Biloxi Blues

Director: Mike Nichols

Overview

"Award-winning playwright Neil Simon wrote three autobiographical plays about a young man named Eugene Monroe. The second in the series, +Biloxi Blues, was produced on Broadway with Matthew Broderick in the lead. Broderick reprises the role in the film ve

Product Details

Release Date:	05/23/2006
UPC:	0025192449123
Original Release:	1988
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	UNIVERSAL STUDIOS
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:47:00
Sales rank:	33,348

Special Features

Closed Caption; Trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Matthew Broderick	Eugene Morris Jerome
Christopher Walken	Sgt. Merwin J. Toomey
Matt Mulhern	Joseph Wykowski
Corey Parker	Arnold Epstein
Markus Flanagan	Roy Selridge
Casey Siemaszko	Donald Carney
Michael Dolan	James J. Hennessey
Penelope Ann Miller	Daisy Hannigan
Park Overall	Rowena
Alan Pottinger	Peek
Mark Evan Jacobs	Pinelli,Pinelli
Dave Kienzle	Corporal
Matthew Kimbrough	Spitting Cook
Jeff Bailey	Mess-hall Corporal
Bill Russell	Rifle Instructor
Natalie Canerday	Girl at Dance
A. Collin Roddey	Private Roddey
Christopher Ginnaven	Corporal Ginnaven
Morris Mead	Corporal Mead
David Whitman	Tower Officer
Norman Rose	Newsreel Announcer
Michael Haley	Corporal Haley
Ben Hynum	Private Lindstrom
Andy Wigington	Corporal Wigington
Scott Sudbury	Private Sudbury
Tom Kagy	Digger #3
Allen Turner	Digger #2
Kirby Mitchell	Digger #1
Christopher Phelps	Private Phelps
Georges Delerue	Composer

Technical Credits

Neil Simon

Neil Simon	Screenwriter
Joseph M. Caracciolo	Executive Producer
Marykay Powell	Executive Producer,Producer
Ray Stark	Producer
Raymond Stark	Producer
Juliet Taylor	Casting
Allan Byer	Sound/Sound Designer

Scene Index

Side #1 --
1. Main Titles [2:22]
2. Stinking Up America [4:43]
3. "Ho No" [8:37]
4. Chow Time [7:26]
5. Overcoming Obstacles [3:14]
6. Movietone News [2:24]
7. The Fantasy Game [10:33]
8. Target Practice [1:52]
9. Contributing to the Fight [8:26]
10. 21 Peach Street [5:31]
11. You Did It! [:34]
12. "Would You Care to Dance?" [7:03]
13. Private Memoirs [7:47]
14. Caught in the Act [8:59]
15. Movin' Up to the Frontlines [7:44]
16. It's Regulations [10:11]
17. Epilogue [3:25]
18. End Titles [2:34]

Menu

Side #1 --
Scenes
Theatrical Trailer
Languages
English
French/Français
English Captions for the Hearing Impaired
French/Français Subtitles
Spanish/Español Subtitles
No Subtitles
Play

Editorial Reviews

The second in a trilogy of autobiographical play adaptations penned by Neil Simon, this congenial comedy is an ensemble crowd pleaser with remarkable performances from several of its enthusiastic cast members. The material is decidedly episodic and even anecdotal, but director Mike Nichols breaks it out of its stage-bound roots, opening up to the humid Southern locales and giving his actors some breathing room. Of the three plays-cum-films that comprise the Simon cycle, this is easily the most cinematic and probably the only one that works even better as a film than it does on the boards. The young actors reward Nichols with noteworthy work, particularly Christopher Walken as a sadistic drill sergeant, Matthew Broderick as the sweet-natured hero briefly embarrassed by his heritage, Corey Parker in a revelatory turn as a brainy nerd, and Matt Mulhern as a bully with a surprising sense of honor. Only a third act confrontation between Walken and Broderick feels contrived, but the moment also gives the scene-stealing Walken his big chance to grab center stage, and he makes the most of it in one of his clip reel-worthy best. Biloxi Blues is a slighter film than the classic best of both Simon and Nichols, but it's a sturdy, thoroughly enjoyable entry in the coming-of-age genre.