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Tigerland (2000)

R 10/06/2000 Drama, War 1h 41m
66%
User
Score
6.9/10
77%
55/100

The system wanted them to become soldiers. One soldier just wanted to be human.

Overview

A group of recruits go through Advanced Infantry Training at Fort Polk, Louisiana's infamous Tigerland, last stop before Vietnam for tens of thousands of young men in 1971.

Joel Schumacher

Director

Ross Klavan

Writer

Michael McGruther

Writer

Top Billed Cast

Colin Farrell

Colin Farrell

Pvt. Roland Bozz

Matthew Davis

Matthew Davis

Pvt. Jim Paxton

Clifton Collins Jr.

Clifton Collins Jr.

Pvt. Miter

Tom Guiry

Tom Guiry

Pvt. Cantwell

Shea Whigham

Shea Whigham

Pvt. Wilson

James MacDonald

James MacDonald

Staff Sgt. Thomas

Michael Shannon

Michael Shannon

Sgt. Filmore

Cole Hauser

Cole Hauser

Staff Sgt. Cota

Neil Brown Jr.

Neil Brown Jr.

Pvt. Jamoa Kearns

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Media

Tigerland Trailer

Tigerland Trailer

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Reviews

A review by John Chard

Written on July 19, 2015

Just because you wear those sergeant's stripes doesn't mean you ain't gonna die.

Tigerland was the name of a U.S. Army training camp located at Fort Polk, Louisiana. Tagged as the second worst part of the Earth, it was a recreation of the Vietnamese jungle and was used to prepare American soldiers for the hellish terrain they were soon to be fighting in.

Directed by Joel Schumacher, Tigerland stars Colin Farrell as Private Roland Bozz, a reluctant recruit to the war effort who upsets his superiors by having a canny knack for exploiting loop holes in the rule book. However, it's evident that Bozz has leadership qualities, but can the officers convince him he is born to lead?

By the time of Tigerland's release, the Vietnam movie had apparently run its course. The announcement that...

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