piece: 1970s, Military: Army, American South, Vietnam War, Army Training, Sir!, Louisiana

Screenplay

Ross Klaven, Michael McGruther

Cast

Colin Farrell, Matthew Davis, Clifton (Gonzalez) Collins, Tom Guiry, Russell Richardson, Cole Hauser, Shea Whigham

Cinematography

Matthew Libatique

Director

Joel Schumacher

Music

Nathan Larsen

Other

Jay Meager, Mark Stevens, Andrew Laws

Producer

Arnon Milchan, Steven Haft, Beau Flynn, Regency Enterprises, New Regency Pictures, Haft Entertainment, 20th Century-Fox