1. Biloxi Blues movie review & film summary (1988) - Roger Ebert
The film stars Matthew Broderick as Eugene, the autobiographical hero of Simon's stage trilogy, “Brighton Beach Memoirs,” “Biloxi Blues” and “Broadway Bound.”
“Biloxi Blues” may indeed be based on memories from Neil Simon’s experiences in basic training during World War II, but it seems equally based on every movie
2. Biloxi Blues Summary - SuperSummary
It focuses on a group of military privates stationed in Biloxi, Mississippi, through the perspective of young soldier Eugene Jerome.
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3. Biloxi Blues | Rotten Tomatoes
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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.
4. Biloxi Blues Movie Review | Common Sense Media
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Coming-of-age WWII dramedy has antisemitism, threat, sex. Read Common Sense Media's Biloxi Blues review, age rating, and parents guide.
5. Biloxi Blues (1988) - Turner Classic Movies - TCM
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A young soldier training for World War II service tries to score his first romantic conquest.
6. Biloxi Blues - Encyclopedia of Arkansas
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Biloxi Blues is a 1988 movie made entirely in Arkansas. Shooting locations included Van Buren (Crawford County), Fort Smith (Sebastian County), Barling ...
7. Biloxi Blues (1988) directed by Mike Nichols • Reviews, film + cast
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Eugene, an aspiring writer from Brooklyn, is drafted into the US Army during the final months of World War II. For his basic training, the Army sends him to Camp Shelby in Mississippi, where toil, bad food, and antisemitic jibes await. Eugene takes refuge in his sense of humor and in his diary, but they won't protect him in a battle of wills with an unstable drill sergeant.
8. Biloxi Blues | film by Nichols [1988] - Britannica
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Other articles where Biloxi Blues is discussed: Mike Nichols: Middle years: Silkwood, Working Girl, and The Birdcage: Biloxi Blues (1988) was Nichols’s first filming of a play by his longtime stage collaborator Simon, who adapted his popular comedy into a more naturalistic period piece about a young man (Matthew Broderick) who comes of age while undergoing army basic training in the 1940s.…
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