Buffalo Soldiers
War is hell... but peace is f*#!%!! boring.
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DVD Details
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: February 23, 2021
- Originally Released: 2001
- Label: Miramax
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Joaquin Phoenix, Ed Harris, Scott Glenn & Anna Paquin | |
Performer: | Gabriel Mann, Elizabeth McGovern, Michael Peña, Leon, Shiek Mahmud-Bey, Tom Ellis, Kick Gurry, Haluk Bilginer, Glenn Fitzgerald, Idris Elba & Dean Stockwell | |
Directed by | Gregor Jordan | |
Edited by | Lee Smith | |
Screenplay by | Eric Axel Weiss, Nora Maccoby & Gregor Jordan | |
Composition by | David Holmes | |
Produced by | Rainer Grupe & Ariane Moody | |
Director of Photography: | Oliver Stapleton | |
Executive Production by | Paul Webster, James Schamus & Reinhard Klooss |
Entertainment Reviews:
doing for the Cold War what Three Kings did for the first Gulf war - i.e. following the adventures of a small group of profiteering soldiers in order to satirise the self-interested smash-and-grab attitudes of US foreign policy.
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...The performances are uniformly excellent...
Total Film
...Adapting Robert O'Connor's novel, director Gregor Jordan slaps us with keen wit and purpose...
Rolling Stone
Rating: 4/5 --
The characters, if not sympathetic, are at least interesting and brought to life with authenticity by the talented cast.
Arizona Republic
...Phoenix plays his part with a roguish charm...and Scott Glenn makes a compelling antagonist...
Movieline's Hollywood Life
In the chaotic tradition of "Dr. Strangelove"...
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Cinema Crazed
...Enjoyable...
Entertainment Weekly
Product Description:
Joaquin Phoenix stars in this dark service comedy as Ray Elwood, an Army clerk stationed in West Germany just before the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Part of a company made up almost entirely of ex-convicts and high school dropouts, Elwood takes advantage of his daft commanding officer, Col. Berman (Ed Harris), by selling heroin and stolen Army supplies wholesale. However, when a member of the company dies and an autopsy reveals a remarkable amount of drugs in his bloodstream, far more intense scrutiny is brought down on the base in the form of Sgt. Lee (Scott Glenn), a tough and savvy Vietnam veteran who immediately surmises that Elwood is the brains behind the base's black market operations. Unfortunately, Elwood has just happened upon the biggest score of his tour and now must unload two trucks full of arms and 30 kilos of heroin just as Sgt. Lee has begun to orchestrate his downfall.
Based on Robert O'Connor's novel, BUFFALO SOLDIERS is cynical but not irreverent; it doesn't treat its characters irresponsible and often idiotic behavior lightly nor does it judge them. Director Gregor Jordan has done an excellent job of adapting the tone of the original novel to the screen, and, aided by excellent performances from Mr. Phoenix and Mr. Glenn, makes BUFFALO SOLDIERS a thoroughly enjoyable satire.
Based on Robert O'Connor's novel, BUFFALO SOLDIERS is cynical but not irreverent; it doesn't treat its characters irresponsible and often idiotic behavior lightly nor does it judge them. Director Gregor Jordan has done an excellent job of adapting the tone of the original novel to the screen, and, aided by excellent performances from Mr. Phoenix and Mr. Glenn, makes BUFFALO SOLDIERS a thoroughly enjoyable satire.
Keywords:
Black Comedy
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Drugs
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Live-Action
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Mishaps
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Military
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Satire
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Theatrical Release
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1980s
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Cold War
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Soldiers
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Weapons
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Based On A Novel
Product Info
- Sales Rank: 107,339
- UPC: 032429351692
- Shipping Weight: 0.14/lbs (approx)
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