Biloxi Blues

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Biloxi Blues

PG-13,

1988,

1h 46m,

Comedy/

Drama/

Crime/

History

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25 Reviews

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10,000+ Ratings

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In this adaptation of a semi-autobiographical Neil Simon play, young Eugene Morris Jerome (Matthew Broderick) enlists in the U.S. Army at the end of World War II. He is shipped from his Brooklyn home to basic training in Biloxi, Mississippi. At boot camp, Eugene is antagonized by manic drill instructor Sergeant Toomey (Christopher Walken) and is introduced to adulthood through his experiences with a diverse group of young recruits, a Biloxi beauty, and a local prostitute.

Michael Wilmington

Los Angeles Times

Oct 26, 2011

3.5/5

Broderick acts with a beautifully wary exuberance, full of a puckish vulnerability and anxious, twisted impishness.

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

Oct 26, 2011

Perhaps this movie isn't as wise or as profound as Simon wants it to be, but it is certainly a cut above sitcom complacency, and packed with wit and charm.

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Variety Staff

Variety

Mar 26, 2009

Playing a character perched precisely on the point between adolescence and manhood, Broderick is enjoyable all the way.

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Stefan Pape

Common Sense Media

Jul 7, 2024

Biloxi Blues manages to explore so much yet by doing so little. In many respects, not a great deal happens, but you get such a flavor for young Jerome's journey into adulthood, as he navigates his way around is own enlisting into the United States Army.

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Philip French

Observer (UK)

May 4, 2022

This predictable affair, contrived and sentimental, features the usual [tropes].

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Ángel Luis Inurria

El Pais (Spain)

Mar 25, 2020

It is pleasant, but not profound. It resembles a soft and fleeting caress that is not very significant. [Full Review in Spanish]

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Luke M

Jan 19, 2019

Very funny and entertaining.

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Mike Nichols

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Matthew Broderick

Wilson

Christopher Walken

Sgt. Toomey

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Synopsis

In this adaptation of a semi-autobiographical Neil Simon play, young Eugene Morris Jerome (Matthew Broderick) enlists in the U.S. Army at the end of World War II. He is shipped from his Brooklyn home to basic training in Biloxi, Mississippi. At boot camp, Eugene is antagonized by manic drill instructor Sergeant Toomey (Christopher Walken) and is introduced to adulthood through his experiences with a diverse group of young recruits, a Biloxi beauty, and a local prostitute.

Director: Mike Nichols
Producer: Ray Stark
Screenwriter: Neil Simon
Production Co: Rastar Pictures
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Crime, History
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $41.9M
Runtime: 1h 46m
Sound Mix: Surround

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