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Gardens of Stone (1987)

R 05/05/1987 War, Drama, History 1h 51m
62%
User
Score
6.3/10
41%
54/100

The story of the war at home, and the people who lived through it.

Overview

A sergeant; stationed in Arlington, Virginia in the late 1960s; must deal with his desires to save the lives of young soldiers being sent to Vietnam. Continuously denied the chance to teach the soldiers about his experiences, he settles for trying to help the son of an old army buddy.

Francis Ford Coppola

Director

Ronald Bass

Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

James Caan

James Caan

Sgt. Clell Hazard

Anjelica Huston

Anjelica Huston

Samantha Davis

James Earl Jones

James Earl Jones

Sgt. Maj.'Goody' Nelson

D. B. Sweeney

D. B. Sweeney

Jackie Willow

Dean Stockwell

Dean Stockwell

Capt. Homer Thomas

Mary Stuart Masterson

Mary Stuart Masterson

Rachel Feld

Dick Anthony Williams

Dick Anthony Williams

Slasher Williams

Lonette McKee

Lonette McKee

Betty Rae

Sam Bottoms

Sam Bottoms

Lt. Webber

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Media

Gardens of Stone (1987) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

Gardens of Stone (1987) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak

Written on May 21, 2022

**_Coppola’s obscure gem about the war at home during the Vietnam conflict_**

In the late 60s, a cynical Korean vet (James Caan) would rather be training soldiers for Vietnam in Georgia, but instead he’s stuck at Arlington National Cemetery playing what he calls “toy soldier” with his colleagues (James Earl Jones, etc.). When an old buddy’s gung-ho son shows up (D.B. Sweeney), he settles for trying to keep him from becoming another statistic in The ’Nam. Anjelica Huston plays his potential girlfriend and Mary Stuart Masterson the greenhorn’s girl.

Directed by Francis Ford Coppola based on the 1983 novel, "Gardens of Stone" (1987) is a worthy companion piece to all those Vietnam War flicks of the 70s-90s as it chronicles what was happening on the home front. It’s a war...

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