Johnny Got His Gun with Timothy Bottoms: DVD Cover

    Johnny Got His Gun Director: Dalton Trumbo Cast: Timothy Bottoms

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    • DVD Release Date: 04/28/2009
    • Original Release: 1971
    • Rating: Rated R
    • Sales Rank: 13,582

    Viewer Rating: (2 ratings)

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    Closed Caption; ; Dalton Trumbo: Rebel In Hollywood; New interview with Timothy Bottoms; Metallica Music Video "One"; Rare behind-the scenes footage with Commentary by Timohty Bottoms and Director Of Photography Jules Brenner; 1940 Radio Adaptation of Johnny Got His Gun starring James Cagney; Johnny Got His Gun Article from American Cinematographer (1971); Original Theatrical Trailer

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    Scene Index

    Disc #1 -- Johnny Got His Gun
    1. Titles & Credits [2:20]
    2. He Lives [3:41]
    3. Kareen [11:29]
    4. Dark & Still [8:26]
    5. Christ [2:55]
    6. Help [2:04]
    7. Remembering [3:42]
    8. Small [3:45]
    9. Don't Panic [4:18]
    10. Thinking & Dreaming [5:36]
    11. Vibrations [3:00]
    12. Telling Time [7:06]
    13. Pale Moonlight [6:37]
    14. Sunlight [5:15]
    15. The Pole [5:39]
    16. Christmas [7:10]
    17. Old Men's Arms [5:52]
    18. My Head [8:45]
    19. Over & Over Again [7:27]
    20. End Credits [1:02]

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    Editorial Reviews

    The author of the famous late 1930's antiwar book Johnny Got His Gun wrote and directed this film adaptation. It concerns a nameless young soldier (Timothy Bottoms) in a veteran's hospital in the World War I period. 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. He is in a coma at the beginning of the film, and his doctors doubt that he will regain consciousness. This is also what they hope. A nurse, while changing his dressings, discovers that he is awake and responsive. The unrelieved awfulness of his situation is apparent to many. However, in order to keep the "good order" of the military, the regular Army general commanding the hospital will not allow the boy to be seen or his family notified, nor will he permit anyone to perform a mercy killing. Interspersed with this horror are flashbacks of the youth's life before the war. Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide

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    August 08, 2009: I read the book years ago and was blown away by it. One of those books that stays with you for a long time. Waited for a few years for it to come out on DVD and then recently stumbled across it. The movie is gritty, ironic, surreal - rather strange but very effective. Not for everyone.